- Armenian Foreign Minister Ararat Mirzoyan paid a visit to Moscow where he held talks with his Russian counterpart Sergey Lavrov.
- Donald Trump was inaugurated as U.S. president and Senator Marco Rubio was confirmed by the Senate as his Secretary of State. Armenians hope Rubio’s influential position could lead to an increase in US support for Armenia.
- How Armenia’s new partnership with the U.S. is likely to affect its energy sector.
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Armenia names John van ‘t Schip as national football team
By Alexander Pracht After more than four months without a permanent head coach, the Armenian national team appointed Dutch manager John van ‘t Schip to lead their squad, the country’s Football Federation announced today. John van ‘t Schip, 61, enjoyed a distinguished playing career, primarily with Dutch powerhouse Ajax and later with Genoa in Italy. A skilled wing-half, he earned 40 caps for the Netherlands national team and was part of the Dutch squad that claimed their only international trophy in history at Euro 88, though his involvement in the tournament was limited to one appearance. His coaching journey has […]
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In Jerusalem, Secretary of State Rubio discusses presence of Christians
By Stella Mehrabekyan and Paul Vartan Sookiasian During his first visit to the Middle East as U.S. Secretary of State, Marco Rubio visited the Church of the Holy Sepulchre in Jerusalem yesterday, where he met with the Armenian Patriarchate. The Patrichate’s Chancellor the Very Rev. Fr. Aghan Gogchyan, who was at the meeting, tells CivilNet Rubio’s visit was not official in nature. Rubio attended a mass in the church’s Catholic portion. This is unlike the visit made by former President Joseph Biden to the Church of the Nativity in 2022, during which he met with the Armenian Patriarch of Jerusalem, […]
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Robert Kocharyan Warns Against the Dissolution of the OSCE Minsk
By Lia Avagyan “The OSCE Minsk Group must be preserved at all costs. If the Minsk Group is dissolved now, it will be extremely difficult to establish a similar international format in the future,” Armenia’s second President Robert Kocharyan stated at a press conference today in Yerevan. He called it “foolish” to take steps in a changing world that could result in an irreversible loss for the negotiation process. Since the 2020 Karabakh war, Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev has repeatedly demanded that the OSCE dissolve the Minsk Group meditation format. In January 2025, following yet another threat of force from […]
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Armenia’s national football team remains coachless amid FFA turmoil
By Alexander Pracht Armenia’s national football team has been without a head coach for over four months since the dismissal of Ukrainian Oleksandr Petrakov in October following a poor Union of European Football Associations (UEFA) Nations League campaign. The Football Federation of Armenia (FFA) appointed Suren Chakhalyan as interim manager for the final two matches in November, promising a permanent replacement by year’s end, but no appointment has been made so far. Meanwhile, the organization faces growing criticism from fans and domestic clubs over its policies, with calls for the leadership’s resignation intensifying. Who is Petrakov and why was he […]
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Uncertainty and Opportunities: Amundi Analyst on Global Economic Trends
Sponsored content “We live in a world where uncertainty is higher than ever. However, precisely this uncertainty opens up new opportunities,” began Didier Borowski, Head of Macroeconomic Research at the Amundi Investment Institute, during his speech at the “Amundi Investment Outlook – 2025” held in Yerevan on January 30. Amundi, one of the leading players in the global investment market, has a strong presence in Armenia through its Armenian company, Amundi-Acba Asset Management, a leading pension fund manager in Armenia. The company organized its annual investment outlook discussion, bringing together financial experts, investors, government representatives, and professional bankers. . The […]
