Gyumri

GYUMRI, Armenia — On a chilly November morning twenty or so students scramble to find their seats in a small classroom which would look like any university auditorium but for[...]

American critics and Turkish propagandists in the Washington think tank and lobbying world continue to criticize the Russian troop presence in Armenia as evidence that Armenia is a Russian satrapy[...]

GYUMRI, Armenia — The October 20 arrest of Gyumri mayor Vardan Ghukasyan on corruption charges has led to a lot of controversy. The photos below are from that day and[...]

By Shoghik Mikayelyan and Nina Abgaryan Special to the Mirror-Spectator GYUMRI, Armenia — In 2021, Armenia introduced a system of voluntary certification for teachers, designed to assess subject knowledge and[...]

By Shoghik Mikayelyan and Nina Abgaryan Special to the Mirror-Spectator In Gyumri, Armenia’s second-largest city, young people often face limited job opportunities, which in turn restricts their exposure to other[...]

GYUMRI — Under Armenia’s flag, with the music of Komitas performed by the Gyumri State Symphony Orchestra, hundreds of guests gathered on August 20 before a striking new structure of[...]

By Bella Ishanyan Special to the Mirror-Spectator GYUMRI, Armenia — The Institute for Security Analysis (ISA), a national security think tank based in Yerevan, hosted two conferences in Gyumri from[...]

A new knot is being added to the already tangled efforts of getting an Armenian-Azerbaijani peace treaty finalized. Both sides have acknowledged that the treaty text is ready for signing,[...]

Gyumri is known informally as the cultural capital of Armenia and for good reason. In addition to its traditional excellence in the visual arts, it hosts several outstanding music schools[...]

By Gayane Muradyan YEREVAN — As Victor Hugo has said, “He who opens the school door closes a prison.” In these anxious and insecure days ahead of the New Year,[...]