Armenia Azerbaijan Conflict

• UN preparing for 120K refugees in Armenia after Nagorno-Karabakh takeover

  Over 88,000 people have crossed into Armenia from Nagorno-Karabakh and the total could reach 120,000, said a U.N. refugee agency official on Friday.

  World

  Sep 29, 2023
  
• New ceasefire accepted after Armenian soldiers killed near Azerbaijan border

  Armenia's defence ministry said in a statement that Azeri forces had attacked Armenian positions near the border between the two countries, while Azerbaijan says it was provoked.

  World

  Jul 28, 2021
  
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• Some call for prime minister’s resignation as Armenia honours Nagorno-Karabakh dead

  Nagorno-Karabakh lies within Azerbaijan but was under the control of ethnic Armenian forces backed by Armenia since a separatist war there ended in 1994.

  Politics

  Dec 19, 2020
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• Azerbaijan, Armenia begin prisoner exchange as part of peace deal over Nagorno-Karabakh

  Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan wrote on Facebook on Monday evening that 44 captives "will soon return to Armenia."

  Politics

  Dec 14, 2020
• Tens of thousands of opposition supporters demand Armenia’s prime minister resign

  Armenia's opposition parties warned Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan there would be civil disobedience across the country if he does not resign by noon on Tuesday.

  Politics

  Dec 5, 2020
• French Senate urges Paris to recognize Nagorno-Karabakh as independent republic

  No country recognizes the region, which Armenia and Azerbaijan have been at odds over for decades, as independent.

  Politics

  Nov 25, 2020
• Azerbaijani leader promises ‘life will return’ to region ceded by Armenia

  Nagorno-Karabakh lies within Azerbaijan but has been under the control of ethnic Armenian forces backed by Armenia since a separatist war there ended in 1994.

  Politics

  Nov 25, 2020
• Azerbaijani forces move into further territory ceded by Armenia in brokered truce

  A cease-fire brokered by Russia two weeks ago stipulated that Armenia hand over control to Azerbaijan of some areas its holds outside Nagorno-Karabakh's borders.

  World

  Nov 25, 2020
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• Armenians set fire to their homes in village ceded to Azerbaijan

  The settlement -- called Karvachar in Armenian -- is legally part of Azerbaijan, but it has been under the control of ethnic Armenians since the 1994 end of a war over the Nagorno-Karabakh region.

  World

  Nov 14, 2020
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• Forces seize key Nagorno-Karabakh city, Azerbaijani leader says

  Shushi is of significant military value because it sits on heights about 10 kilometres (6 miles) south of the region's capital of Stepanakert and lies along the main road connecting Nagorno-Karabakh with Armenia.

  World

  Nov 8, 2020