Anti-corruption body suspends Ghukasyan and others from office

Anti-corruption body suspends Ghukasyan and others from office

October 21, 2025 - 13:16 AMT  09:16 GMT
Gyumri Mayor Vardan Ghukasyan and several officials have been suspended from their duties as the corruption investigation continues.
Armenia shortens military service to 1.5 years from 2026

Armenia shortens military service to 1.5 years from 2026

October 21, 2025 - 12:28 AMT  08:28 GMT
Prime Minister Pashinyan announced that military service will be cut to 18 months starting January 1, 2026, not summer as previously planned.
Pashinyan waging war on citizens, says Hayastan bloc

Pashinyan waging war on citizens, says Hayastan bloc

October 21, 2025 - 11:12 AMT  07:12 GMT
The Hayastan bloc condemns the arrest of Gyumri’s mayor as part of a campaign against local democracy in Armenia.
Gyumri mayor Ghukasyan jailed for two months

Gyumri mayor Ghukasyan jailed for two months

October 21, 2025 - 10:49 AMT  06:49 GMT
Gyumri mayor Vardan Ghukasyan is arrested and charged with large-scale bribery, which he strongly denies through his legal team.
Mirzoyan highlights South Caucasus role in EU-Central Asia ties

Mirzoyan highlights South Caucasus role in EU-Central Asia ties

October 21, 2025 - 10:39 AMT  06:39 GMT
Ararat Mirzoyan says peace efforts with Azerbaijan can boost regional role linking Europe with Central Asia.
Dozens arrested in Gyumri following mayor’s bust

Dozens arrested in Gyumri following mayor’s bust

October 21, 2025 - 10:37 AMT  06:37 GMT
Hundreds of citizens gathered outside Gyumri city hall as arrests unfolded and law‑enforcement launched a criminal case for mass unrest.
Revolut launches in Armenia

Revolut launches in Armenia

August 7, 2023 - 12:42 AMT  08:42 GMT
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.
4 rules for business success

4 rules for business success

January 21, 2022 - 12:41 AMT  08:41 GMT
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?
Azerbaijan's brutal beheadings and torture of Armenians

Azerbaijan's brutal beheadings and torture of Armenians

April 13, 2021 - 19:05 AMT  15:05 GMT
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.
The growing trend of human microchipping

The growing trend of human microchipping

August 31, 2020 - 19:02 AMT  15:02 GMT
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.
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