Armenian Gymnast Hamlet Manukyan Wins Gold at World Challenge Cup in Paris
Armenian gymnast Hamlet Manukyan won gold in the pommel horse final at the World Challenge Cup in Paris, delivering the highest-scoring routine of the competition. Manukyan earned 15.200 points in the final, including 5.900 for difficulty and 9.300 for execution. Italy’s Giovanni Targhetta took silver with 15.000 points, while American gymnast Brandon Dang earned bronze with 14.700. — Support independent reporting from the region by subscribing to The Armenian Report. Our tea
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Flowers Cover Graves at Yerablur as Armenia Commemorates Six Years Since the Start of the 2020 Artsakh War
Flowers covered graves at Yerablur Military Pantheon on Sunday as families commemorated six years since the start of the 2020 war in Artsakh. Parents, widows, children and fellow servicemen came to remember those killed during 44 days of fighting that began on September 27, 2020. PHOTO GALLERY: Some relatives sat quietly beside the graves. Others brought fresh flowers, lit incense or cleaned headstones bearing the photographs of young men who never returned home. For many fam
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Armenians Remember Six Years Since the Start of the 2020 Artsakh War
On the morning of September 27, 2020, Azerbaijan launched an attack on Artsakh, beginning a 44-day war that took thousands of Armenian lives. Six years later, Azerbaijan occupies indigenous Armenian Artsakh, and families who buried their sons still return to their graves. For thousands of Armenian families, the anniversary is measured not only in years, but in lives that never returned from the battlefield. Armenia’s Investigative Committee said this month that 3,833 people o
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9-Year-Old Armenian Christian Boy Pepper-Sprayed in Jerusalem for Speaking English During Yom Kippur
A 9-year-old Armenian Christian boy was pepper-sprayed in Jerusalem after a group of Jewish extremists confronted him as he rode his bicycle during Yom Kippur, the holiest day in Judaism, according to journalists who reported the incident. The boy, identified as William, was riding near Jerusalem’s Mamilla neighborhood while listening to music through headphones. During Yom Kippur, most traffic in Israel comes to a halt and many businesses close, making cycling on otherwise b
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Mural of 2020 Artsakh War Hero Albert Hovhannisyan Removed From Yerevan’s Victory Park
The father of Albert Hovhannisyan, the 19-year-old Armenian artilleryman whose photograph became one of the defining images of the 2020 Artsakh War, has condemned the removal of a mural depicting his son from Yerevan’s Victory Park, saying his memory cannot be erased by taking down photographs. The mural had stood near the park’s main entrance, where visitors regularly left flowers in Hovhannisyan’s memory. It was still visible on Sept. 20 but had disappeared by the time visi
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EU Approves Two Years of Tariff-Free Access for About 80% of Armenian Exports
The European Union has approved a two-year trade package for Armenia that will remove import duties on a wide range of goods, giving Armenian exporters greater access to the European market after recent trade restrictions imposed by Russia. The Council of the EU formally adopted the measure Wednesday, clearing the final legislative hurdle for a plan expected to liberalize about 80% of Armenian exports to the bloc. The changes cover a broad range of products, including some ag
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Armenian Officials Walk Out of Parliament Hearing After Artsakh Lawmakers Are Introduced by Their Former Titles
Armenian government officials and ruling party lawmakers walked out of a parliamentary hearing in Yerevan on Wednesday after objecting to participants being introduced as representatives of Artsakh’s former parliament, showing a deepening dispute over the status of Nagorno-Karabakh’s displaced Armenian institutions. The hearing focused on the economic, social and legal challenges facing Armenians displaced from Nagorno-Karabakh after Azerbaijan took full control of the region
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Iran Says It Won’t Oppose TRIPP if Armenia Keeps Full Control and U.S. Forces Stay Out
Iran has no objection to the U.S.-backed TRIPP project if it fully respects Armenia’s sovereignty and territorial integrity and does not lead to an American military or security presence in the region, Iran’s ambassador to Armenia said Tuesday. Speaking at the APRI Forum 2026 in Yerevan, Ambassador Khalil Shirgholami laid out two conditions Tehran considers essential as plans move forward for the transit project through southern Armenia. His first concern centered on Armenia’
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Meet Naré: Armenia’s 13-Year-Old Junior Eurovision Singer Has Released “BOO!”
Thirteen-year-old Naré Kerobyan will represent Armenia at the 2026 Junior Eurovision Song Contest with “BOO!,” fulfilling a goal she had pursued through four national selection attempts. Armenia’s Public Television released the song and its official music video Wednesday, formally introducing the country’s entry for the Oct. 24 competition in Malta. “BOO!” was composed by Lilit Navasardyan, with lyrics by Grigor Kyokchyan. The music video was directed by Artun Manukyan. Naré
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Pashinyan and Erdogan Meet in New York to Discuss Reopening Trade Links
Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan and Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan met Wednesday in New York, seeking to build momentum toward normalizing relations between two neighbors that still lack full diplomatic ties and an open land border. The talks took place at the Turkish House on the sidelines of the 81st session of the United Nations General Assembly. Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan also attended the meeting. Pashinyan and Erdogan discussed steps already ag
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