Armenia Welcomes Home World Champion Karen Aslanyan After Golden Victory Over Azerbaijani Rival
Photo Credit: News.am World wrestling champion Karen Aslanyan returned to Armenia to a crowd of supporters at Yerevan’s Zvartnots International Airport, days after defeating an Azerbaijani opponent to claim gold at the Greco-Roman Wrestling World Championships in Kazakhstan. Aslanyan won the 63-kilogram title in Astana with an 8-4 victory over Azerbaijan’s Nihat Mammadli, securing Armenia’s first gold medal of the tournament. Speaking to reporters after arriving home, Aslanya
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Armenia’s Appeals for Help Over 19 POWs Fail as Azerbaijan Tells Foreign Governments to Stay Out
Armenia has unsuccessfully sought help from several foreign governments to gain access to 19 Armenians detained in Azerbaijan, Foreign Minister Ararat Mirzoyan said Wednesday, revealing that Baku had warned those countries against getting involved. Speaking in parliament on October 28, Mirzoyan said Yerevan had approached international partners in hopes of arranging visits to the detainees or securing their release. None of those efforts had succeeded. "We have asked, we have
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Behind Kim Kardashian’s 2015 Armenia Visit: Crowds Went Wild, TV Crew Got Scared!
Kim Kardashian’s 2015 visit to Armenia brought thousands of people into the streets of Yerevan, creating scenes so intense that producers of her reality show later described the trip as one of their most frightening experiences. The extraordinary reception is detailed in “Citizen Kim: The Woman Who Created the Future,” a new biography by Jonathan Van Meter that includes previously unpublished accounts from Kardashian, her sister Khloé and members of the “Keeping Up With the K
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Artsakh Armenians Protest Denial of Exhibition Space at UN Summit, Ask Why Indigenous Rights Talks Have No Room for Them
Photo Credit: Oldhike Armenians displaced from Artsakh protested outside a United Nations biodiversity summit in Yerevan on Wednesday, accusing organizers of overlooking their community while hosting international discussions on Indigenous peoples' rights and the protection of ancestral lands. The demonstrators gathered near the Green Zone entrance of the Karen Demirchyan Sports and Concert Complex, calling attention to the more than 120,000 ethnic Armenians who fled Nagorno-
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Exclusive: Behind the Scenes of “Monte,” the New Film About Armenian Hero Monte Melkonian
The Armenian Report has obtained exclusive behind-the-scenes footage from “Monte,” a new film about Armenian-American military commander Monte Melkonian, offering a first look at the production ahead of its Novembee 25 premiere. The historical drama tells the story of Melkonian, a California-born Armenian who became one of the best-known commanders of the first Artsakh War in the early 1990s. Known to Armenians as Avo, he was killed in 1993 at age 35 and later named a Nationa
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Gold and Coin From Rome’s First Emperor Found in Ancient Armenian Burial Chamber
Archaeologists in Armenia have uncovered gold jewelry, a Roman coin dating to the reign of Emperor Augustus and a bronze dagger inside an ancient burial chamber that was used for more than a thousand years. The discoveries were made at Metsamor, one of Armenia’s most important archaeological sites, where excavations have revealed burial layers dating from the Late Bronze Age to the first century A.D. According to Armenia’s state agency for the protection of historical and cul
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Armenia’s Karen Aslanyan Becomes World Champion After Defeating Azerbaijani Wrestler
Armenia’s Karen Aslanyan has been crowned world champion in Greco-Roman wrestling after defeating Azerbaijan’s Nihat Mammadli 8-4 in the 63-kilogram final in Astana, Kazakhstan. Aslanyan secured Armenia’s first medal at the World Championships, completing an impressive run in which he won all five of his matches. The Armenian wrestler reached the final without allowing any of his first four opponents to complete a full match. He defeated Moldova’s Corneliu Rusu 10-0, Kyrgyzst
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27 Years After Armenia’s Parliament Attack, a Nation Still Reckons With the Leadership It Lost
Twenty-seven years after gunmen assassinated eight officials inside Armenia’s parliament, the country continues to reckon with the loss of two of its most influential leaders — and persistent questions about whether everyone responsible was ever held accountable. Prime Minister Vazgen Sargsyan and Parliament Speaker Karen Demirchyan had united a wartime commander’s influence with a veteran leader’s political following. Their Unity Alliance won the May 1999 parliamentary elect
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Turkey Moves Forward With Rebuilding 1,000-Year-Old Bridge at Ani, Linking Historic Western Armenian Lands to Armenia
Turkey has completed the tender process to rebuild the 10th-century Ani Bridge on its border with Armenia, moving forward with a joint restoration project as the two countries work to normalize relations. Turkish Transport and Infrastructure Minister Abdulkadir Uraloglu said the reconstruction contract was signed September 28, according to Türkiye Today. The project will be carried out under the supervision of a joint Armenian-Turkish commission. The medieval stone bridge onc
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Armenian Actor Samvel Tadevosyan Receives Golden Globes Beacon Award
Armenian actor Samvel Tadevosyan has been honored with the Golden Globes Beacon Award at a ceremony in Tashkent, Uzbekistan, recognizing rising talent in film and television across Central Asia and the Caucasus. Tadevosyan received the award during the inaugural Silk Road Tribute Gala, a new event organized by Vivid Strategies in partnership with the Golden Globes. The Beacon Award recognizes promising actors from the region and aims to introduce their work to a wider interna
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