Armenia

Serzh Sargsyan affirmed Armenia's position on Karabakh from UN podium – politician
“That approach, treating the settlement of the Artsakh conflict as an international human rights issue, has always existed in essence. It deals with ...

Serzh Sargsyan meets with President of Poland in New York
President Duda thanked the President of Armenia for support of Poland’s non-permanent membership in the UN Security Council. In turn ...

World

Trump slams Maduro at UN, calling him Hitler
"The Venezuelan people are starving and their country is collapsing. Their democratic institutions are being destroyed. This situation is ...

Hurricane Maria lashes Dominica
Fierce winds and driving rain lashed mountainous Dominica for hours, causing flooding and tearing roofs from homes. A police official ...

Business

Porsche officially launches $16m hybrid yacht (ohotos)
The yacht was constructed by Dynamiq, a luxury yacht builder, the Business Insider reports. Called the GTT 115, the yacht is ...

Ardshinbank offers mortgages with lower interest rates
Lending terms and conditions have also been improved to reduce the minimum prepayment rate ...

Science/tech

British woman, 47, gives birth to healthy baby seven years after menopause
Experts believe that her ovulation may have restarted by the HRT drugs she was taking to remedy hot flushes she was having. She said ...

World’s first all-electric yacht unveiled (photos)
Continuing its legacy of innovation, Hinckley has revived the Dasher moniker to introduce the world’s first fully electric luxury yacht ...

Culture

‘Architects of Denial’ screening to open 2017 ANCA-WR grassroots conference
“Architects of Denial” is a documentary feature about the Armenian Genocide and the effects of its denial by Turkey and the international community ...

Emmys: Diversity reigns over Trump as ‘Big Little Lies,’ ‘Handmaid’s Tale,’ ‘SNL’ dominate
HBO’s “Big Little Lies” took the award for best limited series and Hulu’s “The Handmaid’s Tale” won for best drama series ...

Armsport.am

Barcelona condemn Spanish crackdown on Catalan independence vote
There was no such action taken by the Spanish government before the last referendum in November 2014, however, this time ...

Armenian figure skaters to join Olympic Qualifier in Germany
The team includes two solo performers and one pair. Anastaia Galustyan, who in 2016 narrowly lost the chance to secure her place ...

Lifestyle

Conjoined twins born to US parents who already have five children
Elijah and Isaac's father, Jason Kroeger of North Carolina says the twins' condition is better than expected but they still have some ...

Full-size Titanic replica ‘half-complete’ (photos)
Builders are said to be working around the clock on the £105 million tourist attraction in order to finish the project by the end ...

Event

Nagorno-Karabakh president meets with US congress members in Yerevan
President Sahakyan attached a major importance to meetings of the kind, highlighting the special significance for his country’s developing relations ...

US Senate passes $700bn defense policy bill
The NDAA, which sets forth the Pentagon's budget and major programs for the next fiscal year, does authorize an additional $8.5 billion ...

Press digest

Zhamanak: Georgia backs new Armenian ambassador's appointment
Georgian Deputy Premier and Minister of Foreign Affairs Mikheil Janelidze is said to have recently met with the Armenian president and foreign ...

Haykakan Zhamanak: Three reported missing after illegally crossing Armenia-Turkey border
Over the past three days, the incident has gone from mouth to mouth among the residents of the border villages of Ararat, who do not reportedly even know ...