Azerbaijan threatens to use its ‘full arsenal’ against Armenia
Azerbaijan has accused Armenia of using heavy weaponry against it, and threatened to take large-scale military action in response. Armenia denies the claim and reiterated its call for a joint...
View ArticleArmenia’s Zangezur mine expecting record production volumes: THIS WEEK IN...
Armenia’s sole aluminum foil factory has named a new CEO, as the plant continues to operate at a loss following a string of Western sanctions on its Russian owner. Armenia’s biggest mine said it is...
View ArticleRussia and Iran Plan to Build Gas Pipeline Across the Caspian Sea
This article was published in the World Energy Weekly (July 29 issue), a publication of the French think tank Petrostrategies specializing in energy issues. In late June, frustrated by years of...
View ArticleArmenia’s Armenal names new CEO, with aluminum foil maker operating at loss
By Mark Dovich Armenia’s sole aluminum foil manufacturer named a new general director earlier this month, as the plant continues to operate at a loss following a string of Western punitive measures on...
View ArticleFitch affirms Armenia’s sovereign credit rating, outlook stable
By Mark Dovich Fitch has affirmed Armenia’s “BB-” sovereign credit rating with a “stable outlook,” citing the country’s “per-capita income and governance indicators that are in line with peers, strong...
View ArticleAll signs point to record year at Armenia’s Zangezur mine, despite looming...
By Mark Dovich All signs are pointing that this will be a bumper year for Armenia’s biggest mine, even as the government faces a historic lawsuit over its 2021 takeover of a minority stake in the...
View ArticleTaraz dress designs with a modern twist
The Teryan Cultural Center is a non-profit organization in Yerevan that works to preserve all elements of Armenian national heritage, but has become most known for its efforts to design modern...
View ArticleArmenia’s musical renaissance
In this episode of the CivilNet podcast, host Patrick Elliott sits down with Van Armenian, accomplished violinist and founder of the Atken Armenian Foundation. Van shares his passion for nurturing...
View ArticleArmenian and Turkish diplomats to meet at border after lull in normalization...
Armenia continued to reject accusations of ceasefire violations by Azerbaijan after Baku threatened to use “all means in its arsenal” against Yerevan. Armenia’s 15 athletes participated in the...
View ArticleTeam Armenia at the Paris Summer Olympics, Days 1-3
By Paul Vartan Sookiasian The 2024 Summer Olympics kicked off on July 26 in Paris, with Armenia’s 15 athletes taking part in a boat parade of nations down the River Seine during the Opening...
View ArticleArmenia and Turkey ‘reconfirm’ agreement to open border
By Mark Dovich Armenia and Turkey have reaffirmed their commitment to partially reopening their border and fully normalizing relations, though without providing any timeframe. Meeting Tuesday for the...
View ArticleFemTech: Breaking taboos and promoting dialogue
Ida Tin, the co-founder and former CEO of Clue and the innovator who in 2016 coined the term “Femtech” speaks with CivilNet about the booming IT industry and the important role that women have to play...
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Armenian Diplomacy and the Church Breathe New Life to Kolkata Community
By Mane Berikyan KOLKATA, India — Victoria Stephen feared her community was on its way to extinction, until the Armenian Apostolic Church intervened. This is the reality for many members of Kolkata’s...
View ArticleArmRadio’s Digitization of Armenian Jazz
Arthur Ispirian, one of Armenia’s most prominent jazz musicians and the Director of archives at Armenian Public Radio, has dedicated the past seven years to digitizing the history of Armenian...
View ArticleArmenia appoints first ambassador to Saudi Arabia
Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan traveled to Iran for talks with the country’s top political and religious leadership. Armenia and Turkey “reconfirmed” their agreement to partially reopen their...
View ArticleBringing tech startups to life at Armenia’s Sevan Startup Summit
Hundreds of startuppers gathered last week to network and pitch their solutions to 21st century problems at a camp on the shore of Armenia’s Lake Sevan. As the largest such gathering in the region,...
View ArticleUS says ‘creating conditions’ to allow Armenia to pull away from Russia
The United States is working to “create the conditions” to allow Armenia to continue pulling out of Russia’s orbit, Assistant Secretary of States James O’Brien said. The European Union is renewing...
View ArticleRussian guards leave Yerevan airport as Armenia appoints new border chief
By Alexander Pracht Russian border guards withdrew from Yerevan’s Zvartnots airport Wednesday, putting an end to the Kremlin’s more than three-decade security presence at Armenia’s main international...
View ArticleRussian border guards leave Armenia’s international airport
Russian border guards withdrew from Yerevan’s Zvartnots airport, where they had been stationed since just after Armenia’s independence. Turkey’s foreign minister reaffirmed that his country’s border...
View ArticleArmenia sets up company to draft roadmap for new nuclear power plant
By Alexander Pracht The Armenian government established a new company Thursday and tasked it with drafting a roadmap to construct a replacement for the country’s aging, Soviet-era nuclear power plant...
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