Lebanese Army Receives Body of Armenian-Lebanese Soldier Held by Israel Since April
The Lebanese Army has announced the return of the body of Armenian-Lebanese soldier Patrick Antranik Bekarian, months after he was killed in an Israeli strike and his remains were withheld, according to an official military statement. Bekarian had been missing since April 19, 2026. The Lebanese Army said its investigation determined that he was killed when Israeli forces targeted his military vehicle. His body remained in Israeli custody until July 15, when it was handed over
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Armenian Political Prisoner's Son Urges EU to Make Prisoners' Release a Condition for Ties With Azerbaijan
The son of an Armenian political prisoner held in Azerbaijan urged the European Union to turn its repeated expressions of support into concrete action, saying European institutions have failed to exert enough pressure on Baku to secure the release of Armenian detainees. Speaking before lawmakers and human rights advocates at the European Parliament, Armen Ishkhanyan, whose father, former Artsakh National Assembly Speaker David Ishkhanyan, has been imprisoned in Azerbaijan sin
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New Study Finds Ancient Armenians Built Sophisticated Society Nearly 6,000 Years Ago
A new international study is shedding light on one of the Armenian Highlands' oldest archaeological mysteries, concluding that the people who carved the region's prehistoric Vishap, or Dragon, stelae belonged to a sophisticated society capable of organizing major engineering and religious projects nearly 6,000 years ago. The findings, published in Nature Partner Journals – Heritage Science, suggest communities living in the Armenian Highlands around 4000 BC had the social str
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Trump Appoints Konstantin Sokolov to Oversee $201 Million TRIPP+ Initiative for Armenia and the Region
A prominent Republican donor with major business interests in Armenia has been appointed to lead a new U.S. State Department-backed investment fund that will direct more than $201 million toward infrastructure, energy and private-sector projects across the South Caucasus and Central Asia. The appointment of Konstantin Sokolov, a Chicago-based private equity investor, was confirmed Friday by the U.S. State Department, according to The Guardian. Sokolov will serve as chairman o
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