6th Martyr Bawer Agir Culture, Art and Sports Festival kicks off in Kobanê

Held under the slogan 'With the Hope and Faith of the Martyrs, Let’s Keep Peace and Democratic Society Alive and Achieve the Physical Freedom of Abdullah Öcalan,' the 6th Martyr Bawer Agir Culture, Art and Sports Festival officially kicked off on...

NVIDIA's Vice President Discusses Advantages of Establishing $500 Million AI Center in Armenia

The development of a $500 million AI center is set to enhance Armenia's security. Rev Lebaredyan, NVIDIA's Vice President, shared this insight during an interview with ARKA News Agency at the DigiTec-2025 forum in Yerevan. YEREVAN, October 13....

NVIDIA Vice President on How Armenia Can Become the Center of the New AI Industry

NVIDIA Vice President Rev Lebaredyan, speaking to ARKA news agency on the sidelines of the DigiTec-2025 forum held in Yerevan, discussed how Armenia can become the center of the new AI industry, strengthen national security through AI, and how the...

ANU’s ‘October 7’ capsule exhibit travels to Armenia

The exhibit “October 7” by the ANU Museum of the Jewish People, which opened in February 2024, months after the Hamas terrorist attack on October 7, 2023, has opened in Armenia. The exhibit features pieces by artists who experienced the attacks...

Activist slams city response as smoke from dump persists

October 11, 2025 - 13:46 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Despite the absence of open flames, smoldering fire pockets at the Nubarashen landfill continue to emit heavy smoke, significantly increasing air pollution in Yerevan. Civic activist Eduard Hayrumyan...

New realities taking shape in Eurasia

The 2025 Washington Declaration redefines Armenia–Azerbaijani relations, linking peace with Eurasian connectivity and trade under strategic American leadership. Roads and railways being built in the Zangezur Corridor will connect Europe with...

Celebrities: Death in September 2025

Dhimitër Anagnosti, 89, Albanian film director (The Return of the Dead Army, Përralle Nga e Kaluara) and politician, minister of culture (1992–1994) and MP (1991–1996). Jimmy Bone, 75, Scottish football player (Partick Thistle, St Mirren) and...

Armenia’s Struggle to Free Its Bears

Across Armenia, brown bears live in cages or wander into villages, exposing the urgent need for both conservation and coexistence. For years, Bolik lived in a rusty cage near an auto repair shop in one of Yerevan’s neighborhoods. The concrete...

Protest held at UN office demanding return of captives

October 14, 2025 - 15:38 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Citizens gathered outside the UN office in Armenia to demand the release of businessman and philanthropist Ruben Vardanyan and other Armenians held in Azerbaijani prisons. Aram Sargsyan, a member of...

Yerevan is entering a phase of large-scale investments. Tigran Avinyan

Yerevan Mayor Tigran Avinyan gave an interview to Forbes, which we present below. – How do you use “smart city” technologies to modernize the city? – Over the past two years, Yerevan has made significant progress in the field of digitalization. We...

Armenians no longer naming their children ‘Nikol’

Panorama Following the 2018 change of power in Armenia led by Nikol Pashinyan, many Armenians, hopeful for a new era, began naming their newborn sons after him. In 2018 alone, 13 babies were named Nikol. However, the trend quickly faded. According...

Armenian minister, Web3 founder talk blockchain education, startups

October 10, 2025 - 11:01 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - On October 9, Minister of High-Tech Industry Mkhitar Hayrapetyan met with Gavin Wood, founder of the Web3 Foundation, co-founder of Ethereum, and a leading expert in blockchain technologies. The...

Geghard: Azerbaijan continues its policy of erasing and appropriating  Armenian cultural identity

ArmInfo.Azerbaijan is attempting to portray the Ghazanchetsots Church of the Holy Savior in occupied Shushi, a war crime site, as an alleged "Albanian temple," continuing its policy of erasing and appropriating Armenian cultural identity, as noted...

Armenian Assembly to Host “Armenian Americans in Entertainment & Media” Panel in Pasadena

A showcase of leading voices in film, television, and the Oscars, followed by Q&A and reception PASADENA — The Armenian Assembly of America (Assembly) will host a special panel spotlighting Armenian Americans in film, entertainment, and media on...

Armenian Apostolic Church condemns imprisonment of archbishop

THE Armenian Apostolic Church has condemned the imprisonment of one of its archbishops, amid bitter disputes between Church and State over a projected deal to end a 30-year conflict with Azerbaijan. “It was clear from the outset that this criminal...

$750 million to be invested in development of Amulsar mine in Armenia

On October 10, Armenian Minister of Economy Gevorg Papoyan visited the Amulsar gold mine to assess Lydian Armenia's mining project. YEREVAN, October 11. /ARКА/. On October 10, Armenian Minister of Economy Gevorg Papoyan visited the Amulsar gold...

Local fined after Armenia’s Shaki Waterfall dyed pink for gender reveal

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Armenian Archbishop jailed for two years for criticising government policy

A senior cleric of the Armenian apostolic church has been sentenced to two years in prison, after being found guilty of calling for the overthrow of Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan’s government. According to Reuters, Archbishop Mikael Ajapahyan was...

French lawmakers demand justice for Artsakh Armenians

October 11, 2025 - 12:15 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - n a joint declaration marking the anniversary of the mass displacement of Artsakh’s Armenian population, 31 members of France’s National Assembly and Senate stressed the need to hold perpetrators...

Women’s Resource Center Condemns Robert Kocharyan’s Misogynistic Remarks

YEREVAN — The Women’s Resource Center NGO has condemned the misogynistic remarks made by Armenia’s second president, Robert Kocharyan, during a press conference. His comments, directed at Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan, included demeaning...