Wednesday, June 18, 2025

BREAKING: Armenian Billionaire & Philanthropist Samvel Karapetyan Detained for Two Months Over Church Support; Lawyers Call...

Prominent Armenian-Russian billionaire businessman and philanthropist Samvel Karapetyan has been detained for two months...

Armenia’s PM Dismisses Syunik Invasion Threat Amid Escalating Iran-Israel Conflict, Assures No New War With Azerbaijan

Armenia’s Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan has dismissed recent media reports suggesting dangers to Armenia’s...

Iranians & Foreign Nationals Flee to Armenia as Border Crossings Surge Amid Escalating Iran–Israel Conflict and...

Amid escalating military tensions between Iran and Israel, hundreds of Iranians and foreign nationals...

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BREAKING: Armenian Billionaire & Philanthropist Samvel Karapetyan Detained for Two Months Over Church Support; Lawyers Call Decision “Absurd & Unlawful”

Prominent Armenian-Russian billionaire businessman and philanthropist Samvel Karapetyan has been detained for two months by the Criminal Court of the General Jurisdiction of Yerevan. The court decision was announced late...

Iranians & Foreign Nationals Flee to Armenia as Border Crossings Surge Amid Escalating Iran–Israel Conflict and Growing Regional Uncertainty

Amid escalating military tensions between Iran and Israel, hundreds of Iranians and foreign nationals...

Billionaire Samvel Karapetyan Arrested After Supporting Church, as Pashinyan Moves to Nationalize His electricity Company in Coordinated Government Crackdown

Prominent Armenian-Russian businessman and philanthropist Samvel Karapetyan was arrested and charged under Article 422,...

Amid Rising Regional Tensions, Armenia’s PM Pashinyan to Visit Turkey on Friday for Talks with Erdogan at His Invitation

Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan will travel to Ankara, Turkey on June 20, at...

BREAKING: Armenian Billionaire & Philanthropist Samvel Karapetyan Detained for Two Months Over Church Support; Lawyers Call Decision “Absurd & Unlawful”

Prominent Armenian-Russian billionaire businessman and philanthropist Samvel Karapetyan has been detained for two months by the Criminal Court of the General Jurisdiction of Yerevan. The...

Iranians & Foreign Nationals Flee to Armenia as Border Crossings Surge Amid Escalating Iran–Israel Conflict and Growing Regional Uncertainty

Amid escalating military tensions between Iran and Israel, hundreds of Iranians and foreign nationals have entered Armenia in recent days through the Meghri and...

Billionaire Samvel Karapetyan Arrested After Supporting Church, as Pashinyan Moves to Nationalize His electricity Company in Coordinated Government Crackdown

Prominent Armenian-Russian businessman and philanthropist Samvel Karapetyan was arrested and charged under Article 422, Part 2 of the Criminal Code for publicly calling to...

Amid Rising Regional Tensions, Armenia’s PM Pashinyan to Visit Turkey on Friday for Talks with Erdogan at His Invitation

Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan will travel to Ankara, Turkey on June 20, at the invitation of Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan. This was...

Iran’s Ambassador Reaffirms Red Lines Amid Fears Azerbaijan Could Exploit Conflict to Attack Armenia’s Syunik, Praises Yerevan’s Support for Tehran

Iran’s Ambassador to Armenia Mehdi Sobhani held a press conference in Yerevan on Tuesday, addressing a range of issues stemming from the ongoing Iran-Israel...

Armenia’s May 2025 Tourist Numbers Rise 8.63%, First Monthly Growth Since January 2024 as January–May Total Falls 9.61% Year Over Year

A total of 181,436 tourists visited Armenia in May 2025, marking an 8.63% increase—or 14,387 more visitors— compared to 167,049 in May 2024, according...

Armenian Officials Warn Disrupted Trade Through Iran Threatens Key Supply Routes & Economic Growth Amid Iran-Israel Conflict

The ongoing escalation between Iran and Israel is already disrupting Armenia’s trade flows and poses broader risks to the country’s economy, according to top...

Armenia to Host One of the World’s Most Prestigious Wine Competitions, the Concours Mondial de Bruxelles, for the First Time on May 21–23, 2026

In a landmark development for Armenia’s wine industry, the country will host the 33rd edition of the Concours Mondial de Bruxelles (CMB), one of...

Armenians Land in Baku, Azerbaijanis in Yerevan After Israeli Strikes on Iran Spark Regional Airspace Chaos and Mass Flight Cancellations

The closure of Iranian airspace, and that of several neighboring countries following Israeli airstrikes has forced multiple international flights to divert or make emergency...

Armenia Strongly Condemns Israeli Strikes on Iran, Warns of Regional Instability and Security Risks

Armenia has condemned Israel’s recent airstrikes on Iran, with top officials, including Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan, Parliament Speaker Alen Simonyan, and Security Council Secretary...

Ruben Vardanyan’s Lawyer Appeals to Armenia’s Prime Minister to Push Trump for Prisoner Release, Says Verdicts Are Pre-Decided and Trials Are Political

Jared Genser, the U.S.-based international human rights lawyer representing Armenian philanthropist and political prisoner Ruben Vardanyan, warned that he and 22 other Armenians will...

Azerbaijan’s Top Shia Cleric, Close to Aliyev’s Regime, Renews Vicious Attacks on Armenian Church Amid Pashinyan’s Campaign Against Catholicos Karekin II

Azerbaijan’s top Shia Muslim cleric, closely tied to the country’s authoritarian regime, renewed his attacks on the Armenian Apostolic Church on Wednesday amid Prime...

BREAKING: $500 Million AI Factory To Launch In Armenia By 2026, Powered By NVIDIA, Making it A Regional AI Powerhouse

Armenia is set to become a regional powerhouse in artificial intelligence. Firebird, a San Francisco– and Yerevan-based AI cloud startup, has officially announced a...

Turkey Unveils Memorial In Ankara Honoring Talaat Pasha, The Chief Architect Of The Armenian Genocide

On May 30, 2025, Turkey unveiled a monument in its capital, Ankara, honoring Mehmed Talaat Pasha, the principal architect of the Armenian Genocide. The unveiling...

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