Sep 25 Watch 3:03 News Wrap: Ethnic Armenians flee Nagorno-Karabakh after Azerbaijan takeover In our news wrap Monday, Ukrainian military officials claim a missile strike on the Russian navy's Crimean headquarters killed Russia's Black Sea Fleet commander, thousands of ethnic Armenians are fleeing the Nagorno-Karabakh region after Azerbaijan recaptured it last week and… Continue watching
Sep 25 Thousands of Armenians flee Nagorno-Karabakh after Azerbaijani military reclaims control By Avet Demourian, Associated Press The Azerbaijani military routed Armenian forces in a 24-hour offensive last week, reclaiming the breakaway region after three decades of separatist rule. Continue reading
Sep 21 Talks on fate of Nagorno-Karabakh begin as Azerbaijan claims full control of that region By Associated Press The discussions in the city of Yevlakh focused on the “reintegration” of Nagorno-Karabakh, along with its local ethnic Armenian population, to Azerbaijan in the decades-old conflict, according to the office of Azerbaijan President Ilham Aliyev. Continue reading
Sep 20 Azerbaijan and Armenian forces reach cease-fire deal in separatist Nagorno-Karabakh region, officials say By Avet Demourian, Associated Press An hour after the truce was announced, Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan said that the intensity of the hostilities in the region had decreased. Continue reading
Sep 19 How new fighting in Azerbaijan’s troubled region may herald a new war By Jim Heintz, Associated Press Azerbaijan's launch of reportedly intense artillery firing in the Nagorno-Karabakh region has raised fears that another full-scale conflict with Armenia could be underway. Continue reading
Jul 28 Armenia calls on allies to give aid to Nagorno-Karabakh during tensions with Azerbaijan By Avet Demourian, Associated Press Armenia's authorities are calling on the country’s international allies to pressure on Azerbaijan after accusing it of carrying out a three-day blockade of humanitarian aid to Nagorno-Karabakh. Continue reading
Feb 22 UN court calls for end to Nagorno-Karabakh roadblock in Azerbaijan By Mike Corder, Associated Press The United Nations' highest court has ordered Azerbaijan to "take all steps at its disposal" to allow free movement of traffic along the only road between Armenia and the ethnic Armenian Nagorno-Karabakh region in Azerbaijan. Continue reading
Jan 22 Analysis: Why tensions are high over a blockaded road in Azerbaijan By Jim Heintz, Associated Press Two years after Azerbaijan and Armenia ended a war that killed about 6,800 soldiers and displaced around 90,000 civilians, tensions between the countries are again high in a dispute over a road known as the Lachin Corridor. Continue reading
Jun 21 Armenian leader’s party wins snap vote despite defeat in war By Avet Demourian, Associated Press Voting results show that the party of Armenia’s acting Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan has won snap parliamentary elections which he called to ease anger over a peace deal he signed with Azerbaijan. Continue reading
Feb 26 Armenia’s political tensions still high after PM’s coup talk By Avet Demourian, Associated Press Nikol 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. Continue reading