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Armenia’s Active Tech Firms Up 18.5x Since 2017 as Defense, Space, Starlink and $4 Billion Firebird...

Armenia’s technology sector has expanded 18.5-fold since 2017, with active tech companies surpassing 12,000...

Ruben Vardanyan Sentenced To 20 Years By Baku Court In Sham Trial; Family Denounces Verdict As...

A court in Azerbaijan has sentenced Armenian citizen Ruben Vardanyan to 20 years in...

Azerbaijani “Civil Society” Delegation Enters Armenia Via Delimited Border For First Time Since Independence For “Peace...

For the first time since Armenia’s independence, an Azerbaijani “civil society” delegation entered Armenia...

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Armenia’s Active Tech Firms Up 18.5x Since 2017 as Defense, Space, Starlink and $4 Billion Firebird AI Plans Continue To Accelerate

Armenia’s technology sector has expanded 18.5-fold since 2017, with active tech companies surpassing 12,000 in 2025, as the country accelerates defense innovation, advances its national space program, expands digital connectivity through Starlink, and moves forward with a potential $4 billion AI data center project...

Armenia’s Active Tech Firms Up 18.5x Since 2017 as Defense, Space, Starlink and $4 Billion Firebird AI Plans Continue To Accelerate

Armenia’s technology sector has expanded 18.5-fold since 2017, with active tech companies surpassing 12,000 in 2025, as the country accelerates defense innovation, advances its national space program, expands digital connectivity through Starlink, and...

Ruben Vardanyan Sentenced To 20 Years By Baku Court In Sham Trial; Family Denounces Verdict As Politically Motivated

A court in Azerbaijan has sentenced Armenian citizen Ruben Vardanyan to 20 years in prison following a trial on multiple fabricated charges. The verdict was announced Tuesday during an open session of the Baku...

All-ASA Launches Groundbreaking Internship Program, Opening 35 Summer 2026 Placements With Leading U.S. Companies

The All-Armenian Student Association (All-ASA), a non-profit umbrella organization representing Armenian Student Associations across the United States and globally, is thrilled to announce the...

‘Artsakh’ Removed From Armenian Olympic Skaters’ Program Listing After Azerbaijan Complaint, Now Listed as ‘Music by Ara Gevorgyan’

After Azerbaijan filed a complaint, the title “Artsakh” was removed from the Olympic program listing for Armenian figure skaters Karina Akopova and Nikita Rakhmanin and the music is now listed only as “Music...

ARMENIANS IN THE NFL AND SUPER BOWL HISTORY

Powered by Abkarian Law Group (AbkarianLaw.com) Though small in number, Armenians and Armenian-Americans have played meaningful roles in shaping professional football, leaving their mark on championships, dynasties, and the history of the game itself....

Azerbaijani “Civil Society” Delegation Enters Armenia Via Delimited Border For First Time Since Independence For “Peace Bridge” Roundtable

For the first time since Armenia’s independence, an Azerbaijani “civil society” delegation entered Armenia through an Armenian–Azerbaijani border checkpoint during the “Peace Bridge” initiative’s bilateral roundtable on February 13–14, 2026, crossing the land border at the delimited and demarcated Voskepar (Armenia)–Ashaghy Eskipara (Azerbaijan) section, completing all relevant procedures, and then proceeding to the meeting venue. The roundtable brought together representatives of Armenian and Azerbaijani civil societies with the aim of fostering dialogue and sustained engagement. In addition to the core participants of the initiative, a broader circle of experts, analysts, journalists, researchers, and civil society leaders from both countries took part in the discussions. According to the official press release on...

Armenia’s Active Tech Firms Up 18.5x Since 2017 as Defense, Space, Starlink and $4 Billion Firebird AI Plans Continue To Accelerate

Armenia’s technology sector has expanded 18.5-fold since 2017, with active tech companies surpassing 12,000 in 2025, as the country accelerates defense innovation, advances its...

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All-ASA Launches Groundbreaking Internship Program, Opening 35 Summer 2026 Placements With Leading U.S. Companies

The All-Armenian Student Association (All-ASA), a non-profit umbrella organization representing Armenian Student Associations across...

Armenia Building The Region’s Largest Chocolate Factory With €145 Million Investment, Creating Up To 2,000 Jobs

Armenia is building the region’s largest chocolate and confectionery factory, backed by a €145...

Armenian Co-Founded Soley Therapeutics Raises $200 Million Series C To Advance Lead Cancer Programs Toward The Clinic

On January 7, Soley Therapeutics announced a $200 million Series C financing to advance...

Armenian-Founded LexPrep Is The First AI-Driven LSAT Prep Platform, Giving Students a Smarter Path to America’s Top Law Schools

In an admissions world where a few points can change outcomes, two Armenian-American founders...

Armenia’s Active Tech Firms Up 18.5x Since 2017 as Defense, Space, Starlink and $4 Billion Firebird AI Plans Continue To Accelerate

Armenia’s technology sector has expanded 18.5-fold since 2017, with active tech companies surpassing 12,000 in 2025, as the country accelerates defense innovation, advances its national space program, expands digital connectivity through Starlink, and...

Ruben Vardanyan Sentenced To 20 Years By Baku Court In Sham Trial; Family Denounces Verdict As Politically Motivated

A court in Azerbaijan has sentenced Armenian citizen Ruben Vardanyan to 20 years in prison following a trial on multiple fabricated charges. The verdict was announced Tuesday during an open session of the Baku...

Azerbaijani “Civil Society” Delegation Enters Armenia Via Delimited Border For First Time Since Independence For “Peace Bridge” Roundtable

For the first time since Armenia’s independence, an Azerbaijani “civil society” delegation entered Armenia through an Armenian–Azerbaijani border checkpoint during the “Peace Bridge” initiative’s bilateral roundtable on February 13–14, 2026, crossing the land...

Catholicos Karekin II Banned From Leaving Armenia For February 16 Bishops’ Assembly In Austria, Criminal Case Opened

Ahead of the bishops’ assembly scheduled for February 16–19 in Sankt Pölten, Austria, a criminal case has been opened against Karekin II, the Catholicos of All Armenians, and his travel abroad has been...

Aliyev Rules Out Release Of Artsakh Leaders held In Baku, Claims Their “Crimes” Are Worse Than WWII Nazis, Despite Saying “Peace Is Achieved”

Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev has ruled out granting clemency to former Artsakh leaders imprisoned in Baku, despite declaring that “peace is achieved” with Armenia. In an interview with France 24 aired on Friday...

Diaspora Leaders Afeyan, Manoukian And Six Others Warn Armenian Government Risks Severing Ties With Diaspora Amid Ongoing Conflict With Church

Prominent Diaspora leaders, descendants of Armenian Genocide survivors and members of the global Armenian Church, issued a statement warning that escalating conflict between the Armenian Government and the Armenian Apostolic Church has reached...

“Strong Armenia” Nominates Dual Citizen Samvel Karapetyan For PM, Seeks Constitutional Change

Businessman Samvel Karapetyan, currently under house arrest and charged with calling for the usurpation of power and the overthrow of the constitutional order, has been nominated as “Strong Armenia’s” prime ministerial candidate, his...

Aliyev Rules Out Release Of Artsakh Leaders held In Baku, Claims Their “Crimes” Are Worse Than WWII Nazis, Despite Saying “Peace Is Achieved”

Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev has ruled out granting clemency to former Artsakh leaders imprisoned in Baku, despite declaring that “peace is achieved” with Armenia. In an interview with France 24 aired on Friday...

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’s Active Tech Firms Up 18.5x Since 2017 as Defense, Space, Starlink and $4 Billion Firebird AI Plans Continue To Accelerate

Armenia’s technology sector has expanded 18.5-fold since 2017, with active tech companies surpassing 12,000 in 2025, as the country accelerates defense innovation, advances its...

Ruben Vardanyan Sentenced To 20 Years By Baku Court In Sham Trial; Family Denounces Verdict As Politically Motivated

A court in Azerbaijan has sentenced Armenian citizen Ruben Vardanyan to 20 years in prison following a trial on multiple fabricated charges. The verdict was...

Azerbaijani “Civil Society” Delegation Enters Armenia Via Delimited Border For First Time Since Independence For “Peace Bridge” Roundtable

For the first time since Armenia’s independence, an Azerbaijani “civil society” delegation entered Armenia through an Armenian–Azerbaijani border checkpoint during the “Peace Bridge” initiative’s...

Catholicos Karekin II Banned From Leaving Armenia For February 16 Bishops’ Assembly In Austria, Criminal Case Opened

Ahead of the bishops’ assembly scheduled for February 16–19 in Sankt Pölten, Austria, a criminal case has been opened against Karekin II, the Catholicos...

Aliyev Rules Out Release Of Artsakh Leaders held In Baku, Claims Their “Crimes” Are Worse Than WWII Nazis, Despite Saying “Peace Is Achieved”

Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev has ruled out granting clemency to former Artsakh leaders imprisoned in Baku, despite declaring that “peace is achieved” with Armenia....

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