By Ani Paitjan Civil Contract, Armenia’s ruling party led by Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan, held…
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Organizations from Armenia and around the world were invited to showcase their work at Innovate Armenia,…
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Ronald Grigor Suny, a distinguished professor of history at the University of Michigan and emeritus professor of political science and history at the University of Chicago, delivered a speech on June 25 in Batumi at a symposium organized by the Monterey Initiative in Russian Studies at the Middlebury Institute of International Studies at Monterey. The 2025 Monterey Summer Symposium on Russia took place in Batumi, Yerevan, and Tbilisi from June 25 to July 13.
The 22nd edition of the Golden Apricot Yerevan International Film Festival has officially begun. This annual celebration of cinema is taking place from July 13 to 20, and as always, it will present competition films from various countries, along with selections from some of the world’s most prestigious film festivals, such as Cannes and Berlin. Renowned figures from the global film industry have arrived in Armenia to share their expertise and artistry with local cinephiles.
By Alexander Pracht A growing sense of alarm is spreading among Armenia’s flower producers, as Russia’s ban on floral imports from the country, introduced last month, remains in effect. Last Friday, dozens of greenhouse owners in Armavir province, one of Armenia’s main floriculture hubs, staged a protest demanding swift government action to resolve the standoff with Russia. The demonstrators, who rely heavily on the Russian market, warned that without a breakthrough, they would escalate their protest by blocking a highway to Yerevan. “I don’t know what I’m going to do with my 60,000 flowers that are about to blossom,” one […]
By Zhanna Avagyan Jailed Armenian businessman Samvel Karapetyan has announced plans to form a new political force, marking his most direct challenge yet to Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan’s government. In a statement released on Monday, Karapetyan said his team was beginning the process of establishing a political force aimed at uniting the public around “justice and a better future.” “I deeply respect the political forces and figures who have fought against Nikol Pashinyan’s anti-national regime,” the statement read. “But we have our own vision for building a better Armenia. We will move forward with our own team, without ruling out […]
On July 12, demonstrators gathered in Freedom Square in Yerevan to protest the Armenian government’s declining support for displaced Artsakh Armenians. The rally drew roughly hundreds of people and included both Armenians from Artsakh and others showing solidarity.
