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Azerbaijan Doesn’t Retrieve Its War Dead;Continues Shelling Civilians in Artsakh. Harut Sassounian
  • Articles and Analyses
  • 2020-10-19 18:49:46

Azerbaijan and Turkey kept insisting that they will not accept a ceasefire until the Armenian armed forces vacate Artsakh. In other words, they want to reoccupy Artsakh and eliminate

Two days ago, the Azerbaijani military beheaded an Armenian soldier. RA Ombudsman
  • Human Rights
  • 2020-10-19 11:18:04

  Today, the Human Rights Defender received an alarming call certifying that Azerbaijani military forces beheaded an Armenian soldier several days ago.   The initiated proceedings have revealed the following data: On 16

Azerbaijan Doesn’t Retrieve Its War Dead;Continues Shelling Civilians in Artsakh. Harut Sassounian
  • Articles and Analyses
  • 2020-10-14 12:19:34

Azerbaijan and Turkey kept insisting that they will not accept a ceasefire until the Armenian armed forces vacate Artsakh. In other words, they want to reoccupy Artsakh and eliminate

Harut Sassounian. Analysis of the Key Participants In the Artsakh War
  • Articles and Analyses
  • 2020-10-07 14:44:40

        At the time of writing this analysis, on Oct. 5, 2020, the war between Armenia and Artsakh on one side, and Azerbaijan, Turkey and Islamist mercenaries on the other,

19 civilians killed, 80 wounded, over 2700 property and infrastructure damaged in Artsakh from Azerbaijani war crimes
  • Social
  • 2020-10-05 18:00:57

  Within the framework of the fact-finding mission, launched by the Office of the Human Rights Ombudsman of the Republic of Artsakh, a thorough research and analysis of the cases

Harut Sassounian. Armenians Should Unite Against Turkey’sAnd Azerbaijan’s Joint Attack on Artsakh
  • Articles and Analyses
  • 2020-10-05 10:50:22

A massive attack was launched against Artsakh by Azerbaijan with the direct participation of Turkey and Islamic Jihadist mercenaries in the early hours of Sept. 27, 2020.   The Azeri/Turkish side

The adversary continues to use prohibited weapons against peaceful civilian areas including the capital Stepanakert.
  • Politics
  • 2020-10-04 13:06:11

    The Artsakh Defense Army is already delivering crushing blows to the most important military facilities located deep inside Azerbaijan. Azerbaijan bears responsibility for escalating tensions into open

The Armenian side destroyed the Ganja military airport.
  • Politics
  • 2020-10-04 12:53:48

 It should be reminded that the military planes of this airport carried out aggression not only in Artsakh but also in Armenia. The Ministry of Defense of Armenia officially announces

Statement by the Foreign Ministry of Armenia on the recent developments on the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict zone
  • Politics
  • 2020-10-04 11:51:32

  Azerbaijan, together with Turkey, and with massive involvement of foreign mercenaries transferred from the Middle East, continues large-scale military hostilities against the Republic of Artsakh. The cities of Stepanakert and

Statement of the Aurora Humanitarian Initiative Co-Founders and Chairs on the Azerbaijani aggression against Nagorno-Karabakh
  • Press release
  • 2020-09-30 19:36:43

    We are deeply alarmed and saddened by the large-scale armed attack unleashed against Artsakh and the outburst of armed conflict in the region. This adventurism of Azerbaijan carried out

Armenians Should Unite Against Turkey’s And Azerbaijan’s Joint Attack on Artsakh. Harut Sassounian
  • Articles and Analyses
  • 2020-09-30 09:56:01

A massive attack was launched against Artsakh by Azerbaijan with the direct participation of Turkey and Islamic Jihadist mercenaries in the early hours of Sept. 27, 2020.   The Azeri/Turkish side

Armenia Startup Academy’s Traction Programme will showcase its 9 startup-graduates in a Digital Demo Day
  • Press release
  • 2020-09-26 10:55:43

  The European Union and Viva-MTS supported the implementation of Armenia Startup Academy Traction Programme Batch 1   On September 30 at 8PM EVN time, Armenia Startup Academy is going to hold

Aurora to Kick off a Global Series of Events on October 19 in New York City
  • Press release
  • 2020-09-24 12:58:47

  The “Gratitude in Action” Series will honor the unsung heroes and help the Initiative raise funds to increase its impact and reach   September 24, 2020 – Yerevan, Armenia – The

The President of Turkmenistan called for the comprehensive strengthening of international cooperation in the field of health during a speech at the 75th session of the UN General Assembly ООН
  • Press release
  • 2020-09-23 14:51:33

  On September 22, 2020, the high-level week of the 75th anniversary session of the United Nations General Assembly began, during which video speeches of the heads of states and

Viva-MTS has increased its social investment for housing
  • Organizations
  • 2020-09-23 14:35:58

    The number of families included in the housing project has increased. Viva-MTS, hand in hand with the “Fuller Center for Housing Armenia”, has increased its investment to a possible

ARMENIA International Music Festival to be held in Yerevan
  • Culture
  • 2020-09-23 12:05:54

    The ARMENIA International Music Festival is about to be held in Yerevan on 24 to 28 September, 2020. Lovers of classical music will enjoy 5 concerts throughout the festival

Harut Sassounian. Pro-Trump Black American Group’s Controversial Link to Turkey (Final Part)
  • Articles and Analyses
  • 2020-09-23 11:45:01

    Last week, I published part 1 of my article describing the efforts of a Black American group’s plans to lobby for Trump’s reelection with the financial support of wealthy

In Cooperation with Galaxy Group of Companies, Newmag publishes Yuval Noah Harari’s second book in Armenian
  • New Books
  • 2020-09-18 14:50:27

    The international bestseller, 21 Lessons for the 21st Century, has been translated into Armenian. The book by the world-famous scientist is presented to the Armenian readership by Newmag Publishing

For the first time in Armenia and South Caucasus region: Viva-MTS partners with Microsoft to launch the world-leading Azure Stack cloud platform
  • Organizations
  • 2020-09-18 10:50:15

  Viva-MTS, the leading telecommunications operator in Armenia pre-launches the Azure Stack cloud platform. This is not only the first introduction of the cloud platform in Armenia but also the

Moody’s has upgraded the rating of IDBank: outlook changed to stable
  • Press release
  • 2020-09-17 15:55:15

      Moody’s international rating agency has upgraded IDBank’s long-term foreign and local currency deposit ratings to B2 from B3; outlook changed to stable.   The agency has also adjusted the long-term counterparty

Հարութ Սասունյան. Եվրոպական դատարանի նախագահը ստանում է Ստամբուլի համալսարանի պատվավոր դոկտորի կոչում
  • Articles and Analyses
  • 2020-09-17 14:10:42

  Robert Spano, President of the European Court of Human Rights (ECHR), visited Turkey last week at the invitation of the Turkish Justice Minister. Spano also met with Pres. Erdogan

Another village in Syunik has been illuminated. A post-Soviet times problem has been solved
  • Organizations
  • 2020-09-16 18:54:27

    No stumbling anymore in the darkness of the night in Vaghatin village: Viva-MTS and the Foundation for the Preservation of Wildlife and Cultural Assets (FPWC) here too, have tackled

International media forum dedicated to the 25th anniversary of the permanent Neutrality of Turkmenistan and the election of our country as Vice-Chairman of the 75th session of the UN General Assembly was held in Ashgabat
  • Press release
  • 2020-09-16 18:24:09

  On September 16, 2020, International media forum dedicated to the 25th anniversary of the permanent Neutrality of Turkmenistan and the election of our country as Vice-Chairman of the upcoming

Harut Sassounian. Pro-Trump Black American Group’s Controversial Link to Turkey(Part I)
  • Articles and Analyses
  • 2020-09-16 09:40:46

The Salon.com website published on September 4 and 5, 2020, a lengthy two-part expose of a Black American group that tried to raise funds from Turkish businesses in support

Young Aurora 2020: The Three Finalists
  • Press release
  • 2020-09-15 14:40:50

  We are delighted to announce that Project Teams from UWC East Africa in Tanzania, UWC Mahindra College in India and UWC South East Asia in Singapore have been selected

The Czech NGO Arnika and the Armenian non-profit organizations CCMS and EcoLur, together with activists, continue to investigate the impact of chemical pollution by mining waste from the Akhtala plant on the health of local residents
  • Press release
  • 2020-09-14 14:11:41

    PRAGUE / METS AYRUM – What effect does ore-mining have on the human body and how much does it burden it? To answer these and other questions, a team

Raffi Kassardjian is the new CEO of UATE
  • Press release
  • 2020-09-11 11:47:00

    On September 8, 2020, a meeting of the Board of the Union of Advanced Technology Enterprises was held, the agenda of which was the election of a new CEO

arut Sassounian. President of European Court Receives Honorary Doctorate from Istanbul Univ
  • Articles and Analyses
  • 2020-09-10 13:32:58

Robert Spano, President of the European Court of Human Rights (ECHR), visited Turkey last week at the invitation of the Turkish Justice Minister. Spano also met with Pres. Erdogan

Aurora to Support the Reprint of “Ravished Armenia”
  • Press release
  • 2020-09-10 12:57:59

  A grant from Aurora will help the Armenian Genocide Museum-Institute to republish Aurora Mardiganian’s book with additional notes    The Aurora Humanitarian Initiative is glad to announce that it will support

«SEVRES-2020». On the possibility of ratifying the Peace Treaty of Sevres in 1920 and the need to convene a peace conference
  • Press release
  • 2020-09-05 11:33:30

On the results of the International Scientific and Diplomatic Conference dedicated to the 100th anniversary of the Sevres Peace Treaty   From 10 to 11 August 2020, in the suburb of

Ucom Offers “Oodles of Internet” to Its Mobile Voice Service Customers
  • Science and Technology
  • 2020-08-28 14:37:11

The new subscribers of Ucom voice services will get twice more gigabytes than intended by their chosen tariff plan within 24 months in a row, by joining any of

The United States Provides Additional Assistance to Armenia to Respond to COVID-19
  • Social
  • 2020-08-24 11:08:55

The United States Government has committed an additional $1.43 million through the U.S. State Department and U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) to address the impact of COVID-19 in

A New Opportunity for Startups in the Diaspora and Armenia
  • Press release
  • 2020-08-21 15:44:22

    The Office of the High Commissioner for Diaspora Affairs of the Republic of Armenia, GIZ Global Legal Program and Impact Hub Yerevan have jointly launched a brand new international

TVET Institutions in Shirak Region Receive Professional Assistance within EU funded project
  • Social
  • 2020-08-21 15:25:08

    People in Need international NGO with the support of the European Union implements a project aimed at supporting socio-economic development in Shirak region by improving the synergy between Technical

Harut Sassounian. Cautiously Optimistic about Success of Biden/Harris in Presidential Elections
  • Articles and Analyses
  • 2020-08-20 14:34:42

    On November 3, 2020, the American public, including Armenian-Americans, will vote for the next President of the United States. As to whom should we elect on Nov. 3 to be

Recharging Viva-MTS account balance is now available from a Russian mobile number
  • Organizations
  • 2020-08-19 15:45:01

    Viva-MTS is glad to inform that now the subscribers of the Russian mobile operators “MTS”, “MegaFon”, “Beeline”, and “Tele2” can easily recharge the account balance of their Viva-MTS subscriber

Annecy IAFF, ReAnimania and Saqanima Georgian Animators Association announces a call for Animated Film Project Pitching training
  • Culture
  • 2020-08-19 15:15:56

ReAnimania International Animation Film & Comics Art Festival of Yerevan is joining the 6th Animation Film Project Development/Pitching training organized by Annecy International Animated Film Festival and Saqanima Georgian

Water problem in Mozrov village resolved
  • Social
  • 2020-08-18 16:20:34

    Infrastructure development in remote communities is one of the project priorities for both Viva-MTS and FPWC. Within the framework of the "Eco Village Network" initiative, respective measures have been

Ucom Paid AMD 6,875,000 and $ 93,750 as Coupons of USD and AMD Bonds
  • Organizations
  • 2020-08-17 17:46:04

On August 17, 2020 Ucom paid AMD 6,875,000 and USD 93,750 as the coupons of Ucom corporate bonds. These bonds are the first ones by Ucom, issued within the

Armath Engineering Labs Export Website Now Available
  • Press release
  • 2020-08-14 13:00:19

    In recent days, a website has been published containing all the export information of Armath Engineering Laboratories. UATE is in talks with public and private organizations in a number

Viva-MTS: “Recharge+”: now for up to AMD 2000
  • Organizations
  • 2020-08-13 18:06:48

    Viva-MTS informs that from now on, within the “Recharge+” service one can continue using Viva-MTS services for up to AMD 2000 instead of AMD 1500 before.   By the way, the

Ucom’s Employee Awarded the Medal “For Cooperation” of the Investigative Committee of the Republic of Armenia
  • Organizations
  • 2020-08-13 12:10:43

Recently, an employee of Ucom N. Harutyunyan was awarded the medal “For Coopeartion” of the Investigative Committee of the Republic of Armenia, making Ucom the first corporate entity to

Harut Sassounian. Diaspora Commissioner Welcomes Non-Armenian Migrants to Armenia
  • Articles and Analyses
  • 2020-08-12 16:53:04

On the top of all the other disputes among Armenians, a new controversy was added last week by Zareh Sinanyan, the Armenian Republic’s High Commissioner for Diaspora Affairs.   A few

The community continues to be in control of the situation at Amulsar
  • Press release
  • 2020-08-12 13:44:38

    Currently, the company which planned mining Amulsar is trying to create a false image of controlling the situation at the site.  However, we clearly state that during the past few

Aurora Humanitarian Initiative Pledges $200,000 for Beirut Disaster Relief—and Calls on the Global Armenian Community to Help
  • Press release
  • 2020-08-11 09:57:22

The Co-Founders of the Aurora Humanitarian Initiative Noubar Afeyan, Vartan Gregorian and Ruben Vardanyan, and the Chair of the Aurora Prize Selection Committee Lord Ara Darzi have announced that

Harut Sassounian. Political Victory over Azerbaijan Is as Important as the Military Victory
  • Articles and Analyses
  • 2020-08-11 09:50:45

  While Armenians around the world have been justifiably focusing on the successes of the Armenian military over Azerbaijan during the three-day attack last month, the political victory is just

The Armenian Delegation Met with Leaders of the Lebanese-Armenian Evangelical Church
  • Press release
  • 2020-08-10 16:00:55

    During the trip to provide humanitarian assistance to Lebanon and visit the community, members of the Armenian delegation met with the President of the Union of the Armenian Evangelical

The Armenian Delegation Met with the Catholicos-Patriarch of the House of Cilicia
  • Press release
  • 2020-08-10 13:07:14

    On October 9, the Armenian delegation to Lebanon met with His Beatitude Gregory Peter XX Ghabroyan Catholicos-Patriarch of Cilicia of Armenian Catholics. RA Ambassador to Lebanon Vahagn Atabekyan was

Coffeeshop Company Launches ‘Cup of Kindness’ Campaign in Support of COAF
  • Press release
  • 2020-08-10 12:27:30

 Children of Armenia Fund (COAF) is partnering with the popular Yerevan-based cafe chain Coffeeshop Company in support of programs throughout village communities in Armenia. The ongoing campaign, inspired by

Do not pack baggage and carry-on items; the latter will be disinfected at Zvartnots International Airport
  • Press release
  • 2020-08-07 16:59:05

    In order to prevent the possible penetration of coronavirus into the aircraft, baggage and carry-on items of our passengers will be necessarily and safely disinfected as soon as they