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Armenia’s 19-Year-Old Emin Ohanyan Goes Undefeated to Win Atyrau Chess Open Over a Field of 30 Grandmasters in Kazakhstan

Armenia October 20, 2026

19-year-old Armenian grandmaster Emin Ohanyan has gone undefeated to win the Atyrau Open 2026 international chess tournament in Atyrau, Kazakhstan, reports Zartonk Sports. Ohanyan scored...

Armenia’s Erik Afrikyan Defeats Turkish Boxer 5:0 at European U15 Championships in Turkey

Armenia October 19, 2026

Armenian boxer Erik Afrikyan has defeated Turkey’s Arslan Doruk 5:0 to reach the quarterfinals at the European Under-15 Boxing Championships in Trabzon, Turkey, reports...

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Israeli Watchdog Reveals Record-High 58% of Anti-Christian Attacks in the Old City of Jerusalem Target the Armenian Quarter

October 22, 2026

The Religious Freedom Data Center (RFDC) has published its quarterly report, "Incidents Against Christians in Israel," documenting 106 acts of harassment across 96 incidents between July and September 2026. According to the report, 45 of the 77 incidents recorded inside Jerusalem's Old City occurred on Armenian Patriarchate Street, in the heart of the Armenian Quarter. This was reported on X by Kegham Balian, a Jerusalemite Armenian, who said the figure is a record high. That 58 percent is up from half in RFDC's April to June 2025 report, when the Armenian Patriarchate was already the single most frequently targeted Christian site in Jerusalem. The Armenian Quarter is one of four...

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Armenia’s $470 Million World Trade Center Revealed, Twin Towers Set to Be Yerevan’s Tallest Building Ever

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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...

Armenian-Founded Jooba Raises $4 Million Seed Round From a16z Speedrun to Build AI-Native Recruiting Firm

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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 Opens a New $20 Million Architectural Glass Processing Plant in Armenia, the Largest in the Region

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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 to Open First Armenian-Owned Restaurant in a U.S. Airport at Hollywood Burbank’s New Terminal

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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...

Brewing Giant Carlsberg to Buy Armenia’s Pepsi Bottler and Run It With Georgia and Azerbaijan as One South Caucasus Cluster

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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...