stories from Caucasus

Op-ed: US Senate resolution on Armenian genocide will not become law

December 13, 2019

The resolution does not have any legal force and thus does not require the signature of President Trump

Criminal scheme uncovered in Armenia facilitating illegal adoption of children by foreigners

November 22, 2019

Maternity hospital staff forced mothers to abandon their children, who were then passed on for adoption

Update – terrorist leader who shot up Armenian parliament 20 years ago to remain in prison.

October 29, 2019

Nairi Hunanyan asked for parole, but his request will not even reach the court. Why? All the details below

Armenian PM ‘secretly doubles’ ministerial salaries

October 22, 2019

The government says “the process was a secret, therefore, this information is not subject to disclosure”

Two cases of suicide in Armenian army in one week

July 28, 2019

The investigation says that the soldiers were brought to suicide by their fellow servicemen and officers

Former Armenian President Sargsyan’s entourage under scrutiny of law enforcement agencies

July 13, 2019

The police have launched a new criminal case against the brother of the former head of state and other close friends and family

Armenia to receive extra $40 million in financial aid from US

June 20, 2019

“Armenia deserves a clear signal that the US supports democratic transformations”, one US congressman says

Electric train route between Yerevan and Gyumri bets on increased tourism

April 06, 2019

Armenian PM Nikol Pashinyan took a trip on the new electric train from the capital to the country’s second largest city to find out what problems tourists might face

Karabakh conflict: “No breakthrough, but a serious talk about peace took place”

Nikol Pashinyan

April 01, 2019

On the positions of the Armenian and Azerbaijani sides after the Vienna meeting

Demolition of cafes in downtown Yerevan gives rise to protest

March 14, 2019

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