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Armenian Government Adopts Decision on Declaring State of Emergency Until April 14

(Armradio)- The Armenian Government has adopted a decision on declaring a 28-day state of emergency over the coronavirus and imposing border restrictions that include a ban on citizens leaving the country. The Government voted unanimously to ...

March 16, 2020

Armenians Take to Balconies and Windows to Applaud Medics Battling Coronavirus

(Armradio)- People have taken to their windows and balconies across Yerevan to applaud medical staff for their efforts in fighting the coronavirus. Footage shows individuals in apartment blocks clapping and cheering in a show of support for ...

March 16, 2020

Photo of a Man Disinfecting Bus in Yerevan Makes It to The Guardian’s List of Best Pictures

A man in protective gear disinfecting a bus in Yerevan (Armradio)- Photo of a man in protective gear disinfecting a bus in Yerevan has made it to The Guardian’s list of weekend’s best photos. The Guardian’s picture editors have selected ...

March 15, 2020

iGorts: Armenia Launching Program for Diaspora Professionals

(Armradio)- The Republic of Armenia’s Office of the High Commissioner for Diaspora Affairs is launching “iGorts”, an unprecedented program that invites Diaspora Armenian professionals to work in Armenia’s state institutions. Within the ...

March 6, 2020

105-year-old Nurhan Yusupovich Granted Armenian Citizenship

Nourhan Josephovich is kissing the Armenian passport (Armradio),-Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan has handed over an Armenian passport to Nourhan Josephovich, the 105-year old Armenian descent who had applied for Armenian citizenship. Nurhan ...

March 6, 2020

Report: Armenia More Prepared than Switzerland and Finland to Handle Epidemic

By Emilio Luciano Cricchio Prevention Epidemics, a website that uses data to assess the epidemic preparedness of the world’s nations, has given Armenia a score of 90, which is higher than Switzerland (89), Finland (86), US (87) and Belgium ...

March 6, 2020

Armenian Journalist Lucy Kocharyan Honored with International Women of Courage Award

International Women of Courage Award recipient Lucy Kocharyan of Armenia poses with US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo and First Lady Melania Trump. AFP. (Armradio)- Armenian journalist Lucy Kocharyan has been honoured with the International Women ...

March 5, 2020

Henrikh Mkhitaryan, Wife Welcome Baby Boy

(Armenpress)- Captain of Armenia National Football Team Henrikh Mkhitaryan who plays for Italian club Roma, on loan from English club Arsenal, has become father, Roma informs in a Twitter post. ''Congratulations to Henrikh Mkhitaryan and his wife ...

March 4, 2020

Armenia Confirms the First Case of Coronavirus

(Armradio)-Armenia has confirmed the first case of new coronavirus. The patient is a 29-year-old Armenian citizen, a man who arrived from Tehran by plane with his wife on February 28, Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan informs. “The man contacted a ...

March 1, 2020

Sumgait Pogroms Marked The Beginning Of The Karabakh Conflict – Armenian Foreign Ministry

Photos of Sumgait massacre victims The Sumgait atrocity was the first identity-based mass crime in Europe since the end of the Second World War , the Armenian Foreign Ministry said in a statement. Today Armenia is commemorating the victims of the ...

February 27, 2020