life in Caucasus

Combating land desertification in Armenia: no positive progress so far

Armenia

May 07, 2025

Around 70% of Armenia’s land is under threat of desertification: contributing factors and approaches to tackling the problem

Fewer tourists, more trouble: Armenia’s travel sector under strain

Armenia

April 18, 2025

With the start of the new tourist season, the effectiveness of new laws and taxes will be put to the test. Travel agents report rising risks.

60 deaths in three months: alarming road accident statistics discussed in Armenian parliament

Armenia

April 09, 2025

“It turns out that over a 10-year period, more than 3,600 people have died and 70,000 have been injured in the country,” calculated Civil Contract MP Armen Khachatryan.

Eco-patrols in Armenia: a new 24/7 nature protection service

Armenia

April 04, 2025

A new system for protecting forests, nature reserves, and national parks is now in operation. Environmentalists call it an “unprecedented reform.”

Three times more domestic violence cases in Armenia last year — Prosecutor General’s report

Armenia

April 03, 2025

According to the agency, a total of 1,360 cases of domestic and family violence were recorded in 2024, compared to 508 incidents in 2023.

Why is it so noisy in Armenia — and what can be done about it: views from residents and experts

Armenia

March 31, 2025

People are increasingly disturbed by constant noise — even at night. The issue has reached parliament, where lawmakers have proposed stricter regulations and heavier fines for violations.

Sex-selective abortions decline in Armenia as birth rate drops

Armenia

March 28, 2025

A data-driven analysis — and a look at Armenia’s national strategy to improve its demographic outlook, which experts call “one of the best in the world.”

How women in Armenia balance family care, childcare and careers

Armenia

March 21, 2025

What employers are doing to support women with young children — and what more can be done

Shongar: Village outside Baku without school, clinic, or park

Azerbaijan

November 08, 2024

Shongar village residents are unable to send their children to school for two weeks due to unaffordable transportation costs

Vardavar – Armenia’s ‘wet’ holiday

Armenia

July 24, 2022

If you’re soaked from head to foot, don’t get angry – instead give thanks for the blessing. JAMnews in Yerevan on Vardavar

3 republics in a century - Armenia celebrates Republic Day

Armenia

May 28, 2022

A glimpse into the country’s history

Armenia: how genocide went from taboo to national rallying point

Armenia

April 24, 2022

Taboos surrounding the genocide began to change in 1965

Armenian genocide: what victims’ descendants demand from Turkey 106 years later

Armenia

April 24, 2021

"We have a significant legal basis for territorial claims. And if we are ready and conduct work in this direction, we will be able to make use of the situation” – expert

Armenian PM, Azerbaijani president trade blows at UN assembly

Armenia

September 26, 2020

Ilham Aliyev accused the Armenian Prime Minister of disrupting the negotiations, Nikol Pashinyan responded to the president of Azerbaijan by urging him to "return to a constructive place"

Armenian protesters on hunger strike, demand flights with Russia be restored

Armenia

September 23, 2020

Of all the EAEU countries, Russia has not resumed air traffic only with Armenia. “This is an imperial policy – to constantly keep the current authorities under pressure and to achieve something,” one Armenian political scientist believes

Russian spies sought in Armenia after Dossier Center investigation claims Kremlin spy network working in country

Armenia

September 22, 2020

The investigation lists the names of people who work for Russian intelligence. The head of the National Security Service of Armenia noted that this publication is considered as a crime report

Op-ed from Armenia: why the Azerbaijani media publishes ‘sensational’ articles on Karabakh

Azerbaijan-Armenia

September 22, 2020

Armenian experts: Baku's indignant statements on the resettlement of Lebanese Armenians to Karabakh

Armenia celebrates 29th anniversary of independence, PM announces 2050 development strategy

Armenia

September 21, 2020

Due to the situation with the coronavirus pandemic, all celebrations are taking place online

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