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Armenia Sets All-Time Tourism Record in First Five Months of 2026 with 825,384 Visitors, as May Marks New Monthly High

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Armenia welcomed a record 825,384 tourists from January to May 2026, a 19.3 percent increase over the 691,882 recorded during the same period in 2025, according to the Tourism Committee of the Economy Ministry. May alone brought 199,541 visitors, the highest number of arrivals ever...

Armenia Sets All-Time Tourism Record in First Five Months of 2026 with 825,384 Visitors, as May Marks New Monthly High

Armenia welcomed a record 825,384 tourists from January to May 2026, a 19.3 percent increase over the 691,882 recorded during the same period in 2025, according to the Tourism Committee of the Economy...

Pashinyan Criticizes Russia’s Expanding Trade Restrictions, Pledges Subsidies and New EU Markets for Exporters

Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan has criticized Russia's widening restrictions on Armenian exports, calling them a "wrong step" that risks turning Armenians against the Eurasian Economic Union (EAEU), as Moscow extended its curbs...

Meet the Armenian Team that Built a Data Platform That Outruns Global Competitors

In the world of enterprise software, the strongest products are often assumed to come from giant corporations with vast resources, global sales teams, and...

Armenian-Owned RC Lens Wins First French Cup Title in its 120-Year History

French club RC Lens, owned and led by Armenian Joseph Oughourlian, won the Coupe de France on Friday for the first time in its 120-year history, beating OGC Nice 3-1 at the Stade...

Portuguese Legend Luís Figo Attends FC Noah Opening of New Training Base and Unveiling of “Noah Park” Stadium Project in Etchmiadzin, Armenia

Portuguese football legend Luís Figo attended events hosted by Armenian football club FC Noah, where the club presented its new training base and unveiled its stadium design and broader "Noah Park" development concept. Figo,...
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Armenia Sets All-Time Tourism Record in First Five Months of 2026 with 825,384 Visitors, as May Marks New Monthly High

Armenia welcomed a record 825,384 tourists from January to May 2026, a 19.3 percent increase over the 691,882 recorded during the same period in 2025, according to the Tourism Committee of the Economy Ministry. May alone brought 199,541 visitors, the highest number of arrivals ever recorded for the month and a roughly 10 percent increase over the 181,436 who visited in May 2025. The five-month total also surpasses the January-May pace of 2023, when Armenia recorded 806,004 arrivals en route to its all-time annual record of 2.33 million visitors, placing the country firmly on track to set a new annual high by year's end. Monthly arrivals in 2026 have exceeded their 2025...

Armenia Sets All-Time Tourism Record in First Five Months of 2026 with 825,384 Visitors, as May Marks New Monthly High

Armenia welcomed a record 825,384 tourists from January to May 2026, a 19.3 percent increase over the 691,882 recorded during the same period in...

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Meet the Armenian Team that Built a Data Platform That Outruns Global Competitors

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In the world of enterprise software, the strongest products are often assumed to come...

From Tehran to Los Angeles: How Abali Yogurt Became a Staple In Homes Across North America

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Founded in 1984 by brothers Edward and Vahik Sarkissian, Abali Yogurt is more than...

Meet Andre Sargsyan, the Founder Redefining Home Healthcare After Watching His Father Be Failed by the Care in the Final Months of His Life

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Andre Sargsyan came home from a trip to Armenia and saw his father's cancer...

YouTube Launches Partner Program in Armenia, Opening Direct Monetization for Creators for the First Time

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YouTube has officially launched its Partner Program (YPP) in Armenia, marking a milestone for...

Armenia Sets All-Time Tourism Record in First Five Months of 2026 with 825,384 Visitors, as May Marks New Monthly High

Armenia welcomed a record 825,384 tourists from January to May 2026, a 19.3 percent increase over the 691,882 recorded during the same period in 2025, according to the Tourism Committee of the Economy...

Pashinyan Criticizes Russia’s Expanding Trade Restrictions, Pledges Subsidies and New EU Markets for Exporters

Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan has criticized Russia's widening restrictions on Armenian exports, calling them a "wrong step" that risks turning Armenians against the Eurasian Economic Union (EAEU), as Moscow extended its curbs...

Elen Asatryan Enters Final Stretch With Broad Coalition, Positioned As The Experienced Front-Runner In Glendale City Council Race

GLENDALE — Councilmember and former Mayor Elen Asatryan, the first Armenian-American woman, first immigrant woman, and youngest woman ever to serve as Mayor of Glendale, is the only candidate in the race with...

Pashinyan Calls Referendum on EU or EAEU Membership Illogical for Now, Says Armenia Will Stay in the Bloc Until a Choice Is Unavoidable

Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan has pushed back against a joint call by the other leaders of the Eurasian Economic Union (EAEU), the Russia-led trade bloc Armenia has belonged to since 2014, for Armenia...

2,700-Year-Old Irrigation System in Armavir Reveals Engineering Power of Ancient Armenia

A recently uncovered 2,700-year-old irrigation system near Armavir in Armenia is giving researchers new insight into how ancient rulers transformed dry land into fields, gardens, and vineyards. According to a new study by...

Firebird and OpenAI Partner to Bring ChatGPT Edu and Codex to 50,000 Armenian Students, Teachers, and Researchers

Firebird, the US and Armenia-based AI infrastructure company, announced on May 29 a national education partnership that will bring frontier artificial intelligence tools to 50,000 students, teachers, and researchers across Armenia, alongside the...

From a Baku Prison Cell, Life-Sentenced Davit Ishkhanyan Accuses Armenia’s Own Government of Not Wanting Its Captives Freed: “Today Everything Is Clear”

Former Artsakh National Assembly Speaker Davit Ishkhanyan, sentenced to life imprisonment by an Azerbaijani military court, issued an audio message on May 27 from his prison cell in Baku accusing Armenia's own government...

From a Baku Prison Cell, Life-Sentenced Davit Ishkhanyan Accuses Armenia’s Own Government of Not Wanting Its Captives Freed: “Today Everything Is Clear”

Former Artsakh National Assembly Speaker Davit Ishkhanyan, sentenced to life imprisonment by an Azerbaijani military court, issued an audio message on May 27 from his prison cell in Baku accusing Armenia's own government...

EU Observation Mission: The Eraskh Factory Was Dismantled, Equipment Is Moving To Another Location With Accompaniment Of EU Observers

The Yeraskh metallurgical plant, in the direction of which Azerbaijanis regularly open fire, has been dismantled. The EU observation mission...

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Armenia Sets All-Time Tourism Record in First Five Months of 2026 with 825,384 Visitors, as May Marks New Monthly High

Armenia welcomed a record 825,384 tourists from January to May 2026, a 19.3 percent increase over the 691,882 recorded during the same period in...

Pashinyan Criticizes Russia’s Expanding Trade Restrictions, Pledges Subsidies and New EU Markets for Exporters

Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan has criticized Russia's widening restrictions on Armenian exports, calling them a "wrong step" that risks turning Armenians against the...

Elen Asatryan Enters Final Stretch With Broad Coalition, Positioned As The Experienced Front-Runner In Glendale City Council Race

GLENDALE — Councilmember and former Mayor Elen Asatryan, the first Armenian-American woman, first immigrant woman, and youngest woman ever to serve as Mayor of...

Pashinyan Calls Referendum on EU or EAEU Membership Illogical for Now, Says Armenia Will Stay in the Bloc Until a Choice Is Unavoidable

Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan has pushed back against a joint call by the other leaders of the Eurasian Economic Union (EAEU), the Russia-led trade...

2,700-Year-Old Irrigation System in Armavir Reveals Engineering Power of Ancient Armenia

A recently uncovered 2,700-year-old irrigation system near Armavir in Armenia is giving researchers new insight into how ancient rulers transformed dry land into fields,...

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