Author: Gohar Grigoryan
Is Armenia Going in the Right Direction with Nikol Pashinyan?
The response of Sona Aghekian, a member of the “Mother Armenia” Alliance and illegally deprived of her Yerevan mayor’s mandate, to Nikol Pashinyan’s message “The Ideology
The First Polls Are In… …and parties should pay attention.
Harout Manougian Manougian.substack.com There are three months (13 weeks) to go until Armenia’s next election on June 7, 2026. We are entering the critical last stages before political parties need
Moscow Claims Yerevan Rejected Russian Assistance for Displaced Artsakh Armenians
Displaced Artsakh Armenians receive assistance immediately upon arriving in Armenia in 2023 Official Moscow said on Thursday that Yerevan has rejected the latest round of Russian humanitarian
Armenian Officials To Get More Bonuses Ahead Of Elections
Astghik Bedevian Azatutyn.am Prime Minister Nikol Pashinian chairs a cabinet meeting in Yerevan, June 12, 2025. The Armenian government decided on Thursday to spend 4.6 billion drams ($12.2 million)
Turkish Halkbank announces settlement of US criminal case linked to Iran
news.am Turkey’s Halkbank has reached an agreement with the US Department of Justice to settle a long-running criminal case against the state bank over Iran sanctions violations. Under the terms
Bust of French-Armenian WWII hero Missak Manouchian to be installed in Yerevan
Armenpress The bust of French Resistance fighter and French national hero, Missak Manouchian, will be installed in one of the parks in central Yerevan that bears his name. The Yerevan City Council approved
Foe or Friend? US-Bilateral Relations Seem Set to Improve as Interests Align —
By Rich Outzen Atlantic Council Few alliance relationships generate as much public drama as US-Turkish ties. In the roughly seventy-five years since Turkish accession to NATO there have been ups and
How Pashinyan is working to topple Catholicos Karekin II
As parliamentary elections grow nearer, tensions between Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan and the Armenian Apostolic Church continue to build. By Arshaluys Barseghyan OC Mdia Catholicos Karekin

