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Large Wildfires in Armenia Enter Fourth Day as Thousands Join Firefighting Efforts
Armenia is facing one of its most challenging wildfire situations in recent years, with major fires burning across several provinces and emergency crews working day and night to stop the flames. More than 1,800 rescue workers, firefighters, police officers, and eco-guards are now involved, along with military aircraft and dozens of units of equipment. The main wildfire started on November 21 in dry grassland between the villages of Chambarak and Ttujur. Strong winds and steep
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3 days ago
Phone-Tapping Requests Rise Sharply in Armenia, Fueling Fears of Expanded State Surveillance
Armenia is seeing a fast and steady rise in the number of court-approved phone-tapping and surveillance requests, creating new concerns among lawyers, civil society groups, and opposition figures about how state monitoring tools are being used and controlled. Official court data shows a clear and sharp escalation. Requests for operational-intelligence measures, which are mostly phone interceptions, have increased every year since 2018. The trend has grown even more quickly du
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4 days ago
Armenia’s Government Preparing to Release Non-Classified Sections of 2020 War Report
Armenia’s government is preparing to slowly release the non-classified parts of its long-delayed report on the 2020 Nagorno-Karabakh war. The update was shared by senior lawmaker Andranik Kocharyan in an interview with Hetq as public criticism grows over concerns that the authorities are withholding important information about the country’s mistakes during the war. Kocharyan leads both the parliament’s defense committee and the special inquiry commission that prepared the re
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4 days ago
Armenia Elected to UNESCO World Heritage Committee for the First Time
Armenia has been elected to the UNESCO World Heritage Committee for the first time — this an important moment for the country and its work in protecting culture. The vote was held on November 24 in Paris during the 25th session of the General Assembly of States Parties to the World Heritage Convention. The Armenian Foreign Ministry shared the results in a public statement. During the elections for open seats on the committee, Armenia received the strongest result among all ca
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4 days ago
‘Ha, Brat’ in Baku? Armenian Delegate Says Soviet Slang Made Him ‘Forget What Country He’s In’—A Remark Critics Call Absurd
A small group of Armenian civil society representatives traveled to Baku on November 21–22, an initiative that tries to create contact between people from the two countries. Their visit became the subject of discussion in Armenia and abroad after one of the members described moments in Azerbaijan’s capital that felt strangely familiar. At the same time, their comments raised concern that these short guided trips could create misleading ideas about Azerbaijan, its leadership,
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4 days ago
Armenian Delegate in Baku Says POW Issue Raised: “We Are Being Heard, but No Action Yet”
Member of the Armenian civil society delegation visiting Azerbaijan, Boris Navasardian, responded to The Armenian Report’s questions about safety concerns and the possibility of raising the issue of Armenian captives during the group’s visit to Baku. Navasardian explained that this is not his first time traveling to Azerbaijan. "Over the past 26 years, this is my fifth visit to Baku, including visits during much more tense times." He said that throughout these past visits, in
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5 days ago
Areg, Armenian Boy Who Met Cristiano Ronaldo in Yerevan, Dies After Cancer Battle
Areg, an Armenian child battling cancer, is being remembered across the country months after he met his football hero Cristiano Ronaldo during the star’s visit to Yerevan. His story gained wide attention when Ronaldo took time to meet him on September 6, creating one of the most emotional moments of the Portuguese captain’s trip. Areg’s passing was confirmed by Armen Martirosyan, the Founding Director of the Children’s Health Foundation of Armenia (HFC Armenia). Martirosyan s
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Armenian Delegation Arrives in Baku for First Government-Backed Talks — No Plan to Visit Armenian POWs
Five representatives of Armenia’s civil society have arrived in Baku to take part in joint discussions with Azerbaijani experts. This is one of the first such visits organized with the support of both governments. A visit to Armenian captives held in Azerbaijani prisons is not included in the program, even though members of the group had previously expressed interest in meeting them. After learning the details of the trip, The Armenian Report sent questions to delegation memb
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7 days ago
Top Armenian-American Google AI Executive Meets Armenian Ambassador to Advance Digital Preservation of Armenia’s Heritage
Armenia and Google are discussing new ways to work together on the digital preservation of Armenian cultural heritage. The topic was raised during a visit by Armenia’s Ambassador to the United States, Narek Mkrtchyan, to Google’s headquarters in San Francisco. The Embassy of Armenia in the United States shared details of the meeting. The visit took place on November 20, when Ambassador Mkrtchyan met with Hrach Achajyan, Head of AI GTM and the leader of Google’s strategy for a
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7 days ago
Apple Eyes Greater Presence in Armenia Following High-Level Cupertino Meeting on AI and Semiconductor Cooperation
Armenia and Apple are exploring new ways to work together in fields such as artificial intelligence, semiconductor development, and education. The discussion took place on November 20, when Armenia’s Ambassador Narek Mkrtchyan visited Apple’s headquarters in Cupertino and met with Jason Lundgaard, Senior Director of International Cooperation at Corporate Government Affairs. During the meeting, the ambassador spoke about the August 8 Memorandum of Understanding between the Gov
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7 days ago
Forcibly Displaced Artsakh Families Move Into Homes Built by Tufenkian Foundation in Syunik
The first families from Artsakh have begun moving into newly built homes in the village of Svarants in Armenia’s Syunik Province. These families, originally from the Martakert region of Artsakh, attended a ribbon-cutting ceremony to celebrate the handover of the first ten houses completed by the Tufenkian Foundation. The homes are part of the Foundation’s Come to Svarants Resettlement program, which supports Armenians who were forcibly displaced from Artsakh following Azerbai
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Nov 20
U.S. Gives Armenia Green Light on Nvidia Chips for $500M Supercomputer Set to Become One of Region’s Most Advanced AI Centers
The United States has given permission for Nvidia chips to be exported to Armenia, this will allow a major new technology project to move forward. According to Bloomberg, the U.S. government has approved the request from the startup Firebird, which plans to use the chips to build a powerful supercomputer in Armenia. The project is part of a wider global effort to expand artificial intelligence infrastructure. With this approval, Armenia is now preparing to host what could bec
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Nov 19
Baku Invests Over $6 Billion in Chinese-Pakistani Fighter Jets Two Years After Emptying Artsakh of Armenians
Image credit: Rehan Waheed / Shutterstock Azerbaijan has begun one of its largest military expansions since the 2020 war, investing more than $6 billion in the Chinese-Pakistani JF-17 Thunder fighter jets. This expansion comes less than two years after Azerbaijan carried out the full ethnic cleansing of Artsakh’s Armenian population in 2023, forcing more than 120,000 people to flee their indigenous homes. Instead of showing readiness for peace in 2025, Baku is expanding its a
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Nov 17
Shocking School Video Shows Azerbaijani Students Instructed to Simulate Abuse of ‘Armenian’ Child, Exposing Ongoing Indoctrination
A new video shared by Azerbaijani journalist Javid Akhmedov has again exposed the deep anti-Armenian propaganda that continues inside Azerbaijan’s education system. The footage shows adult men in military uniforms entering a school and staging a violent scene with students. They pretend to capture an “Armenian,” played by a young boy, point a fake gun at his head, and repeatedly force him to say the phrase “Karabakh is Azerbaijan.” The shocking school performance shows how ha
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Nov 17
Armenia Revokes Power Grid Operator’s License in High-Stakes Dispute With Russian-Owned ENA
Armenia has taken its most serious step yet in its war with the Electric Networks of Armenia (ENA) by cancelling the company’s right to operate the national electricity grid. On Friday, the Public Services Regulatory Commission (PSRC) voted to revoke ENA’s operating license, with four commissioners supporting the move and one voting against it. ENA, owned by the Russia-based Tashir Group, has managed the country’s low-voltage power network for years, making this decision one
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Nov 17
Ruling Party Leads Vote in Armenia’s Spiritual Capital During Rising Pressure on Ancient Christian Church
Local elections were held Sunday in Vagharshapat, Armenia’s fifth-largest city and the historic home of the Mother See of Holy Etchmiadzin, the spiritual headquarters of the Armenian Apostolic Church, drawing attention from religious observers and Christian communities worldwide. According to preliminary results released Monday, the ruling Civil Contract party, led locally by Argishti Mekhakyan, is leading with 48.5% of the vote. Voter turnout in the newly enlarged Vagharshap
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Nov 16
Podcast Hosts Critical of Pashinian’s Government Detained in Armenia by Masked Officers
Masked officers in Armenia have detained opposition figures and podcast hosts Narek Samsonyan and Vazgen Saghatelyan following searches of their homes in Yerevan that lasted more than an hour. Both men are known for their outspoken criticism of the government through their popular Imnemnimi podcast. The detentions occurred less than a week after the two hosted a seven-hour episode featuring former President Serzh Sargsyan, who strongly criticized Prime Minister Nikol Pashinya
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Nov 13
“Welcome to Armenia, You Can Sleep Safely Here”: Armenian Football Fans Send Message to Hungary’s Team 20 Years After Gurgen Margaryan’s Murder
Armenian football fans in Yerevan displayed a powerful banner reading “Welcome to Armenia. Here you can sleep safely” as they greeted Hungary’s national football team ahead of the Armenia–Hungary World Cup 2026 qualifying match. The message was not random. It carried deep historical and emotional weight — a reminder of one of the most horrifying hate crimes committed against an Armenian soldier in Hungary two decades ago. On February 19, 2004, Armenian Army Lieutenant Gurgen
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Nov 13
Pashinyan Addresses Captive Issue, Border Talks, and TRIPP Timeline in Parliament
Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan spoke in parliament on Wednesday, touching on a wide range of national and regional issues, from the fate of Armenian captives held in Azerbaijan to border delimitation, peace negotiations, and infrastructure projects. POWs and Peace Process Pashinyan said that Armenia has an answer regarding the issue of Armenian citizens held in captivity — that the government continues to work on this matter daily. He said that a peaceful and favorab
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Nov 12
Russia’s Foreign Intelligence Service Releases “Kiss of Yerevan” Report Claiming Armenia Will Cut Trade Ties — Yerevan Denies Allegations
Russia’s Foreign Intelligence Service (SVR) has released a report titled “The Kiss of Yerevan” alleging that Armenia intends to reduce or cut its trade ties with Moscow for political reasons. The document claims that Yerevan plans to stop buying wheat from Russia and instead purchase Ukrainian grain, despite its higher price. According to the SVR statement, the report suggests that Armenia’s move is politically motivated and plans to show solidarity with Ukraine. It claims t
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Nov 12
