Manchester United are being linked with a move for Ozil, who looks increasingly likely to leave Arsenal in the near future.

French-Armenian lawmaker Danièle Cazarian, who has arrived in Armenia to obtain citizenship, has expressed a wish to visit Artsakh.

Stella Kyriakides (Cyprus, EPP/CD) was elected President of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE).

At the European Championships, Stepanyan is pre-announced in four disciplines: scratch, omnium, 4km Individual Pursuit and group race.

Jens Stoltenberg said it was a sovereign decision and that he had talked it through with Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan.

Militants of the Islamic State (outlawed in Russia) no longer have sources of financing in Syria, Igor Konashenkov said.

Political parties remain the least trusted institution (24%) among Armenians, while just under a third of citizens trust the religious authority.

Yerevan's neoclassical squares conjure Vienna, while its wide boulevards brim with Parisian élan, Lonely Planet said in an article.

The president said it's a great pleasure to host the talented artist in a country that deeply values the power of art.

Armenia and Iran will cooperate in the field of nanotechnologies, a fresh agreement signed by officials from the two countries suggests.