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World Mar 01
Armenia’s political tensions rise amid rival ralliesPolitical tensions in Armenia heightened Monday, with supporters of the embattled prime minister and the opposition each staging massive rallies at separate sites in the capital.
World Feb 26
Armenia’s political tensions still high after PM’s coup talkNikol Pashinyan has faced opposition calls to step down over a Nov. 10 peace deal that ended six weeks of fierce fighting over Nagorno-Karabakh by handing over large parts of the region and surrounding areas to Azerbaijan.
World Feb 25
Armenian prime minister slams ‘coup attempt’ as political tensions riseArmenia's prime minister accused top military officers of attempting a coup after they demanded he step down, adding fuel to months of protests calling for his resignation.
World Dec 25
Armenia’s prime minister offers to discuss early election in response to opposition protestsOpposition supporters have rallied for weeks, urging Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan to step down over the Nov. 10 peace deal that saw Azerbaijan reclaim control over large parts of Nagorno-Karabakh and surrounding areas.
Politics Dec 22
Thousands protest in Armenia, demand the prime minister’s resignationThe opposition in Armenia is ramping up the pressure on the nation's prime minister to resign over his handling of the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict with Azerbaijan.
World Dec 09
Armenian protesters converged on parliament, demand PM resignsThe PM's opponents are angry at a peace deal that ended six weeks of fighting over the separatist region but saw Azerbaijan take over areas that have been controlled by Armenian forces for more than a quarter-century.
World Dec 02
Armenian opposition pushes prime minister to step down over peace dealThousands of demonstrators have rallied in Armenia's capital to to continue to pressure the ex-Soviet nation’s prime minister to resign over a peace deal with neighboring Azerbaijan that domestic critics see as a betrayal of national interests.
World Nov 16
Armenia’s foreign minister resigns amid turmoil over Nagorno-Karabakh truceThe separatist region lies within Azerbaijan but has been under the control of ethnic Armenian forces backed by Armenia since a separatist war there ended in 1994.
World Nov 09
Armenia leader orders end to fighting over Nagorno-KarabakhPashinian said on Facebook that he signed an agreement with the presidents of Azerbaijan and Russia to halt the fighting that has raged since late September.
World Nov 09
Azerbaijani forces gain ground in Nagorno-Karabakh, shoot down Russian helicopterAzerbaijani forces took control of a strategic city in the separatist territory of Nagorno-Karabakh and were nearing its capital, a spokesman for the region’s government confirmed Monday, and Azerbaijan said it shot down a Russian helicopter over Armenia far from…