Only in Armenia: A Free Symphony Concert With Thousands in Attendance
The Armenia State Symphony Orchestra celebrated the close of its 20th anniversary season Monday night with a free open-air gala that drew thousands of people to Yerevan’s iconic Cascade Complex for an evening of classical music, Armenian traditions and symphonic interpretations of modern hits. The performance took place at the Cafesjian Sculpture Garden, where the orchestra, led by Artistic Director and Chief Conductor Sergey Smbatyan, presented a program spanning centuries a
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Armenian Prosecutors Drop One Charge Against Opposition Leader Gagik Tsarukyan as Criminal Case Continues
Photo Credit: Azatutyun.am Armenian prosecutors have dropped one of the criminal charges against jailed opposition leader and businessman Gagik Tsarukyan, easing part of the legal case that has unfolded during a broader government crackdown following the country's disputed parliamentary election. The charge of large-scale tax evasion was dismissed after prosecutors determined it had been brought unlawfully, according to Tsarukyan's attorney, Yerem Sargsyan. The Investigative
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Armenia Makes Shooting History With Two World Champions and Six Medals
Armenia celebrated a breakthrough day at the ISSF World Championship Moving Target in Tallinn, Estonia, as Aida Azatyan won the junior women's world title and the national team collected six medals, including two individual golds. Azatyan claimed the gold medal in the junior women's moving target mixed runs event with a score of 379 points, becoming a world champion in one of the competition's most demanding disciplines. She later added a second medal, teaming up with Anahit
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Armenian Students Win Five Medals at the World’s Top High School Math Competition in China
Armenia’s student team earned five medals and one honorable mention at the 67th International Mathematical Olympiad in Shanghai, finishing 43rd among 120 participating countries. Hayk Manukyan, a 10th-grade student at Quantum College, delivered Armenia’s strongest result with a silver medal. Four other students won bronze. They were Tigran Hakheyan and Aren Grigoryan, both 10th-graders at Quantum College, along with Sarkis Arakelyan, an 11th-grader, and Arsen Makaryan, a 12th
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Armenia Wins World Championship Gold in Shooting as Hayk Minasyan Takes Title
Armenia celebrated a world champion on Monday as Hayk Minasyan took the gold medal in the men’s individual mixed run moving target event at the International Shooting Sport (ISSF) World Championship in Tallinn, Estonia. Minasyan delivered the top performance on the opening day of the competition, scoring 384 points to secure the world title in one of shooting sport’s most technically demanding disciplines. Armenia added another medal later in the day, earning silver in the me
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The World’s Tallest Jesus Statue Is Rising in Armenia, but Its Future Is Uncertain After the Armenian Government Jailed the Project’s Founder
The world’s tallest planned statue of Jesus Christ is almost coming alive in Yerevan, though questions remain over whether it will ever reach its intended home on Mount Hatis. A massive statue of Jesus Christ is taking shape in Yerevan, the monument designed to become the tallest depiction of Christ in the world. The Armenian Report visited the site, where the upper half of the sculpture now towers above the sculptor’s backyard. The statue is being built in sections before it
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Nike Bets Big on Armenia With Largest Regional Flagship Store
Photo Credit: KamoBlog Nike has expanded its presence in Armenia with the opening of the region's largest Nike store on Yerevan's Northern Avenue, introducing the same retail concept found in the brand's flagship locations across the United States, Europe and Asia. The new three-story flagship store gives customers in Armenia access to Nike's latest collections alongside exclusive products not available at the company's other locations in the country. In addition to the brand
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Armenian General Jailed in Azerbaijan Urges Pashinyan to Publicly Reject Baku’s 2020 War Claims
An Armenian general imprisoned in Azerbaijan has called on Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan to publicly reject Baku’s accusations that Armenia planned and waged an aggressive war in 2020. Maj. Gen. Davit Manukyan made the appeal in a message sent from prison in Baku and obtained by Pastinfo. He said one of the charges against him centers on the planning, preparation and conduct of the September 2020 war. At the time, Pashinyan was serving as Armenia’s prime minister and command
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Netanyahu Personally Stopped Armenian Genocide Bill After Call From Aliyev’s Senior Adviser, Israeli Newspaper Reports
Israel removed a bill recognizing the Armenian Genocide from the Knesset agenda after direct pressure from Azerbaijan, according to a report by the Israeli newspaper Haaretz. The Israeli government had unanimously approved the measure in late June at the initiative of Foreign Minister Gideon Saar. The bill still required a vote in the Knesset before it could become law. The move was widely seen as a diplomatic message to Turkey, whose relations with Israel have sharply deteri
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Hollywood Producer Sev Ohanian Calls Bringing ‘Sinners’ to Armenia a Dream Come True
A Hollywood producer behind some of the past decade's most acclaimed independent films says bringing his latest project to Armenia was more meaningful than any international premiere or awards ceremony. Armenian-American producer and screenwriter Sev Ohanian traveled to Yerevan for the 23rd Golden Apricot International Film Festival, where Ryan Coogler's “Sinners” screened before Armenian audiences for the first time. He described during an exclusive interview with The Armeni
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