Armenia`s strategic goal 3mln tourists in 2030 

ArmInfo. Considering that tourism is an important sector of the economy, we have set a strategic goal of attracting over 3 million tourists by 2030. This was stated by Economy Minister Gevorg Papoyan during a press conference on October 1,...

Armenia’s captive brown bears and how we can stop the illegal practice

Captive Armenian bears In May 2025, a shocking rescue in Yerevan, Armenia, brought global attention to a longstanding problem in the Caucasus: wild bears kept in cages as tourist curiosities, “pets,” or backyard mascots. Three Syrian brown bears –...

Wizz Air Launches New Base at Yerevan’s Zvartnots Airport

Wed 01 Oct 2025 | 09:49 PM Hungarian budget airline Wizz Air has officially opened its new base at Zvartnots International Airport in Yerevan, marking a major expansion of its operations in Armenia. The launch ceremony, held on October 1, was...

Turkish Airlines to launch Yerevan flights amid apparent thaw in Armenia–Turkey relations

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The Dildilians: an Armenian family between history and photography

An Armenian family whose destiny is intertwined with photography and Turkey's complex history. An interview with Armen Marsoobian, professor of philosophy and editor of Metaphilosophy magazine, a descendant of the Dildilian family, and himself a...

Armenian PM addresses PACE

Dear President of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe, Dear Secretary General, Dear Parliamentarians, Ambassadors, Ladies and Gentlemen: Allow me to express my gratitude for this opportunity to address the Parliamentary Assembly of...

Air France-KLM Flying Blue October Promo Awards For Travel Through March 31, 2026

Air France-KLM Flying Blue has updated its latest promotional awards for October. These awards are valid for travel through March 31, 2026, and must be booked by the end of this month. The maximum discount is 25% off the required miles, although...

U.S. embassy in Armenia stops updating Facebook account 

ArmInfo. The U.S. Embassy in Armenia has posted the following message on its Facebook account: "Due to the lapse in appropriations, this Facebook account will not be updated regularly until full operations resume, with the exception of urgent...

The velvet illusion: why Armenia’s so-called revolution wasn’t?

On 23 April 2018, I was hit hard by the Madrid sun, along with the sweet taste of Spanish sangria, and the bittersweet taste of revolution in Armenia. I was living abroad for the first time, volunteering in Spain. It was a surreal experience,...

Wizz Air Celebrates First Flights at New Base in Yerevan

Wizz Air, EMEA’s most Environmental Sustainability Airline Group of the Year in partnership with “Armenia” International Airports”, today officially opened its new base in Zvartnots Airport in Yerevan following the first Naples–Yerevan flight....

Wizz Air celebrated first flights at new base at Yerevan

The airline becomes a market leader in Armenia and committed to provide connectivity to Europe and beyond. Currently it operates 16 routes to 9 countries and aim to carry more than 1,2 mln passengers this year. Yerevan, October 1, 2025 – Wizz Air,...

Wizz Air establishes base at Armenia’s Zvartnots airport

Hungarian low-cost carrier Wizz Air officially inaugurated its new base at Zvartnots International Airport today. The opening ceremony was attended by Wizz Air Managing Director Roland Tischner, Armenia’s Minister of Economy Gevorg Papoyan, Chair...

Economy Minister: Armenians can now afford to see the world

October 1, 2025 - 15:01 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Speaking at the launch of the Wizz Air base in Armenia, Economy Minister Gevorg Papoyan highlighted that Armenian citizens now have the opportunity to travel and see the world, something that was out...

Armenian American Museum To Honor Fox 11 Co-Anchor Araksya Karapetyan At Heritage Gala

GLENDALE – The Armenian American Museum and Cultural Center of California to honor FOX 11 co-anchor Araksya Karapetyan at the Armenian American Museum Heritage Gala on Saturday, November 22, 2025, at the InterContinental Los Angeles Downtown. “I...

Giving voice: How Armenia’s first ‘talking’ app is transforming communication

A couple of years ago, during a UNICEF partnership visit to Minnesota, speech therapist Armenuhi Avagyan witnessed a moment that would change her life. “At a community center, I saw a guy in a wheelchair join the choir,” she told the Weekly. “When...

Economy Minister: Armenia has experienced one of the most dynamic  periods of growth in its modern history

ArmInfo. Over the past five years, Armenia has experienced one of the most dynamic periods of growth in its modern history. Armenian Economy Minister Gevorg Papoyan stated this in an interview with Forbes. Specifically, he recalled that the...

Budberg: Russia–Azerbaijan relations will undergo another shift after the settlement process with Armenia -INTERVIEW

Diaspora pressure cannot force Azerbaijan to change its political course Interview of “Moskovsky Komsomolets” newspaper’s political commentator, well-known Russian journalist Alexander Budberg, with APA’s Moscow correspondent Farid Akbarov –...

Opinion | The Velvet illusion: why Armenia’s so-called revolution wasn’t

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Pashinyan emphasizes Donald Trump`s role in establishing peace  between Yerevan and Baku at PACE

ArmInfo. Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan, in his address to the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe, emphasized the role of US President Donald Trump in establishing peace between Armenia and Azerbaijan. He noted that on March...

Pashinyan credits Trump for role in Armenia-Azerbaijan peace at PACE session

Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan has once again highlighted U.S. President Donald Trump’s involvement in advancing peace between Armenia and Azerbaijan, Azernews reports. Speaking at the Plenary Session of the Parliamentary Assembly of the...