Armenian News Network/Groong, an Armenian podcast providing objective coverage on Armenia, Artsakh (Nagorno Karabakh) and the Armenian diaspora. Find us and follow us everywhere on social media. Here are our links: linktr.ee/groong.

Asbed Bedrossian

Asbed Bedrossian

Hovik Manucharyan

Hovik Manucharyan

Latest Episode

Jeffrey Sachs - Escalation in Syria, COP29, Advice for Armenia | Ep 391 - Dec 5, 2024 [EP391]

Posted on Thursday, Dec 5, 2024 | Category: Syria, Armenia, Video | Series: cog

Guest:

Topics:

  • Escalation in Syria
  • COP29 Summit
  • Can NATO save Armenia?

Episode 391 | Recorded: December 4, 2024 Read More

Benyamin Poghosyan - COP29 Post Mortem, Azerbaijan Slams Polish President, Developments in the Middle East, Post-Election Georgia, Russian-Armenian Relations | Ep 390 - Dec 1, 2024 [EP390]

Posted on Wednesday, Dec 4, 2024 | Category: Armenia, COP29, Middle East, Georgia | Series: wir

Guest:

Topics:

  • COP29 Post-Mortem
  • Azerbaijan Slams Polish President in Armenia
  • Developments in the Middle East
  • Post-election Developments in Georgia
  • Russian Intel Warnings to Armenia

Episode 390 | Recorded: December 2, 2024

Yeghia Tashjian - Israel-Hezbollah Ceasefire in Lebanon and Escalation in Syria | Ep 389 - Dec 2, 2024 [EP389]

Posted on Monday, Dec 2, 2024 | Category: Lebanon, Israel | Series: cog

Guest:

Topics:

  • Israel-Hezbollah Ceasefire in Lebanon
  • Escalation in Syria
  • Effect on Armenian Communities

Episode 389 | Recorded: December 1, 2024

Georgia Elections Aftermath and The Situation in Abkhazia [EP388]

Posted on Saturday, Nov 30, 2024 | Category: Georgia, Politics | Series: cog

Guest:

Topics:

  • Constitutional Crisis In Georgia?
  • Western Reactions and Escalation
  • Russian Reactions and Georgia’s Strategic Direction
  • Unrest In Abkhazia

Episode 388 | Recorded: November 30, 2024

Arthur G. Martirosyan - Government Firings by Text, Another Scandalous Pashinyan Interview, New Escalation in Ukraine | Ep 387 - Nov 24, 2024 [EP387]

Posted on Tuesday, Nov 26, 2024 | Category: Armenia, Politics | Series: wir

Guest:

Topics:

  • Supreme Judicial Council Head, MPs resign at Pashinyan’s “Ask”
  • Another Pashinyan Interview, More Scandalous Statements
    • Speed Cameras, Government Officials Cars
    • “Western Azerbaijan” ≠ “Western Armenia”
    • EU Mission in Armenia
  • New Escalation in Ukraine

Episode 387 | Recorded: November 25, 2024

Tevan Poghosyan - Armenia-Azerbaijan Talks, COP29 in Baku, Gyumri Politics, Police Reform | Ep 386 - Nov 17, 2024 [EP386]

Posted on Tuesday, Nov 19, 2024 | Category: Armenia, Artsakh | Series: wir

Guest:

Topics:

  • Armenia-Azerbaijan talks
  • COP29: Diplomacy and boycotts
  • Gyumri’s political intrigues
  • Mass dismissal of Armenian government members
  • Police “reform”
  • Legislative Changes In Preparation For Elections

Episode 386 | Recorded: November 17, 2024

Arthur Khachatryan - Armenia Azerbaijan Talks, 2025 State Budget, Internal Political Developments | Ep 385 - Nov 10, 2024 [EP385]

Posted on Thursday, Nov 14, 2024 | Category: Armenia, Artsakh, Nagorno Karabakh, Economy | Series: wir

Guest:

Topics:

  • Armenia Azerbaijan Talks
  • Draft 2025 State Budget
  • Armenian Internal Politics

Episode 385 | Recorded: November 13, 2024

Suren Sargsyan - Armenia and Trump’s Election as President Again | Ep 384 - Nov 9, 2024 [EP384]

Posted on Saturday, Nov 9, 2024 | Category: Armenia, Politics, USA, Middle East, Ukraine | Series: cog

Guest:

Topic:

  • Armenia, Armenian Americans, Artsakh
  • Ukraine War, NATO, China
  • Israel, Gaza, Lebanon, Iran

Episode 384 | Recorded: April 3, 2023

Նարեկ Մալյան - Քաղաքական Հալածանքներ և Ընտրովի Արդարադատուտյուն | Ep 383 - Nov 8, 2024 [EP383]

Posted on Friday, Nov 8, 2024 | Category: Armenia, Politics, | Series: cog

Guest:

Topics:

  • Կալանավորում, մեկ տարի բանտում (Arrest, one year in prison)
  • Նախնական կալանք որպես պատիժ (Pretrial detention as punishment)
  • Ընտրովի «արդարադատություն» ընդդիմադիրների նկատմամբ (Selective “justice” towards oppositionists)
  • Արեւմուտքի լռությունը (The silence of the West)

Episode 382 | Recorded: October 29, 2024

Benyamin Poghosyan - China, BRICS, New World Order, Armenia in Kazan, Georgian Elections in 2024 | Ep 382 - Nov 4, 2024 [EP382]

Posted on Monday, Nov 4, 2024 | Category: China, World Order, Georgia | Series: cog

Guest:

Topics:

  • China, and the New World Order
  • BRICS Summit and Multipolarity
    • Armenia at BRICS
  • Georgian Elections in 2024

Episode 382 | Recorded: October 29, 2024