Diaspora issues at the forefront on busy first day of overseas Cypriots conference
A series of public and private meetings were at the centre of activities on the first day of the Overseas Cypriots Conference in Nicosia on...
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Cyprus, Greece, Armenia agree to expand trilateral cooperation
The foreign ministers of Cyprus, Greece and Armenia agreed on Tuesday that their respective heads of state would meet at a trilateral summit in Armenia...
Armenia diaspora minister on three-day official visit
Armenia’s Diaspora Minister Mkhitar Hayrapetyan arrived in Cyprus on Tuesday for a three-day official visit to meet the local Armenian community and attend the conference...
House President wraps up official visit to Armenia
House President Demetris Syllouris wrapped up his official visit to Armenia with a farewell meeting with President of the Armenian National Assembly Ara Babloyan, who...
New Armenian PM tells Putin he wants closer ties with Russia
Armenia’s new Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan, who came to power last week after a peaceful revolution, told President Vladimir Putin on Monday he favoured closer...
Revolution sweeps Armenian opposition leader into power
Opposition leader Nikol Pashinyan was elected Armenia’s prime minister on Tuesday, capping a peaceful revolution driven by weeks of mass protests against corruption and cronyism...
Signs of political deal emerge in Armenia after crisis
Signs of a tentative deal to end Armenia‘s political crisis emerged on Thursday after the ruling party said the country would get a new prime minister...
Armenian protest leader pauses strike for talks with ruling party
The leader of a protest movement that has rocked Armenia on Wednesday called a pause in a campaign of civil disobedience while he seeks assurances...
Armenian PM rejects talks with opposition leader
Armenia’s acting prime minister, Karen Karapetyan, rejected a proposal by opposition leader Nikol Pashinyan to hold talks on Friday to defuse a political crisis engulfing...
Armenia to pick new PM next week
Armenia will get a new prime minister next week after nearly two weeks of street protests, with opposition leader Nikol Pashinyan, who has led the demonstrations,...
Armenians protests as acting leader suggests new elections
Armenia’s acting prime minister, Karen Karapetyan, on Wednesday suggested holding a new parliamentary election to end a political crisis which has gripped the country for...
House hears speech on Armenian Genocide
It was inconceivable that 103 years after the Armenian Genocide there were civilised states that succumbed to Turkey’s pressure not to recognise the ‘extinction plan’...
Armenian parliament elects ex-PM Sarkissian as president
Armenia‘s parliament chose Armen Sarkissian as the country’s new president on Friday in a vote that is meant to herald the start of a power...
Film on Armenian genocide to be shown in Cyprus
The Promise, a 2016 film set in the final years of the Ottoman Empire, is coming to Cyprus, and with it a chance to get...
Ruling party wins Armenian parliamentary vote
President Serzh Sarksyan’s ruling Republican Party won elections in Armenia on Sunday, official results showed, laying the foundation for a new parliamentary system of government....
Armenian prime minister resigns, says country needs new approach
Armenian Prime Minister Hovik Abrahamyan tendered his resignation at a government meeting on Thursday, saying the country needed fresh policies, after an economic slowdown this...
Nagorno-Karabakh: a frozen conflict
By Dr Eleni Theocharous THE CPFA (Political Centre for Foreign Affairs- Brussels) organised, in collaboration with the Presidency of Armenia, an International Conference in Stepanakert...
German Incirlik visit depends on stance on ‘genocide’ vote
Turkish permission for German lawmakers to visit the Incirlik air base will depend on the German government distancing itself from a resolution branding a 1915...
Armed men in Armenia seize police station, demand politicians’ release (Update 2)
By Hasmik Mkrtchyan and Andrew Osborn Armed men seized a police station and hostages in Armenia’s capital Yerevan on Sunday, demanding Armenians take to the...
Pope urges Armenia and Turkey to reconcile, shun vengeance (Updated)
Pope Francis urged Armenia and Turkey on Saturday to seek reconciliation and to shun “the illusory power of vengeance” a century after 1.5 million Armenians...
