Tag: Armenia
towards a peace treaty between Armenia and Azerbaijan?
Armenia and Azerbaijan agreed on Friday April 19 on the demarcation of part of their international border. This is the first time this has happened since the independence of these…
In Armenia, virginity testing is now considered “domestic violence”
In Armenia, a law was passed on Friday April 12 in Parliament to qualify virginity tests, a ritual performed on the bride on the wedding night, as “ domestic violence…
Armenia no longer accepts Russian Mir bank cards for fear of sanctions
After the annexation of Crimea, Russia developed international payment cards called Mir in 2015 to avoid Western financial sanctions. These cards allow Russians to make payments and withdraw money abroad.…
In Armenia, the broken destiny of refugees from Nagorno-Karabakh – L’Express
On this frosty winter morning, fog hides the snow-capped peaks of Mount Ararat, usually visible several hundred kilometers away. Dozens of refugees from Nagorno-Karabakh line up in the melted snow…
how Ilham Aliev wants to take over Armenia – L’Express
“President Ilham Aliev kept his word and fulfilled all his promises,” insists one of the presidential candidates, Fouad Aliev (no relation to the head of state), during the debate organized…
Armenia: the threat of a new conflict in 2024 – L’Express
How far can Ilham Aliev go? Since the recapture by force of the unrecognized Armenian enclave of Nagorno-Karabakh in September and the flight of 120,000 Armenians – counted as 100,000…
Paris confirms the detention of a French national in Azerbaijan
The Azerbaijani authorities announced this Tuesday, January 9, the arrest of a French national, a businessman accused of espionage by Baku, thus confirming information that had been circulating for several…
Why the leader of Nagorno-Karabakh refuses to dissolve the separatist republic
The text marked the end of the self-proclaimed Nagorno-Karabakh republic in Armenia after Azerbaijan’s lightning military operation last September: all government institutions of the separatist republic were to be dissolved…
Nagorno-Karabakh: Armenia and Azerbaijan agree on an exchange of prisoners
Armenia and Azerbaijan released a joint statement this Thursday evening, in which the two republics of the South Caucasus agreed on the release of prisoners. And this three years after…
New decision between Azerbaijan and Armenia: They will release
A new decision was made between Azerbaijan and Armenia. It was reported that Azerbaijan decided to release 32 Armenian soldiers and Armenia decided to release 2 Azerbaijani soldiers as a…