Armenia

JD Vance’s visit to Armenia and Azerbaijan is a milestone for peace - analysis

The Trump administration’s push for peace follows the conflict between Armenia and Azerbaijan that stretches back to the 1990s.

US Vice President JD Vance gets out of a car before boarding Air Force Two upon departure for Azerbaijan, at Zvartnots International Airport in Yerevan, Armenia, February 10, 2026.
US Vice President JD Vance holds a joint press conference with Armenia's Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan (not pictured), in Yerevan, Armenia, February 9, 2026.

Vance signals flexibility on Iran enrichment while keeping negotiation strategy private

 An Iranian woman walks past an anti-US mural on a street in Tehran, Iran, April 26, 2025; illustrative

US reiterates call for all citizens to 'leave Iran now,' in security alert on open border crossings

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

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


Pope says Nagorno-Karabakh experiencing a humanitarian crisis

Pope Francis called for talks between Armenia and Azerbaijan

 Pope Francis leads an ecumenical prayer vigil in St. Peter's Square, at the Vatican, September 30, 2023.

More than 100,000 Nagorno-Karabakh refugees arrive in Armenia

"The situation often involves families arriving with children so weak that they have fainted in their parents' arms," an aid representative said.

 Refugees from Nagorno-Karabakh arrive in Kornidzor

Israeli weapons are killing peaceful civilians, Armenian envoy tells 'Post'

In an exclusive interview, ambassador Arman Akopian describes the situation in Nagorno-Karabakh from his country's perspective.

 Armenian Ambassador to Israel Arman Akopian

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.