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Starmus international science festival is in Armenia to ‘inspire’ the people

The Starmus international science festival has brought science and star power to Yerevan, and hopes to inspire young Armenians.

Starmus international science festival is in Armenia to ‘inspire’ the people

By Ani Avetisyan

The Starmus international science festival has brought science and star power to Yerevan, and hopes to inspire young Armenians.

Podcast | Kadyrov's cancelled sabbatical & Starmus in Yerevan

OC Media's staff discuss what Ramzan Kadyrov might have meant by 'taking a long vacation', Tea Tsulukiani's management of the Georgian Ministry of Culture, and the Starmus Festival in Yerevan.

Podcast | Kadyrov's cancelled sabbatical & Starmus in Yerevan

OC Media's staff discuss what Ramzan Kadyrov might have meant by 'taking a long vacation', Tea Tsulukiani's management of the Georgian Ministry of Culture, and the Starmus Festival in Yerevan.

Former defence minister of Nagorno-Karabakh arrested in Armenia

Mikael Arzumanyan is charged with negligence and carrying out his duties ‘improperly’ during the Second Nagorno-Karabakh War. 

Former defence minister of Nagorno-Karabakh arrested in Armenia

Mikael Arzumanyan is charged with negligence and carrying out his duties ‘improperly’ during the Second Nagorno-Karabakh War. 

Podcast | Georgia's vanishing suburban trains and Armenia's pricey early military discharge

OC Media's staff discuss the fate of a series of train lines that disappeared following the pandemic and the early military discharge scheme proposed by the Armenian government.

Podcast | Georgia's vanishing suburban trains and Armenia's pricey early military discharge

OC Media's staff discuss the fate of a series of train lines that disappeared following the pandemic and the early military discharge scheme proposed by the Armenian government.

Arrests follow Yerevan market explosion

Four people have been arrested almost two weeks after a deadly explosion in the Surmalu market left 16 people dead.

Arrests follow Yerevan market explosion

Four people have been arrested almost two weeks after a deadly explosion in the Surmalu market left 16 people dead.

Armenia’s ageing sciences: can the demographic decline be reversed? 

Universities and research institutes are failing to attract young people to the sciences in Armenia.

Armenia’s ageing sciences: can the demographic decline be reversed? 

By Anna Sahakyan

Universities and research institutes are failing to attract young people to the sciences in Armenia.

Azerbaijan takes control of Lachin as deadline for Armenians to leave passes

Residents of the last remaining Armenian-inhabited settlements in the Lachin corridor were given 20 days to leave. 

Azerbaijan takes control of Lachin as deadline for Armenians to leave passes

Residents of the last remaining Armenian-inhabited settlements in the Lachin corridor were given 20 days to leave. 

Armenian police arrest protesters against Russian invasion of Ukraine 

Russians, Belarusians, and Ukrainians gathered in central Yerevan on Wednesday to mark six months since the invasion

Armenian police arrest protesters against Russian invasion of Ukraine 

Russians, Belarusians, and Ukrainians gathered in central Yerevan on Wednesday to mark six months since the invasion

Armenian MoD proposes $61,000 fee to avoid conscription

A new bill from the Ministry of Defence would allow wealthier Armenians to serve just 4.5 months instead of the usual two years.

Armenian MoD proposes $61,000 fee to avoid conscription

A new bill from the Ministry of Defence would allow wealthier Armenians to serve just 4.5 months instead of the usual two years.

Podcast | Six months on — the impact of the war in Ukraine on the Caucasus

In this week’s episode of the Caucasus Digest, six months after Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine, we look back at some of the lasting impacts has been around the South Caucasus.

Podcast | Six months on — the impact of the war in Ukraine on the Caucasus

In this week’s episode of the Caucasus Digest, six months after Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine, we look back at some of the lasting impacts has been around the South Caucasus.