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Foreign Minister of Armenia had a meeting with Executive Director of the Trust Fund for Victims of the International Criminal Court
The Hague Foreign Minister of Armenia Ararat Mirzoyan had a meeting with Deborah Ruiz Verduzco, Executive Director of the Trust Fund for Victims of the International Criminal Court. The interlocutors discussed the cooperation between the Republic...

Yerevan: Azerbaijan ignores ombudsman’s call for cooperation
September 17, 2025 - 18:06 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Armenia’s Human Rights Defender (Ombudsman) Anahit Manasyan officially proposed establishing contact with Azerbaijan’s commissioner for human rights on humanitarian and human rights issues, but Baku...

Eight ways to boost your business in Armenia
EU4Business offers Armenian SMEs various means of financial support, including: Loans: In collaboration with local financial institutions, EU4Business provides loans with favorable terms. For instance, the European Investment Bank (EIB) has...

Armenian women changing opinion on males - poll
ArmInfo. A survey conducted within the framework of the "Positive Masculinity 2.0" program among more than 2,000 young men aged 16 to 25 showed that ideas about the modern image of a man in Armenia are changing. Thus, according to a message...

2025: Media Outlets in Armenia Sued $174,00 for Libel, Slander
Thirty-seven lawsuits have been filed against seventeen media outlets in Armenia so far this year. In addition to refuting information considered libelous or slanderous, plaintiffs have demanded monetary compensation totaling AMD 66.7 million...

Armenian-Lebanese prisoner in Azerbaijan may be in crisis
September 16, 2025 - 11:23 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Vicken Euljekjian, who has been held in an Azerbaijani prison since 2020, began a hunger strike nearly a month ago. His family still has no information about his current health condition. According...

18 months instead of 24: Armenia debates shorter mandatory military service
Military service in Armenia Armenia’s defence ministry has proposed cutting the length of mandatory military service from 24 months to 18. If approved, the change would take effect with the summer draft of 2026, but it would not apply to those...

Yerevan Mayor: Air cleaner than it seems
ArmInfo. Yerevan Mayor Tigran Avinyan attempted to convince the media and the public during a press conference on September 15 that the issue with air quality in the city is just imaginary. To make his case, he presented data recorded by sensors...
Armenian tennis star reveals ‘challenging’ diagnosis
MADRID, SPAIN - APRIL 22: Elina Avanesyan of Armenia plays a backhand against Caroline Dolehide of the United States in the Women's Singles First Round match during on Day One of Mutua Madrid Open at La Caja Magica on April 22, 2025 in Madrid,...

Coalition for Health, Ethics and Society (CHES)
Aileen McLeod Alberto-Horst Neidhardt Alice Berzolla Alison Hunter Almut Möller Amanda Paul Ana Berdzenishvili Andrew Duff Andrew Scott Anna Crawford Annalisa Buscaini Annika Hedberg Arancha González Laya Arnaldo-Javier Mina Mendoza Benedetta...
Kansas Guard joins Armenian partners for Eagle Partner 2025
YEREVAN, ARMENIA — Building on more than 20 years of cooperation through the National Guard Bureau’s State Partnership Program, Soldiers and Airmen of the Kansas National Guard joined U.S. Army Europe and Africa and the Armed Forces of the...
Genocide – Armenia (1915-16) and Gaza (2023-25)
The term “genocide”, and its codification in international law, has its origins in the mass murder of Armenians in 1915–16. Up to 1.2 million Armenians were killed by massacre or through systematic ill-treatment, exposure and starvation by the...

No citizen of Armenia is to be deprived of opportunity to maintain health because of lack of money - Samvel Karapetyan
ArmInfo. No citizen of Armenia should be deprived of the opportunity to maintain health due to the absence or lack of money. This is stated in the message of the president of the Tashir Group of Companies, businessman and philanthropist Samvel...

The India-Myanmar border: when deep cultural ties are tested and redrawn
Govajang is a village located in the border town of Moreh in Manipur. As per the 2011 Census, the village comprises 35 households with 123 inhabitants. The primary source of livelihood here is rice cultivation. As part of the India-Burma border...
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Barrtalk: An Armenian farce for the ages [but was it really that surprising?]
I watched as the utter debacle, farce, horror show – and every other torturous descriptive you can think of – unfolded before our disbelieving eyes on Tuesday night, when Ireland were roundly beaten by Armenia in the World Cup Qualifiers. It was a...

Footage showing an ethnic Armenian resident of Khankendi making preparations for an armed act of sabotage -
Today, footage surfaced showing Karen Albertovich Avanesyan, a 1967-born Armenian resident of Khankendi, preparing for an armed sabotage, APA reports. Karen Avanesyan is seen retrieving an assault rifle and grenades from a location where he had...

Armenian prisoners in Baku: reports of suicide attempts and hunger strikes, and Yerevan’s response
Suicide attempts and hunger strikes by Armenian prisoners in Baku Armenian media are reporting suicide attempts and hunger strikes among Armenian prisoners held in Azerbaijani jails. News of the incidents emerged after phone calls with their...
Armenia’s Last Chance to Ensure Its Survival
By Alec Yenikomshian Hetq.am In parallel with ensuring the consolidation of its sovereignty over the east-west road passing through Meghri, Armenia must immediately develop and implement a comprehensive program ensuring its resilience. This...

Armenia ratifies loan agreement worth EUR 45.3 million with Asian Development Bank to enhance quality of healthcare services
Armenia’s National Assembly approved today EUR 45.3 million loan agreement between the Republic of Armenia and the Asian Development Bank (ADB) aimed at improving healthcare quality. Здрав, на АРКА Армения ратифицировала кредитное соглашение с АБР...

Armenia ratifies Convention on Elimination of Violence and Harassment in Workplace
NEWS » Society » Armenia ratifies Convention on Elimination of Violence and Harassment in Workplace During its session on Thursday, the National Assembly of Armenia ratified the 2019 Convention on the Elimination of Violence and Harassment....