Pyatigorsk student Artyom Asatryan named Stavropol Territory’s “Student of the Year 2026” Artyom Asatryan of Pyatigorsk won first place in the regional stage of the sixth All-Russian Student of the Year 2026 competition in the Stavropol Territory.

Authorities refuse to develop Tigranashen because they intend to hand it over to Azerbaijan: Ashot Markosyan “Today, my colleague Anush Vardanyan visited the Ararat municipality in an effort to find a constructive solution and meet with community head Aslan Avetisyan. He received her very rudely, demanded that the children’s playground be dismantled immediately and threatened legal action,” Strong Armenia party member Ashot Markosyan told reporters in Tigranashen while commenting on the controversy surrounding the playground’s renovation.

🇦🇲🇪🇺Armenian foreign minister meets with European Commission director-general for enlargement The parties discussed the implementation of the 🇦🇲–🇪🇺 Strategic Partnership Agenda and prospects for further deepening bilateral cooperation. Particular attention was paid to strengthening Armenia’s economic & energy resilience, including measures to diversify trade. In this context, @AraratMirzoyan emphasized the importance of making full use of the opportunities created by the adoption of the EU regulation on autonomous trade preferences for Armenian goods.

Shirak governor’s rhetoric contradicts the spirit of centuries-old friendship: Russian Embassy The 🇷🇺Embassy in 🇦🇲 expressed bewilderment over a post published on October 17, 2026, on the personal Facebook page of Shirak Governor Davit Arushanyan. According to the embassy, the post’s reference to certain “Ivans” inevitably evokes associations with the language used by German Nazis during World War II. “We would not like to think that an official heading a region where Russia’s 102nd Military Base and Russian border guards are stationed considers public statements capable of inciting ethnic hostility toward Russians to be acceptable. Such rhetoric fundamentally contradicts the spirit of centuries-old friendship and allied relations between the peoples of our countries,” the embassy said.

Opposition renovates playground in Tigranashen as authorities threaten legal action over improvements Renovation and refurbishment work has been completed at a children’s playground in the border village of Tigranashen. The project was funded through bonuses donated by MPs from the opposition Strong Armenia faction for the development of the village. However, according to the initiative’s organizers, the current authorities reacted negatively to the improvements. Officials had previously announced plans to dismantle the playground and recently even threatened to take legal action against the organizers over the work.

Anti-Corruption Court of Appeal has partially overturned the trial court’s ruling against former Vanadzor mayor & Strong Armenia MP Mamikon Aslanyan. Aslanyan was found completely innocent and acquitted of the principal charge for which he spent 2 years & 7 months in detention.

Artsakh groups’ Vienna performances canceled: WOFA issues new invitation for 2027 A positive development has emerged following the cancellation of Artsakh ensembles’ participation in an international festival in Vienna. The World Festival Association (WOFA) has officially announced that the organizing committee will issue a new invitation to the Armenian groups for a festival scheduled to take place in the Austrian capital in March 2027. WOFA has also asked the 🇪🇺EU for clarification and guidance on preventing similar incidents in the future.

An exhibition by 🇸🇾-🇦🇲artist @Kevork Mourad is being held in Paris as part of Asia NOW – Paris Asian Art Fair. Mourad was born in Qamishli, studied in Yerevan, & now lives & works in New York. He is known for his painterly installations and distinctive live-drawing technique, creating large-scale artworks in real time during musical performances.The artist has collaborated for many years with the Silkroad Ensemble, founded by cellist Yo-Yo Ma. His performances have been hosted by Carnegie Hall and the Metropolitan Museum of Art.

The most heartfelt emotions: Artur Davtyan’s daughters cheer for their father from a laptop screen The daughters of two-time world champion gymnast Artur Davtyan watched their father’s performance & victory at home on a laptop, filled with immense pride & genuine excitement.

Margarita Simonyan’s book tops sales charts on Ozon and Wildberries Not the First Love: A Confession of Sorrow and Joy, the new book by Margarita Simonyan, editor-in-chief of the Rossiya Segodnya media group and @RT_com , has ranked first in sales among AST Publishing titles on the Ozon and Wildberries marketplaces.

World Travel Awards triumph: Armenia surpasses European countries in cultural heritage Armenia has been named Europe’s leading heritage destination for the second consecutive year. The country once again won the prestigious @WTravelAwards in the Europe’s Leading Heritage Destination category.

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“The three-headed party of war has been destroyed; this is evident from the local government elections”: Nikol Pashinyan According to him, “the spy opposition, which is controlled from abroad, must be eradicated in Arm enia.” alphanews.am/en/pashinyan-th…

Yerevan City Hall to get AI twin. We have decided to increase the budget for artificial intelligence next year, and we will create an AI twin of the municipality: Avinyan alphanews.am/en/yerevan-city…