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📍 Armenia International Airports, which operates the Zvartnots airport, announced plans to invest $500 million over the next 10 years for a major expansion plan. 📍 The company that owns the right to operate Starbucks coffeeshops in the Middle East is considering opening stores in Armenia. 📍 Armenia’s largest bank agreed to a $135 million refinancing package for the owners of the country’s largest hydroelectric power plant. 📍 Armenia may in effect abandon new mandatory income declaration rules amid persistently low uptake. Read more: – Follow us on X: – Follow us on TikTok: – Follow us on Bluesky: ©…

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📍 Prime Minister Pashinyan said that all technical specifications for the so-called “Trump Route” must be finalized and formalized by the end of this year, with construction expected to begin in the second half of 2026. 📍 Two opposition-aligned commentators were arrested after a podcast episode in which they used offensive language and allegedly issued threats targeting Alen Simonyan, the country’s parliamentary speaker. #CivilNet #ՍիվիլՆեթ #dailyarmenia – Follow us on Instagram: – Follow us on Telegram: – Find us on Facebook: – Check our website:

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In this week’s Insights, Eric Hacopian analyses Prime Minister Pashinyan’s remarks at the Paris Peace Forum on Armenia–Turkey relations and possible EU membership. He also discusses the arrest and release of prominent defense attorney Aleksandr Kochubayev, and reflects on the sainthood of Archbishop Maloyan at the Vatican — questioning what these events reveal about Armenia’s politics. #CivilNet #ՍիվիլՆեթ #insightswitherichacopian – Follow us on Instagram: – Follow us on Telegram: – Find us on Facebook: – Check our website:

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📍 Ruben Vardanyan, a jailed Armenian billionaire and former head of the Nagorno-Karabakh cabinet, has refused the services of a lawyer appointed by Azerbaijani authorities during his trial in Baku. 📍 The European Union has presented Armenia with a visa liberalization action plan, a roadmap of reforms the country must implement to secure visa-free travel for its citizens to EU member states. 📍 A senior Georgian lawmaker has accused Armenian lawmakers of backing an EU-linked resolution that questioned the legitimacy of Georgia’s leadership and elections. #CivilNet #ՍիվիլՆեթ #dailyarmenia – Follow us on Instagram: – Follow us on Telegram: – Find…

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📍 Armenia and the United States have launched negotiations on a cooperation agreement for the peaceful use of nuclear energy. 📍 Armenian police announced they have solved the high-profile murder of Valodya Grigoryan, the mayor of a Yerevan suburb gunned down last week. Two people were arrested, one of whom confessed, and the weapon was retrieved by police. 📍 Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan used his address at the United Nations General Assembly to criticize Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev’s use of the term “Zangezur corridor.” 📍 Armenia and Poland’s main stock exchanges deepen ties: THIS WEEK IN BUSINESS – Follow us…

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Since Armenia’s loss in the 2020 Karabakh War, the issue of a road through Armenia’s southern Syunik region has been а subject of heated debate. The purpose of this road is to connect mainland Azerbaijan in Armenia’s east with its exclave of Nakhichevan west of Armenia. This short explainer details the nuances of the road and what the implications are for Armenia. Credits: Ruptly #CivilNet #ՍիվիլՆեթ – Follow us on Instagram: – Follow us on Telegram: – Find us on Facebook: – Check our website:

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📍 The Hovhannavank monastery in Armenia’s Aragatsotn region served a liturgy, attended by Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan. The Armenian Apostolic Church declared the service illegitimate because it was led by a priest the Church recently deposed for siding with the government in its conflict against the ecclesiastical leadership. 📍 Azerbaijan will allow the transit of goods between Russia and Armenia through its territory, a senior Russian official announced. 📍 Parliament has approved bills cutting public funding for the Church’s TV channel and easing income declaration requirements for most Armenian citizens. 📍 Armenia’s New Income Declaration System: Step-By-Step Guide – Follow…

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📍 For the first time since the breakup of the Soviet Union, a freight train from Russia has arrived in Armenia, traveling through Azerbaijani and Georgian territory. 📍 Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan responded to Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev’s recent revisionist statement about the naming of Lake Sevan. #CivilNet #ՍիվիլՆեթ #dailyarmenia – Follow us on Instagram: – Follow us on Telegram: – Find us on Facebook: – Check our website:

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📍 Electric vehicle registrations in Armenia are surging, a shift observers attribute to a string of government incentives. Still, internal combustion vehicles dominate the country’s auto market. Read more: – Follow us on X: – Follow us on TikTok: – Follow us on Bluesky: © Նյութի հեղինակային իրավունքները պատկանում են Սիվիլիթաս հիմնադրամին: ՍիվիլՆեթի խմբագրական քաղաքականության համաձայն` արգելվում է օգտագործել ՍիվիլՆեթի նյութերը առանց պատշաճ հղման, ներբեռնել և այլ օնլայն հարթակից վերբեռնել ՍիվիլՆեթի պատրաստած և տարբերանշանը կրող տեսանյութերը` առանց համապատասխան համաձայնության: © Copyright of this report belongs to the Civilitas Foundation. In accordance with the editorial policy of CivilNet (the media project…

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