Caucasus economics

Why people in Armenia do not fight for their labor rights

Armenia

August 06, 2020

They are forced to make the choice between protecting their rights and keeping their jobs. In addition, many simply do not know where to turn for help.

Yerevan park trees felled as part of agreement with former gov’t, mayor’s office unable to prevent damage

Armenia

August 04, 2020

Under the previous, "pre-revolutionary" government, a part of the park in the very center of the capital was leased until 2040, and no one can now prohibit the owner of the territory

Armenian defense ministry: Turkish fighter jets did not fly towards Yerevan

Armenia

August 03, 2020

This refutes information published by Russian media the day before. Armenian experts have yet to comment on the fake report, but social media users have plenty to say.

Ex-president of Armenia Kocharyan gives first big interview since release from prison

Azerbaijan-Armenia

July 30, 2020

Robert Kocharyan spoke about the situation on the Armenian-Azerbaijani border, the Karabakh conflict and Azerbaijani-Turkish military exercises near the Armenian border

Armenian Foreign Minister urges Israel not to sell weapons to Azerbaijan

Azerbaijan-Armenia

July 29, 2020

In an interview with the Israeli Jerusalem Post, Zohrab Mnatsakanyan stated that the weapons that Azerbaijan buys from Israel are being used against civilians in Armenia

Armenian PM gives sweeping interview on conflict with Azerbaijan – details

Nikol Pashinyan

July 28, 2020

The Armenian PM spoke about the conflict with Azerbaijan in an interview with the Russian edition of RBK. At the same time, he openly stated that he considers Turkey to be the instigator of the conflict.

Armenian millionaire offers compensation to Azerbaijani businessmen for losses due to street skirmishes

Azerbaijan-Armenia

July 28, 2020

Businessman Sergei Sarkisov thinks large Azerbaijani businessmen may follow his example and pleas for peace

Armenian high school students, parents protest new university entrance exam regs – has the system failed?

July 26, 2020

The reason was the Ministry of Education’s new decision that few knew about, which was approved shortly before exams. Protests, and discussions of the issue in parliament did not resolve everything.

Azerbaijani journalist refuses $250,000 ‘prize’ offered to her by Qatar’s Anti-Corruption Centre

July 26, 2020

Azerbaijani investigative journalist Khadija Ismail has been offered a $250,000 cash award from Qatar’s Rule of Law and Anti-Corruption Centre.

The village from which Armenia begins. Photos and video

Azerbaijan-Armenia

July 26, 2020

Living in Movses, right on the border with Azerbaijan, is far from safe

Epidemic at the market. Photo report on work of epidemiologists at largest market in Georgia

Coronavirus

July 25, 2020

Epidemiologists working at Georgia's largest clothing market, Lilo, on the outskirts of Tbilisi, after 11 traders were diagnosed with coronavirus. Photo report

Life in the Georgian city of Marneuli without weddings for 1000 guests

Coronavirus

July 25, 2020

Ethnic Azerbaijanis in the Georgian region of Kvemo Kartli are asking the authorities to lift the ban on large weddings

Armenia: political conclusions, economic calculations in wake of July border clashes Azerbaijan

Azerbaijan-Armenia

July 23, 2020

The Armenian government intends not only to restore the border zone, but also to come up with a development strategy

Armenia’s largest freshwater lake blooms once again

July 22, 2020

Ecologists say the phenomenon, which has already become an annual tradition, can be explained by the high temperatures, the decrease in the water level and the presence of organic substances.

Why Armenia can’t cope with corona

Coronavirus

July 22, 2020

The country has hundreds of new cases every day. The situation has remained the same for weeks. Doctors are hesitant to say that the virus is retreating

Azerbaijani downed drones on display in Yerevan

Azerbaijan-Armenia

July 22, 2020

Things are quiet on the border between Armenia and Azerbaijan. The Armenian Ministry of Defence has released information on the state of the wounded, the Minister of Foreign Affairs excludes Turkey from peace talks

Armenian FM: “Azerbaijan once again trying to extract unilateral concessions in Karabakh issue”

Azerbaijan-Armenia

July 20, 2020

In an interview with TV channel Sky News Arabia, Zohrab Mnatsakanyan expressed his point of view on the reasons behind the military escalation on the Armenian-Azerbaijani border.

Armenia-Azerbaijan border calmer on 4th day of outbreak of fighting

Azerbaijan-Armenia

July 15, 2020

What is known about the most serious breakout of violence on the Azerbaijani-Armenian border itself since the 1990s

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