Rubio: U.S. Aims to Prevent Azerbaijani Invasion of Armenia
Secretary of State Marco Rubio told Congress the U.S. is working to prevent an Azerbaijani invasion of Armenia, amid bipartisan calls to enforce military aid restrictions and secure the release of...
View ArticleArmenia’s budget underspent by $620 mln in Q1, report finds
By Elen Muradyan Armenia’s industrial output shrank by a staggering 18.5% in the first quarter of 2025, the sharpest contraction in recent years, raising red flags about the government’s ability to...
View ArticleLavrov’s Yerevan Visit: Crisis Management, Not Alliance Revival
By Tigran Grigoryan Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov paid a working visit to Armenia on Wednesday following earlier visits by his Armenian counterpart Ararat Mirzoyan to Moscow and Prime...
View ArticleThe Illusion of Righteousness
Op-ed by Vartan Oskanian, Armenia’s former foreign minister (1998-2008) Seven years into Nikol Pashinyan’s premiership, it has become increasingly evident that his administration ranks, by far, among...
View ArticleU.S. pivots to commercial strategy in Armenia-Azerbaijan relations
By Paul Vartan Sookiasian A recent statement from U.S. President Donald Trump administration envoy Steve Witkoff that Armenia and Azerbaijan may soon join the Abraham Accords has raised a number of...
View ArticleWhen Armenia turned to EU: Fact-checking Lavrov’s statement
Hayk Hovhannisyan, #CivilNetCheck Speaking in Yerevan on May 21, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov asserted that the Collective Security Treaty Organization (CSTO), of which Armenia is a member,...
View ArticleYerevan to host European Political Community summit in 2026
By Alexander Pracht Armenia will host a European Political Community (EPC) summit in the spring of 2026, Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan wrote on his Facebook page on Friday. The EPC was established in...
View ArticleNew suspects arrested in 2020 Yerevan riot investigation
Nine more people were arrested in connection with the mass unrest that erupted in Yerevan on November 10, 2020, following the announcement of the ceasefire agreement ending the Second Nagorno-Karabakh...
View ArticleArmenia lifts visa requirements for Gulf states in bid to boost tourism: THIS...
Armenia will lift visa requirements for citizens of Bahrain, Oman, and Saudi Arabia in a bid to boost tourism and attract more foreign investments. Armenian officials confirmed they are in talks with...
View ArticleIDeA honors Vardanyan’s work on his 57th birthday
The Armenia-based IDeA Foundation [Initiatives for Development of Armenia] founded in 2014 by Ruben Vardanyan and his wife, Veronika Zonabend. The foundation operates over 100 large and small...
View ArticleYerevan Dialogue begins with Pashinyan’s call to sign peace deal despite new...
By Paul Vartan Sookiasian The 2nd annual Yerevan Dialogue international forum began Monday with a hopeful address from Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan about the possibility and benefits of a...
View ArticleArmenia’s Ombudsperson raises disparity concerns over new conscription bill
By Alexander Pracht Armenia’s Ombudsperson Anahit Manasyan raised serious concerns over a legislative proposal that would allow citizens to shorten their mandatory military service in exchange for a...
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Armenia demonstrates increased resilience in cybersecurity
By Christopher Crowson With more and more public and private institutions storing data online in Armenia, the country and its digital infrastructure are increasingly at risk of cybersecurity attacks....
View ArticleArmenia can be a strategic gateway for India to Europe: Indian expert
India has rapidly ascended to become Armenia’s largest defense supplier, overtaking traditional partners in just three years. Dr. Swasti Rao, geopolitical expert and defense consultant to India’s...
View ArticleHow Armenia became important to India’s defense export strategy
By Arshaluis Mgdesyan An interview with Dr. Swasti Rao, Geopolitical Expert and Defense Consultant to the Indian Ministry of Defense, talks to CivilNet about the rapidly expanding military cooperation...
View ArticleIt is time to materialize a Palestine state
The world should expand all efforts that are needed to stop the war in the Gaza Strip, says Varsen Aghabekian, the Palestinian Minister of State for Foreign Affairs and Expatriates. At the 2025...
View ArticlePashinyan talks peace as Yerevan hosts international forum
The Yerevan Dialogue international forum began with a hopeful address from Armenia’s Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan who said normalization with Baku is within reach. France will open an honorary...
View ArticleSwiss parliamentary group launches initiative on Karabakh Armenians’ right of...
By Zhanna Avagyan A Swiss parliamentary committee supporting the right of return for forcibly displaced Armenians from Nagorno-Karabakh held its inaugural session in Bern on May 26, reaffirming...
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Between gunfire and resolve in Armenia’s border villages
By Nanor Froundjian Everyday life under constant threat Azerbaijani forces have intermittently opened fire on Armenian villages in the Syunik Province since early spring, including Khnatsakh and...
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Armenians trust the church and army most, distrust politicians and media
By Nanor Froundjian Religious organizations take the lead, politics take a fall Political parties and media organizations rank among the least trusted institutions in Armenia, while religious...
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