Stories about Armenia from June, 2006
Armenia: Interesting Politics
Onnik Krikorian reports on interesting political developments in Armenia as the 2007 parliamentary election approaches.
Voices from Central Asia and the Caucasus
Standing at the edge of the abyss close to Kyrgyzstan's Pik Lenin, let's not waste any time to present you the highlights from two weeks of online conversation from Central...
Armenia: Sunflower Seeds
David Underwood writes on sunflower seed consumption in Armenia.
Armenia: Yerevan Dining
Notes from Hareinik has a guide to Yerevan dining.
Armenia: Dutch Dancer
Myrthe writes on Tineke van Geel, a Dutch woman who has been teaching Armenian dance for almost 30 years.
Armenia: Vigil Photos
Onnik Krikorian has photos and a brief report on a candlelight vigil in Yerevan in support of the current US Ambassador to Armenia, who is being removed after publicly calling...
Armenia: House Blessing
Onnik Krikorian reports on and has photographs from the blessing of a house built by Habitat for Humanity in Armenia.
Armenia: Fighting Corruption
Akhtamar of ArmYouth Blog has a strategy for fighting petty corruption.
Armenia: Dreams About War
Anxieties about the possibility of resumed war between Azerbaijan and Armenia over Nagorno Karabakh are spilling over into the dreams of Christian Garbis, who says that he thinks the resumption...
Armenia: Notes from the Blogosphere
Onnik Krikorian has a brief roundup of the Armenian blogosphere.
Armenia: Mom Called Me Khachik
Nessuna has a public service advertisement and a translation of the ad that was produced by an Armenian radio station for distribution throughout the CIS to combat xenophobia in Russia.
Azerbaijan: Aziza Mustafa Zadeh
Onnik Krikorian writes about Azeri jazz musician Aziza Mustafa Zadeh, an album of whose he picked up for a friend. He remarks that it is “good to see that music...
Armenia: Garni & Geghard
Jeremy in Armenia writes about visits to Garni and Geghard, the former of which is a magnificent pre-Christian temple.
Armenia: Yerevan Photos
Christian Garbis offers random photos from Yerevan, many of which are of old buildings set for demolition.
Armenia: Saving Forests
Oneworld Multimedia reports on efforts to save Armenia's forests.
Armenia: Notes from the Blogosphere
Onnik Krikorian carries a roundup of discussions in the Armenian blogosphere.
Armenia: Dual Citizenship
Christian Garbis writes about dual citizenship in Armenia and the Armenian diaspora. He asks why some people want Armenian citizenship when the only major difference between that and special residency...
Armenia: Businesses Threaten to Close
Christian Garbis writes that the appreciation of the Armenian dram has led some Armenian businesses to threaten to close up in Armenia and move to neighboring countries.
Armenia: A320 Crash Investigation
Nessuna notes that the analysis of the black box from the Armenian jet that crashed near Sochi recently is finished, but says that it does not answer all the questions...
Armenia: Interview with Christine Allison
Onnik Krikorian interviews Christine Allison, a researcher curently in Armenia studying the oral history traditions of Kurds.
Armenia, Georgia: Tourism Promotion
Onnik Krikorian discusses Georgian and Armenian plans to promote tourism to their countries to Western audiences.
