Azerbaijan’s hybrid war against France comes to New Caledonia
In recent days, the French government and media have denounced Azerbaijan’s interference that has aggravated the tense climate in New Caledonia, a French overseas territory in the Pacific. Why and by...
View ArticleArmenia’s economy grows by 9.2% in first quarter
By Mark Dovich Armenia’s gross domestic product, a broad measure of goods and services produced, expanded by 9.2% in the first three months of the year, according to the latest figures out this week...
View ArticleOne woman’s quest for justice for her sister, tortured and killed by Azerbaijan
Gayane Abgaryan, a soldier in the Armenian military, was tortured and brutally killed by Azerbaijani forces during a massive attack against Armenia in September 2022. For her sister Lala Abgaryan, it...
View ArticleIran’s supreme leader reiterates support for Armenia’s territorial integrity
Iran’s supreme leader reiterated support for Armenia’s territorial integrity. Armenia’s parliament speaker criticized the church for being exempt from paying some taxes amid a stand-off over an...
View ArticleLukashenko’s private conversation with Aliyev
In this episode of Insights, Eric Hacopian analyzes the latest developments regarding protests led by Bishop Bagrat Galstanyan in Armenia. He also assesses Azerbaijan’s apparent peace overtures and...
View ArticleInside the mass uprising rocking Tbilisi
Today on Civilnet, Marika Mikiashvili discusses the large anti-government protests in Tbilisi, Georgia. As a member of the opposition DROA party and an activist involved in the demonstrations, she...
View ArticleArmenia’s allies helped Azerbaijan in run-up to 2020 war, Pashinyan claims
Nikol Pashinyan claimed at least two of Armenia’s formal allies aided Azerbaijan in preparing for the 2020 war, marking a major escalation in the prime minister’s rhetoric against the Collective...
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Armenia’s Darik Village has a mission to transform the country’s wool industry
By Paul Vartan Sookiasian At the end of a dirt road at the top edge of Armenia’s northeastern Shirak region lies a tiny village seeking to bring big changes to Armenia’s wool industry. Darik has a...
View ArticleNegotiations heat up over Zvartnots Airport expansion plan
By Mark Dovich Armenia has indicated the 20% internal rate of return it grants to Corporación América Airports remains a key sticking point in ongoing talks over a major expansion plan for Zvartnots,...
View ArticleArmenia and Azerbaijan deploy guards to newly delimited sections of border
Border guards formally began patrolling sections of the border between Armenia’s northeastern Tavush region and Azerbaijan’s northwestern Gazakh district, following the withdrawal of troops, as...
View ArticleIndia ‘waiting for proposals’ from Armenia on joining Iran port project: THIS...
Armenia’s gross domestic product expanded by 9.2% in the first quarter of the year. India said it is ready to consider offers from Armenia on joining a key port project in Iran, just days after New...
View Article3 dead as severe floods leave trail of destruction across northern Armenia
By Mark Dovich At least three people died and two others went missing Sunday after days of strong rainstorms caused rivers in northern Armenia to overflow their banks, sweeping away bridges and roads...
View ArticleGalstanyan, outspoken archbishop, bids to become Armenia’s prime minister
By Mark Dovich Bagrat Galstanyan, the charismatic and outspoken clergyman who emerged last month as the leader of a growing anti-government movement in Armenia, was named Sunday as the opposition’s...
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Democracy Watch: ANIF Dissolution Raises Questions on Investments and Governance
By Tigran Grigoryan and Karena Avedissian The Armenian National Interests Fund (ANIF) is set to be dissolved, with its management transitioning to the State Property Management Committee. ANIF is a...
View ArticleAnti-government protests rock Yerevan as Galstanyan calls for more civil...
At least 284 protesters were detained for taking part in acts of civil disobedience across Yerevan, as anti-government demonstrators continued to call on Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan to resign over...
View ArticleEU mission head in Armenia says they are waiting on delimitation works
By Paul Vartan Sookiasian Markus Ritter, the head of the European Union’s monitoring mission in Armenia, told CivilNet last week his observers are not currently patrolling sections of the border with...
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Transforming lives of children with special needs in Armenia
By Vartan Esenyan In a world that often overlooks the silent struggles of children with special needs, there are few non-governmental organizations that stand out as a beacon of hope to Armenian...
View ArticleArmenia indefinitely suspends broadcasts of Russia’s Channel One
Scores of demonstrators continued to rally in Yerevan, calling on Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan to resign over last month’s border delimitation deal with Azerbaijan. Law enforcement tried to prevent...
View Article‘Delimitation means that Azerbaijan must withdraw’: French Ambassador Olivier...
Border demarcation between Armenia and Azerbaijan; relations between France and Armenia; obstacles to obtaining Schengen visas for Armenian citizens; armaments and field training; alleged Azerbaijani...
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Martiros Saryan, Serge Avedikian and Gaza
When the painter Martiros Saryan visited Istanbul in 1910, he was on the verge of entering a highly productive period. He wanted to understand the East, penetrate its soul, and express it in a new...
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