Public transportation in Yerevan has become a focal point of public frustration and municipal reform efforts in recent years. But can the chaotic and uncomfortable daily commute truly be transformed? Hranoush Dermoyan explores the challenges and prospects.
Armenia is developing policies to inventory, preserve, restore and promote historical monuments, recognizing their economic and cultural value. While progress aligns with sustainable development goals, significant challenges in preservation and management persist.
Armenia's diplomatic footprint reveals its foreign policy goals and challenges: enhancing security, fostering economic ties and amplifying its international presence. Hovhannes Nazaretyan examines how Armenia is positioning itself globally.
Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan dismissed six high-ranking officials, citing systemic issues and stalled reforms in law enforcement and the judiciary. Key replacements so far include Arpine Sargsyan as Interior Minister and Davit Khudatyan as Minister of Territorial Administration and Infrastructure. Hovhannes Nazaretyan explains.
The 8th Festival Week-end à l’Est celebrates contemporary Armenian art through a multidisciplinary program across six venues in Paris. Featuring renowned and emerging artists, the event explores themes of identity, displacement and cultural dialogue, bridging Armenia’s vibrant artistic scene with global audiences.
Exploring the cultural dynamics of generosity, Sheila Paylan reflects on Armenian hospitality rituals, global norms around paying the bill, and the delicate balance of giving and receiving. A heartfelt look at love, reciprocity and human connection.
The 2020 war and 2023 military operations in Artsakh have left Armenian cultural heritage vulnerable to destruction and appropriation. Azerbaijan's reclassification of Armenian sites aims to erase Armenian identity, falsify history, and legitimize territorial claims through cultural expropriation.
How "sacred" can culture get before it ossifies into an irrelevant artifact and at what point do our interventions with the relics of the past turn from living culture into an act of sacrilege? The only way to answer this question is to be open to and actively engaged with what the artists and art workers are doing at the moment. And right now, in Armenia, they are doing a hell of a lot worth thinking about.
Seven years after Armenia ratified the Paris Agreement on climate change, Gor Samvel reviews measures Armenia has taken to implement key provisions of the treaty, focusing on mitigation, adaptation, transparency and compliance, highlighting achievements and areas in need of improvement.
The war of attrition being waged by Israel against Iran and its regional allies reflects the rapid shifts taking place, often to Tehran's disadvantage. How is Tehran responding? Tigran Yegavian explains.
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