Tag: Yerevan
Armenia votes in election triggered by war defeat
YEREVAN, Armenia — Armenians are voting Sunday in a national election after months of tensions over last year's defeat in fighting against Azerbaijan over...
Polarized by war, Armenia votes Sunday in an early election
YEREVAN, Armenia — Armenia's leader is facing a tough challenge at the polls after a humiliating defeat for Armenian forces in last year's fighting...
Wall of flowers marks Armenia’s remembrance of mass deaths
YEREVAN, Armenia — Armenians on Saturday streamed to the hilltop complex memorializing the victims of massacres, deportations and forced marches under the rule of...
Armenia’s top court ends criminal case against ex-president
YEREVAN, Armenia — Armenia's high court ruled Friday that a criminal case against the nation's former president over a deadly crackdown on protesters more...
Protesters revive demands for Armenian government to resign
YEREVAN, Armenia — Thousands of protesters calling for the resignation of Armenia’s prime minister and his government gathered in the center of the country’s...
Thousands march in Armenia, demand prime minister step down
YEREVAN, Armenia — Several thousand people marched in Armenia's capital Monday, demanding Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan's resignation amid pressure for him to step down...
Earthquake shakes Armenia’s capital
YEREVAN, Armenia — An earthquake shook the Armenian capital on Saturday, prompting residents to flee buildings into the streets in fear of an aftershock.
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