Ambassador: Iran’s mediation attempts for Karabakh conflict resolution useful

May 11, 2011 - 10:24 AMT  07:07 GMT
"Referendum is the only to settle the matter and lies within the norms of the international law," Grigor Arakelyan said.
Elina Danielyan 0.5 point behind leader at European Championship

Elina Danielyan 0.5 point behind leader at European Championship

May 11, 2011 - 10:15 AMT  07:07 GMT
Maria Gevorgyan, Anahit Kharatyan and Anna Hayrapetyan won their games. Lilit Mkrtchyan and Lilit Galoyan played in a draw.

Walt Disney Co. net income down to $942 million

May 11, 2011 - 10:00 AMT  07:07 GMT
Revenue at Disney's media networks increased 12% to $4.32 billion, buoyed by advertising and affiliate revenue at cable networks.
ANCA-WR announces endorsement of LA City Councilwoman Janice Hahn

ANCA-WR announces endorsement of LA City Councilwoman Janice Hahn

May 11, 2011 - 09:48 AMT  07:07 GMT
“I am deeply honored by the Armenian National Committee of America, Western Region’s endorsement,” Hahn said.
U.S. administration mulls end to Assad family rule in Syria

U.S. administration mulls end to Assad family rule in Syria

May 11, 2011 - 09:46 AMT  07:07 GMT
Officials said that the first step would be to say for the first time that President Bashar Assad has forfeited his legitimacy to rule.
Armenian-Turkish process to  see no breakthrough, even after elections – Manoyan

Armenian-Turkish process to see no breakthrough, even after elections – Manoyan

May 11, 2011 - 08:36 AMT  07:07 GMT
“Armenia must engage in talks with a Turkish leadership which will be ready for normalization without preconditions,” he said.
Emmy’s Boom-Boom knocked out of Eurovision 2011

Emmy’s Boom-Boom knocked out of Eurovision 2011

May 11, 2011 - 08:18 AMT  07:07 GMT
Serbia, Lithuania, Greece, Azerbaijan, Georgia, Switzerland, Hungary, Finland, Russia and Iceland got through to the finals.

Flower festival in Baku on fictional birthday

May 10, 2011 - 10:04 AMT  07:07 GMT
May 10 marks the birthday of national leader of Azerbaijan, Father of the Nation, founder of modern Azerbaijan, former senior functionary of the CPSU Central Committee, member of the Political Bureau, KGB general Heydar Aliyev. Of all his titles, a good half of which is not mentioned, the most important is, perhaps, the rank of KGB general, which he received for concentrated displacement of Armenians from Azerbaijan and Karabakh, as well as... for establishing ties with Turkey and Iran. These ties proved very helpful to Azerbaijan after the collapse of the Soviet Union and they are now.

Levon Aronian ranked highest among Candidates Matches 2011 participants

May 5, 2011 - 16:04 AMT  07:07 GMT
Chess: FIDE has published the rankings of world’s 100 strongest chess players. The men’s list is topped by India’s Viswanathan Anand (2817 points), followed by Norway’s Magnus Carlsen (2815 points) and Armenia’s Levon Aronian (2808 points). Sergei Movsesian is 35th, Gabriel Sargissian is 65th and Vladimir Akopian is 71st. Among women, Elina Danielyan is 14th while Lilit Mkrtchyan is 31st. Armenia is ranked as 4th best chess playing country.

Armenian banks need 2 years to restore pre-crisis revenues

April 30, 2011 - 12:51 AMT  07:07 GMT
To better familiarize himself with the problems of the banking sector, Armenian President Serzh Sargsyan held a working meeting that brought together heads of 21 commercial banks operating in the Republic of Armenia.
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