Armenia renews call for regional energy market: THIS WEEK IN BUSINESS
Armenia renewed its call for the Eurasian Economic Union to form an integrated energy market, a prospect opposed by Russia and other energy-rich members of the trade bloc. Prosecutors dropped charges...
View ArticleYerevan Wine Days 2024: Display of 700 Types of Indigenous Wines
This year, the Yerevan Wine Days festival is being held on June 7-9 on Moskovyan, Saryan, and Tumanyan streets. During the event, some 700 types of the best wines from Armenian vineyards will be...
View ArticleArmenia’s strategic escape from Moscow’s embrace
Renowned sociologist Georgi Derluguian joins CivilNet for an in-depth discussion about the declining Russian influence and rising Western orientation in the Caucasus region, with a special focus on...
View ArticleOpposition leader Galstanyan announces 96-hour protest outside parliament
Parliament fails to consider calls for Pashinyan to resign as Galstanyan launches 96-hour sit-in. A senior US State Department official is in Yerevan to discuss deepening bilateral ties. Last week’s...
View ArticleWhy Armenia Needs a Holistic Foreign Policy Approach: Talk with Edward Djerejian
Veteran U.S. diplomat Edward Djerejian sits down with CivilNet’s Eric Hacopian to review Washington’s relations with Yerevan and potential strategies to enhance Armenia’s significance to world powers....
View Article‘Historic moment’ to normalize relations with Azerbaijan, says Armenia’s top...
Ararat Mirzoyan, Armenia’s top diplomat, said he sees this as a “historic moment” to normalize relations with Azerbaijan. Meanwhile, Ruben Rubinyan, Armenia’s special envoy to Turkey, acknowledged...
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Intricate Patterns, Ancient Hands: The Art of Armenian Rugs
By Vartan Esenyan Armenia’s rug weaving tradition dates back to pre-Christian times. The craft is deeply woven in Armenian cultural heritage and traditions, and its intricacies have been handed down...
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Artsakh after the occupation of Azerbaijan. part 1: Hadrut
Hayk Hovhannisyan, #CivilNetCheck Recently, information has been spreading about the cultural destruction in various Artsakh communities, which came under Azerbaijan’s control. By studying satellite...
View ArticleAnti-government protesters in Armenia injured as police use flash grenades
Protesters attempting to blockade the prime minister inside the parliament building are met with flash grenades by police. Armenia and the United States agree to upgrade their relations from a...
View ArticlePolice use stun grenades on protesters
Police in Armenia used stun grenades on anti-government protesters gathered near the National Assembly in Armenia Wednesday evening. Protesters attempted to blockade the prime minister inside the...
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Armenia left reeling as scores injured in clashes at anti-government protests
By Mark Dovich A large anti-government protest outside Armenia’s parliament ended Wednesday in dramatic clashes with police, leaving at least 101 people injured in some of the worst scenes of violence...
View ArticleThe big fights at Armenia’s parliament
In this week’s episode of Insights, host Eric Hacopian covers the violence in the ongoing “Tavush for the homeland” movement, touches up on the ongoing case against former economy minister Vahan...
View ArticleDigital transformation: How IT talent can thrive with Ameriabank
Davit Hovhannisyan, chief information officer at Ameriabank, sits down with CivilNet’s Mark Dovich to talk about his decision to repatriate to Armenia and continue his career at one of Armenia’s...
View ArticlePashinyan orders Armenian officials to refrain from visiting Belarus, as...
Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan once again indicated he plans to take Armenia out of the Collective Security Treaty Organization, a Russian-led military alliance, though he stopped short of formally...
View ArticleHSBC Armenia sale passes key regulatory hurdle
By Mark Dovich Armenia’s antimonopoly watchdog Wednesday greenlit the sale of HSBC’s local subsidiary to the country’s largest lender, moving the deal forward. If approved, it will leave Armenia with...
View ArticleHow Armenia is joining the space race
In this interview, Babken Der Grigoryan, founder and CEO of Kartes Analytica discusses Armenia’s ambitious plans to develop an advanced national space program, examining its recent landmark...
View ArticleBelarus armed Azerbaijan for war against Armenia, POLITICO reports
POLITICO Europe reported yesterday that leaked documents confirm Belarus delivered advanced weapons to Azerbaijan between 2018 and 2022 which were then used against Armenia. Armenia denied three...
View ArticleArmenia silent as Russia says working to restore Mir payment card services:...
Armenia’s Central Bank this week cut interest rates by 25 basis points to 8%, as inflation continues to remain well below target levels. The Central Bank neither confirmed nor denied that Russia is...
View ArticleBad news is piling up for Gazprom: Petrostrategies
The article was originally published in World Energy Weekly (June 16 issue), a weekly of Petrostrategies, a French think-tank specializing in energy issues. Gazprom is expecting a difficult decade...
View ArticleArmenia takes part in Western-backed Ukraine peace talks
Armenia’s opposition attempted to call a vote to open an impeachment hearing into Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan, but failed to meet quorum after members of the ruling Civil Contract party boycotted...
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