Pashinyan Declares Peace With Azerbaijan, Acknowledges Fate of Armenian POWs Remains Unresolved
Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan said Friday that peace with Azerbaijan has become a reality after more than three decades of conflict, but acknowledged that the fate of Armenian detainees, missing persons and other humanitarian concerns remains unresolved. Speaking at a Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS) summit in Turkmenistan on October 9, Pashinyan pointed to the U.S.-brokered agreement initialed by Armenia and Azerbaijan at the White House on August 8, 2025,
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Pashinyan Meets Iranian President as Tehran Questions Trump Route
Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan and Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian met Friday in Turkmenistan for their second round of talks in just over two weeks, as Tehran continues to voice concerns over a U.S.-backed transit route planned along Armenia’s border with Iran. The meeting took place on the sidelines of a Commonwealth of Independent States summit, following a series of diplomatic exchanges between Yerevan and Tehran. Pezeshkian called for closer cooperation betw
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European Parliament Demands Release of Armenian POWs Held in Azerbaijan in New Resolution
The European Parliament has adopted a resolution on political prisoners in Azerbaijan that includes a call for the immediate and unconditional release of Armenian detainees, including former senior officials of Nagorno-Karabakh. The resolution passed with 492 votes in favor, 23 against and 60 abstentions. French Member of the European Parliament Marina Mesure, one of the resolution’s co-authors, said Armenian prisoners were not mentioned in the original draft but were added f
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Jerusalem’s Armenian Quarter Records More Harassment on One Street in Three Months Than Entire Quarter Last Year
Anti-Christian harassment in Jerusalem’s Armenian Quarter has surpassed the total recorded throughout 2025, with 45 incidents documented on a single street between July and September 2026, according to a new report by an Israeli religious freedom watchdog. The Religious Freedom Data Center (RFDC) recorded 77 incidents across Jerusalem’s Old City during the third quarter of 2026. Of those, 45 occurred on Armenian Patriarchate Street, accounting for 58% of all documented incide
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Armenian Astrophysicist Garik Israelian and Queen’s Brian May Honor Physicist Brian Cox With Stephen Hawking Medal
British physicist and broadcaster Brian Cox has received the 2026 Stephen Hawking Medal for Science Communication, an award honoring figures who have helped bring science beyond academia and closer to the public. Cox received the medal Oct. 2 at the Royal Astronomical Society in London from Queen guitarist and astrophysicist Sir Brian May and Armenian astrophysicist Garik Israelian, the co-founders of the STARMUS science and music festival. The award was created a decade ago
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Armenia Prepares for Possible Traveler Screenings After Suspected Plague Case in Russia
Armenia is closely monitoring a suspected case of pneumonic plague in Russia and could introduce health screenings for travelers if the risk increases, Health Minister Anahit Avanesyan said Wednesday. The alert follows the October 2 death of 28-year-old Darya Shipilova, an employee of the Irkutsk Anti-Plague Research Institute in Russia. Her cause of death has not been officially confirmed. Russian authorities have described it as “pneumonia of unknown etiology,” while about
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Vote for Armenia to Win World’s Leading Heritage Destination 2026 Again
VOTE: Armenia is in the running for one of the World Travel Awards’ top global tourism honors, earning a nomination for World’s Leading Heritage Destination 2026. Voting in the worldwide category opened October 6 and will continue through October 30, according to the World Travel Awards. Winners will be recognized at the organization’s Grand Final Gala Ceremony in Tanzania on December 12. The nomination puts Armenia’s centuries-old cultural and architectural heritage back on
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Former German Spy Chief Detained in Espionage Case as Investigators Examine Reported Azerbaijan Link
A former head of Germany’s foreign intelligence service has been placed in pretrial detention in an espionage case involving thousands of sensitive documents, as German media report investigators are examining a possible connection to Azerbaijan. August Hanning, 80, who led the Federal Intelligence Service, or BND, from 1998 to 2005, was arrested. Germany’s Federal Court of Justice issued a formal arrest warrant Wednesday, allowing authorities to keep him in custody as the in
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Pashinyan Says Mother Should Have Waited for Police Before Rushing to Children Facing Armed Azerbaijani Soldier
Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan said the mother who rushed home after her children discovered an armed Azerbaijani serviceman inside their house should have waited for police, arguing that the violent confrontation that left her seriously wounded could likely have been avoided. “I understand that a mother’s instinct is strong, but when the police are called, you have to wait for the police to act,” Pashinyan told parliament. His remarks came less than a week after Aze
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More Than 100 U.S. Lawmakers Urge Rubio to Halt Military Aid to Azerbaijan
More than 100 members of Congress are urging Secretary of State Marco Rubio to halt U.S. military assistance to Azerbaijan, arguing that Washington should not provide security aid while Armenian prisoners remain in Azerbaijani custody and Azerbaijani forces remain inside Armenia. The bipartisan letter, signed by 26 senators and 75 House members, also raises concerns over the destruction of Armenian cultural and religious sites in Nagorno-Karabakh. Sens. Gary Peters, D-Mich.,
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