IT & Technology:

Revolut launches in Armenia

Fast and free money transfers, no hidden fees

August 7, 2023
Revolut launches in Armenia
Revolut, the global financial superapp with a multitude of handy features, has recently launched Revolut Lite in Armenia to enable customers in the country to make fast, free and secure money transfers in 25+ currencies – domestically and internationally – usually within one working day.
Economy:

4 rules for business success

An ultimate guide

January 21, 2022
4 rules for business success
Once offline, a business environment with clear game rules of competition is now transformed into a modern digital world that frequently changes its rules. To be competitive in the modern digital era means keeping the pace of changes, aligning your business model to market and customer demands, and eventually stating your reputation. So how to be successful, or what is business success?
Foreign Policy & Diaspora:

Azerbaijan's brutal beheadings and torture of Armenians

A non-exhaustive summary of war crimes

April 13, 2021
Azerbaijan's brutal beheadings and torture of Armenians
Dozens of graphic videos depicting Azerbaijani servicemen cutting off the heads of and murdering elderly Armenian men and prisoners of war started circulating online beginning from the final days of the six-week war unleashed by Baku against Artsakh (Nagorno-Karabakh). And regardless of what the Azerbaijani President has to say about his troops “showing the highest human qualities” and being “decent” in general, hundreds of videos tell a different story, a story of murder, humiliation, marauding and a complete lack of empathy.
Society:

The growing trend of human microchipping

Means of control or convenience?

August 31, 2020
The growing trend of human microchipping
People around the world are divided whether human microchipping is another way of surveillance and exploitation or a means to own your digital identity, and Armenians are no exception. The topic stirs a lot of discussion in the country as people have questions about it, and according to Jowan Österlund, a pioneer in the field of biochip implants, such conversations are common pretty much everywhere.
Politics:

6 simple facts about Armenia–Karabakh–Azerbaijan triangle

Everything you need to know

July 15, 2020
6 simple facts about Armenia–Karabakh–Azerbaijan triangle
The recent escalation on the border between Armenia and Azerbaijan may give rise to a plethora of questions, from the origin of the conflict to the periodic resumption of hostilities and a whole set of developments stemming from pretty much each other. While the Nagorno Karabakh conflict goes back many decades, folks in the West are not much aware of anything.
World:

Compassion is key, no matter what

An Italian photojournalist’s journey through the pandemic

April 21, 2020
Compassion is key, no matter what
Italian photojournalist Sergio Ramazzotti has seen the worst of the Ebola outbreak in West Africa, followed the escalation of the Libyan Civil War, and has been covering the war in Afghanistan in the past 13 years. The rapidly spreading novel coronavirus, though, is particularly close to home: Italy, his native country, is among the epicenters of the pandemic today.
Arts & Showbiz:

The Armenian girl and her Resignation Syndrome

Telling a story in a single image

March 9, 2020
The Armenian girl and her Resignation Syndrome
The captivating portrait of an Armenian girl with Resignation Syndrome – a disorder in which children overwhelmed by trauma slip into a coma-like state – has been shedding light on the disease after its author, Polish photographer Tomek Kaczor was nominated for the 2020 World Press Photo Of The Year.
Sport:

Most important sports events of 2016

Olympic medals and courageous victories

January 21, 2017
Most important sports events of 2016
Armenian athletes won 170 medals at European and world championships, including 4 Olympic medals in 2016. The members of Armenia’s adult, junior and youth teams won 10 gold, 11 silver and 20 bronze medals at world championships, as well as 37 gold, 46 silver and 42 bronze medals at European competitions. 7 athletes with disabilities are among the medalists. Greco-Roman wrestler, Olympic champion Artur Aleksanyan was recognized as the best athlete of the year.
 
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