Новости за 16.04.2018

Fitch Ratings has affirmed the Long-Term Foreign-Currency Issuer Default Rating (IDR) of Ardshinbank at “B+” with Stable Outlook.

The rating agency has provided its rating rationale and in particular stated that the bank’s ratings are driven by bank’s reasonable financial metrics, supported by cyclical economic upswing and relative currency stability, available capital buffer, comfortable liquidity cushions and solid domestic franchise (market shares by total assets of 13%)”.

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A former security guard for the Church of Scientology has revealed the behind-the-scenes rivalry between the church's most high-profile members and how he was allegedly brutally punished for speaking to them. 

Turkey’s ties with Russia are “too strong to be broken by France’s president,” Foreign Minister Mevlut Chavushoglu said on April 16, after Emmanuel Macron said Ankara’s support of missile strikes on Syria showed it had “separated” from Russia.

The Armenian Police has issued a warning to the opposition, promising to undertake countermeasures against the continuing rally in central Yerevan.

Iran’s ministry of education on Sunday banned the use of foreign social media networks in schools, the ILNA news agency reported, amid a push by Tehran to limit the influence of outside online platforms.

A private of the Nagorno-Karabakh (Artsakh) Defense Army was fatally wounded in a tragic incident at 7:15 pm on Sunday.

The ruling Republican Party of Armenia (RPA) and its coalition partner, the Armenian Revolutionary Federation-Dashnaksutyun (ARF-D), voted unanimously on Monday to nominate Serzh Sargsyan for the prime minister’s post.

US President Donald Trump has paid tribute to his wife Melania, calling her his 'rock' and 'foundation', in an email asking supporters to celebrate her birthday and donate to his campaign.

James Comey has accused Donald Trump of being “morally unfit” to be president and treating women like “meat” in his first television interview in support of his new book, A Higher Loyalty, the Guardian reports.

A British spacecraft is now routinely making movies of the Earth’s surface, BBC News reports.

By expressing support to Serzh Sargsyan’s candidacy for the prime minister of Armenia, the Armenian Revolutionary Federation-Dashnaksutyun (ARF-D) expects him to successfully complete the process of the reforms initiated, a lawmaker of the governing coalition said Monday.

Two Russian warships laden with military vehicles have been spotted en route to Syria after Friday's US-led airstrikes obliterated three suspected chemical weapons sites.

Third President Serzh Sargsyan said he will devote much time to sharing experience with the younger generation in case of being promoted to the prime minister’s office.

Bayern Munich might miss one of their important players, Arturo Vidal, in the game against Real Madrid in the semifinals of the UEFA Champions League. 

The White House says the US mission in Syria has not changed, reiterating that President Donald Trump wants American troops home "as quickly as possible", RFE/RL reports.

A brand new incarnation of the official limo dubbed 'the Beast', built especially for President Trump, is set to be unveiled in a matter of months. 

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Nikol Pashinyan has returned to the protest site after receiving the first medical aid at the Nairi Medical Center.

Eighteen more protesters had been earlier taken to the St Grigor Lusavorich Medical Center with different bodily damages, hospital sources told our correspondent.

One of them, Alen Simonyan, is said to have sustained a fragmentary fracture.

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Nikol Pashinyan has been hospitalized in the wake of clashes.

He was moved from Baghramyan Avenue in a police vehicle, our correspondent reports from the protest scene. The crowd had headed to the central avenue to boycott the National Assembly’s session discussing Serzh Sargsyan’s nomination for Prime Minister.

The opposition MP is said to have been wounded in the arms and on the face. Before hospitalization, he announced a desire to meet with the people late in the evening. Читать дальше...

French President Emmanuel Macron has said he convinced US President Donald Trump not to withdraw troops from Syria and instead commit "for the long term".