Thoughts from the Canadian-Armenian repat in Yerevan, Raffi Elliott, on Armenia’s politics, international affairs, the tech industry, and everything in between.
Sevana Tchakerian may be a household name among contemporary Armenian music connoisseurs as the singer and accordion player for the trad band Collectif Medz Bazar, which has toured in over 20 countries so far. But […]
Last week, the Public Services Regulatory Commission (PSRC)—Armenia’s equivalent to the Federal Communications Commission (FCC)—circulated an early draft of a bill which would empower internet service providers (ISPs) to engage in bulk collection and storage […]
Well, the secret is out—2020 looks like it’s going to be a very busy year for the Armenian tourism industry. This week’s news that the Irish low-cost carrier Ryanair will start flights to Yerevan follows […]
While the small community of Aknalich, just outside of Medzamor, may look like any average-sized town in Armenia, the newly-constructed conical structure that dominates its skyline exposes a certain distinctive quality. Indeed, the large dome […]
Kim Kardashan broke the Internet again! Well, the Armenian Internet anyway. When the organizing team of the World Congress on Information Technology, of which I am a member, broke the news that Armenia’s prodigal daughter […]
Yerevan’s struggle to manage the city’s waste has been dominating the news cycle lately. However, what Armenians do with their refuse is an age-old question. The Nubarashen landfill, located on the outskirts of the working-class […]
Armenia, the land of Instagram celebrities Kim Kardashian and Dan Bilzerian, has embraced its latest social media sensation: the Rock (no, not Dwayne Johnson), but an actual piece of broken cobblestone. This chunk of rubble, […]
If Yerevan’s roads seem more congested lately, it’s because they are. Over the past two decades, the number of privately-owned cars in the city has skyrocketed. The result has been longer commute times, noticeable air […]
Armenia’s Deputy Parliamentary Speaker Alen Simonyan probably didn’t expect that an Instagram post would trigger such a ruckus. The photo in question centers on an unidentified blonde woman posing under a sign that reads, NOBU. […]
“Guaido or Maduro?” That’s the first question that Guillermo heard upon landing in Armenia. “Do you recognize the government of Guaido or Maduro?” The Armenian border agent clarified. “Guaido,” Guillermo responded in equal parts defiance […]
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