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A New Political Landscape Emerges in Armenia
A woman at a polling station in Yerevan votes in Armenian parliamentary elections (Photo: Azatutyun) Voters in Armenia cast ballots on Sunday to elect a new parliament nearly seven months after the...
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Pashinyan Wins Big in Parliamentary Elections
Voters in Armenia wait to cast their ballots. (Photo: Raffi Elliott/The Armenian Weekly) YEREVAN—Nikol Pashinyan led his My Step coalition to a historic landslide victory on Sunday night, bringing two...
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Murder Near Russian Military Base Tests Yerevan-Moscow Bond
Julieta Ghukasian (Photo credit: RFE/RL) GYUMRI—Authorities in Armenia have confirmed the arrest of a yet unnamed Russian soldier for the brutal murder of an Armenian woman. The 23 year-old serviceman...
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Is Armenia Playing a Dangerous Game with China?
As construction resumes on the North-South Corridor, a large number of Han Chinese contractors can be spotted mingling with local workers near the small industrial town of Maralik. This highway...
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Deadly Brawl in Kazakhstan Sparks Anti-Armenian Unrest
Protesters outside the Karaganda police station on January 6. (Photo: RFE/RL) Ethnic tensions have flared up in Kazakhstan following a deadly New Year’s Eve brawl involving Armenians. According to...
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Armenia’s New Parliament Gets to Work
YEREVAN—The seventh National Assembly of Armenia officially convened for its first parliamentary session since December’s snap election. Deputies were sworn in last week ahead of Monday’s meeting,...
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Controversial ‘Bonuses’ Doled Out Among Pashinyan’s Provincial Governors
Pictured left to right: Governors Garik Sargsyan (Ararat), Hambardzum Matevosyan (Armavir) and Hunan Poghosyan (Syunik) The governors of at least three provinces (marzes), including Ararat, Armavir and...
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Pashinyan to Wealthy Foreign Investors: “Our policy motto is to get rich and...
During a dinner in Zurich, Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan addressed a room of Swiss businessmen. His speech, republished below in full, is characterized by a staunchly neoliberal rhetoric, in which...
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33rd ARF World Congress Elects New Bureau
STEPANAKERT—On January 24, 2019 the Armenian Revolutionary Federation (ARF) 33rd World Congress, which convened on January 16 in the Artsakh capital, concluded its activities. After diligently...
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Armenian Schools in California Vandalized with Turkish Flags
Ferrahian school building pictured with Turkish flag hanging on stairwell (Image circulated on social media) ENCINO, Calif.—The Los Angeles Police Department (LAPD) is investigating what they are...
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Russia to Boost Armenian Military, Fighter Jets Approved
PM Pashinyan inside the cockpit of a Su-30SM, June 17, 2018 (Photo: Nikol Pashinyan Facebook page) YEREVAN— The Armenian Ministry of Defense has confirmed that it is expecting an order for four...
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Armenia Considers New Anti-Smoking Legislation…Again
Photo: Ronan Shenhav/Flickr YEREVAN—The Armenian Ministry of Health is considering a new law which would prohibit smoking in public spaces. The bill would ban the use of tobacco products in cafés,...
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Russia-Armenia Jet Deal a Go, But Questions Remain
Armenian Defense Minister Davit Tonoyan, on a working visit to the United Arab Emirates, attending the Abu Dhabi International Defense Conference and the IDEX-2019 Defense Exhibition, February 18, 2019...
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Karekin II, Aram I Meet with Pashinyan to Discuss ‘National Agenda’
Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan greets Catholico Aram I, with Catholicos Karekin II in the background on Feb. 22, 2019 YEREVAN (Asbarez)—The Catholicos of the Holy See of Etchmiadzin and the Catholicos...
View ArticleStatement: ARF Eastern US Condemns Attempts to Change Anthem
CHICAGO, Ill.—The Armenian Revolutionary Federation (ARF) Eastern United States released the following statement on February 24 following the 121st Regional Convention. *** The Armenian Revolutionary...
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Yerevan Gearing Up for Subway Extension
Yerevan Municipality proposal of the underground development program YEREVAN—Yerevan’s subway network extension project has entered the preliminary stage. Mayor Hayk Marutyan’s office says upgrading...
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Government Backtracks on Promise of Free Housing for Retiring Officers
Protesters, retired veterans on Republic Square, Feb. 2019 (Source: News.am) YEREVAN—On a rainy afternoon outside the Government House on Republic Square, retired army officers, most of whom had...
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Food-Truck Wars Transform Yerevan into Caucasian Portland
Converted double-decker bus siphoning power lines near Republic Square while police officers (behind the black car) look on (Photo: Raffi Elliott) YEREVAN—Vintage Soviet-era buses and trucks have...
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Armenian Writing Found on New Zealand Shooter’s Rifles
This photo of ammunition cartridges with Armenian and Georgian inscriptions was posted by the alleged gunman on his Twitter feed and has since been circulating on social media. YEREVAN—The rifle...
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Armenian Calendars to Mark ‘Citizen’s Day’
Yerevantsis celebrating appointment of Nikol Pashinyan as prime minister of Armenia. (Photo: Sofia Manukyan) YEREVAN—The Armenian government has approved the creation of a new National Day called...
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