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Op-Ed by Emil Sanamyan, USC Institute of Armenian Studies On June 17 prime minister Nikol Pashinyan…
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By Mark Dovich As of Wednesday morning, two people remain unaccounted for following Sunday’s large explosion at the popular Surmalu shopping strip in Yerevan, according to a tally kept by the Ministry of Emergency Situations. Rescue crews and volunteers from the Red Cross continue to comb through the wreckage. The authorities in both Yerevan and Stepanakert declared national days of mourning on Wednesday and Thursday in response to the blast, which left 16 people dead and 62 injured. The vast majority of those who were injured have been discharged from the hospital. On Sunday afternoon, a large explosion at a […]
The death toll in a large explosion at the popular Surmalu shopping strip in Yerevan rose overnight to 16. Four families received new homes in the southern Armenian border village of Shurnukh. Armenian Defense Minister Suren Papikyan and Russian Defense Minister Sergey Shoygu met for talks in Moscow.
By Mark Dovich The death toll in a large explosion Sunday at the popular Surmalu shopping strip in Yerevan rose overnight to 16, the Ministry of Health announced Tuesday morning. Among the victims whose bodies were pulled from the rubble overnight were a young child and a pregnant woman, said Minister of Emergency Situations Armen Pambukhchyan. Rescue crews and volunteers from the Red Cross continue working around the clock to search the wreckage for possible survivors. According to the Ministry of Emergency Situations, eight people remain unaccounted for: seven Armenian citizens and one Iranian national. The number of people injured […]
The death toll in a large explosion Sunday at a popular Yerevan shopping strip rose overnight to six, with another 61 injured, the Ministry of Health said in a statement. Rescue crews continue to search the wreckage for 18 people who remain missing, according to the Ministry of Emergency Situations.
By Mark Dovich A number of government ministers from Armenia and Turkey are set to meet next month on an unspecified date, according to a report published last Thursday by Turkish television channel Ulusal Kanal, citing an anonymous, high-ranking source in the country’s Foreign Ministry. Neither Yerevan nor Ankara have commented on the matter. “It is envisaged that the two countries’ ministers of trade, transport, and foreign affairs will be present at the meeting,” Ulusal Kanal reported. “It has been learned that Turkey’s expectation for the meeting…is (for it) to be held in Kars.” Armenia does not have a trade […]
By Mark Dovich The death toll in a large explosion Sunday at a popular Yerevan shopping strip rose overnight to six, with another 61 injured, the Ministry of Health said in a statement. Rescue crews continue to search the wreckage for 15 people who remain missing, according to the Ministry of Emergency Situations. A spokesperson for the ministry said that, as of Monday morning, firefighters were still working to contain a fire that broke out following the blast Sunday afternoon at Surmalu, a large wholesale and retail shopping strip located close to central Yerevan. The explosion and resulting fire destroyed […]
Over 300 Armenians are still missing since the end of the 2020 Karabakh war, according to a new report by the Red Cross. Mkhitar Matevosyan, the mayor of the town of Vayk and a Civil Contract member, allegedly took part in corrupt business dealings, Armenian investigative outlet Hetq reported. Armenia won gold in the European Youth Weightlifting Championships.
Russia’s Foreign Ministry said it is planning to organize high-level talks with Armenian and Azerbaijani officials by the end of the month. Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi reiterated that Iran will oppose any attempts to alter its borders in the Caucasus in a phone call with Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan. Armenia’s Foreign Ministry denied news in the Turkish press saying that Armenia and Turkey’s special envoys for normalization talks will meet again next month. The Armenian government will allocate over $6.5 million to complete construction on three roads. The authorities in Karabakh said the situation along the line of contact […]
