Geghard Monastery, 4th century, Kotayk province

A conscript at the republican call-up center shows off his tattoo during the first enlistment of 2017

The China Gansu Provincial Ensemble performs "The Rain of Flowers along the Silk Road" in Yerevan

Venice, Italy

Men watching the Men and Women Chess Championships of Armenia

Hayk Konjoryan from the Bright Armenia party addresses the inaugural conference of Yelk bloc, holding an iron ladle in his hand

The Lello Bookstore (Portuguese: Livraria Lello) in the Portuguese city of Porto

Ministers Ignati Arakelyan, Suren Karayan, Ashot Manukyan, Vahan Martirosyan, Vache Gabrielyan, deputy foreign minister Shavarsh Kocharyan in the middle

A hyena wintering at the Yerevan Zoo

The Panthéon of Paris at night

Believers light candles on the feast of Saint Sarkis at a church of the same name in Yerevan

Bonfire celebrating Trndez (a feast of purification) in Etchmiadzin

Participants of the 11th conference of Yerkrapah Volunteer Union

Cracks on the frozen Lake Sevan

Filmmaker Artavazd Peleshyan unveils his book "My World and the Unified Field Theory"

Rehearsal of Masquerade ballet by Aram Khachaturian in Yerevan

GAZ-12 ZIM, a Soviet-produced car somewhere near the Demirchyan Arena

Politicians Armen Martirosyan, Seyran Ohanyan and Vartan Oskanian during the ORO bloc congress

Teryan Cultural Center’s "King of Kings" collection hits the runway

Armenian Renaissance party leader Artur Baghdasaryan meets a group of women on the International Women's Day on March 8

“Bravo Virtuoso” leading actress Maria Akhmetzyanova

A fencer participating in the Youth Championship of Armenia

PPA leader Gagik Tsarukyan during his election campaign in Artik

Khor Virap Monastery, 17th century, Ararat province

People holding “bringer of bread” Artur Sargsyan’s portraits during his funeral

Rehearsal of New York-Yerevan Jazz Connection

The peaks of Mount Aragats

Fans marching to the stadium to watch the 2018 FIFA World Cup Qualifying match Armenia vs Kazakhstan

G. Suyumbayev, H. Mkhitaryan and A. Tagybergen fighting for the ball during the 2018 FIFA World Cup Qualifying match Armenia vs Kazakhstan

Panoramic view of Yerevan at sunset

Berezka Dance Ensemble performs in Yerevan

Former Italian prime minister Silvio Berlusconi attends the summit of the European People’s Party in Malta

Armen Ashotyan and Eduard Sharmazanov from the ruling Republican Party of Armenia sum up the RPA election campaign

Canadian-Armenian filmmaker Atom Egoyan and SOAD frontman Serj Tankian address a conference on “Famous Diaspora Armenians as elections observers”

From “One Man’s Dream” photo project

Memorial service at the grave of Robert Abajyan who fell in the April War in Artsakh

First Armenian president Levon Ter-Petrosyan casts ballot at the 2017 parliamentary elections

Soldiers prepare to vote at the 2017 parliamentary elections

Armenia’s tallest man Arshavir Grigoryan and his father who live in the village of Jrashen in Ararat province

The dome of the Bethlehem church (Bedkhem church), 17th сentury, New Julfa, Isfahan (from the feature story “Beyond Araxes: The Hidden World of Persian Armenia” )

Bell tower, Saint Stepanos Monastery, (Maghardavank), 7th-10th centuries (from the feature story “Beyond Araxes: The Hidden World of Persian Armenia”)

Members of a musical group from the Armenian Association of the Blind after a concert in Yerevan

A clergyman participating in the torchlight procession honoring the memory of the Armenian Genocide victims

A Yerevan resident hugs mayoral candidate, Yerkir Tsirani (Land of Apricot) party leader Zaruhi Postanjyan during her election campaign

Director general of King Hussein Cancer Foundation, HRH Princess Dina Mired of Jordan in Garni

Procession of the Communist Party of Armenia on Labor Day

Participants of the recreation of an episode of a battle of Tamanyan Armenian Infantry Division, organized on the 72nd anniversary of the Great Patriotic War

Musician, composer Tigran Hamasyan during the rehearsal of his concert in Yerevan

Fire department rescuers readying for the festive procession “May 911” at the Republic Square in Yerevan

Lightning lights up Yerevan’s skyline

Backstage of Yerevan Fashion Week Golden Lace

Caves under the Devil’s Bridge, Syunik province

Avishai Cohen, Israeli jazz bassist, composer, singer and arranger

Event celebrating the International Day for Protection of Children in the Armenian parliament courtyard

Ivan Dorn, Ukrainian singer, DJ

The final of Miss CIS 2017 international beauty pageant in Yerevan

Fans enjoying the free concert of Russian rapper Timati at the Republic Square in Yerevan

Training flights at the Gyumri military aviation unit

Yereruyk Basilica, 5th century, village of Anipemza, Shirak province

British Army trumpeters and the British Defense Ministry band Salamanca join the military orchestra of the Armenian Defense Ministry for a concert

A Lada Niva in the yard of a restaurant on the shore of Lake Sevan

Emergency training for the organization and implementation of firefighting and rescue operations at Yerevan Metro

A yacht club in Alexandria, Egypt

Soldiers join a procession in Yerevan celebrating the Constitution Day and State Symbols

Waste pickers in Yerevan’s Nubarashen landfill which covers 52 ha

The youth of the border village of Baghanis make their way to the mountains to celebrate Vardavar

Mikayel Ohanjanyan’s art installation “The Doors of Mher” displayed during the inaugural Standard International Triennial of Contemporary Arts in Gyumri

Merkato, Africa’s biggest market in Addis Ababa

View of the port city of Perama in Greece

The Great Sphinx of Giza against the background of the Pyramid of Khafre, Egypt

Chansonnier Charles Aznavour got a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame

Fire at Nairit chemical plant

The Yerevan-Sevan train

Armenian president Serzh Sargsyan watches an Aivazovsky painting at a Yerevan-hosted exhibition dedicated to the bicentenary of the artist’s birth

Turkish lawmaker of Armenian descent Garo Paylan attends the 6th Pan-Armenian Armenia-Diaspora conference

Fireworks in Yerevan celebrate the 26th anniversary of Armenia’s independence

Residents waiting for free healthcare services at Noyemberyan hospital

Irish screenwriter and director Terry George attends the premiere of the musical show “We Promise” in Yerevan

World-famous grandmaster Levon Aronian and Arianne Caoili from the Philippines at their wedding ceremony in Saghmosavank Monastery

In the woods of Dilijan, Tavush province

Members of the Armenian national team defending their own net at the 2018 FIFA World Cup European Qualifying match Poland vs Armenia

Garo H. Armen, founder and chairman of the Children of Armenia Fund (COAF)

Kazakh president Nursultan Nazarbayev at a meeting of heads of CSTO member states

Armenian and Azerbaijani presidents Serzh Sargsyan and Ilham Aliyev at a meeting of CIS heads of state

Hollywood actor, filmmaker John Malkovich in Geghard Monastery

Hot air balloons flying over Yerevan during the international festival Discover Armenia from Above

Viken Arman, composer, electronic music artist

Prime minister Karen Karapetyan participating in the opening of Rustaveli Street in Gyumri renovated in the framework of Kumayri revival project

Marcus Miller, jazz musician, composer and producer

Construction work on the territory designated for the project “Old Yerevan”

Member of India’s Guard of Honor in Delhi

Reflection of nature in Lusakert

Students protest a Defense Ministry initiative to abolish military deferment in Armenia in front of the National Assembly

Vladimir Putin returns the painting “Demon and Angel with Tamara's Soul” by Mikhail Vrubel which was stolen from Armenia to Serzh Sargsyan

Kitchen of a family living in a metal container in Gyumri

A graduate of Andranik Margaryan political school takes a selfie with Armenian prime minister Karen Karapetyan

Concert dedicated to the 80th anniversary of the State National Academic Choir of Armenia

Northern Armenia

Armenian and Georgian presidents Serzh Sargsyan and Giorgi Margvelashvili at a welcome ceremony in Tbilisi

Armenia’s chief Christmas tree at the Republic Square at night