The Region in Brief
Armenia The Armenian government has revived the Amulsar gold mining project, which was shut down by protesters in 2018. Armenia granted Lydian Canada Ventures a license to develop a massive gold deposit in the Vayots […]
Armenia The Armenian government has revived the Amulsar gold mining project, which was shut down by protesters in 2018. Armenia granted Lydian Canada Ventures a license to develop a massive gold deposit in the Vayots […]
The International Court of Justice (ICJ) has ruled that Azerbaijan must guarantee free movement along the Lachin Corridor. The Lachin Corridor has been closed since December 12, placing Artsakh under blockade. The corridor, the sole […]
Andranik Akopyan, a first-generation Armenian from Queens, New York, turned three years old under blockade in Artsakh. The toddler was happy to celebrate his birthday with relatives in Stepanakert. But his mother Lusine, with whom […]
Armenian Foreign Minister Ararat Mirzoyan made a historic visit to Turkey following the brief opening of the Armenia-Turkey border for the first time in three decades. “I consider it symbolic that on Saturday the Armenian-Turkish […]
Artsakh Azerbaijan’s blockade of Artsakh entered its third month this week. The natural gas supply to Artsakh was disrupted on February 9 for the eighth time since the closure of the Lachin Corridor on December […]
Armenia Armenia has sent rescue squads and humanitarian assistance to Turkey and Syria in the aftermath of a devastating earthquake. At least 11,600 people have died after a 7.8 magnitude earthquake struck northern Syria and […]
Gas supply to Artsakh has been disrupted for the seventh time since the closure of the Lachin Corridor on December 12. The gas supply was cut off on February 6 after it was partially restored […]
Armenia Armenia has regressed in its progress against corruption, according to the latest data from Berlin-based Transparency International. Armenia ranked 63rd out of 180 countries in the 2022 Corruption Perceptions Index (CPI), as compared to […]
At least 5,000 people have become unemployed due to the ongoing blockade of Artsakh by Azerbaijan. The government of Artsakh announced this week that it would implement social and financial programs to aid the thousands […]
Armenia No charges have been pressed in an ongoing investigation of the cause of a deadly fire that killed 15 soldiers and injured at least six others at a military barracks on January 19. The […]
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