Armenia Wins World Championship Gold in Shooting as Hayk Minasyan Takes Title
Armenia celebrated a world champion on Monday as Hayk Minasyan took the gold medal in the men’s individual mixed run moving target event at the International Shooting Sport (ISSF) World Championship in Tallinn, Estonia. Minasyan delivered the top performance on the opening day of the competition, scoring 384 points to secure the world title in one of shooting sport’s most technically demanding disciplines. Armenia added another medal later in the day, earning silver in the me
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The World’s Tallest Jesus Statue Is Rising in Armenia, but Its Future Is Uncertain After the Armenian Government Jailed the Project’s Founder
The world’s tallest planned statue of Jesus Christ is almost coming alive in Yerevan, though questions remain over whether it will ever reach its intended home on Mount Hatis. A massive statue of Jesus Christ is taking shape in Yerevan, the monument designed to become the tallest depiction of Christ in the world. The Armenian Report visited the site, where the upper half of the sculpture now towers above the sculptor’s backyard. The statue is being built in sections before it
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Nike Bets Big on Armenia With Largest Regional Flagship Store
Photo Credit: KamoBlog Nike has expanded its presence in Armenia with the opening of the region's largest Nike store on Yerevan's Northern Avenue, introducing the same retail concept found in the brand's flagship locations across the United States, Europe and Asia. The new three-story flagship store gives customers in Armenia access to Nike's latest collections alongside exclusive products not available at the company's other locations in the country. In addition to the brand
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Armenian General Jailed in Azerbaijan Urges Pashinyan to Publicly Reject Baku’s 2020 War Claims
An Armenian general imprisoned in Azerbaijan has called on Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan to publicly reject Baku’s accusations that Armenia planned and waged an aggressive war in 2020. Maj. Gen. Davit Manukyan made the appeal in a message sent from prison in Baku and obtained by Pastinfo. He said one of the charges against him centers on the planning, preparation and conduct of the September 2020 war. At the time, Pashinyan was serving as Armenia’s prime minister and command
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Netanyahu Personally Stopped Armenian Genocide Bill After Call From Aliyev’s Senior Adviser, Israeli Newspaper Reports
Israel removed a bill recognizing the Armenian Genocide from the Knesset agenda after direct pressure from Azerbaijan, according to a report by the Israeli newspaper Haaretz. The Israeli government had unanimously approved the measure in late June at the initiative of Foreign Minister Gideon Saar. The bill still required a vote in the Knesset before it could become law. The move was widely seen as a diplomatic message to Turkey, whose relations with Israel have sharply deteri
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Hollywood Producer Sev Ohanian Calls Bringing ‘Sinners’ to Armenia a Dream Come True
A Hollywood producer behind some of the past decade's most acclaimed independent films says bringing his latest project to Armenia was more meaningful than any international premiere or awards ceremony. Armenian-American producer and screenwriter Sev Ohanian traveled to Yerevan for the 23rd Golden Apricot International Film Festival, where Ryan Coogler's “Sinners” screened before Armenian audiences for the first time. He described during an exclusive interview with The Armeni
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Armenia to Produce Four Short Films for Cannes 2027 Through Critics’ Week Program
Armenia is set to receive a rare spotlight at the 80th Cannes Film Festival, where it will serve as the Guest of Honor of the Critics' Week Next Step Studio program and premiere four new short films created through an international filmmaking partnership. The initiative will unite four Armenian directors with four filmmakers from abroad, forming creative teams that will develop and produce four original short films in Armenia before their world premieres at Cannes in 2027. Th
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Ibrahim Maalouf Brought to Tears After Receiving Armenian Duduk During Emotional Yerevan Gathering
Grammy-nominated musician Ibrahim Maalouf was brought to tears after receiving an Armenian duduk as a surprise gift during a private gathering in Yerevan, a deeply emotional moment captured on video during his first visit to Armenia. The gathering took place after the Yerevan premiere of De Gaulle’s War, starring French-Armenian actor Simon Abkarian, as part of the 23rd Golden Apricot International Film Festival. Following the screening, acclaimed duduk player Kamo Seyranyan
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International Olympic Committee Monitoring Armenia's Olympic Committee After Authorities Shut Down Headquarters in Tsarukyan Criminal Case
The International Olympic Committee (IOC) is monitoring developments in Armenia after authorities shut down the National Olympic Committee of Armenia’s headquarters during the criminal investigation involving its president, businessman Gagik Tsarukyan, raising fresh questions about the country’s compliance with Olympic rules on institutional independence. In a statement to Hetq, the IOC confirmed it is in contact with Armenian Olympic officials and is assessing the situation.
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Yerevan School Accused of Removing Student Artwork Featuring Artsakh Landmark as NGO Warns of ‘Erasing Memory’
A dispute over a student’s artwork at a Yerevan music school has fueled new concerns over the place of Artsakh’s cultural identity in Armenia, with a heritage organization accusing school officials of treating one of the region’s best-known symbols as an “anti-state” image. The Artsakh Cultural Preservation Center, a nongovernmental organization, says the incident is part of a broader pattern that risks erasing Artsakh from Armenia’s cultural memory. In a statement, the group
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