Armenia

Jerusalem's Armenian church leaders say Christian Zionism is 'damaging,' warn of harm to unity

The statement comes after a recent report by the Council of Patriarchs and Heads of Churches in Jerusalem found “threats to Christian heritage."

Armenian Orthodox worshippers arrive at the Church of the Nativity, in the West Bank city of Bethlehem, to celebrate Christmas and Epiphany, January 18, 2026
 L to R: Iran Ayatollah Ali Khamenei and US President Donald Trump against backdrop of respective flags and missile strikes.

US urges citizens to leave Iran amid escalating protests and violence

A man holds a placard as members of the Armenian diaspora in the U.S. rally to mark the anniversary of the 1915 genocide, in Los Angeles, California, US April 24, 2021.

Armenian lobby escalates criticism of Israel, cites 'Jewish traditions'

A four-wheeled canopy wagon was recovered from the Lchashen cemetery near Lake Sevan, December 29, 2025.

Bronze Age ‘covered wagon’ emerges as Armenia’s best-preserved ancient vehicle


Three quarters of Karabakh population already out in swift exodus

Azerbaijan says it will respect the rights of ethnic Armenians who choose to stay, but that it has destroyed the concept of a breakaway state forever.

 Refugees from Nagorno-Karabakh, a region inhabited by ethnic Armenians, make a drink on a roadside as they queue to reach the Armenian border, in Nagorno-Karabakh, September 26, 2023.

Death toll from fuel depot blast in Karabakh rises to 170 - media

The deadly blast occurred as thousands of ethnic Armenians fled the breakaway enclave after their fighters were defeated by Azerbaijan in a lightning military operation.

 Medics assist a person injured in an explosion at a fuel depot near Stepanakert in the Nagorno-Karabakh region, at the National Burn Center in Yerevan, Armenia September 26, 2023.

Azerbaijan says it does not want exodus from Nagorno-Karabakh, urges Armenians to stay

Many of those leaving have said they fear persecution and ethnic cleansing at the hands of Azerbaijan.

 Residents use vehicles to leave the city of Stepanakert following a military operation conducted by Azerbaijani armed forces in Nagorno-Karabakh, a region inhabited by ethnic Armenians, September 24, 2023

US calls on Azerbaijan to safeguard Armenians as thousands flee Karabakh

The Armenians of Karabakh began fleeing this week after their forces were routed in a lightning operation by Azerbaijan's military.

 Residents board a vehicle in central Stepanakert before leaving Nagorno-Karabakh, a region inhabited by ethnic Armenians, September 25, 2023

Russia, US trade blame for ethnic cleansing in Nagorno-Karabakh

Thousands of ethnic Armenians fled the breakaway region of Nagorno-Karabakh by Monday after their fighters were defeated by Azerbaijan.

 Residents use vehicles to leave the city of Stepanakert following a military operation conducted by Azerbaijani armed forces in Nagorno-Karabakh, a region inhabited by ethnic Armenians, September 24, 2023

Ethnic Armenians will leave Nagorno-Karabakh

Azerbaijan says it will guarantee their rights and integrate the region but the leadership of the Armenians in Karabakh stated that they would leave.

 Protesters gather near the government building, after Azerbaijan launched a military operation in the region of Nagorno-Karabakh, in Yerevan, Armenia, September 19, 2023

Karabakh Armenian fighters start giving up arms - Russia

The Armenians of Karabakh, which is internationally recognized as part of Azerbaijan, were forced to declare a ceasefire earlier this week.

 Vehicles of Russian peacekeepers leaving Azerbaijan's Nagorno-Karabakh region for Armenia pass an Armenian checkpoint on a road near the village of Kornidzor, Armenia September 22, 2023.

At least 200 killed in Azerbaijan's offensive in Karabakh

Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev said the country had had regained full sovereignty over its territory and now wished to integrate Karabakh's population and turn the region into "paradise."

 Protesters gather near the government building, after Azerbaijan launched a military operation in the region of Nagorno-Karabakh, in Yerevan, Armenia, September 19, 2023.

Armenian separatists in Karabakh surrender and agree to ceasefire after Azerbaijani offensive

Azerbaijan this week sent troops backed by artillery strikes into the region in an attempt to bring the breakaway the Armenian-controlled Nagorno-Karabakh region to heel.

 Civilians get out of a truck during an evacuation performed by Russian peacekeepers at an unknown location following the launch of a military operation by Azerbaijani forces in Nagorno-Karabakh, a region inhabited by ethnic Armenians, in this still image from video published September 20, 2023.

Crisis in Nagorno-Karabakh as Azerbaijan strikes disputed region - analysis

Azerbaijan claimed it was carrying out anti-terrorist activities after a mine killed six people in the contested Nagorno-Karabakh.

 A still image from video, published by Azerbaijan's Defense Ministry, shows what it said to be an attack and neutralization of the military radio-technical node of the units of the armed forces of Armenia in the region of Nagorno-Karabakh, in this image taken from video published September 19, 2023