Firebird AI Joins UATE as Armenia Pushes to Become Global AI Hub
Firebird AI has joined Armenia’s Union of Advanced Technology Enterprises as a strategic member, linking one of the country’s largest technology investments with an industry group that represents about 300 companies. The announcement was made during UATE’s monthly gathering in Sevan and comes as Firebird develops a major artificial intelligence computing facility near Hrazdan. The relationship between the two organizations dates back to 2024. Firebird co-founder and UATE boar
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Armenian Lacrosse Coach Reads ‘Blessed Are You Among Women’ on Day 10 of Bible Tour
Armenian Lacrosse co-founder and coach Johnny Mouradian continued his 12-day Bible reading tour across Armenia on Thursday, visiting the Khachkar open-air workshop in Zovuni, outside Yerevan. The workshop is helping build the monumental statue of Jesus Christ that is planned for Mount Hatis. Mouradian’s tenth reading came from the first chapter of the Gospel of Luke and recounted the meeting between Mary and her relative Elizabeth. “At that time Mary got ready and hurried to
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Pashinyan Declares Beginning of Armenia’s ‘Fourth Republic,’ Breaking With Karabakh-Era Politics
Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan declared the beginning of what he calls Armenia’s “Fourth Republic” on Thursday, saying the country is moving into a new political era built around peace and a redefined role for the state. Pashinyan made the announcement as his government presented its program for 2026-2031, laying out a vision that seeks to break with the political foundations that shaped Armenia after the collapse of the Soviet Union. “The Republic of Armenia is thus entering
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Armenian Officials Pressed by Ruben Vardanyan’s Wife and Attorney for Concrete Action on POWs Held in Azerbaijan
The wife of imprisoned Armenian businessman and philanthropist Ruben Vardanyan and a lawyer representing Armenian prisoners in Azerbaijan have asked the Armenian government for more direct involvement in humanitarian issues affecting detainees, including medical care, family contact and conditions at Baku’s Umbaki prison complex. Veronika Zonabend and attorney Siranush Sahakyan met Aug. 17 with officials from Armenia’s Foreign Ministry, the Office of the Human Rights Defender
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Armenian Government Makes Removal of Catholicos Karekin II an Official Policy Goal
Armenia’s government has made the removal of Catholicos Karekin II an official policy goal, putting its escalating confrontation with the Armenian Apostolic Church into the government’s five-year program. The 2026-2031 program, approved by the Cabinet on Thursday and set to go before parliament, outlines a process that would begin with Karekin II leaving office and ultimately lead to the election of a new Catholicos of All Armenians. The government says the measures are neede
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Armenia to Bring Three Seriously Ill Gaza Children for Medical Treatment
Armenia will bring three seriously ill children from the Gaza Strip to the country for medical treatment under a government-funded humanitarian program approved Thursday. The children will be treated at Armenian medical facilities, according to the government. Each will be allowed to travel with one accompanying family member. The government allocated 16.7 million drams, about $43,000, from its reserve fund to the Health Ministry to support the effort. Armenian officials had
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‘To Weaken the Diaspora Is to Weaken Armenia’: French-Armenian Leader Mourad Papazian Responds to Pashinyan Government
A public dispute over the role of Armenia’s global Diaspora intensified Wednesday after a senior Armenian Revolutionary Federation official accused Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan’s governing party of trying to discredit long-established Armenian organizations abroad. The Armenian Report reached out to Mourad Papazian following remarks by Civil Contract MP Arman Yeghoyan in parliament, seeking his response to the lawmaker’s comments. Papazian, a member of the ARF Bureau and co
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Azerbaijan Sues CNN After Network Refuses to Retract Claims Israel Used Its Territory During Iran War
Azerbaijan has taken CNN to court in the United States over a report alleging that Israeli military and intelligence teams operated from Azerbaijani territory during the June war with Iran, escalating a dispute over Baku’s role in the conflict. The lawsuit follows months of denials from Azerbaijani officials, who say the country has not allowed its territory to be used for military operations against neighboring Iran. Azerbaijan’s pro-government Report news agency said Tuesda
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Armenia to Host Global Tech Leaders at Expanded Silicon Mountains 2026
Armenia will host technology leaders, investors and semiconductor specialists from more than a dozen countries in November as Silicon Mountains 2026 expands into a two-day summit and exhibition. The event, scheduled for Nov. 3-4, will focus heavily on investment, semiconductors and engineering — sectors Armenia has increasingly sought to develop as part of its technology industry. Silicon Mountains is organized by the Union of Employers of Information and Communication Techno
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Armenia Outpaces Five Countries in Passenger Growth Across Eurnekian’s 52-Airport Network
Armenia posted the strongest passenger growth across Corporación América Airports’ global network in the second quarter of 2026, followed by a record-breaking July that pushed traffic at the country’s two main airports to an all-time monthly high. Passenger traffic in Armenia rose 13% from the same quarter last year, outperforming every other market in the airport operator’s portfolio, according to the company’s latest financial results. The increase came despite flight cance
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