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

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 Read More

Artsakh Blockade Flash Update with Gev Iskajyan - Ep 222, Feb 7, 2023 [EP222]

Posted on Tuesday, Feb 7, 2023 | Category: Politics, Artsakh | Series: artsakhblockade

Artsakh Blockade Flash Update with Gev Iskajyan - Ep 222, Feb 7, 2023

Armenian News Network Groong - Feb 7, 2023

Guest:

Topics:

  • Update for February 7
    • Unreliable Gas Supply
  • Adam Schiff invites Robert Avetisyan to the State of the Union
  • Artsakh on the mind if the US Legislative Branch

Episode 222 | Recorded: February 7, 2023

Artsakh Blockade Flash Update with Gev Iskajyan - Ep 221, Feb 4, 2023 [EP221]

Posted on Saturday, Feb 4, 2023 | Category: Politics, Artsakh | Series: artsakhblockade

Artsakh Blockade Flash Update with Gev Iskajyan - Ep 221, Feb 4, 2023

Armenian News Network Groong - Feb 4, 2023

Guest:

Topics:

  • Update for February 4
    • Blackouts at 6 hours per day
    • Gas mostly ok for 5-6 days
    • Food Stamp & Rationing System working OK
  • Azerbaijan Curating Profile of Azeri Activists
    • More professional, curated, Organized
    • Hand-picked journalists
    • Protests as a Show

Episode 221 | Recorded: February 4, 2023

Artsakh Blockade Flash Update with Gev Iskajyan - Ep 220, Jan 31, 2023 [EP220]

Posted on Tuesday, Jan 31, 2023 | Category: Politics, Artsakh | Series: artsakhblockade

Artsakh Blockade Flash Update with Gev Iskajyan - Ep 220, Jan 31, 2023

Armenian News Network Groong - Jan 31, 2023

Guest:

Topics:

  • Why less than daily updates
  • January 31 Update
    • Over 183 births since the blockade
    • Gas has been on for 2 days now
  • Some Service sector workers working again

Episode 220 | Recorded: January 31, 2023

Arthur G Martirosyan | Army Day in Armenia | New EU Civilian Mission to Armenia | Politics of Artsakh Blockade | Ep 219 - Jan 29, 2023 [EP219]

Posted on Sunday, Jan 29, 2023 | Category: Armenia, Artsakh, Politics | Series: wir

Guest:

Topics:

  • Army Day - January 28
    • Events at Yerablur
  • New EU Monitoring Mission
    • Armenia’s Diplomacy
    • Russia’s Increasing Displeasure
    • Iran’s Tempered Displeasure
  • Artsakh Blockade

Episode 219 | Recorded: January 29, 2023

Artsakh Blockade Flash Update with Gev Iskajyan - Ep 218, Jan 27, 2023 [EP218]

Posted on Friday, Jan 27, 2023 | Category: Politics, Artsakh | Series: artsakhblockade

Artsakh Blockade Flash Update with Gev Iskajyan - Ep 218, Jan 27, 2023

Armenian News Network Groong - Jan 27, 2023

Guest:

Topics:

Episode 218 | Recorded: January 27, 2023

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Tevan Poghosyan | Catastrophic Accident in Military Barrack | New EU Civilian Mission to Armenia | Armenia-Russia Relations | Ruben Vardanyan on BBC HARDtalk | Ep 217 - Jan 22, 2023 [EP217]

Posted on Tuesday, Jan 24, 2023 | Category: Armenia, Artsakh, Politics | Series: wir

Guest:

Topics:

  • Catastrophic Accident in Military Barrack
  • New EU Civilian Mission to Armenia
  • Armenia-Russia Relations
  • Ruben Vardanyan on BBC HARDtalk

Episode 217 | Recorded: January 24, 2023

Artsakh Blockade Flash Update with Gev Iskajyan - Ep 216, Jan 24, 2023 [EP216]

Posted on Tuesday, Jan 24, 2023 | Category: Politics, Artsakh | Series: artsakhblockade

Artsakh Blockade Flash Update with Gev Iskajyan - Ep 216, Jan 24, 2023

Armenian News Network Groong - Jan 24, 2023

Guest:

Topics:

  • January 24 Update
  • Ruben Vardanyan on BBC HARDtalk
  • Importance of not normalizing tragedy

Episode 216 | Recorded: January 24, 2023

Karen Vrtanesyan: Catastrophe in Azat [EP214]

Posted on Monday, Jan 23, 2023 | Category: Armenia, Politics | Series: cog

Conversations on Groong - Jan 22, 2023

On January 19, 15 conscripts in the village of Azat, Armenia died in a fire that engulfed their temporary makeshift barracks.

Guest:

Topics:

  • Conditions in the Armenian Army
  • Information chaos following the incident
  • Beheading of the 2nd Army Corps

Episode 214 | Recorded: January 22, 2023

Artsakh Blockade Flash Update with Gev Iskajyan - Ep 215, Jan 22, 2023 [EP215]

Posted on Sunday, Jan 22, 2023 | Category: Politics, Artsakh | Series: artsakhblockade

Artsakh Blockade Flash Update with Gev Iskajyan - Ep 215, Jan 22, 2023

Armenian News Network Groong - Jan 22, 2023

Guest:

Topics:

  • Gas Cutoff AGAIN
  • Azerbaijan’s Psychological and Political Games
  • Effect on the Electricity Grid
  • Pattern of Increasing Blackouts
  • Impressions from Askeran Region
  • Urban vs Rural Aspects of the Blockade
  • Risk of Normalizing the Pain of Artsakh
  • MP Metaxe Hakobyan’s concerns

Episode 215 | Recorded: January 22, 2023