Pashinyan Calls Armenia’s Declaration of Independence ‘Anti-State’ as He Pushes for New Constitution
Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan has described the country’s Declaration of Independence as an “anti-state text,” arguing that Armenia must abandon its ideology to secure lasting peace. His remarks come as the government seeks opposition support for a new Constitution, a key issue in negotiations with Azerbaijan. Speaking to reporters Thursday, October 29, after a Cabinet meeting, Pashinyan said his government’s main responsibility was to turn the current peace process
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Armenia Treats Three Children Evacuated From Gaza, Performs Heart Surgery on Two
Three children evacuated from Gaza have undergone medical treatment in Armenia, including heart surgery for two patients, as the country prepares to potentially receive more children affected by the war. The children, who suffer from serious health conditions, arrived in Armenia on September 30 with three caregivers. Their transfer followed months of work involving Armenia's Ministry of Health, Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Trade, and the World Health Organiza
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Russia Sentences 23-Year-Old Armenian Man to 9½ Years Over Online Posts Linked to Artsakh Anger
A 23-year-old Armenian-Russian citizen has been sentenced to nine and a half years in prison in Russia over online comments he allegedly posted out of anger at Moscow's failure to protect Armenians during Azerbaijan's 2023 military offensive in Artsakh. Gevorg Grigoryan, who was born in Armenia and lived in Russia's Zabaykalsky region, was convicted by the Second Eastern District Military Court on charges that included spreading false information about the Russian military, r
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Chairs Thrown, Lawmakers Injured as Violence Erupts in Armenian Parliament
Armenian lawmakers exchanged punches, threw chairs and overturned tables during a parliamentary session Thursday, leaving several injured and forcing security officers to intervene in the second violent confrontation between government and opposition members this month. The fight broke out between lawmakers from Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan’s ruling Civil Contract party and the opposition Strong Armenia faction during a debate over an appointment to the Audit Chamber, which
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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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