Armenia-Kurdistan Flights Continue For Now
(Azatutyun). Weekly flights from Armenia to Iraq’s Kurdistan region continued on Friday despite the Iraqi authorities’ decision to close the region’s airspace to foreign airlines in retaliation for its vote for independence.
A plane belonging ...
Artsakh Soldier Killed by Azerbaijani Fire
STEPANAKERT – Artsakh Defense Army soldier Seyran Sargsyan (b. 1998) was killed on Thursday, September 28 after Azerbaijani forces fired at the southeastern direction of the Line of Contact (LoC) between Artsakh and Azerbaijan.
According to a ...
Armenia Told to ‘Prepare’ for Visa-Free Travel to EU
(Azatutyun). A senior European Union diplomat urged Armenia’s government on Tuesday to start “internal preparations” for the eventual lifting of the EU’s stringent visa requirements for Armenian nationals.
“The experience of Georgia, ...
Karabakh Armenians Hail Kurdish Independence Vote
(Azatutyun). Nagorno-Karabakh’s leadership on Wednesday welcomed the holding of a controversial referendum on independence in Iraq’s Kurdistan region.
By contrast, Armenia’s government reacted cautiously to Monday’s vote condemned by the ...
Levon Aronian Wins FIDE World Cup
TBILISI, Georgia – On September 27, Armenia’s chess grandmaster Levon Aronian defeated China’s Ding Liren in the final to become the winner of the 2017 FIDE World Cup.
Aronian becomes the only player in the world to win the FIDE World Cup ...
