71 Years After Albert Azaryan, Artur Avetisyan Wins European Rings Title for independent Armenia
Armenian gymnast Artur Avetisyan has become the first athlete representing independent Armenia to win a European title on the still rings, ending a decades-long wait in one of the country’s most celebrated gymnastics events. Before Avetisyan, the last Armenian to win a European championship on the rings was Albert Azaryan in 1955. Azaryan, one of the most accomplished figures in Armenian sports history, competed for the Soviet Union at the time. Hrant Shahinyan, another Armen
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Pashinyan Appoints Jewish Studies Scholar, Rothschild Postdoctoral Fellow Ani Avetisyan as Deputy Foreign Minister
Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan has appointed Ani Avetisyan, a Rothschild Postdoctoral Fellow and scholar of Jewish history, Hebrew and Middle Eastern studies, as deputy foreign minister. The Aug. 20 appointment brings an academic with years of research on Jewish communities, Judaeo-Arabic manuscripts and Hebrew language studies into Armenia’s diplomatic leadership. Avetisyan, 34, was born in Yerevan and studied Oriental Studies at Yerevan State University, earning ba
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Trump Urged to Press Azerbaijan to Release 19 Armenian Prisoners
President Donald Trump should use Washington’s growing influence in the South Caucasus to push Azerbaijan to release 19 Armenian prisoners still held in Baku, foreign policy analyst Darren G. Spinck argues, calling their continued detention a major unresolved test of the U.S.-backed Armenia-Azerbaijan peace process. Spinck, managing director of Janus Forum and a non-resident fellow at the Danube Institute, made the case in an opinion column published by The Washington Times.
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Armenian Lacrosse Coach Reads Old Testament’s ‘Behold, I Am Sending My Messenger’ at Akhtala Fortress Monastery on Day 11 of Bible Tour
Armenian Lacrosse co-founder and coach Johnny Mouradian continued his 12-day Bible reading tour across Armenia on Friday, visiting the historic Akhtala Fortress Monastery in northern Armenia. Mouradian’s eleventh reading came from the third chapter of Malachi in the Old Testament and described the coming of the Lord and the messenger sent to prepare the way. “Behold, I am sending my messenger, and he will prepare my ways before me,” Mouradian read. “And suddenly the Lord, who
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Armenia Sets 2027 Deadline to Choose Technology for New Nuclear Power Plant to Replace Metsamor
Armenia will decide by the end of 2027 what technology to use for its next nuclear power plant, narrowing the timeline for a project that will eventually replace the aging Metsamor facility and could reshape the country’s energy partnerships. The deadline appears in the government’s 2026-2031 program, which calls for moving ahead with construction of a new nuclear unit. The government says it will complete at least the selection of the reactor technology by the end of next ye
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Armenia’s Narek Davtyan Wins Silver at World Cadet Judo Championships
Armenia’s Narek Davtyan claimed silver at the 2026 World Cadet Judo Championships in Guayaquil, Ecuador, after reaching the final of the men’s 55-kilogram division. Davtyan’s run included a victory over France’s Jules Bacquet, the reigning European champion. He followed that performance with a semifinal win over a Ukrainian opponent, securing his place in the championship bout. In the final, Davtyan faced Sebastian Teran of the United States. Teran won the match, leaving the
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Khachkar Studios Launches Masterclass #3 to Revitalize Armenian Churches Worldwide
Khachkar Studios has launched NEW Masterclass #3, “Revitalizing Churches Worldwide,” featuring the case study “Armenian Churches Joining the Movement,” a program the organization says lays bare the current state of Armenian Christianity and charts a course toward major, Biblically grounded change. The most cited statistic: just 7 per 1,000 U.S. Armenian women ages 18–29 attend church on a typical non-holiday Sunday, with 246 attending versus 34,181 who do not. That leaves U.S
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Firebird AI Joins UATE as Armenia Pushes to Become Global AI Hub
Firebird AI has joined Armenia’s Union of Advanced Technology Enterprises as a strategic member, linking one of the country’s largest technology investments with an industry group that represents about 300 companies. The announcement was made during UATE’s monthly gathering in Sevan and comes as Firebird develops a major artificial intelligence computing facility near Hrazdan. The relationship between the two organizations dates back to 2024. Firebird co-founder and UATE boar
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Armenian Lacrosse Coach Reads ‘Blessed Are You Among Women’ on Day 10 of Bible Tour
Armenian Lacrosse co-founder and coach Johnny Mouradian continued his 12-day Bible reading tour across Armenia on Thursday, visiting the Khachkar open-air workshop in Zovuni, outside Yerevan. The workshop is helping build the monumental statue of Jesus Christ that is planned for Mount Hatis. Mouradian’s tenth reading came from the first chapter of the Gospel of Luke and recounted the meeting between Mary and her relative Elizabeth. “At that time Mary got ready and hurried to
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Pashinyan Declares Beginning of Armenia’s ‘Fourth Republic,’ Breaking With Karabakh-Era Politics
Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan declared the beginning of what he calls Armenia’s “Fourth Republic” on Thursday, saying the country is moving into a new political era built around peace and a redefined role for the state. Pashinyan made the announcement as his government presented its program for 2026-2031, laying out a vision that seeks to break with the political foundations that shaped Armenia after the collapse of the Soviet Union. “The Republic of Armenia is thus entering
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