Wildlife Populations Down Over 70% as Governments Act Too Slowly, WWF Says at Armenia Summit
Wildlife populations have declined by more than 70% over the past 50 years, and governments are moving too slowly to stop the damage, World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF) International President Adil Najam warned Friday at the COP17 Biodiversity Leaders Summit in Armenia. Addressing the international gathering in Yerevan, Najam said environmental destruction is already putting pressure on food supplies, water resources and economies, with communities around the world facing growi
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Armenia and Azerbaijan Consider Land Swap to Resolve Long-Disputed Enclaves
Armenia and Azerbaijan are discussing a land swap that could permanently change parts of their shared border, allowing both countries to keep territories they currently control rather than return them to their Soviet-era owners. Armenian Security Council Secretary Alen Simonyan confirmed the discussions Friday, October 16, saying one proposal would allow Armenia to retain Tigranashen, while Azerbaijan would keep Artsvashen, an Armenian village it has controlled since 1992. Th
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Where Are the Armenian Prisoners? Azerbaijan Sends Photos of Empty Rooms as Lawyer Warns of Torture
Armenian prisoners held in Azerbaijan are being subjected to systematic torture and inhumane treatment, according to a lawyer representing the detainees before the European Court of Human Rights, who says the lack of outside access has made it increasingly difficult to determine their condition. Siranush Sahakyan, speaking at a news conference Friday, said evidence gathered from Armenians who have returned from Azerbaijani captivity points to a pattern of abuse inside the cou
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Yerevan Schools Close, Roads Restricted as Armenia Hosts COP17, Welcoming 15,000 Visitors
Thousands of schoolchildren in Yerevan are getting an extended autumn break, government offices are shifting to remote work, and police are restricting traffic across the capital as Armenia prepares to host more than 15,000 international visitors for a major United Nations environmental conference. The disruptions began days before the official opening of COP17, the U.N. biodiversity summit scheduled for October 19-30. World leaders have already started arriving in Yerevan fo
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Armenian-American Composer Ari Balouzian Nominated for Critics Choice Documentary Award
Armenian-American composer Ari Balouzian has been nominated for Best Music Score at the 2026 Critics Choice Documentary Awards for his work on You Can See Everything, a documentary released by A24. The Critics Choice Association announced the nominations Tuesday, October 13, placing Balouzian among six contenders in the category. His fellow nominees include Oscar-winning composer Hans Zimmer, who shares a nomination with Niccolò Pacella and George Hutson Warren for Lion. Dire
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Armenia’s Narek Grigoryan Becomes European Junior Weightlifting Champion
Armenia’s Narek Grigoryan has won the European junior weightlifting title in the 75-kilogram division, claiming three gold medals with a combined lift of 322 kilograms. Grigoryan delivered a flawless performance in the snatch, completing all three attempts at 140, 144 and 146 kilograms to take gold. He followed with successful lifts of 170 and 176 kilograms in the clean and jerk, securing another gold medal and the overall European championship title. His Armenian teammate, H
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Armenia’s Elmira Karapetyan Wins Gold at Shooting World Cup in Cairo
Armenian shooter Elmira Karapetyan has won gold in the women’s 10-meter air pistol event at the Shooting World Cup in Cairo, Egypt. Karapetyan led the qualification round with 582 points before securing the title with a score of 242.4 in a closely contested final, according to the Armenian Shooting Federation. Her victory came on the final day of the competition, just weeks before the World Shooting Championships, scheduled for Nov. 1-14 in Qatar. The Cairo event was one of t
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Armenia’s Aleksandra Grigoryan Becomes European U23 Weightlifting Champion
Armenian weightlifter Aleksandra Grigoryan won gold in the women's 57-kilogram division at the European Under-23 Weightlifting Championships in Durrës, Albania, on Wednesday, Oct. 14. Grigoryan claimed the European title with a combined total of 202 kilograms in the snatch and clean and jerk events, securing Armenia's first overall gold medal of the tournament. Her victory came a day after fellow Armenian weightlifter Seyran Khudanyan earned bronze in the men's 60-kilogram U2
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Pashinyan Dismisses Russia’s ‘Second Ukraine’ Warning, Says Armenia Can Strengthen Ties With the West Without Cutting Relations With Moscow
Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan has rejected Russia’s warning that Armenia risks becoming a “second Ukraine” as it moves closer to the European Union, saying he remains confident the country can strengthen ties with the West without cutting relations with Moscow. Speaking in an interview with RFI’s Armenian-language service published Monday, October 12, Pashinyan dismissed concerns raised by senior Russian officials about Armenia’s changing foreign policy. “I don’t th
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What’s Being Sprayed on Armenia’s Farms? New Study Looks at Pesticide Risks
Photo: Giorgio Giombi / Pexels As Armenia prepares to host the United Nations Biodiversity Conference (COP17), a new study will bring attention to pesticide use in the country's agricultural sector and the risks faced by farmworkers. The findings will be presented October 20 in Yerevan by the Confederation of Trade Unions of Armenia, which conducted the research with the Friedrich Ebert Foundation's Armenia office and the JUSTUS Research and Consulting Foundation. The study e
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