Tag: Armenian News

Armenian News Network/Groong has been reporting on Armenian news in English since the late 1990s. The podcast, launched in 2020, publishes weekly episodes covering developments in Armenia, the Nagorno Karabakh conflict, Armenian diaspora communities, and the broader South Caucasus region.

Every episode brings together analysts, journalists, and policymakers to give Armenian news the depth it rarely receives in mainstream English-language media. Topics range from domestic Armenian politics and the economy to Armenia’s relations with Russia, the United States, the European Union, Turkey, and Azerbaijan.

Anna Abrahamian: The opposition must impeach | Ep 161 - Aug 29, 2022 [EP161]

Posted on Monday, Aug 29, 2022 | Category: Armenia, Azerbaijan, Russia, Turkey, Iran

Armenian News Network/Groong Week in Review - August 29, 2022 Conversation with Anna Abrahamian

In the spring and summer of 2022 the Armenian parliamentary opposition was in the streets of Yerevan in large numbers, with a goal to remove the de-facto prime minister of Armenia, Nikol Pashinyan. That failed, or at least did not achieve all of the goals it had set for itself.

Especially as we near the end of August and the protests are set to restart, we’re analyzing what didn’t work, and how to take more effective steps forward. We want to look at specific issues such as whether to move for

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Opposition restart | Berdzor & Aghavno | "Peace Plan" | Military service | Ep 160 - Aug 28, 2022 [EP160]

Posted on Sunday, Aug 28, 2022 | Category: Armenia, Russia, Turkey, Azerbaijan, Genocide, Iran, Economy, Syria, Ukraine | Series: WIR

Armenian News Network/Groong Week in Review - August 21, 2022

Topics:

  • 00:00 Introduction
  • 02:02 Opposition movement restarts
  • 25:28 Berdzor & Aghavno handover
  • 34:43 “Peace Plan” coming?
  • 49:54 Newly proposed military service avoidance law
  • 54:15 Rant

Guest: Dr. Arthur Khachikyan

Hosts:

Hovik Manucharyan TW/@HovikYerevan Asbed Bedrossian TW/@qubriq

Episode 160 | Recorded: Sunday, August 28, 2022

Website: https://groong.org/podcasts/WiR-20220828.html

Opposition restart | Berdzor & Aghavno | "Peace Plan" | Military service | Ep 160 - Aug 28, 2022 [EP160]

Posted on Sunday, Aug 28, 2022 | Category: Armenia, Russia, Turkey, Azerbaijan, Genocide, Iran, Economy, Syria, Ukraine

Armenian News Network/Groong Week in Review - August 21, 2022

Topics:

  • 00:00 Introduction
  • 02:02 Opposition movement restarts
  • 25:28 Berdzor & Aghavno handover
  • 34:43 “Peace Plan” coming?
  • 49:54 Newly proposed military service avoidance law
  • 54:15 Rant

Guest: Dr. Arthur Khachikyan

Hosts:

Hovik Manucharyan TW/@HovikYerevan Asbed Bedrossian TW/@qubriq

Episode 160 | Recorded: Sunday, August 28, 2022

Website: https://groong.org/podcasts/WiR-20220828.html

Էդգար Ղազարյան | Edgar Ghazaryan | Ep #159 - Aug 26, 2022 [EP159]

Posted on Friday, Aug 26, 2022 | Category: In Armenian, Armenia, Politics, Azerbaijan | Series: COG

Armenian News Network / Groong

Ներքաղաքանան իրավիճակը Հայաստանում Էդգար Ղազարյանի հետ The State of Armenian Politics with Edgar Ghazaryan

Թեմաներ:

  • Անկախության հռչակագիր
  • Օգոստոսի 23-Õ« հանրահավաքը
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Էդգար Ղազարյան | Edgar Ghazaryan | Ep #159 - Aug 26, 2022 [EP159]

Posted on Friday, Aug 26, 2022 | Category: In Armenian, Armenia, Politics, Azerbaijan

Armenian News Network / Groong

Ներքաղաքանան իրավիճակը Հայաստանում Էդգար Ղազարյանի հետ The State of Armenian Politics with Edgar Ghazaryan

Թեմաներ:

  • Անկախության հռչակագիր
  • Օգոստոսի 23-Õ« հանրահավաքը
  • Անվստահության քվե (Õ«Õ´ÕºÕ«Õ¹Õ´Õ¥Õ¶Õ¿)
  • Փաշինյանն Õ¨Õ¶Õ¶Õ¤Õ¥Õ´ Սահմանադրության
  • Ընդդիմության Õ¡Õ¼Õ¡Õ»Õ«Õ¯Õ¡ անելիքների Õ´Õ¡Õ½Õ«Õ¶

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Aid to Nagorno Karabakh Effectively Blocked | Ep #158 - Aug 25, 2022 [EP158]

Posted on Thursday, Aug 25, 2022 | Category: Armenia, Azerbaijan, Artsakh, Turkey, Ukraine, Iran, Russia | Series: COG

Aid to Nagorno Karabakh Effectively Blocked - August 25, 2022 A Conversation with ARAM SUREN HAMPARIAN

Topics:

  • The Armenian National Committee of America (ANCA) Has Called on Congress to Investigate the Biden Administration’s Artsakh Aid Blockade.
  • The Biden Administration’s Record on Armenian-Backed Resolutions.

Guest:

  • Aram Suren Hamparian is the Executive Director of the Armenian National Committee of America.

Hosts:

  • Hovik Manucharyan TW/@HovikYerevan
  • Asbed Bedrossian TW/@qubriq

Episode 158 | Recorded on Thursday, August 25, 2022 Show notes: https://groong.org/podcasts/CoG-20220825.html

Aid to Nagorno Karabakh Effectively Blocked | Ep #158 - Aug 25, 2022 [EP158]

Posted on Thursday, Aug 25, 2022 | Category: Armenia, Azerbaijan, Artsakh, Turkey, Ukraine, Iran, Russia

Aid to Nagorno Karabakh Effectively Blocked - August 25, 2022 A Conversation with ARAM SUREN HAMPARIAN

Topics:

  • The Armenian National Committee of America (ANCA) Has Called on Congress to Investigate the Biden Administration’s Artsakh Aid Blockade.
  • The Biden Administration’s Record on Armenian-Backed Resolutions.

Guest:

  • Aram Suren Hamparian is the Executive Director of the Armenian National Committee of America.

Hosts:

  • Hovik Manucharyan TW/@HovikYerevan
  • Asbed Bedrossian TW/@qubriq

Episode 158 | Recorded on Thursday, August 25, 2022 Show notes: https://groong.org/podcasts/CoG-20220825.html

Surmalu Blast | Foreign Relations | Resistance Movement | Ep #156 - Aug 21, 2022 [EP156]

Posted on Monday, Aug 22, 2022 | Category: Armenia, Russia, Azerbaijan, Iran, Artsakh, Georgia, Geopolitics, India, Turkey, Ukraine | Series: WIR

Armenian News Network/Groong Week in Review - August 21, 2022

Topics:

  • 00:00 Introduction
  • 01:44 Surmalu Blast
    • 01:44 What happened in Surmalu market?
    • 07:41 Why did Pashinyan jump the gun to declare that it’s not terrorism?
    • 08:45 Russian note of protest on anti-Russian sentiments in information sphere
    • 12:55 A mayoral campaign in the midst of tragedy?
    • 19:01 Policy response: ban fireworks?
  • 21:52 Foreign Relations
    • 21:52 Aliyev rejects Artsakh status
    • 28:26 Aghavno/Berdzor handed over
    • 41:50 Papikyan in Moscow
    • 43:28 Iranian red lines, again
    • 48:03 Checkpoints for Azerbaijan
  • 53:48 Resistance
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Surmalu Blast | Foreign Relations | Resistance Movement | Ep #156 - Aug 21, 2022 [EP156]

Posted on Monday, Aug 22, 2022 | Category: Armenia, Russia, Azerbaijan, Iran, Artsakh, Georgia, Geopolitics, India, Turkey, Ukraine

Armenian News Network/Groong Week in Review - August 21, 2022

Topics:

  • 00:00 Introduction
  • 01:44 Surmalu Blast
    • 01:44 What happened in Surmalu market?
    • 07:41 Why did Pashinyan jump the gun to declare that it’s not terrorism?
    • 08:45 Russian note of protest on anti-Russian sentiments in information sphere
    • 12:55 A mayoral campaign in the midst of tragedy?
    • 19:01 Policy response: ban fireworks?
  • 21:52 Foreign Relations
    • 21:52 Aliyev rejects Artsakh status
    • 28:26 Aghavno/Berdzor handed over
    • 41:50 Papikyan in Moscow
    • 43:28 Iranian red lines, again
    • 48:03 Checkpoints for Azerbaijan
  • 53:48 Resistance
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