Section: Public Radio of Armenia (Armenia)
Russia may cancel important projects with Turkey: Medvedev
Russian Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev said Nov. 25 that Russia may consider cancelling some important joint projects with Turkey after the downing of the Russian jet by Turkish F-16’s near the Syrian border on Nov. 24. Turkish companies could lose Russian market share due to the incident, Medvedev said in a statement published on the...
Amal Clooney to replace £450k engagement ring because it’s too bling for human rights work
Amal Clooney has reportedly taken off her dazzling £450,000 engagement ring…in favour of something more low key, the Daily Mail reports. The human rights lawyer, 37, who married George Clooney in September last year, is said to be seeking a simple platinum band instead, after fearing that the hugely expensive sparkler was too ostentatious...
Malta wins Junior Eurovision Song Contest; Armenia comes second
Destiny Chukunyere from Malta won the 2015 Junior Eurovision Song Contest with the song “Not My Soul.” With a total of 185 points, the 13-year-old from the city of Birkirkara won by a 9-point margin. Tonight’s victory marks Malta’s second victory in the Junior Eurovision Song Contest in only three years. Second place went to MIKA from...
OSCE monitoring: No violation of the cease-fire regime registered
On November 19, in accordance with the arrangement reached with the authorities of the Nagorno Karabakh Republic, the OSCE Mission conducted a planned monitoring of the Line of Contact between the armed forces of Nagorno Karabakh and Azerbaijan in the direction of Hadrut near Horadiz settlement. From the positions of the NKR Defense Army, the...
Armenia’s relations with Russia and West not mutually exclusive, U.S. Ambassador says
US Ambassador to Armenia Richard Mills spoke out to members of the American Chamber of Commerce in Armenia, laying out the priorities for his time. Remarks by Ambassador Mills are provided below: “Deputy Minister of Economy Sergey Avetisyan, Chief Advisor Hovhannes Azizyan, and representatives the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, AmCham President...
Armenian Genocide movie ‘The Cut’ to screen in Tbilisi
“The Cut” – a historical epic about the Armenian Genocide directed by Turkish-German filmmaker Fatih Akin will screen in Tbilisi today within the framework of the Russian Movie Festival held in the Georgian capital from November 4 to 8. The festival features 30 films from Georgia, Russia, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Uzbekistan,...
OSCE monitoring: No violation of cease-fire regime reported
On November 5, in accordance with the arrangement reached with the authorities of the Nagorno Karabakh Republic, the OSCE Mission conducted a planned monitoring of the Line of Contact between the armed forces of Nagorno Karabakh and Azerbaijan in the eastern direction of the Talish village of the NKR Martakert region. From the positions of the...
Private Cessna plane crashes in Crimea, 4 killed
A private Cessna plane has crushed in Crimea, killing four, Pravda reports. The aircraft crashed on Wednesday night in the area of Klementieva Mount, Pravda.Ru reports with reference to LifeNews, citing a source in law enforcement bodies of the peninsula. Four people were killed in the air crash; the causes of the tragedy are now being specified....
Private Cessna plane crashes in Russia’s Crimea, 4 killed
A private Cessna plane has crushed in Russia’s Crimea, killing four, Pravda reports. The aircraft crashed on Wednesday night in the area of Klementieva Mount, Pravda.Ru reports with reference to LifeNews, citing a source in law enforcement bodies of the peninsula. Four people were killed in the air crash; the causes of the tragedy are now...
Freedom on the Net 2015: Armenia rated as a ‘free’ country
With a score of 28 Armenia is ranked as a free country in a fresh Freedom of the Net 2015 report released by the Freedom House. Georgia is another post-Soviet country rated as “free.” Azerbaijan, Ukraine and Kyrgyzstan are partly free, while Russia, Belarus, Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan are rated as “not free.” The report says the internet...
