Turkey Willing to Consider 'New Page' in Ties With Armenia

Turkey's prime minister says his country would be willing to assess requests for "a new page" in its relations with Armenia.

Armenia's new president, acting PM, pay homage to 1915 genocide victims

The president of Armenia, its acting prime minister and other high-ranking government and ecclesiastical authorities officially paid a visit Tuesday to a memorial dedicated to the victims of what has become known as the country's 1915 genocide.

Armenia scraps deal with Turkey meant to normalise relations

Armenia has scrapped a peace agreement it signed with Turkey in 2009 in a failed attempt to normalise relations between the two countries, the Armenian president’s press service said on Thursday.

Turkey Summons Dutch Diplomat over Armenian Genocide Decision

Turkey summoned the Dutch charge d‘affaires on Friday to complain about the Netherlands parliament recognizing the massacre of as many as 1.5 million Armenians in 1915 as genocide, the Turkish foreign ministry said.

Turkey’s Parliament Bans the Use of the Terms "Armenian Genocide", “Kurdistan,” and “Kurdish regions.”

As part of a package of measures aimed to change internal procedural rules of the Turkish parliament, the legislature’s constitutional committee on Thursday approved a provision banning the use of the word “Armenian Genocide” from being used in legislative body.

Armenian lawmaker banned from Turkish parliament for using the term genocide

A Turkish-Armenian member of parliament was temporarily banned from Turkey's National Assembly after he used the term genocide to describe the deaths of Armenians at the hands of the Ottoman Empire a century ago, media reported on Saturday.

South Sudan criticizes US proposal to impose sanctions

The South Sudanese government on Friday rejected United States' call for an arms embargo and sanctions on the war-torn country.

South Sudan: US seeks arms embargo via Security Council

The US has circulated to the UN Security Council a draft resolution to impose an arms embargo on South Sudan and further targeted sanctions amid warnings by a senior UN official of possible genocide.

Austrian MPs call for suspending Turkey’s EU accession

Austrian lawmakers Thursday called for a suspension of Turkey's EU accession process amid the recent detention of a number of opposition deputies and journalists.

Top UN judge urges Turkey to free one of his justices

A leading U.N. war crimes judge Wednesday called on Turkey to free one his justices rounded up in September as part of the Turkish probe into the failed coup.

Turkey May Leave EU Program Over Genocide Row

”Turkey may leave the Creative Europe Program due to a continuing row over the mass murder of Armenians in 1915,” said Turkish Culture and Tourism Minister Nabi Avcı, adding that Turkey would not be harmed by the decision.

Yerevan Welcomes French Law Criminalizing Denial of Armenian Genocide

Armenian Foreign Minister Edward Nalbandian praised the French Senate's decision to criminalize the denial of the Armenian genocide, the country's Foreign Ministry said Friday.

German govt approves more troops for NATO mission in Turkey

 The German federal government has approved participation in a NATO mission to fly surveillance craft from a Turkish base, making progress on a deal that had been stalled amid tensions with Ankara.

Egypt MPs call on parliament to ‎recognise Armenian genocide‎

Independent Egyptian MP Mostafa Bakri said that ‎he and 336 MPs have called on parliament ‎to approve a draft resolution in favour of ‎recognising the death of 1.5 ‎million Armenians at the hands of the Ottoman state in 1915 as a ‎‎"genocide." ‎

Karadzic appeals 40-year genocide sentence

Wartime Bosnian Serb leader Radovan Karadzic on Friday lodged an appeal against his 40-year jail sentence for genocide, accusing UN judges of "subjecting him to a political trial".

German MPs say troops must return if Turkey refuses Incirlik visit

Several German lawmakers said on Sunday the country’s soldiers working at Turkey’s Incirlik airbase should be brought home if Ankara continued to prevent parliamentarians from visiting the station.

Suicide attack kills several at Syrian memorial for Christian massacre

Three people were killed in northeast Syria on Sunday when a suicide bomber attacked an event commemorating the massacre of Christians more than a century ago, state media and a security source said.

German MPs advised not to visit Turkey

Germany's Foreign Ministry has advised lawmakers with a Turkish background to avoid going to Turkey in the near future. Politicians of Turkish origin are facing a backlash over a Bundestag vote on the Armenian genocide.

Turkey recalls ambassador after Germany recognises Armenian genocide

Germany passed a resolution on Thursday recognising the massacre of Armenians by Ottoman forces as genocide, prompting an angry Turkey to recall its ambassador to Berlin.

Armenian President Serzh Sargsyan urges German MPs to stand firm on Armenian genocide vote

Armenia’s president urged German lawmakers June 1 to not be “intimidated” by Turkey ahead of their vote on branding the mass killings of Armenians in the hands of the Ottomans in 1915 a  “genocide,” as leaders in Ankara warned it could harm ties.