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UPDATE #1 KHACHKAR STUDIOS ALLOCATES $10 MILLION OF $100 MILLION DIRECTLY TO THE “FAITHFUL” OF THE ARMENIAN EASTERN DIOCESE
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  • 2025-12-04 18:35:30

      UPDATE #1 KHACHKAR STUDIOS ALLOCATES $10 MILLION OF $100 MILLION DIRECTLY TO THE “FAITHFUL” OF THE ARMENIAN EASTERN DIOCESE Our mission at Khachkar Studios: Empowering Judeo-Christian Faithful through a good newsBiblically

Noyan Tapan: Khachkar Studios allocates $10 million of $100 million directly to the “Faithful” of the Armenian Eastern Diocese
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  • 2025-12-04 18:04:39

Noyan Tapan: Khachkar Studios allocates $10 million of $100 million directly to the “Faithful” of the Armenian Eastern Diocese Khachkar Studios’ decision to direct $10 million to go directly to

Pashinyan and Rebellious Clergy Versus The Catholicos. By Harut Sassounian
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  • 2025-12-04 10:00:04

  Several critical developments took place last week that further complicated the confrontation between the Armenian Church and the government.   Since June, Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan has sought to depose the

Armenia Pays U.S. Public Relations Firm To Attack the Armenian Apostolic Church․ By Harut Sassounian
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  • 2025-11-29 11:35:13

  Last week, I came across a disturbing 8-page document described as a “White Paper” titled “Clarifying Church-State Relations in Armenia: A Rebuttal to the Narrative of Religious Persecution under

Ucom Supports the Development of Space Engineering in Armenia
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  • 2025-11-27 12:50:51

  With a strong focus on advancing technological education in Armenia, Ucom is supporting the rollout of CIPR Aerospace’s “Space 1.0” educational programme in Vanadzor and Odzun. The initiative aims

Artsakh Union Calls on Members of the European Parliament to Immediately Visit Baku Amid Increasing Violence Against Armenian Hostages Held in Baku
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  • 2025-11-27 11:46:12

  Artsakh Union has sent to the European Parliament its and its partners’ latest and most comprehensive report on the 23 Armenian hostages unlawfully held in Azerbaijan. The report was

Ucom General Director Ralph Yirikian Awards Certificates to Participants of Cybersecurity Training Course
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  • 2025-11-26 16:14:33

  Ralph Yirikian, General Director at Ucom, awarded certificates to the participants of the 5th Cybersecurity Intensive Training Course. The program was organized by the Armenia Peace Initiative (API) and

Ucom Supports the Annual “Capture the Flag 2025” Cybersecurity Competition
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  • 2025-11-24 19:52:20

  Ucom acted as a strategic technology partner of the annual cybersecurity competition “Capture the Flag 2025” (CTF), held at the High-Tech Accelerator of the “Engineering City” under the theme

When the Claws of Cynicism Yield to Spiritual Strength and Unbreakable Will
  • 2025-11-22 12:00:00

The warm—and for some, scorching—winds of the East once again bring nations a renewed awakening in the political history of the world. Yet various media outlets and cowardly hypocrites,

Two-Thirds of Armenians Don’t Believe Peace is Possible with Azerbaijan. By Harut Sassounian
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  • 2025-11-21 12:43:17

  Over the years, I have been following many polls that tracked the views of Armenia’s population on key social and political issues. All of them have indicated a precipitous

Ucom Completes the Deployment of its 5G Network Across All Cities of Armenia
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  • 2025-11-20 20:32:05

5G coverage is now a reality throughout Armenia. Ucom has completed the nationwide rollout of next-generation connectivity, making it available in 48 cities, hundreds of rural communities, at Myler

Final Results of the 20th Annual International Microelectronics Olympiad Announced
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  • 2025-11-18 20:20:10

  On November 18, the final results of the 20th Annual International Microelectronics Olympiad were announced at Engineering City in Yerevan. Marking its 20th anniversary, this year’s Olympiad brought together

Solar Power is Generated in Kechut Community Through the Efforts of Ucom and SunChild
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  • 2025-11-17 13:07:54

  With the support of Ucom, the Sunchild NGO has installed a 10 kW solar power plant in the village of Kechut in the Vayots Dzor region, aimed at increasing

Tucker Carlson Exposes Pashinyan’s Assault On Armenian Church to Millions of Americans. By Harut Sassounian
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  • 2025-11-14 20:25:32

For seven years, the West has thoroughly indulged Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan, allowing him to get away with all sorts of anti-democratic measures without a single complaint from the

Speed-Mentoring Event Accelerates Green Innovations within the Ucom Fellowship Program
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  • 2025-11-13 17:22:46

Ucom and Impact Hub Yerevan organized a dedicated Speed-Mentoring event for the participants of the Ucom Fellowship Incubation Program 2025. The authors of environmentally focused projects had the opportunity

Ucom Supports the Development of High-Tech Education in Armenia
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  • 2025-11-12 16:12:45

  With Ucom’s support, the final stage of the Annual International Microelectronics Olympiad will take place in Armenia on November 17. This year, 20 young engineers from 19 countries will

Ucom’s Green Initiative Reaches Urtsadzor
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  • 2025-11-10 15:20:30

  On November 7, Ucom employees joined the Arevordi NGO and the Foundation for the Preservation of Wildlife and Cultural Assets (FPWC) for a tree-planting event held at the Eco-Education

2025 Aurora Prize for Awakening Humanity Awarded to Dr. Jamal Eltaeb
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  • 2025-11-07 20:10:25

  Head of Al Nao Hospital in Sudan recognized for sustaining critical medical care amid civil war and saving hundreds of lives   NEW YORK — November 6, 2025 — The Aurora

With European Rabbis’ Convention in Baku, Armenia Misses a Strategic Opportunity. By Harut Sassounian
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  • 2025-11-06 12:15:47

  A significant development took place last week involving Azerbaijan, Turkey and Israel. While we are focused on the domestic crises in Armenia, we must not overlook important events involving

The Largest 5G Coverage in Armenia: Ucom’s Network Now Reaches More Than 94% of the Population
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  • 2025-11-04 13:16:02

  Ucom has expanded its 5G network to five more cities -  Armavir, Yeghegnadzor, Vardenis, Gavar, and Talin - now covering 96% of cities in Armenia. As a result, Ucom

Prime Minister Pashinyan Should be Excommunicated and Arrested. By Harut Sassounian
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  • 2025-11-03 14:59:58

  With each passing day, the situation in Armenia becomes more disastrous. The country is under attack from enemies both outside and within.   Instead of addressing the multiple existential problems facing

Ucom General Director Ralph Yirikian Presented His Vision for Telecommunications in the Era of AI
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  • 2025-10-31 14:00:50

Ralph Yirikian, General Director of Ucom, participated in the annual conference titled “Governance, Risk, and Compliance in the Era of Artificial Intelligence and Digital Assets”, organized by the Internal

Congratulations to all Greeks and philhellenes on the national Victory Day!
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  • 2025-10-28 15:44:07

    Happy 85th anniversary of the day when the Greeks, as always laconically, answered the enemy - in this case, fascism - with a NO (OXI). And so, on the night

Ucom Supports the Development of a Safe and Trusted Digital Environment in Armenia
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  • 2025-10-28 11:48:06

Ucom is the technological partner of the annual international conference titled “Governance, Risk, and Compliance in the Era of Artificial Intelligence and Digital Assets”, organized by the Internal Auditors

Ucom Reopens Its Sales and Service Center on 8 Komitas Avenue
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  • 2025-10-24 15:30:45

  Ucom, continuing the modernization of its sales and service network, has reopened its renovated and fully upgraded service center at 8 Komitas Avenue. The renovated center operates Monday to Saturday

Will People in Armenia Finally Wake Up When Pashinyan Orders Catholicos’ Arrest? By Harut Sassounian
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  • 2025-10-24 10:35:43

  Armenia’s Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan has spent the past several months trying to pressure Catholicos Karekin II into resigning, thereby violating Armenia’s constitution which forbids government officials from meddling

Ucom General Director Ralph Yirikian Speaks on Digital Security
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  • 2025-10-23 14:45:30

  Ucom’s General Director Ralph Yirikian delivered a speech at the 13th Annual International Conference of the Financial Ombudsman’s Institution, organized by the Office of the Financial System Mediator, under

Silicon Mountains 2025 Tech Summit Concludes with the Support of Ucom
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  • 2025-10-21 17:00:41

Artificial intelligence is no longer just a theory — it is a tool that is shaping new realities in business, education, and everyday life. With this vision, the Silicon

Pashinyan is Wrong: No 4th or 3rd Republic; Only 2 Armenian Republics: 1918 and 1991. By Harut Sassounian
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  • 2025-10-17 13:45:52

  Last month, during a speech at the general assembly of his Civil Contract party, Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan announced a new ploy: the creation of a Fourth Republic of

Ucom Supports the Development of a Digital Security Culture in Armenia
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  • 2025-10-16 14:18:08

  To promote the dissemination of knowledge and skills in the field of digital security, Ucom, as a technology partner, supports the 5th Intensive Cybersecurity Course initiated by the Armenian

Ucom and Nokia։ Autonomous Networks and AI Applications for 6G
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  • 2025-10-15 12:20:34

  On October 14, within the framework of Silicon Mountains 2025: Anatomy of Artificial Intelligence Tech Summit, Ucom’s General Director Ralph Yirikian and Dr. Rolf Werner, Senior Vice President and

US Government is More Pro-Artsakh Than the Prime Minister of Armenia. By Harut Sassounian
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  • 2025-10-10 19:30:50

Just when we had lost all hope that the United States government would ever say or do anything to support Artsakh, we were pleasantly surprised to see a letter

Solar Solutions in Areni: Ucom and FPWC Support Environmental Protection
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  • 2025-10-09 11:59:44

  With the support of Ucom, the Foundation for the Preservation of Wildlife and Cultural Assets (FPWC) provided beekeepers in the Areni community’s villages of Agharakadzor, Areni, Mozrov, Rind, and

Silicon Mountains 2025 Tech Summit Speakers Met with Media Representatives
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  • 2025-10-07 15:47:52

  Ahead of the Silicon Mountains 2025 Technological Summit, which will take place on October 14 in Yerevan, the organizers presented to the media the new format of the summit

Jerusalem Patriarchate’s General Assembly Rejects Signed Lease to Israeli Investor. By Harut Sassounian
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  • 2025-10-07 10:55:57

  This is the latest episode in the controversy over leasing the “Cows Garden” --about 25% of the Patriarchate’s Armenian Quarter in Jerusalem -- to an Israeli investor.   In 2021, Armenian

Ucom Is the Platinum Partner of the Silicon Mountains 2025 Summit
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  • 2025-10-06 12:00:39

  On October 14, Yerevan will transform into an innovation hub as the annual Silicon Mountains 2025 Tech Summit takes place under the theme “The Anatomy of Artificial Intelligence.” This

«Part 8. The Armenian people does not have any other place for retreat, except his homeland…»
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  • 2025-10-03 15:42:55

(in the current crisis, we urge you to carefully read this series of articles prepared in early 2012 and consisting of eight parts)   Just like the And the 2017 article

With Ucom’s Support, the 13th International Environmental Festival “SunChild” Concludes
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  • 2025-09-30 16:50:27

  On September 26 - 30, the 13th International Environmental FestivalSunChild took place in the Union of Cinematographers of Armenia hall with the support of Ucom. This year, the festival

Armenia’s Survival Depends On a Strong Military, not Empty Rhetoric. By Harut Sassounian
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  • 2025-09-30 15:39:53

  Responding to Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan’s daily statements is a full-time job. I take no pleasure in repeatedly criticizing him, but it would be irresponsible to ignore his anti-national

«Part 7. Armenia in Ralph Peters’ Article and Maps»
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  • 2025-09-30 11:58:47

Returning to the published series of articles. Part 6. Armenia in Ralph Peters’ Article and Maps   (in the current crisis, we urge you to carefully read this series of articles

«Part 6. Kurds in Ralph Peters’ Article and Maps»
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  • 2025-09-29 16:30:20

(in the current crisis, we urge you to carefully read this series of articles prepared in early 2012 and consisting of eight parts)   Just like the And the 2017 article

«Part 5. Turkey in Ralph Peters’ Article and Maps»
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  • 2025-09-29 16:25:48

(in the current crisis, we urge you to carefully read this series of articles prepared in early 2012 and consisting of eight parts)   Just like the And the 2017 article

«Congratulation to the Prime Minister of the State of Armenia (Republic of Western Armenia) Tigran Pashabezyan on the occasion of his 70th Anniversary»
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  • 2025-09-25 20:10:46

Dear friends!   Today, September 25, is the 70th anniversary of the Prime Minister of the State of Armenia (Republic of Western Armenia) TigranPashabezyan, our faithful friend and colleague, an active

Ucom Will Support the SunChild 13th International Environmental Festival
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  • 2025-09-25 14:42:16

  With the support of Ucom, the SunChild 13th International Environmental Festival will take place on September 26–30 at the Union of Cinematographers of Armenia (18 Vardanants Street), under the

«Part 3. Iran in Ralph Peters’ Article and Maps»
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  • 2025-09-24 16:13:02

(in the current crisis, we urge you to carefully read this series of articles prepared in early 2012 and consisting of eight parts)   Just like the And the 2017 article

«Part 2. Syria in Ralph Peters’ Article and Maps»
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  • 2025-09-24 15:56:50

(in the current crisis, we urge you to carefully read this series of articles prepared in early 2012 and consisting of eight parts)   Just like the And the 2017 article

« Part 1. Ralph Peters: «A New Map of the Middle East Based on Bloodlines and Faith»
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  • 2025-09-24 15:51:50

Foreword   In connection with the attacks carried out in Iraq and, more recently, in Lebanon, the concept of a “New Middle East” is frequently discussed in the Western press. What

Ucom Receives the ISO 37301։2021 International Certificate for Compliance Management System
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  • 2025-09-23 12:12:29

  Ucom announces that it has received an international certificate for the ISO 37301 standard. This significant achievement demonstrates the company’s consistent efforts to establish business practices in line with

First “Armath” Engineering Makerspace Opens in Tbilisi
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  • 2025-09-19 19:50:50

  Tbilisi, September 19, 2025.The first “Armath” Engineering Makerspace in Georgia’s capital city was inaugurated at Tbilisi School No. 104, joining the 11 labs already operating across the country.   The opening

Ucom’s5G Network Launched in Byureghavan, Chambarak, Vayk and Artashat
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  • 2025-09-19 16:20:48

  Ucom is expanding its 5G network to four more cities: Byureghavan, Chambarak, Vayk and Artashat. As a result, the company’s largest 5G coverage is now available in 42 cities,