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Turkish fans will not after all flock to Yerevan for Saturday’s landmark match between the national football teams of Armenia and Turkey, the chairman of the Armenian Football Federation (FFA) said on Tuesday. The development will spare the Armenian government a major security headache during Turkish President Abdullah ... [full story]

The national teams of Armenia and Turkey would come together on Saturday in a World Cup qualifying match at Yerevan’s Hrazdan Stadium. However this game has greater significance than regular sporting competitions given the attendance of the presidents of both countries, who do not have any diplomatic relations. Although ... [full story]

President Abdullah Gül Making the first visit to Armenia by a Turkish leader " SINIRSIZ KARDEŞLİK ZAMANI " " ANSAHMAN BAREKAMUTYAN JAMANAK " " TIME FOR "BORDER"LESS BROTHERHOOD " SAYS : GENÇ SİVİLLER FROM TURKEY [full story]

International tennis star David Nalbandian of Argentina will be visiting Armenia early next month at the invitation of Argentinean-Armenian magnate Eduardo Eurnekian. While in Yerevan, Nalbandian, who is of Armenian descent, is scheduled to play a friendly game with Armenia’s Number One player Harutyun Sofyan at the Master ... [full story]

Chess Armenia’s junior chess team led by 2006 World Junior champion GM Zaven Andreasyan suffered an overall 0.5-2.5 defeat in a three-day friendly match series with India. Armenia, also involving GM Avetik Grigoryan, Hrant Melkumyan and Samvel Ter-Sahakyan (the latter two were awarded GMs titles by the ... [full story]