Yerevan

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

Monday, April 10, 2017

Beirut - Arab Today

9:00-13:00 Minister of Public Health, Ghassan Hasbani, organizes day to promote for children vaccination, at primary healthcare centers in Beirut. 10:30 Armenian Airlines launches first direct flight from Yerevan to Beirut, at Rafic Hariri International Airport. 10:30 Session for the Administration and Justice House committee, headed by MP Robert Ghanem. 11:00 Launching of national campaign to improve school transportation safety,Read 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

UAE Ambassador and Armenian Minister discuss cooperation

Yerevan - Arab Today

Dr. Jassim Mohammed Mubarak Al Qasimi, UAE Ambassador to Armenia, has said that relations between the UAE and the Republic of Armenia are witnessing further development in various fields in the interest of the two friendly countries. During a meeting with Artem Asatryan, Armenian Minister of Labour and Social Affairs, the UAE ambassador also expressed his hopes to develop relationsRead more

UAE envoy meets Armenian minister

Yerevan - Arab Today

Dr. Jassim Mohammed Al Qasimi, the UAE Ambassador to Armenia, discussed here on Thursday, with Armenian Minister of Economic Development and Investments, Suren Karayan, ways to strengthen the economic, trade and investment ties between the two countries. The two parties also discussed the implementation of agreements signed during the visit of President of Armenia to the UAE. The Armenian ministerRead more

Dozens hurt, many arrested in Armenia clashes

Yerevan - Arab Today

Dozens of people have been hospitalised and 26 arrested following clashes between police and protesters in Yerevan, Armenian authorities said Saturday. Sixty people were taken to various hospitals around the capital to be treated for injuries including burns and broken limbs, the health ministry said. The clashes, which began Friday evening near a police building where an armed pro-opposition groupRead more

Pope visits Armenian genocide memorial

Yerevan - Arab Today

Pope Francis on Saturday insisted memory "cannot be stifled" as he visited the main Armenian genocide memorial in Yerevan, on the second day of a trip likely to stir tensions with Turkey. Francis -- accompanied by President Serzh Sarkisian -- laid a wreath and prayed at the Tsitsernakaberd site where 12 giant stars represent the regions where Armenians says OttomanRead more

Pope denounces 'genocide' in Armenia visit

Yerevan - Arab Today

Pope Francis began his three-day visit to Armenia on Friday with a denunciation of the mass killing of Armenians a century ago by Ottoman forces as "genocide", risking Turkey's fury. The pontiff -- who is making his 14th overseas trip since he was elected in 2013 -- invoked a term Turkish authorities have vehemently rejected during a meeting with ArmenianRead more

2 killed in Karabakh after Armenia, Azerbaijan agree to respect ceasefire

Yerevan - Arab Today

An Azerbaijani soldier and an ethnic Armenian soldier of the breakaway Nagorny Karabakh region's army died in fresh clashes on Tuesday, hours after Baku and Yerevan agreed to respect a ceasefire in the disputed territory. It was their first confrontation since fierce fighting in Karabakh claimed the lives of at least 110 people from all sides last month. On Monday,Read more