YEREVAN, Armenia—Armenia and Azerbaijan negotiated a cease-fire to end a flare-up of fighting that has killed 155 soldiers from both sides, a senior Armenian official said early Thursday. Armen Grigoryan, the secretary of Armenia’s Security Council, announced the truce in televised remarks, saying it took effect hours earlier, at 8 p.m. (1600 GMT) Wednesday. A…
Armenia, Azerbaijan Agree on Cease-Fire to End Fighting: Armenian Official
Armenia, Azerbaijan Report 99 Troops Killed in Border Clash
YEREVAN, Armenia—Fighting on the border between Armenia and Azerbaijan killed about 100 troops Tuesday as attacks on both sides fed fears of broader hostilities breaking out between the longtime adversaries. Armenia said at least 49 of its soldiers were killed; Azerbaijan said it lost 50. The fighting erupted minutes after midnight with Azerbaijani forces unleashing…
Armenian Fireworks Warehouse Blast Death Toll Rises to 16
Rescuers have recovered more bodies from the site of a fireworks warehouse blast in Armenia, raising the death toll from Sunday’s accident to 16, Armenia’s emergencies ministry said on Tuesday. Seventeen people remain missing, it said in a statement, after blasts ripped through the warehouse in a shopping mall in the Armenian capital of Yerevan…
Turkey, Armenia Move to Normalize Ties Despite Historical Antagonism
ANKARA—Diplomatic ties between Turkey and Armenia have been frozen for almost three decades due to longstanding historical animosities and Turkish support for Azerbaijan, Armenia’s perennial foe in the Caucasus region. But relations have thawed in recent months, with both countries taking tentative steps toward normalizing ties and reopening their 311-kilometer border. “Armenia’s continued isolation in…
Feds Seek Forfeiture of Mega-Mansion Allegedly Bought With Bribes
May 5, 2022
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LOS ANGELES—The United States government is seeking the forfeiture of a mega-mansion in Holmby Hills, alleging the home was purchased with bribes paid by an Armenian businessman to the family of a former high-ranking public official in the onetime Soviet republic, the Department of Justice (DOJ) announced on May 5. The DOJ contends the bribes…
Armenia Detains 180 Protesters Calling on Pashinyan to Quit
YEREVAN, Armenia—Police in Armenia’s capital on Monday detained 180 demonstrators that were blocking streets to protest against Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan. Protests demanding that Pashinyan step down reignited in Armenia last month, after he spoke in the country’s parliament about the need to sign a peace agreement with Azerbaijan. Armenia and Azerbaijan have been locked…
Armenian President Resigns
MOSCOW—Armenian President Armen Sarkissian tendered his resignation on Sunday, saying he believes the country’s constitution does not give him sufficient powers to influence events. Sarkissian, president since 2018, was in a standoff with Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan last year over a number of issues, including the dismissal of the head of the armed forces. The…
Russian-Backed Security Bloc Sends Troops to Kazakhstan After President Calls for Help
The Russian-backed Collective Security Treaty Organisation (CSTO) has agreed to send in military forces to Kazakhstan to combat what has been called a “terrorist threat” after thousands of Kazakhs across the country continued to protest despite the resignation of the current sitting government. Kazakh President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev called on the Russian-aligned bloc of former soviet countries…
Armenia Wants Russian Army Outposts on Azerbaijan Border After Clashes Killed 3 Soldiers
MOSCOW—Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan proposed on Thursday that Russian border outposts be stationed along the length of Armenia’s border with Azerbaijan after a rise in tensions between Yerevan and Baku. Armenia and Azerbaijan accused each other earlier on Thursday of flouting a Russian-backed ceasefire that both sides had accepted the previous day to halt…
Azerbaijan Jails 13 Armenian Military Personnel for Six Years: Court
BAKU—An Azerbaijan court late on Thursday sentenced 13 members of Armenia’s armed forces to six years in prison, finding them guilty of illegally crossing the border, weapons possession, and terrorism offenses. Armenia had no immediate reaction to the sentencing. Azerbaijan and Armenia fought a six-week war last year in which Azeri troops drove ethnic Armenian…
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