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Armenia, a Caucasus country, is a former Soviet republic. Landlocked, it borders Georgia, Turkey, Azerbaijan and Iran. On April 24, Armenians mark the anniversary of the Ottoman genocide of Armenia in 1915.

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Russian peacekeepers escorting Armenian civilians as they arrive at a Russian military base to receive accomodation near Stepanakert in the Nagorno-Karabakh region on September 21, 2023

Karabakh residents' rights must be guaranteed, Scholz says

The German chancellor stressed the importance of ensuring humanitarian care to Nagorno-Karabakh residents.
PoliticsSeptember 23, 2023
Man carries box at Armenia Food Bank collection point for Nagorno-Karabakh aid

Nagorno-Karabakh: Azerbaijan sends humanitarian aid

Azerbaijan says it has sent tons of humanitarian aid to the disputed Nagorno-Karabakh region.
ConflictsSeptember 22, 2023
Ethnic Armenians flee Nagorno-Karabakh as ceasefire fails

Ethnic Armenians flee Nagorno-Karabakh as ceasefire fails

Armenians are angry with Russian peace keepers, who they feel have failed to protect them.
ConflictsSeptember 22, 202302:23 min
Protesters gather, discuss and wave the flag of Nagorno-Karabakh in front of a government building in the Armenian capital Yerevan as police look on

Armenia in political crisis after Nagorno-Karabakh defeat

The opposition has demanded that Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan resign for "giving Nagorno-Karabakh to Azerbaijan."
ConflictsSeptember 21, 2023
An Azerbaijani flag is hoisted in Baku

Nagorno-Karabakh conflict: Will EU take on Azerbaijan?

Calls are again growing for the EU to take a firmer line with Azerbaijan. Hopeful Armenians shouldn't hold their breath.
PoliticsSeptember 21, 2023
Davit Melkumyan, a lawmaker in Nagorno-Karabakh, arrives for talks

Nagorno-Karabakh: Azerbaijan meets with Armenian separatists

The talks came after Azerbaijan said it gained complete control of the disputed Nagorno-Karabakh region.
ConflictsSeptember 21, 2023
Civilians move towards a Russian soldier standing next an SUV

Nagorno-Karabakh: What role does Russia play?

Armenians have looked to Russia for protection, but Russian peacekeepers stayed out of the recent conflict. Why?
ConflictsSeptember 20, 2023
Auto mit Schusslöchern steht in Stepanakert am Straßenrand

Russian-backed deal halts fighting in Nagorno-Karabakh

Azerbaijan halts military operation in Nagorno-Karabakh after ethnic Armenian fighters agree to disarm.
PoliticsSeptember 20, 202301:46 min
Aserbaidschan Konflikt Bergkarabach

Azerbaijan launches military operation in Nagorno-Karabakh

Azerbaijan says it has launched an anti-terror operation in the disputed Nagorno-Karabakh region.
ConflictsSeptember 19, 202302:55 min
A view of an Azerbaijani checkpoint recently set up at the entry of the Lachin corridor

Armenia-Azerbaijan conflict: New war in Nagorno-Karabakh?

Fighting has resumed in Nagorno-Karabakh, a disputed region between Armenia and Azerbaijan.
ConflictsSeptember 19, 2023
A serviceman stands guard on an observation tower at the Russian-Turkish center monitoring the ceasefire in Nagorno-Karabakh

Azerbaijan announces 'anti-terrorist' operation in Karabakh

The operation comes three years after a war with neighboring Armenia over the disputed region.
ConflictsSeptember 19, 2023
A line of tractor-trailers lined up at the Lachin corridor between Armenia and Nagorno-Karabakh

Nagorno-Karabakh: Red Cross gets aid through Azerbaijan

Azerbaijan's breakaway ethnic-Armenian enclave Nagorno-Karabakh has been cut off from needed supplies since December.
ConflictsSeptember 18, 2023
A man dressed in black stands at a border checkpoint next to a concrete block with a red stop sign hanging from it

Armenia turns away from Russia amid Nagorno-Karabakh block

When Azerbaijan blocked the road that links Nagorno-Karabakh to Armenia, Russia was expected to help.
ConflictsSeptember 14, 202304:16 min
A serviceman stands guard on an observation tower at the Russian-Turkish center monitoring the ceasefire in Nagorno-Karabakh

Azerbaijan lets aid into majority-Armenian Nagorno-Karabakh

Separatist authorities in Azerbaijan's Armenian-populated breakaway Nagorno-Karabakh region say Russian aid has arrived.
ConflictsSeptember 12, 2023
An Armenian protester holding a flag at the Armenian-Azerbaijani border

Armenia says Azerbaijan mobilizing troops in border regions

Armenia claimed Azerbaijan will soon engage in a fresh "military provocation" as Yerevan moves closer to the US.
ConflictsSeptember 7, 2023
DW Podcast | Inside Europe | provisorisch f ROAD

Inside Europe - 24 August 2023

If Prigozhin’s dead, where does that leave Belarus? - Ukrainian Independence Day falls on the 18 month anniversary of Russia’s invasion - Slovak security: dramatic arrests in the run-up to elections - A new party enters the Dutch elections race - Meet the Armenian “repats” - French produce a-plenty: but who’s going to bring in the harvest? - And a night under the stars in a Sicilian amphitheater.
PoliticsAugust 24, 202354:59 min
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Nagorno-Karabakh residents say basic supplies running out

Residents of Nagorno-Karabakh are reported to be in urgent need of food, medicine and other supplies.
PoliticsAugust 21, 202301:54 min
Antony Blinken in front of the US, Armenian and Azerbaijani flags

US sees peace within reach for Armenia and Azerbaijan

Foreign ministers from both Caucasus countries met for peace talks in the United States.
ConflictsMay 5, 2023
A Russian peacekeeper guards the Lachin corridor

US urges reopening road between Armenia and disputed enclave

Azerbaijan and Armenia have been in a deadlock for decades, fighting two wars over the Nagorno-Karabakh enclave.
ConflictsMay 1, 2023
A Russian peacekeeper guards the Lachin Corridor, the Armenian-populated breakaway Nagorno-Karabakh region's only land link with Armenia, as Azerbaijani environmental activists protest against what they claim is illegal mining, on December 27, 2022.

Azerbaijan sets up checkpoint on vital road to Armenia

The Lachin Corridor is the only route connecting Armenia to the disputed Nagorno-Karabakh region.
ConflictsApril 23, 2023
A Russian soldier stands next to a metal fence

Armenia: Growing fears of another war with Azerbaijan

The ceasefire in Nagorno-Karabakh is fragile. Civilians in the disputed enclave are preparing for a violent escalation.
ConflictsMarch 28, 2023
Military posts on the front line in the Lachin Corridor, near the village of Aravus.

UN court orders Azerbaijan to end Nagorno-Karabakh roadblock

Armenia had told the court 120,000 people were running short of food, medicine and fuel due to the blockade.
PoliticsFebruary 22, 2023
A building damaged from shelling during the Second Nagorno-Karabakh war in 2020

Armenia offers Nagorno-Karabakh peace plan to Azerbaijan

Armenia says the proposal would end decades of conflict over Nagorno-Karabakh.
ConflictsFebruary 16, 2023
Türkei | Flughafen in Antalya

Focus on Europe - Spotlight on People

Russian buyers make real estate prices skyrocket in the Turkish Mediterranean city of Antalya.
SocietyFebruary 2, 202326:04 min
Armenian soldiers stands guard at a checkpoint

Armenian soldiers killed in barracks fire

At least 15 soldiers were killed in the fire that reportedly broke out when they used fuel to light a stove.
CatastropheJanuary 19, 2023
Flags of CSTO, Armenia, Belarus, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Russia and Tajikistan are pictured before a meeting of the Security Council Secretaries of the Collective Security Treaty Organization CSTO in Yerevan, Armenia.

Armenia says it will not host Russian-led military drill

The announcement comes amid rising tensions between Yerevan and Moscow in regards to the disputed Nagorno-Karabakh.
ConflictsJanuary 10, 2023
President of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev, Prime Minister of Armenia Nikol Pashinyan, President of France Emmanuel Macron and President of the European Union (EU) Council Charles Michel pictured ahead of peace talks in Prague in October

Azerbaijan rules out Macron role in Armenia peace talks

The Azeri president accused his French counterpart of siding with Armenia over the conflict in Nagorno-Karabakh.
ConflictsNovember 25, 2022
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken sits at a table with foreign ministers of Armenia and Azerbaijan

Armenia, Azerbaijan hold peace talks with US mediating

The peace talks between Armenia and Azerbaijan in Washington come a week after a similar summit hosted by Russia.
PoliticsNovember 8, 2022
Armenian soldiers near the border to Azerbaijan

Armenia, Azerbaijan agree to bring in EU mission

The EU is set to play a bigger role in the Caucasus as Russia's ability to manage the ongoing conflict wanes.
ConflictsOctober 7, 2022
Armenien | Konflikt mit Aserbaidschan

Azerbaijan poses an ethical challenge for the EU

A European nation is invaded by its autocratic neighbour, with videos surfacing which appear to show shocking violations of human rights. No, not Ukraine and Russia, but Armenia and Azerbaijan. The two nations share a complicated history of conflict, but September's fighting was different. Robin Fabbro, Editor in Chief at OC Media, explains why.
PoliticsOctober 6, 202206:05 min
Azerbaijani troops stationed in the city of Lachin in early September

Armenia, Azerbaijan trade blame for breaking cease-fire

A fragile cease-fire between the two former Soviet states has come under further stress.
ConflictsSeptember 23, 2022
A flight information display at the Vnukovo International Airport pictured in June 2019

Rush for flights out of Russia

One-way tickets out of Russia were quickly selling out after Vladimir Putin's announcement of "partial mobilization."
ConflictsSeptember 21, 2022
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken meets with Armenian delegation including Foreign Minister Ararat Mirzoyan, and a delegation with Azerbaijan including Azerbaijani Foreign Minister Jeyhun Bayramov, in New York City.

US hosts talks with Armenia, Azerbaijan

The foreign ministers of Armenia and Azerbaijan met for the first time since this month's deadly border clashes.
ConflictsSeptember 20, 2022
US House of Representatives Speaker Nancy Pelosi speaks during a joint news conference with Speaker of the National Assembly of Armenia Alen Simonyan in Yerevan

In Armenia, Pelosi slams Azerbaijan's 'illegal' attacks

The US House speaker stressed that it was important the chronology of the latest flare of clashes be made clear.
ConflictsSeptember 18, 2022
US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi on a runway holding flowers next to Armenian National Assembly Speaker Alen Simonyan; both are walking away from the plane Pelosi disembarked from

US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi visits Armenia amid cease-fire

Over 200 troops died in clashes between Armenia and Azerbaijan before the cease-fire, which has held since Wednesday.
ConflictsSeptember 18, 2022
Armenian soldiers

Armenia's PM talks to Putin, Blinken on Azerbaijan truce

A cease-fire appears to be holding, but Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan's office said the situation was still "tense."
ConflictsSeptember 16, 2022
A view of the town of Vardenis after shelling from Azerbaijan

Armenia announces cease-fire with Azerbaijan

Armenian security officials announced a truce with Azerbaijan after two days of fighting near Nagorno-Karabakh.
ConflictsSeptember 15, 2022
A house destroyed by shelling in the Armenian town of Vardenis

Azerbaijan used Russia's weakness in Ukraine, expert says

Flaring tensions between Armenia and Azerbaijan comes as regional power Russia is distracted with Ukraine.
ConflictsSeptember 14, 2022
A view of the Armenian town of Vardenis after shelling from Azerbaijan

Armenia: Azerbaijan established control over territories

Armenia has appealed to the Collective Security Treaty Organization to help it restore its territorial integrity.
PoliticsSeptember 14, 2022
Families of soldiers wait outside a military hospital in Yerevan, Armenia

Almost 100 killed in Armenia, Azerbaijan border clashes

Armenian and Azerbaijani soldiers exchanged artillery fire, prompting fears of an escalation between the two countries.
ConflictsSeptember 13, 2022
Smoke rises from Surmalu market about two kilometers (1.2 miles) south of the center Yerevan

Strong explosion rocks market in Armenia's capital

An explosion at a market in the Armenian capital, Yerevan, has killed at least 15 people and injured dozens more.
CatastropheAugust 14, 2022
A scene from the play hall

Young Uzbekistan team wins Chess Olympiad in Chennai

Uzbekistan's men have won chess' most prestigious international team tournament, with Ukraine taking the women's prize.
SportsAugust 9, 2022
Destroyed Armenian military hardware in Nagorno-Karabakh

Azerbaijan, Armenia trade blame over latest Karabakh clashes

The EU has demanded an end to the fighting, which has left several dead.
ConflictsAugust 3, 2022
Armenien | Schöner wohnen mit Schildkröte Sendung Global 3000

Armenia: At home with a turtle

Ani Manuk shows us her living room where she serves guests tea and the turtle Godzilla makes its rounds.
SocietyJuly 29, 202203:02 min
Logo "Global 3000"

Global 3000 - The Globalization Program

Cedar trees could be growing in Lebanon again and desalination might help alleviate global water shortages.
GlobalizationJuly 29, 202226:01 min
The Armenian and Turkish flags

Armenia, Turkey agree to partially open border

Turkey has announced the next step on the way to "full normalization" of relations between the two.
PoliticsJuly 1, 2022
An Armenian flag flies next to a barricade

Armenia, Azerbaijan work on peace treaty

Ilham Aliyev and Nikol Pashinyan ave discussed unblocking the Azerbaijani-Armenian border with the EU's Charles Michel.
PoliticsMay 23, 2022
Left to right: Armenia Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan, European Commission chief Charles Michel and Azerbaijan President Ilham Aliyev walk down a hall at the Brussels summit

Armenia, Azerbeijan to hold peace talks

The two countries' leaders met for the third time in six months as tensions continue to flare in the region.
ConflictsApril 7, 2022
A Russian soldier stands in front of his tank

Russia: Azeri troops breach peace with Armenia

Moscow has said troops from Azerbaijan violated a peace deal with Armenia over the breakaway region of Nagorno-Karabakh.
ConflictsMarch 26, 2022
Armenian Foreign Minister Ararat Mirzoyan (L) shakes hands with his Turkish counterpart Mevlut Cavusoglu on the sidelines of a forum in Antalya

Turkish, Armenian foreign ministers meet in bid to mend ties

Turkey and Armenia have troubled history, with Ankara cutting ties in support of Azerbaijan almost three decades ago.
PoliticsMarch 12, 2022