People of the Caucasus

The miserable state of hygiene in Armenian schools

A recent study showed that most rural school bathrooms are located outside, often without hot water and functioning taps

Armenia holds ‘revolutionary' cleanup day

Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan is also participating in the country-wide cleanup session with his family

Armenian PM at 5hr press conference on politics, dialogue with Azerbaijanis and family

Armenian nuclear power plant to continue running, but supplemented by new power unit

The authorities of the country have stated that they have no obligation to close the nuclear power station, but there is a need to find sources to replace it

Foreign ministries of Armenia, Russia claim Azerbaijanis can come to Armenia

The statement came in response to the statement of an ethnic Azerbaijani on a Russian TV show, Rovshan Askerov, that he "is simply not allowed into Armenia”

Demolition of cafes in downtown Yerevan gives rise to protest

Protesters blocked one of the central streets of the capital but the police managed to push them aside, arresting sixteen in the process

Armenia holds security meeting in Karabakh, Azerbaijan flexes its muscles with large military exercises

The Armenian Security Council has held its first ever meeting in Nagorno-Karabakh. Why?

Armenian businesses protest tax hike on soda beverages

Protestors stood outside the Armenian government building in Yerevan claiming that the tax would destroy their businesses and leave people without jobs

Female photographers compare themselves to firefighters and policemen

They believe they are trusted more than their male colleagues

Armenia defends position in post-Soviet military organisation

“It is impossible for a secretary-general of the Collective Security Treaty Organization to be appointed without Armenia’s agreement.”

Berkaber: Armenia's 'fertile crescent' turned combat zone

"We sleep like hares, with our eyes open, in order to scoop up the kids and run to the basement if they start shooting"

Residents of Armenia’s "Siberia" using alternative heat sources

The curious alternatives to gas and electricity in Shirak, the country’s coldest region

Armenian-made organic products try to find markets

“The government’s support for organic farming is manifested only during negotiations, but otherwise there is no actual assistance”

The Azerbaijani carpets woven in Georgia

Nabat Anazarova lives in Kosalar in Marneuli region. Everyday she walks eight kilometers to get to her job - saving the ancient art of carpet weaving