Armenia

Armenia looks to solar energy to move out

Yerevan - Muslimchronicle

Landlocked and poor, Armenia has long relied on Russia for its energy needs, but the government is hoping to reduce that dependence by tapping a resource that is plentiful in the region: the sun. With few fossil fuel resources of its own and its sole nuclear power plant nearing the end of its working life, Armenia is banking on renewable energy to reduce itsRead more

President of Georgia receives UAE Ambassador

TBILISI - Musimchronicle

President of Georgia, Giorgi Margvelashvili, has received Dr. Jassim Mohammed Mubarak Al Qasimi, UAE Ambassador to Armenia and Non-Resident Ambassador to the Republic of Georgia. During the meeting, which was held in Tbilisi, the two sides discussed bilateral relations between the two friendly countries. Both parties praised the development of relations between the UAE and Georgia during the last period, andRead more

Direct route between Lebanon and Armenia: Kedanian welcomes open skies policy

Beirut - NNA

The "Armenian Airlines" Company opened its direct route between Beirut and Armenia on Sunday with the arrival of its first flight to Rafic Hariri International Airport carrying a ministerial delegation. The delegation was received at the airport's honorary salon by Tourism Minister Owadis Kedanian, Armenian Ambassador Samuel Magardjian, Deputy Hagop Bagradounian, and ranking dignitaries. "This is a vital day inRead more

Lavrov Confirms Azerbaijan and Armenia Narrow Differences

Moscow - Arab Today

Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov underlined Tuesday that Azerbaijan and Armenia have been able to significantly narrow differences and agree on the basic principles of resolving the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict. "Thanks to the assistance of the mediators, the parties managed to significantly bring together positions on many controversial issues. In general, the basic principles for the settlement have been agreed," LavrovRead more

Ruling party wins 'milestone' Armenia vote

Yerevan - Arab Today

Armenia's pro-Russian ruling party has won the first legislative elections held since the adoption of constitutional reforms that are transforming the country into a parliamentary republic, official results released on Monday showed. With votes tallied from 99.8 percent of precincts, the central electoral commission said President Serzh Sarkisian's Republican Party beat the main opposition coalition, led by wealthy politician GagikRead more

Armenia in negotiations with southern neighbor Iran

Yerevan - Arab Today

Armenia is currently in negotiations with southern neighbor Iran over plans to establish a free economic zone in Meghri, a town in the country's southern region bordering Iran, Armenian Prime Minister Karen Karapetyan announced on Friday in Syunik. "For year 2017, we have prepared an investment package of 830 million U.S. dollars," the prime minister announced. "55 million of theseRead more

Fighting erupts in Nagorno-Karabakh, casualties reported

Baku - ArabToday

A new wave of fighting broke out in the Nagorno-Karabakh region on Saturday. According to Azerbaijan's defence ministry, early morning on Feb. 25 the Armenian armed forces made an attempt to penetrate into the positions of Azerbaijani army in different directions. The Armenian side broke a cease-fire to implement a large-scale provocation on the frontline and to seize advantageous positionsRead more

Lubna Al Qasimi discusses cooperation with Armenian President's Chief of Staff

Abu dhabi - WAM

Sheikha Lubna bint Khalid Al Qasimi, Minister of State for Tolerance, confirmed the robustness of bilateral relations between the UAE and the Republic of Armenia. This came during a meeting with Armen Gevorgyan, the President's Chief of Staff today in Abu Dhabi to discuss joint cooperation prospects and issues related to the promotion of mutual respect, tolerance, understanding and cooperationRead more

Mansour bin Zayed receives Armen Gevorgyan Chief of Staff

Abu Dhabi - Arab Today

H.H. Sheikh Mansour bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Presidential Affairs, on Sunday, received the visiting Chief of Staff of the Presidential Administration, Armen Gevorgyan, who is visiting the country to attend the International Defence Exhibition & Conference, IDEX 2017. They discussed bilateral relations between the UAE and Armenia in the economic, investment and trade exchange fieldsRead more

Armenia sends further humanitarian cargo to Syrian

Yerevan - Arab Today

On Tuesday, a Russian cargo plane loaded with food and other first necessity products took off from Erebuni airport of Armenia's capital Yerevan with a mission to provide humanitarian aid to Syria, local Armenpress news agency reported. Armenian Defense Minister, Vigen Sargsyan, who was at the airport to inspect the cargo told the media that in the frameworks of theRead more