ARMENIA WINS JUNIOR EUROVISION 2026! 13-Year-Old Naré Brings Home Third Victory
BREAKING: Armenia has won the 2026 Junior Eurovision Song Contest, with 13-year-old Naré taking first place in Malta with her song “BOO!” and securing the country's third victory in the competition. The young singer from Yerevan defeated contestants from 15 other countries Saturday, October 24, at the Malta Fairs and Conventions Centre in Ta’ Qali. The victory follows Armenia's previous Junior Eurovision wins in 2010 and 2021. Naré entered the competition as one of the favori
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Where Are the Young Women in Armenian Churches? Khachkar Studios Challenges Leaders to Reconnect With Armenian Girls and Women
Khachkar Studios is calling on Armenian church leaders to confront what it describes as an exceptionally low rate of Sunday attendance among young Armenian American women, raising questions about how diaspora churches connect with the next generation. In open letters that the organization says appeared in The New York Times and The Wall Street Journal on October 19, Khachkar Studios and its affiliates cited a Sunday attendance rate of just 0.7% among young Armenian American w
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Armenia’s Hamlet Manukyan Becomes World Gymnastics Champion, Mamikon Khachatryan Wins Bronze
Armenian gymnasts Hamlet Manukyan and Mamikon Khachatryan shared the podium at the World Artistic Gymnastics Championships in Rotterdam, Netherlands, on Saturday, winning gold and bronze in the men’s pommel horse final. Manukyan scored 15.300 points to claim the world title, finishing ahead of Italy’s Gabriele Targhetta, who took silver with 15.233. Khachatryan earned bronze with 15.000 points, giving Armenia two of the three medals in the event. Both Armenians entered the fi
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Armenian Church Reports Attendance Gains as Khachkar Studios Expands Community Outreach
An Armenian Apostolic church in Ridgefield has seen its average Sunday attendance rise by more than half under a community outreach program that encourages worshippers to bring friends and family to church, Khachkar Studios said Tuesday. Sts. Vartanantz Armenian Apostolic Church, supported by its Salt & Light Youth Ministry, recorded an average of 101 Sunday attendees over the past four weeks, compared with a baseline of 66 — an increase of 53%. The church was featured in the
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Armenian Artist Turns Children’s Old Toys Into Art, Urging Us to Rethink What We Throw Away
What happens to children’s toys when they are no longer wanted? Armenian artist Ani Hovak has found a way to give them a second life, transforming old playthings into works of art. Hovak, whose full name is Ani Hovakimyan, presented her creations at the United Nations biodiversity conference, COP17, in Yerevan, where The Armenian Report spoke with her about her work. Instead of throwing away toys that children have outgrown, Hovak uses them as materials for new pieces. Object
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World Trade Center Yerevan to Be Built at $470 Million Cost, With Offices, Apartments, Hotel, Shops and Restaurants
Armenia's government and its private partners have unveiled the design for World Trade Center Yerevan, a $470 million complex that Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan says will include the tallest building in the capital's history, rising on the site of the city's former central post office. British architecture firm Foster + Partners presented the design at an October 12 ceremony that coincided with celebrations of Yerevan's 2,808th anniversary. Pashinyan, who attended, described
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Armenian-Canadian ‘Baby Beluga’ Singer Raffi Celebrates 50 Years of Children’s Music
Armenian-Canadian singer Raffi Cavoukian, whose songs have entertained generations of children across North America, is celebrating 50 years in music with a new album centered on love, kindness and the importance of protecting children everywhere. The 78-year-old musician, best known for classics such as “Baby Beluga,” “Down by the Bay” and “Bananaphone,” is releasing “Love is Everywhere” on Friday, October 23. The album comes as he marks half a century since the release of h
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Armenia Proposes Citizenship Residency Rules; Zareh Sinanyan Says Diaspora Armenians Should Move, Pay Taxes, Raise Children in Armenia and Defend Its Borders
Armenians living abroad could soon be required to move to Armenia before qualifying for citizenship under proposed changes that would end decades of preferential treatment allowing ethnic Armenians to obtain passports without living in their ancestral homeland. The draft legislation, introduced by Armenia’s Interior Ministry in September, would require applicants of Armenian descent to have two years of legal residency, including at least 366 days physically spent in the coun
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Another Azerbaijani Crosses Into Armenia. This Time, the Explanation Is “He Got Lost.”
Another Azerbaijani citizen has crossed into Armenia, and authorities say he simply lost his way. Less than three weeks after an armed Azerbaijani soldier entered a family’s home and seriously injured a mother protecting her children, that explanation offers remarkably little comfort. But apparently, arrangements for his return are already underway. If only the public had as much clarity about how he entered. Armenia’s National Security Service announced October 22 that Yasha
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TOM FORD to Open First Store in Armenia
American luxury fashion brand TOM FORD is set to open its first store in Armenia, bringing one of the world’s best-known designer labels to the country’s capital. The boutique will open in Yerevan’s historic AOKS Building, according to Z&A, the fashion retailer that holds TOM FORD’s franchise rights in Armenia. The company has not announced an opening date. Founded in 2005 by American designer Tom Ford, the brand is known for its high-end clothing, accessories, fragrances and
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