Topic: Politics
By Arshaluys Barseghyan Detained Russian–Armenian tycoon Samvel Karapetyan, who faces multiple charges in Armenia, was named prime ministerial candidate of his newly formed Strong Armenia party on February 12. The[...]
By Arshaluys Barseghyan The translation of US Vice President JD Vance’s remarks, in which he spoke about $9 billion in funds directed toward nuclear energy in Armenia, has sparked confusion.[...]
YEREVAN (Armenpress) — Since the opening of the Armenian-Turkish border to citizens of third countries is currently being discussed, its first and fastest impact will be an increase in tourist[...]
By Naira Bulghadarian YEREVAN (Azatutyun) — Armenia’s government remains reluctant to provide lawyers representing an ethnic Armenian resident of Nagorno-Karabakh jailed by Azerbaijan with medical records which they say could[...]
By Naira Bulghadarian YEREVAN (Azatutyun) — The Armenian opposition accused Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan on December 30 of continuing to crack down on dissent ahead of next year’s parliamentary elections[...]
YEREVAN (Azatutyun) — Russia has defended the track record of Armenia’s national electric utility owned by jailed Russian-Armenian billionaire Samvel Karapetyan but stopped short of explicitly criticizing the company’s controversial[...]
YEREVAN (OC-Media.org) — Armenia’s Public Services Regulatory Commission (PSRC) has voted to revoke the electricity distribution license of the country’s main power grid operator, the Electric Networks of Armenia (ENA),[...]
By Ken Chitwood YEREVAN (Christianity Today) — Armenia’s first national prayer breakfast Friday and Saturday, November 14 and 15, comes amid one of the most potent confrontations between church and[...]
Narek Karapetyan, the nephew of jailed Russian–Armenian tycoon Samvel Karapetyan, this week appeared on the talk show of influential far-right US pundit and conspiracy theorist Tucker Carlson to discuss his[...]
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[...]