Armenia has become the latest country to recognize a Palestinian state and said it was against “violence against the civilian population.” Armenia‘s Foreign Ministry on Friday announced that it was recognizing Palestine as a state. Yerevan becomes the latest government to recognize Palestinian statehood as the war in Gazacontinues, ongoing for over eight months. Yerevan calls…
Biden’s curiously timed statement on WWI atrocity against Ottoman Armenians drives US-Turkey relations to a new low. Then US Vice President Joe Biden (L) and Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan in 2016. Biden called Erdogan the day before making his announcement on Armenia. Photo: AFP/Kayhan Ozer/Turkey’s Presidential Press Service Over the weekend, President Joe Biden…
Russia is threatening military intervention if Azerbaijan refuses to enjoin a lasting cease-fire in its ongoing conflict with Armenia. In a statement, the Russian foreign ministry warned that “Russia will render [Armenia] all necessary assistance if clashes take place directly on [its] territory.” Centered on the disputed territory of Nagorno-Karabakh, the conflict has been raging…
Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said Russia was monitoring the events and asked Azeri and ethnic Armenian forces to respect the ceasefire. Photo: Kremlin Pool/AP Azerbaijan and ethnic Armenian forces yesterday accused each other of launching new attacks in and around Nagorno-Karabakh, increasing strains on a two-day-old humanitarian ceasefire intended to end heavy fighting over the…
The information spread by the Armenian side about the losses in the Azerbaijani Armed Forces is false, Spokesman for the Azerbaijani Defense Ministry Lieutenant Colonel Anar Eyvazov said, Trend reports. According to intelligence, the Armenian army suffered serious losses, Eyvazov noted. “The Armenian army lost 24 units of tanks and other armored vehicles, 15 units…
Why are Armenia and Azerbaijan back to the brink of all-out war? Dozens have been killed in a flare-up of July’s tensions in the separatist Armenian-speaking enclave of Nagorno-Karabakh. This time, it has escalated with both sides declaring martial law and competing images to back up rival claims. It could escalate even further, what with Turkey…