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Members of Armenia’s Russian-speaking Jewish community, along with invited Muslim guests from Egypt and Lebanon, attend a Shabbat dinner July 3, 2026, in Yerevan. (Larry Luxner/ JTA)
July 11, 2026, 5:42 am
Armenia’s Jews hope Israeli recognition of Ottoman genocide will jumpstart bilateral ties
An explosion of Jewish life in the former Soviet republic comes against the backdrop of frosty relations between the country and Israel
By Larry Luxner
ANU's 'October 7' exhibit capsule opened in Yerevan, the capital of Armenia, in October 2025 (Credit: Alexander Garbashkov)
October 12, 2025, 1:30 pm
ANU’s ‘October 7’ capsule exhibit travels to Armenia
Tel Aviv museum collaborating with Foreign Ministry on traveling collection of artworks
By Jessica Steinberg
US President Donald Trump, center, Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan, right, and Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev, at a trilateral signing ceremony in White House, August 8, 2025, in Washington. (AP/Mark Schiefelbein)
August 22, 2025, 4:28 pm
After decades of conflict, Armenia-Azerbaijan peace plan gives Caucasus Jews new hope
Jewish communities in the two former Soviet countries have had no communication, while Armenian ties to Israel have been strained over arms sales to its foe. All that may change
By Larry Luxner
US President Donald Trump, center, Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan, right, and Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev, at a trilateral signing ceremony in White House, August 8, 2025, in Washington. (AP/Mark Schiefelbein)
August 9, 2025, 10:33 pm
Iran threatens planned Trump corridor envisaged by Azerbaijan-Armenia peace deal
Tehran’s senior adviser signals intent to block US-backed TRIPP route as adversaries move closer to finalizing agreement reshaping regional trade
By Parisa Hafezi and Andrew Osborn
US President Donald Trump (C), Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev (L) and Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan shake hands after signing an agreement in the State Dining Room of the White House in Washington, DC, on August 8, 2025 (ANDREW CABALLERO-REYNOLDS / AFP)
August 9, 2025, 3:41 am
Azerbaijan and Armenia sign peace agreement at White House
US-brokered deal seeks to boost bilateral economic ties after decades of conflict
By Michelle L. Price
A 'preliminary reconstruction' showing the ancient church discovered at Artaxata, in an image released on October 11, 2024. (courtesy Armenian-German Artaxata Project)
October 22, 2024, 10:42 am
Remains of one of the oldest churches in the world discovered in Armenia
Octagonal-shaped structure dates from the mid-4th century CE, not long after the Kingdom of Armenia is thought to have become the first Christian kingdom
By Gavriel Fiske
Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan addresses a media conference at EU headquarters in Brussels, April 4, 2024. (Johanna Geron, Pool Photo via AP, File)
June 21, 2024, 3:25 pm
Armenia recognizes Palestinian statehood; Israel summons ambassador for reprimand
Move follows similar ones by Slovenia, Spain, Ireland and Norway, with 145 UN member states now recognizing ‘State of Palestine’; statement affirms support for two-state solution
By ToI Staff
Former Israeli president Reuven Rivlin, left, shakes hands with French-Armenian singer Charles Aznavour on October 26, 2017 at the presidential compound in Jerusalem. (GALI TIBBON/AFP)
December 29, 2023, 2:23 am
New museum in Armenia to tell story of Charles Aznavour, French crooner who loved Jews
Tribute to Time Magazine’s entertainer of the 20th century will include accounts of unpublicized WWII heroism, including harboring Jews and members of French underground in Paris
By Larry Luxner
Red paint is seen smeared on the facade of the Mordechay Navi Jewish Religious Center in Yerevan, Armenia, following a suspected antisemitic incident on October 3, 2023. (CER)
October 4, 2023, 5:30 pm
Synagogue vandalized in Armenia, apparently over Israeli-Azeri ties
‘The Jews are the sworn enemies of the Armenian state,’ reads text that circulates after red paint poured on Yerevan’s only Jewish center
By Canaan Lidor
Armenian refugees from Nagorno-Karabakh are seen in the center of the town of Goris on September 30, 2023 before being evacuated in various Armenian cities. (Diego Herrera Carcedo/AFP)
October 2, 2023, 11:01 pm
Israel among Armenia’s geopolitical concerns after Nagorno-Karabakh collapse
The fall of the breakaway statelet could shift the balance of power in the region
By Joris FIORITI
Armenian refugees from Nagorno-Karabakh are seen in the center of the town of Goris on September 30, 2023 before being evacuated in various Armenian cities. (Diego Herrera Carcedo/AFP)
October 1, 2023, 1:34 am
90% of ethnic Armenians flee Karabakh enclave overrun by Azerbaijan army
100,417 people have entered Armenia since September 24, according to local authorities; 120,000 Armenians lived in enclave before Azerbaijani offensive last week
By Thibault MARCHAND
A truck with refugees on board rides on the road between Kornidzor and Goris on September 28, 2023. (Alain Jocard / AFP)
September 28, 2023, 10:47 am
Breakaway republic of Karabakh says it will cease to ‘exist’
Announcement comes after military defeat by Azerbaijan and departure of over half of the population
By AFP
Screen capture from video shows smoke rising after a fuel depot explosion near Stepanakert, Nagorno-Karabakh, September 25, 2023. (Twitter via AP)
September 26, 2023, 11:09 am
At least 20 dead, 200 injured in Nagorno-Karabakh fuel depot explosion
Local official say victims were lining up for fuel to join thousands of others fleeing to Armenia following Azerbaijani military rout of Armenian forces in separatist region
By Agencies
In this photo taken from video released by the Defense Ministry of Azerbaijan on September 20, 2023, smoke rises over an area which Azerbaijan says hosts Armenian forces' positions in the territory of Nagorno-Karabakh. (Defense Ministry of Azerbaijan via AP)
September 20, 2023, 4:34 pm
Azerbaijan halts operation in breakaway region as Armenian separatists vow to disarm
Ceasefire announced day after Azeri forces launch offensive in Nagorno-Karabakh; director of Israel’s Defense Ministry, a major arms supplier to Baku, visited just before fighting
By AFP and ToI Staff
Armenian Prime minister Nikol Pashinyan delivers his speech at the National Assembly of Armenia in Yerevan, Armenia, September 13, 2022. (Tigran Mehrabyan/PAN Photo via AP)
September 19, 2023, 12:51 am
In unusual move, rabbis in Europe condemn Armenian Holocaust comparisons
A letter cosigned by more than 100 rabbis accuses Armenia of distorting the genocide’s memory to hurt the reputation of its rival, Azerbaijan
By Canaan Lidor
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