NINE CANDIDATES REGISTER FOR ARMENIAN PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION AS CAMPAIGNING BEGINS
Campaigning for Armenia’s upcoming presidential election officially kicked off on January 21 and is turning nasty amid an intensifying war of words between the country’s... MORE
U.S. MOVES TO HELP ARMENIA BUILD NEW NUCLEAR PLANT
The United States has voiced support for the ambitious idea of building a new nuclear power station in Armenia in place of an aging Soviet-era... MORE
ARMENIAN PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION SCHEDULED FOR FEBRUARY
Armenia’s Central Election Commission (CEC) has set the date for the upcoming presidential election, which will seal the end of President Robert Kocharian’s ten-year rule.... MORE
SOARING TRADE BOOSTS RUSSIAN-ARMENIAN ECONOMIC TIES
Armenia’s trade with Russia has increased dramatically this year, paralleling the growing Russian economic presence in the country, which has sparked concerns about Armenia’s economic... MORE
STUNG BY ARMENIAN RESOLUTION, TURKEY MULLS OPTIONS
Stung by the House Foreign Affairs Committee’s October 10 approval of a resolution characterizing the massacres and deportations of Armenians by the Ottoman authorities during... MORE
ARMENIAN EX-PRESIDENT BREAKS LONG SILENCE, SIGNALS COMEBACK
Levon Ter-Petrosian, Armenia’s former president acclaimed in the West for his conciliatory stance on the Karabakh conflict, has rocked the domestic political arena with his... MORE
ARMENIAN PARLIAMENT OPPOSITION UNDER FIRE AFTER KEY VOTE
The two opposition parties represented in the Armenian parliament are facing embarrassing accusations of secret collaboration with the government after effectively acquiescing to the reappointment... MORE
RUSSIANS CLOSE TO BUYING ANOTHER MAJOR ARMENIAN ENTERPRISE
A Russian financial-industrial group looks set to acquire an Indian-owned company that develops the bulk of Armenia’s gold reserves. The deal, if it goes through,... MORE
ARMENIAN OPPOSITION SEEKS SINGLE PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATE
Armenia’s fragmented opposition, reeling from its crushing defeat in recent parliamentary elections, is looking to join forces ahead of the presidential ballot due early next... MORE
ARMENIA DEEPENS ECONOMIC TIES WITH IRAN
Armenia and Iran have agreed to give new impetus to their bilateral relations and press ahead with the implementation of more multimillion-dollar energy projects. The... MORE