Armenian Grandmaster Levon Aronian Wins Overall Title at 2026 Biel Chess Festival
Armenian Grandmaster Levon Aronian got the overall title at the 2026 Biel Chess Festival in Switzerland, adding another major international achievement to his already decorated career. Aronian claimed the championship by recording the strongest combined performance across the tournament’s classical, rapid and blitz competitions. The festival’s overall winner is determined by cumulative results from all three formats. The Chess Federation of Armenia congratulated Aronian on hi
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U.S. House Committee Calls for Immediate Release of Armenian Hostages Held by Azerbaijan
The U.S. House Foreign Affairs Committee voted overwhelmingly Wednesday to demand the immediate and unconditional release of Armenian prisoners of war and political prisoners held by Azerbaijan. Lawmakers approved the measure in a 44-7 vote as an amendment to H.R. 9086, the House Foreign Service Act, according to the Armenian National Committee of America. Rep. Brad Sherman, D-Calif., a vice chair of the Congressional Armenian Caucus, introduced the amendment with support fro
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11-Year-Old’s Artsakh Painting Sells for $1,800 After School Removed It as ‘Anti-State’
An 11-year-old girl’s painting of Artsakh’s best-known monument has sold at auction for $1,800 after it was removed from a Yerevan school exhibition and allegedly described by an administrator as an “anti-state” work. Gayane Aghabekyan, an Artsakh native living in Moscow, bought Eva Danielyan’s painting when the auction closed at 10 p.m. Wednesday, organizer Vardan Hakobyan told Aravot.am. The sale follows public outrage over the treatment of Eva’s artwork at the Anushavan Te
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Armenia to Send Under-17 Wrestling Team to Baku in First Sports Visit Since 2020 Artsakh War
Armenia will send its U17 national wrestling team to the World Championships in Baku later this month — the first time Armenian athletes have traveled to Azerbaijan for an international sporting event since the 2020 Artsakh War. The championship, scheduled for July 27 through Aug. 2, comes despite years of hostility between the two countries, the continued detention of Armenian prisoners in Azerbaijan and ongoing concerns over the safety of Armenians entering the country. Acc
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