YEREVAN—Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan has announced his government’s intention to approve the resumption of excavation activities at the controversial Amulsar mine. In a late-night Facebook-live session on Monday, the Prime Minister explained that the decision […]
YEREVAN—The Armenian capital unveiled its latest urban development project over the weekend—the city’s first dedicated bicycle path. The new lane starts at the Goghbatsi-Tumanyan intersection and runs down the length of Goghbatsi Street in the […]
ICARE, the International Center for Agribusiness Research and Education, plans to establish an EcoFarm School on the outskirts of Yerevan to bring nature, the environment and modern farming techniques to the doorstep of city dwellers. […]
SEVAN—Residual smoke billowed in the air from newly extinguished campfires, as the last tents collapsed along the shores of Armenia’s Lake Sevan. The 2019 Seaside Startup Summit had officially closed. A record-breaking 10,000 people attended […]
STEPANAKERT—A historic ceremony marked the official opening of the 2019 Pan-Armenian Games in Stepanakert on Monday evening. Celebrations continued on Independence Square as the Republic of Artsakh received such a high-profile event for the first […]
YEREVAN—Garbage continues to pile up in bins across the Armenian capital, many of which have not been emptied in weeks. In some of the worst-affected districts, the wind has blown off the tops of what […]
Following a period of silence, the White House confirmed last week that it had shut the door on Turkey’s participation in the Joint Strike Fighter (JSF) program. Turkey had been one of several international partners […]
IJEVAN—Officials in Armenia are hoping the enforcement of new legislation designed to criminalize illegal logging will help curb deforestation as tensions rise between locals and police over the widespread practice in the Armenian province of […]
YEREVAN—Armenia’s international airports have registered sustained growth in traffic this year. Armenia’s Head of Civil Aviation Tatevik Revazian reports a 9.4 percent increase in the total number of passengers processed at the two airports so […]
SINGAPORE—Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan has wrapped up his first official visit to Singapore this week. He was received by his Singaporean counterpart Lee Hsien Loong with whom he reviewed the Honor Guard on the tarmac. […]
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