Armenian wrestler Karen Aslanyan is a world champion. On Tuesday, October 27, he beat Azerbaijan's Nihat Mammadli 8:4 in the 63kg Greco-Roman final at...
Armenian gymnast Artur Davtyan has reclaimed the world vault title at the 2026 World Artistic Gymnastics Championships in Rotterdam, the Netherlands, becoming a two-time...
A Russian military court has sentenced Gevorg Grigoryan, a 23-year-old dual Armenian and Russian citizen, to nine and a half years in a general-regime penal colony over comments he posted online, reports Zartonk Media, citing Mediazona.
The Russian outlet learned of the sentence from an acquaintance of Grigoryan who asked not to be named. The Second Eastern District Military Court in Chita handed it down, and the Caucasian Knot reported the verdict was read on October 20 by Judge Zyryanov. Prosecutors had asked for 10 years.
Grigoryan was born in Yerevan in 2003 and turned 23 in June. He lived in Zabaykalsky Krai, in Russia's far east.
He was tried on charges...
Armenia's $470 million World Trade Center will rise as twin towers on Yerevan's Saryan Street, set to be the tallest building in the city's history, reports Zartonk Media.
Launched on October 10, Yerevan's 2,808th anniversary, the project will replace the Soviet-era HayPost building, now being demolished, and will include a...
Jooba, an Armenian-founded startup based in Los Angeles, has raised a $4 million seed round to build an AI-native recruiting firm for fast-growing companies. The round includes a16z speedrun, the early-stage program of Andreessen Horowitz, along with Scribble Ventures, Genius Ventures, and angel investors including ServiceTitan co-founder and CEO...
PROFAL opened an architectural glass processing plant in the Nairi community of Kotayk Province, built from the ground up to European and American standards with an investment of more than $20 million. The company says it is the largest facility of its kind in the region.
The plant has created...
Massis Kabob is set to open its 8th location inside Hollywood Burbank Airport's new $1.3 billion terminal. The family-run company said the location is believed to be the first Armenian-owned restaurant in a U.S. airport.
The terminal opened to travelers on Tuesday, October 13, with the first flight departing at...
Danish brewer Carlsberg has agreed to acquire Armenia's PepsiCo bottler, taking over the production, sale and distribution of PepsiCo's soft drinks in the country, in a transaction that still requires approval from the Armenian government.
The company is JI Pepsi Cola Bottler Armenia. The seller is Revery, which also owns...