[
armenia
]Latest from armenia
India to join SCO summit in Dushanbe today, Afghanistan affairs high on agenda
The SCO, seen as a counterweight to Nato, is an eight-member economic and security bloc and has emerged as one of the largest transregional international organisations.
Updated on Sep 17, 2021 06:44 AM IST
Written by Joydeep Bose | Edited by Meenakshi Ray, Hindustan Times, New Delhi
Biden likely to recognise killings of Armenians during World War I as 'genocide'
Turkey accepts that many Armenians living in the Ottoman Empire were killed in clashes with Ottoman forces during World War One, but contests the figures and denies the killings were systematically orchestrated and constitute a genocide.
Published on Apr 22, 2021 07:27 AM IST
Reuters |
Azerbaijan reports attack on its troops in Nagorno-Karabakh
The ministry said the attack took place in the south of Nagorno-Karabakh on Sunday afternoon and was thwarted, leaving all six attackers dead. The Nagorno-Karabakh military dismissed the statement as “misinformation” and a “propaganda provocation”.
Updated on Dec 28, 2020 05:30 PM IST
Moscow | Associated Press | Posted by Ayshee Bhaduri
Armenia honors Nagorno-Karabakh dead, some call for PM resignation
The loss of lands that had been controlled by ethnic Armenian forces for more than a quarter-century has traumatized Armenians, triggering weeks of protests demanding the resignation of Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan.
Published on Dec 19, 2020 07:15 PM IST
Yerevan, Armenia | Associated Press | Posted by Nilavro Ghosh
Azerbaijan stages parade to mark Nagorno-Karabakh peace deal
The agreement took force exactly a month ago and put an end to six weeks of fierce fighting over Nagorno-Karabakh. It was seen as a major victory in Azerbaijan, but prompted mass protests in Armenia, with opposition supporters demanding the ouster of the country’s Prime Minister over his handling of the conflict.
Published on Dec 10, 2020 07:11 PM IST
Moscow | Associated Press | Posted by Nilavro Ghosh
Tens of thousands rally in Armenia demanding PM’s resignation
Tens of thousands of opposition supporters marched across the Armenian capital Saturday to push for the resignation of the ex-Soviet nation’s prime minister over his handling of the conflict with Azerbaijan over Nagorno-Karabakh.
Updated on Dec 06, 2020 09:44 AM IST
Armenia | Associated Press | Posted by Niyati Singh
Azerbaijani army enters territory ceded by Armenian forces
The truce, brokered by Russia last week, stipulated that Armenia hand over control of some areas its holds outside Nagorno-Karabakh’s borders to Azerbaijan. The first one, Aghdam, is to be turned over on Friday.
Published on Nov 20, 2020 02:20 PM IST
Moscow | Associated Press | Posted by Arpan Rai
Turkish parliament approves peacekeepers for Azerbaijan
In a show of hands, legislators voted in favor of a one-year mandate allowing the government to send troops to Azerbaijan, where they would observe possible violations of the truce from a joint Turkish-Russian monitoring center.
Published on Nov 18, 2020 05:57 AM IST
Ankara | Associated Press | Posted by Srivatsan K C
Armenia says prevented assassination attempt on Prime minister
Armenian PM Pashinyan had come under pressure with thousands of demonstrators protesting since Tuesday and demanding that he resign over a ceasefire that secured territorial advances for Azerbaijan in Nagorno-Karabakh after six weeks of fighting.
Published on Nov 15, 2020 09:30 AM IST
Reuters | Reuters | Posted by Mallika Soni
Thousands in Armenia protest Nagorno-Karabakh truce terms
The truce between the two ex-Soviet nations, brokered by Moscow and announced early Tuesday. The agreement was celebrated in Azerbaijan, but it angered Armenians, who immediately took to the streets demanding that the pact be invalidated.
Updated on Nov 11, 2020 08:47 PM IST
Yerevan | Associated Press | Posted by Ayshee Bhaduri
Putin brokers deal to end Karabakh war, brings Turkey into Russian Caucasus
The peace accord also gives Recep Tayyip Erdogan potential land access across southern Armenia to Azerbaijan and the resources-rich republics of central Asia for the first time, even as Turkey rejects diplomatic relations with its Armenian neighbour and keeps their joint border closed.
Updated on Nov 10, 2020 03:51 PM IST
Bloomberg | Posted by Nilavro Ghosh
Russian military helicopter shot down in Armenia, 2 killed
Russia said Monday that one of its military helicopters was shot down in Armenia, near the border with Azerbaijan, killing two servicemen.
Updated on Nov 09, 2020 10:40 PM IST
Yerevan, Armenia | Associated Press | Posted by Niyati Singh
Azerbaijan announces capture of Karabakh city, Armenia denies it
Shusha, which Armenians call Shushi, is of cultural and strategic importance to both sides and is located 15 km (9 miles) south of the enclave’s largest city Stepanakert.
Updated on Nov 08, 2020 05:41 PM IST
Baku, Azerbaijan | Reuters | Posted by Nilavro Ghosh
Armenia PM asks Putin to start talks on providing security amid Karabakh war
Russia has previously said that its defence pact with Armenia does not extend to the breakaway region of Nagorno-Karabakh.
Updated on Oct 31, 2020 05:39 PM IST
Yerevan, Armenia | Agence France-Presse | Posted by Nilavro Ghosh
Nagorno-Karabakh conflict: Armenia, Azerbaijan accuse each other of violating US-brokered truce
After the failure of two Russian-brokered ceasefires, the US-brokered truce came into force at 8am local time. However, within minutes, the two countries accused each other of violating the truce.
Updated on Oct 26, 2020 01:47 PM IST
Baku/Yerevan | Reuters | Posted by Karan Manral
Vladimir Putin, Emmanuel Macron want Armenia, Azerbaijan to relaunch talks: Report
The two leaders along with the US as a part of the so-called Minsk group agreed that the two South Caucasian countries should relaunch the negotiation process
Published on Oct 21, 2020 09:31 AM IST
Moscow/Paris | Reuters| Posted by Ayshee Bhaduri
Nagorno-Karabakh feud: Death toll among military reaches 633
The worst outbreak of violence in the South Caucasus since Armenia and Azerbaijan went to war over the mountain enclave in the 1990s risks causing a humanitarian disaster.
Published on Oct 16, 2020 03:41 PM IST
Yerevan/Baku | Reuters | Posted by Shankhyaneel Sarkar
Reserve right to attack military facility in Azerbaijan, warns Armenia
The warning from the Armenian defense ministry came after it accused the Azerbaijani military on Wednesday of attacking military equipment stationed on the Armenian territory.
Updated on Oct 14, 2020 02:59 PM IST
Yerevan | Asian News International | Posted by Karan Manral
Nagorno-Karabakh: Armenia and Azerbaijan accuse each other of violating ceasefire
Both countries have, however, denied the other’s accusation of violating the ceasefire. A ‘humanitarian’ ceasefire was brokered between the two by Russia on Saturday.
Updated on Oct 13, 2020 02:53 PM IST
Reuters | Reuters | Posted by Karan Manral
20 hospitalised as Azerbaijan accuses Armenia of rocket attack in its second-largest city
The shelling, which reportedly left seven dead and 34 others injured took place amid the ceasefire, which the two sides to the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict had earlier agreed in Moscow.
Updated on Oct 12, 2020 07:59 AM IST
Ganja, Azerbaijan | Asian News International | Posted by Karan Manral
Pro-Armenia demonstrations in Los Angeles; slogans raised against Azerbaijan, Turkey
Protests took place in front of the Turkish consulate in Los Angeles, as demonstrators waved Armenian flags, chanted and toted signs that said “peace for Armenians,” among other messages.
Updated on Oct 12, 2020 07:42 AM IST
Los Angeles | Associated Press | Posted by Karan Manral
Nagorno-Karabakh row: Kremlin-backed ceasefire enters into force despite shelling from both sides
The Moscow ceasefire talks were the first diplomatic contact between the two sides since fighting over the mountainous enclave erupted on Sept. 27, killing hundreds of people.
Published on Oct 10, 2020 02:54 PM IST
Moscow | Reuters | Posted by Shankhyaneel Sarkar
Armenia and Azerbaijan agree to ceasefire, says Russia’s foreign minister Sergei Lavrov
The talks were the first diplomatic contact between the enemies since fighting over the breakaway enclave erupted on Sept. 27, killing hundreds of people. The ceasefire begins at 12 p.m.
Updated on Oct 10, 2020 08:54 AM IST
Moscow, Russia | Reuters | Posted by Shivani Kumar
Azerbaijan’s Aliyev says ready for talks, but asks Armenia to not claim Nagorno-Karabakh
Aliyev, speaking during a televised address to the nation, said there could be no talks if Armenia continued to insist that Nagorno-Karabakh was part of Armenian territory.
Updated on Oct 09, 2020 07:34 PM IST
Baku | Reuters | Posted by Shankhyaneel Sarkar
Armenia-Azerbaijan clashes: Russia offers to host cease-fire talks
Kremlin said the initiative from Russian president Valdimir Putin came following a series of calls with Armenian PM Nikol Pashinian and Azerbaijani president Ilham Aliyev. Fighting between the two countries broke out on September 27 over the separatist region of Nagorno-Karabakh.
Updated on Oct 09, 2020 02:48 PM IST
Moscow | Associated Press | Posted by Karan Manral
Putin invites Armenia, Azerbaijan foreign ministers for peace talks
Russian President Vladimir Putin invited the foreign ministers of Armenia and Azerbaijan to visit Moscow for peace talks Friday and said fighting in Nagorno-Karabakh should be halted for humanitarian reasons.
Updated on Oct 09, 2020 03:58 AM IST
Shusha, Azerbaijan | Agence France-Presse | Posted by Niyati Singh
Armenia and Azerbaijan clash as Iran works on peace plan
Iran, which borders both countries, said it was working on a peace plan for the decades-old conflict, which reignited last month and has killed scores of people on both sides.
Updated on Oct 05, 2020 10:22 PM IST
Yerevan | Associated Press | Posted by Arpan Rai
Armenia-Azerbaijan clash: Four explosions heard outside Stepanakert in Nagorno-Karabakh
On Sunday, four civilians were killed and 10 were wounded after Stepanakert and the settlement of Susa were shelled. Local residents have taken to hiding in the basements of their houses.
Updated on Oct 05, 2020 10:58 AM IST
Yerevan | Asian News International | Posted by Karan Manral
Azerbaijan’s No. 2 city targeted in fighting with Armenia
Azerbaijani officials said Sunday that Armenian forces attacked Ganja, the country’s second largest city. Hikmet Hajiyev, an aide to the Azerbaijani president, tweeted a video depicting damaged buildings, and called it the result of “Armenia’s massive missile attacks against dense residential areas” in Ganja.
Published on Oct 04, 2020 07:20 PM IST
Baku | Associated Press | Posted by Arpan Rai
Azerbaijan says Armenia attacks city, threatens retaliation
The developments marked a sharp escalation of the war in the South Caucasus that broke out one week ago.
Published on Oct 04, 2020 07:17 PM IST
Baku/Yerevan | Reuters | Posted by Prashasti Singh
- 1
- 2
- ...