Armenian member of the Syrian parliament Jirair Reisian was on board the plane that was under a missile attack in Damascus. The missile which the terrorists launched fell a few meters away from the aircraft

Reisian said the passengers on board the plane were returning from the Syrian National Dialogue Congress in Sochi, Russia. No casualties were reported.

The OSCE Minsk Group Co-Chairs will visit Yerevan on February 8-9. The mediators will also visit Karabakh.

The Armenian and Karabakh foreign ministries confirmed the reports.

A 10-year-old girl has been kidnapped in Armenia’s Kotayk province, police reported.

A 37-year-old woman from the Armenian town of Yeghvard said her daughter was kidnapped. The kidnapper allegedly said she would keep the girl at home until her mother repays her debt.

The Armenian government expects some 28- to 30-percent growth in the IT sector in 2018, Prime Minister Karen Karapetyan said during the international conference in Almaty.

Digital transformation is an opportunity to have a country with efficient governance and economy, he said, adding that the IT sector is actively developing in Armenia.

Electrobuses may appear on the streets of Yerevan, said head of the working group dealing with the improvement of Yerevan transport.

Vahe Nikoyan said the option is discussed within the framework of the Yerevan public transit reform project, however, admitted that the cost remains a problem.

Armenian Genocide survivor Silvard Atajyan died Thursday night at the age of 106.

Her granddaughter Nune said the old woman had died while sitting in her armchair. Silvard’s parents were among those who had organized the self-defense of Musa Dagh during Armenian Genocide in the Ottoman Empire. She was only three years old during the events in 1915.

Bitcoin has depreciated by 14% and is traded at $8.700. Last time when the bitcoin rate fell below $9.000 was in late November 2017.

Leading Armenian chess player Levon Aronian has won the Gibraltar Masters Tournament.

The Armenian grandmaster defeated France’s Maxime Vachier-Lagrave in the playoff.