What weapons have Armenia and Azerbaijan bought since the 2020 war?
Shushan Stepanyan, #CivilNetCheck Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev regularly complains in his interviews, raising the alarm about Armenia’s continuous acquisition of hundreds of millions of dollars’...
View ArticleUnited States not planning to take part in the EU border mission in Armenia
Armenia and the European Union have each hit back at false claims by Azerbaijan that Armenia is building troops up along its side of the undelimited border. Armenia’s Foreign Minister has said there...
View ArticleAND IN OTHER NEWS: Armenia Hosts Mars Mission Simulation
So much of the news we hear about Armenia lately is fraught with anxiety and uncertainty. While there’s a good reason for that, that’s only one side of the story. There’s so much more going on in the...
View ArticleArmenia reports fresh ceasefire violations as tensions with Azerbaijan flare
Armenia reported two ceasefire violations along the border as tensions with Azerbaijan continue to spiral to levels not seen in months. There were no casualties reported. A Russian-led military...
View ArticleDemystifying the Fall of Karabakh
CivilNet host Patrick Elliott sits down with Tigran Grigoryan, the director of the Regional Center For Democracy and Security, to unpack the myths around the negotiations and the Nagorno Karabakh...
View ArticlePashinyan denies any misstep regarding Russia relations
Pashinyan insisted Armenia has not done anything wrong in its relations with Russia. The French prime minister rebuked Azerbaijan for taking steps which threaten Armenia’s territorial integrity. A...
View ArticleArmenia’s Balancing Act In Brussels
CivilNet host Patrick Elliot sits down with political commentator Eric Hacopian to talk about the upcoming Armenia-US-EU meeting in Brussels, as well as the Russian and Azerbaijani reactions. They...
View ArticleBlinken warns Aliyev against increasing tensions with Armenia on eve of major...
The U.S. Secretary of State Anthony Blinken cautioned Azerbaijan that there is no justification for increased tension on the border ahead of a major Armenia-EU-U.S. summit. Russia again called on all...
View ArticleArmenia’s Amulsar gold mine may start production this year
By Mark Dovich Operations at Amulsar, a long-stalled gold mining project embroiled in environmental controversy, may begin as soon as the end of the year, an Armenian official indicated this week....
View ArticleEU, US announce major financial aid programs for Armenia, Karabakh Armenians
The United States and European Union will collectively provide Armenia with additional financial support worth nearly $360 million to support the country’s development and address the needs of...
View ArticleAUA’s Mission of Educational Excellence
In this Civilnet interview, Patrick Elliott sits down with Sharistan Melkonian, the dean of general education at the American University of Armenia, to discuss their reaccreditation, international...
View ArticleEU, US announce $360M in support as Armenia’s tilt West picks up steam
By Mark Dovich The European Union and United States said Friday they will together provide Armenia with additional financial support worth nearly $360 million before holding first-of-their-kind joint...
View ArticleArmenia reports new ceasefire violations as PM holds talks with EU, US
By Mark Dovich Armenia reported two fresh ceasefire violations Friday, as the country’s prime minister was abroad for first-of-their-kind three-way talks with senior officials from the European Union...
View Article‘We are here to stay,’ pledge Jerusalem’s Armenians, as land conflict escalates
On Wednesday, a group of Israeli police officers entered an area of the Armenian Quarter in Jerusalem’s Old City known as the Cows’ Garden and began dismantling outposts set up there by members of the...
View ArticleArmenia’s Central Bank greenlights Ameriabank sale: THIS WEEK IN BUSINESS
Armenia’s monetary authorities gave their “preliminary approval” to the sale of Ameriabank, one of the country’s largest lenders, to the Bank of Georgia Group. Operations at Amulsar, a long-stalled...
View ArticleAzerbaijan fires on Armenian villages following Armenia-US-EU meeting
Azerbaijan fires on Armenian villages following Armenia-US-EU meeting The European Union continues to call on Azerbaijan for the safe right of return of displaced people to Nagorno-Karabakh. Leading...
View ArticleWhat can be done to safeguard the cultural heritage in Karabakh
Following the 2023 ethnic cleansing of Armenians from Artsakh, Baku has already began erasing any trace of Armenians in the region. Azerbaijani social media is already rife with videos depicting the...
View ArticleBaroness Cox’s Lifelong Mission for Nagorno-Karabakh
“A voice for people whose voices are not heard.” That’s how Humanitarian activist and long-time advocate for Artsakh, Baroness Caroline Cox, talks about how she used her privileged position as a...
View ArticleAmid further shooting, Armenia calls on Baku to cease escalation
The head of the Council of Europe expressed the organization’s support for Armenia’s reform process on a visit yesterday to Yerevan. Days of shooting from Azerbaijan along the Armenian border...
View ArticleAzerbaijan Lobbyist under fire after revelation of undisclosed meetings with...
By Paul Vartan Sookiasian A U.S. political consultant, Ezra Friedlander, hired by Azerbaijan failed to disclose a meeting he attended at New York City Hall, accompanied by the deputy foreign minister...
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