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Prosecutors have begun to file lawsuits based on the country’s new unexplained wealth law, targeting assets from allegedly corrupt former officials. But is the process politicized?

National Guard units in other post-Soviet states, like Russia, have been used to squelch protests. And critics see it as a means for the government to protect its power.

Baku has been reforming its armed forces with a new education system, new weaponry, and a big increase in special forces units. And it is all being modeled after Turkey’s military.

Azerbaijan has increased pressure in recent weeks for Armenia to complete the pullout.

The first 10 families moved this week into a designated “smart village” in territory Azerbaijan retook during the 2020 war with Armenia.

Most who fled the area around Parukh, which four months ago saw some of the sharpest fighting since the war in 2020, have returned. But they say it’s become more dangerous.

The statue would be the tallest to the savior in the world, but the proposed site is archaeologically significant and a government ministry has ordered the project halted pending review.

Last year, dozens of senior officers tried to remove Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan. Now the government is trying to make sure it doesn’t happen again.

The general prosecutor's proposal cites the example of how Russia regulates the internet, suggesting to many that there may be political motives.

The Armenian-Turkish announcement was the result of months-long negotiations. Was Azerbaijan’s closure of its own border with Turkey a response?

The currency has risen close to 20 percent in recent months. Prices for imported goods, meanwhile, remain high due to worldwide inflationary pressures.

A new report argues that the environmental and human rights problems caused by the Amulsar gold mine development have yet to be addressed. But it appears to be going forward.

Starting in July, all major transactions will have to be made electronically. But some are skeptical of how it will all work.

The head of a body overseeing judges is heard being blackmailed to resign; he then was suspended and replaced with a loyalist to the prime minister.

Recent moves toward restoring relations with Armenia’s traditional enemies have run into strong resistance from the global diaspora. But will it make a difference?

The opposition has dismantled a tent camp they set up six weeks ago, after the protests against the government’s policy on Nagorno-Karabakh failed to gain traction.

Armenia’s small Jewish community has been bolstered by about 200 recent arrivals fleeing Russia because of the war in Ukraine.

The village of Aghavno is supposed to be ceded to Azerbaijan as soon as a new road bypassing it is finished. Many of its Armenian residents say they’re not leaving.

Russia had again been complaining about U.S.-funded labs in Armenia. Now Yerevan is cutting off some biosecurity cooperation with the Americans.

The last two meetings between the two countries’ leaders have been in Brussels. Moscow has noticed.

As a new border commission prepares to start work, it will have to reckon with persistent disagreements over what to do with a handful of quirks of Soviet border-drawing.

Supporters of a new bill say the country needs to strengthen civilian defense. But skeptics say it could lead to increased gun crimes.

It is a response to Azerbaijan’s earlier five-point proposal, but the secrecy around it has only increased suspicion among Armenians.

The dram has gained about 15 percent against the dollar in recent weeks, bolstered by an influx of Russians to Armenia and a move to buy gas in rubles rather than dollars.

Even as opposition mounts to the government’s negotiating strategy with Azerbaijan, it’s unclear whether the protest leaders can offer a credible alternative.