Displaced Artsakh mother finds opportunity in organic farming in Armenia
Twenty-three-year-old Elina Balasanyan was displaced from Artsakh but has already managed to establish her own business. She went from keeping a small vegetable garden which served as a lifeline...
View ArticleRussia says Armenia needs to make a choice on future of alliance
Russia warns Armenia needs to decide whether it will remain in a Russian-led military alliance. Greece’s defense chief is in Yerevan to deepen the counties’ defense ties. Video appears to show the...
View ArticleWorld Economic Forum report reveals top risks to Armenia
By Skylar Yoder The World Economic Forum released its 2024 Global Risks Report covering the potential impacts of conflict, climate change, and other factors on the global economy, including in...
View ArticleHow TUMO is transforming education worldwide
In this conversation, Pegor Papazian, Chief Development Officer at TUMO Center for Creative Technologies shares their vision for cultivating creativity on a global scale through Armenia’s...
View ArticleYerevan returns Azerbaijani soldier to Baku as ‘goodwill’ gesture
Yerevan repatriated an Azerbaijani soldier who crossed into Armenia last week back to Baku, the country’s intelligence services said. Gevorg Papoyan, a member of the ruling Civil Contract party, will...
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A historic movement to protect Jerusalem’s Armenian Quarter
By Paul Vartan Sookiasian The movement to save Jerusalem’s Armenian Quarter had smoldered for years but truly ignited in spring 2023 with the announcement of a secretive land deal. The Armenian...
View ArticleArmenia agrees to expand trade with Egypt, plans to send aid to Gaza
Russia’s top diplomat called his Armenian counterpart yesterday, days after warning Yerevan must make a “final decision” on the future of its relations with Moscow. Armenia has formally requested...
View ArticleArtsakh cultural heritage program canceled in Berlin after Azerbaijani campaign
By Paul Vartan Sookiasian An in-person book launch program on the cultural heritage of Artsakh that was due to take place in Berlin Wednesday was abruptly canceled a day prior following a pressure...
View ArticleThe reason behind “Putin’s corridor”
This week on Insights with Eric Hacopian, host Eric provides analysis on the latest Armenia-Azerbaijan foreign ministers meeting in Berlin and what comes next in the peace process. Updates will also...
View ArticleSPECIAL REPORT: CivilNet finds irregularities in donations to Armenia’s...
Armenia’s ruling party received a number of suspicious campaign donations in 2022, according to a new joint investigation by CivilNet and the Organized Crime and Corruption Reporting Project....
View Article“Armenia, My Home” Airs on PBS
By Paul Vartan Sookiasian Public broadcasters across the country have been airing a piece of Armenia this past month, with the debut of Andrew Goldberg’s latest documentary “Armenia, My Home.” It is...
View ArticleArmenia lays out tech priorities in new government strategy: THIS WEEK IN...
Gevorg Papoyan, a member of the ruling Civil Contract party, will lead Armenia’s economy, replacing former minister Vahan Kerobyan, who was dismissed last month. Armenia designated five areas within...
View ArticleHeritage of Strength: Exploring Armenian Stories for Women’s History Month
By Skylar Yoder In honor of International Women’s Month, the London-based Armenian Institute held an event Wonder Women: Celebrating Armenian Women Throughout the Ages. Host Tatiana der Avedissian, a...
View ArticleBaku wants peace without border delimitation
On March 9, the office of Azerbaijan’s deputy prime minister, Shahin Mustafayev, issued a statement about the results of the meeting of the joint Armenian-Azerbaijani border demarcation and...
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Coordinated Cash: Donation Data From Armenia’s Ruling Party Raises Questions...
By Mkrtich Karapetyan and Ani Grigoryan “Is this a prank?” Lilit Haroyan, a city council member in the small Armenian town of Charentsavan, was incredulous when a reporter told her she was listed as...
View ArticleAzerbaijan demands immediate hand-over of four villages in Tavush region
Baku demands that Yerevan immediately cede control of four villages in Armenia formerly inhabited by Azerbaijanis, as normalization efforts between the two countries reportedly continue to stall....
View ArticleEXPLAINER: Azerbaijan demands 4 villages as normalization talks with Armenia...
By Mark Dovich Baku has formally called on Yerevan to cede control of four border villages formerly inhabited by Azerbaijanis, as efforts to reach a normalization deal continue to stall. “Four...
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Views of Russia increasingly negative in Armenia, new survey says
By Mark Dovich Public opinion on Russia is growing increasingly unfavorable in Armenia. That is according to a new survey, out this week, from the International Republican Institute, a United...
View ArticleGermany’s growing role in the Armenia-Azerbaijan conflict
In this discussion, regional expert Stefan Meister analyzes the backlash in Berlin faced by panelists discussing Armenian cultural heritage in Artsakh, and Germany’s expanding mediation role. CivilNet...
View ArticleArmenia will leave Russian military bloc if concerns not addressed, says...
Armenia will leave the Collective Security Treaty Organization, a Russian-led military alliance, if it does not address the country’s concerns, Nikol Pashinyan said. The prime minister said he will...
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