Armenian News Network/Groong is a volunteer-driven Armenian podcast and digital news extension offering objective, English-language coverage of Armenia, Artsakh (Nagorno Karabakh), the Armenian diaspora, politics, culture, and regional affairs.
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Edgar Elbakyan - The Battle for Armenia’s Political Future | Ep 549, May 24, 2026 [EP549]
Posted on Sunday, May 24, 2026 | Category: Armenia, Politics | Series: cog, videoGroong Links:
Guest:
Topics:
- Armenia’s existential election
- Polling under fear
- Divergent polling results
- Church and state conflict
- Post-election street pressure
Episode 549 | Recorded: May 22, 2026
#Armenia #ArmenianPolitics #EdgarElbakyan #StrongArmenia #ArmeniaAlliance #ArmeniaElections
Read MoreHrant Mikaelian - Latest on Armenian Azerbaijani Negotiations | Economic State in Armenia | September Yerevan Mayoral Elections | Estimating the War Dead | Hayaqve [.am] [EP269]
Posted on Monday, Jul 17, 2023 | Category: Armenia, Artsakh, Politics, Poll, Nagorno Karabakh, Azerbaijan, Russia, Economy | Series: wir
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Topics:
- Latest on Armenian Azerbaijani Negotiations
- Economic State in Armenia
- September Yerevan Mayoral Elections
- Estimating the War Dead
- Hayaqve [.am]
Episode 269 | Recorded: July 17, 2023
Benyamin Poghosyan - Armenia Azerbaijan Negotiations | US Armenia NSC Advisors Meet | MPG Poll on Current Afaairs | Ep 268 - July 9, 2023 [EP268]
Posted on Monday, Jul 10, 2023 | Category: Armenia, Politics, Artsakh, Nagorno Karabakh, Azerbaijan | Series: wir
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Topics:
- Armenia Azerbaijan Negotiations
- US, Armenian NSC Advisors Meet
- New MPG Poll
- Haya-Qve [.am]
Episode 268 | Recorded: July 10, 2023
Artsakh Blockade Flash Update with Gev Iskajyan - Ep 267, July 7, 2023 [EP267]
Posted on Friday, Jul 7, 2023 | Category: Politics, Artsakh, Nagorno Karabakh, Armenia, Azerbaijan, USA | Series: artsakhblockade
Artsakh Blockade Flash Update with Gev Iskajyan - Ep 267, July 7, 2023
Armenian News Network Groong - July 7, 2023
Guest:
Topics:
- Catastrophic Situation in Artsakh - Gegham Stepanyan
- Zakharova Confirms Conditions, Calls on Azerbaijan to Drop Blockade
- Hakari video fiasco - Pashinyan propaganda?
- Azeri preconditions to Baku-Stepanakert talks
- ANCA supported NDAA resolutions in US Congress
Episode 267 | Recorded: July 7, 2023
Arthur G Martirosyan - Armenia Azerbaijan Negotiations Continue | Self-Determination for Artsakh | Hayaqve [.am] [EP266]
Posted on Tuesday, Jul 4, 2023 | Category: Armenia, Artsakh, Politics, Nagorno Karabakh, Azerbaijan, Turkey, Russia | Series: wir
Guest:
Topics:
- Armenian Azerbaijan Negotiations Continue
- Negotiations in DC: chances of progress
- Vartan Oskanian on negotiations
- Rights and Security
- Self-Determination for Artsakh
- Border Demarcation
- No Unblocking or Guarantees
- Hayaqve.am
- Rants
Episode 266 | Recorded: July 4, 2023
Anna Abrahamian: The Wagner Group Insurrection in Russia, June 2023 [EP265]
Posted on Sunday, Jul 2, 2023 | Category: Russia | Series: cog, video
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Topics:
- The Wagner Group
- Special Ops in Russia
- Over at The Ministry of Defense
- A White Russian
- On The Western Front
- Are We Done Yet?
- Parallels with 2016 in Armenia?
- PMCs in Armenia?
Episode 265 | Recorded: June 30, 2023
Tevan Poghosyan - Barriers on Hakari | Erdogan in Azerbaijan | Lukashenko at CSTO | Wagner Defused | Pashinyan Testimony | Hayaqve | Ep 264 - June 25, 2023 [EP264]
Posted on Tuesday, Jun 27, 2023 | Category: Armenia, Artsakh, Politics, Azerbaijan, Georgia, Turkey, Russia | Series: wir
Guest:
Topics:
- Concrete Barriers On Hakari Bridge
- Erdogan visit to Azerbaijan
- Lukashenko at the CSTO
- Putin Defuses Wagnerian Opera
- Pashinyan 44-Day War Testimony in Parliament
- HayaQve [.am]
Episode 264 | Recorded: June 27, 2023
Artsakh Blockade Flash Update with Gev Iskajyan - Ep 263, June 15, 2023 [EP263]
Posted on Thursday, Jun 15, 2023 | Category: Politics, Artsakh, Nagorno Karabakh, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Russia | Series: artsakhblockade
Artsakh Blockade Flash Update with Gev Iskajyan - Ep 263, June 15, 2023
Armenian News Network Groong - June 15, 2023
Guest:
Topics:
- Azerbaijan Blocks Lachin/Berdzor Corridor after Shootings near Hakari bridge
- Has Artsakh âreturned to the negotiation tableâ?
- International actions viewed from Stepanakert
- Noting the half-year mark of the blockade
- Artsakh Ombuds Report summary
Episode 263 | Recorded: June 15, 2023
Hrant Mikaelian - Erdogan Cabinet | Azerbaijan Postpones Meeting | Economic Developments | MPG Poll on Pashinyan Rating [EP262]
Posted on Tuesday, Jun 13, 2023 | Category: Armenia, Artsakh, Politics, Poll, Economy, Nagorno Karabakh, Azerbaijan, Russia | Series: wir
Guest:
Topics:
- Erdogan Reshuffles Cabinet, First Visit to Baku
- Latest Developments in Armenia-Azerbaijan Negotiations, Baku Postpones
- Economic Developments, More Subsidies to IT Sector
- MPG Poll: Pashinyan’s Rating is Falling
Episode 252 | Recorded: June 12, 2023
Hagop Djernazian - Jerusalem Armenian Patriarchate Land Lease Angers Worldwide Community | Ep. 261 - June 11, 2023 [EP261]
Posted on Saturday, Jun 10, 2023 | Category: Diaspora, Israel, Jerusalem, Middle East | Series: cog
Hagop Djernazian - Jerusalem Armenian Patriarchate Land Lease Angers Worldwide Community
Guest:
Topics:
- Intro to Armenians in Jerusalem
- Escalating violence on Armenians
- Intro to the Armenian Patriarchate
- On the contract of the 99-year lease and its consequences
- About the community protest movement
- What if the contract goes forward?
Episode 261 | Recorded on Wednesday, June 11 2023