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Fitch upgrades Armenia's credit outlook to ‘BB-’

Fitch upgrades Armenia's credit outlook to ‘BB-’

January 17, 2026 - 14:14 AMT  10:14 GMT
Fitch Ratings upgrades Armenia’s credit outlook to BB-, recognizing its economic policies and institutional stability.
Canada urges citizens to leave Iran via Armenia, Turkey

Canada urges citizens to leave Iran via Armenia, Turkey

January 17, 2026 - 14:06 AMT  10:06 GMT
Due to civil unrest and regional risks, Canada tells its citizens to immediately leave Iran via land borders with Armenia or Turkey.
Baku treats Vardanyan differently, keeps isolated: lawyer

Baku treats Vardanyan differently, keeps isolated: lawyer

January 17, 2026 - 14:05 AMT  10:05 GMT
Baku's trials target the legitimacy of Artsakh, while Vardanyan and Christian Armenian prisoners face discrimination and restrictions, says Sahakyan.
Lawyer says state seeks to turn church into civil arm

Lawyer says state seeks to turn church into civil arm

January 17, 2026 - 12:08 AMT  08:08 GMT
Lawyer Raffi Aslanyan accused Armenian authorities of trying to convert the Church into a pro-government civil extension.
Karapetyan briefly jailed, then returned to house arrest

Karapetyan briefly jailed, then returned to house arrest

January 17, 2026 - 11:38 AMT  07:38 GMT
Samvel Karapetyan was briefly taken to prison after a court ruling, but is now again under house arrest with fewer restrictions.
UK envoy says skaters got visas, but too late

UK envoy says skaters got visas, but too late

January 17, 2026 - 11:36 AMT  07:36 GMT
The British ambassador to Armenia confirmed that the skaters eventually received visas, but it came too late to join the competition.
Court reinstates Bishop Saroyan as Masis Diocese leader

Court reinstates Bishop Saroyan as Masis Diocese leader

January 17, 2026 - 11:35 AMT  07:35 GMT
According to Saroyan, the accusations against him by the Catholicos are “entirely fabricated”, and he denies any misconduct.
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.
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