Armenia news
Follow RT for the latest news and reports from Armenia. It is a sovereign state in the South Caucasus, Eurasia, whose capital and largest city is Yerevan. Armenia has an ancient culture heritage which dates back to 860 BC. Armenia was the first country in the world to adopt Christianity as an official religion. Visit RT historical and cultural news. Since the collapse of the USSR, Armenia's economy has suffered frequent crises, and is heavily reliant on investment from the Armenian diaspora – get the latest news on economy and finance. Armenia is a member of the Eurasian Economic Union (EEU), the Council of Europe, and other organizations. Visit RT.com on cooperation between Armenia and other countries. Moreover, there have been numerous protests. The most known was Electric Yerevan in 2015 – find information and news on that one – as well as on the recent protests of 2018 happening all over Armenia, which led to Prime Minister Serzh Sargsyan's resignation.
- Armenian Prime Minister resigns, seeks early parliamentary elections
Armenia’s Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan has resigned in order to pave the way to early elections or, as he put it, to “complete the revolution,” that led him to power after protests this spring.World News - Massive protest blocks Armenian parliament as new PM accuses opposition of ‘counter-revolution’
Tens of thousands of protesters blocked the parliament building in Armenia’s capital Yerevan on Tuesday night, after MPs voted for a law which Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan has blasted as the start of a “counter-revolution.”World News - RT Exclusive EU relations won’t come at expense of Russian ties, says Armenian PM (VIDEO)
Those who claim that anti-Russian political forces have come to power in Armenia are wrong, newly-elected Armenian PM Nikol Pashinyan told RT, adding that relations with the West won’t come at the expense of Moscow-Yerevan ties.World News - Armenian protesters drive truck full of snow into capital, start snowball fight (PHOTOS, VIDEO)
Supporters of newly elected Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan celebrated in extraordinary fashion by unloading a truck full of ice in the capital Yerevan and staging a mass snowball fight.World News - Armenian protesters block traffic, railways & airport as protest leader loses PM bid
Anti-government protesters disrupted traffic in Armenia’s capital, blocking railways and roads leading to Yerevan International Airport, after the parliament voted against opposition leader Nikol Pashinyan’s bid for interim PM.World News - Armenian opposition protest leader nominated as PM candidateNikol Pashinyan, the leader of the thousands-strong opposition protests that have been gripping Armenia since mid-April, has been officially nominated as a candidate for prime minister. He is the only candidate running, and needs to win the votes of...Newsline
© Autonomous Nonprofit Organization “TV-Novosti”, 2005–2018. All rights reserved.