Author: Karapet Navasardian

Armenian Foreign Minister visits Oman

Karapet Navasardian

External policy11:02, 17 March 2026
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Armenia’s Minister of Foreign Affairs, Ararat Mirzoyan, is conducting a working visit to the Sultanate of Oman from March 17 to 19. 

According to a press release issued by the foreign ministry, a meeting is scheduled with Oman’s Minister of Foreign Affairs, Sayyid Badr bin Hamad bin Hamood Albusaidi. The official opening ceremony of the resident Embassy of the Republic of Armenia in Muscat, the capital of Oman, will take place during the visit. A gathering of ambassadors accredited to Arab countries is also planned.

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Trump signals possible delay to Beijing summit

Karapet Navasardian

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U.S. President Donald Trump said his planned trip to China later this month could be delayed as Washington sought to pressure Beijing to help reopen the Strait of Hormuz.

In an interview with the Financial Times on Sunday, Trump said he expected China to help unblock the strait before he travels to Beijing for a summit with Chinese leader Xi Jinping, which had been scheduled for March 31 to April 2, according to CNBC.

Trump added that the two weeks to the meeting were a “long time” and that Washington wanted clarity before then. “We may delay,” Trump told the FT, without elaborating on timing.

The remarks came as Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent met his Chinese counterpart He Lifeng in Paris for talks about the planned summit.

Beijing has yet to confirm the dates and typically announces such plans closer to their scheduled start.

Trump said Sunday aboard Air Force One that China sourced about 90% of its oil through the strait, framing Beijing’s cooperation on Hormuz as a matter of self-interest, CNBC reported.

The U.S. and Israel launched what they described as a pre-emptive strike against Iran on February 28, claiming that Tehran was developing a nuclear weapon and posed a threat—an allegation Iran has denied. In response, Iran launched counterattacks, firing missiles and drones at Israel, as well as at U.S. assets and other targets across the Middle East. Iran blocked the Strait of Hormuz in response but then said it would keep it closed only to ships from the US, Israel and their Western allies.

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“They made a report in Baku and gave wrong information, after complaining You

Karapet Navasardian

March: 16, 2026

Today, Hovhannes Petrosyan informed that the fake video posted by Baku on YouTube regarding Alexander Spendiaryan was removed as a result of their complaints.

“One of the biggest news channels of bad neighbors on YouTube, baku TV, which has 1.3 million followers, about a month ago, using the materials of the YouTube channel of Alexander Spendiaryan House-museum, created a piece with completely false theses and rewritten material in a publication about Alexander Spendiaryan, where the sources of inspiration for his work are denied, and false theses about Yerevan are presented, and it was a very good clip. on.

In the previous few weeks, I burdened the director of the museum, Mrs. Marine Otaryan, who collected counterfactual materials for every second, and we turned to YouTube to remove the video.” had written Hovhannes Poghosyan.

Director of Alexander Spendiaryan House-Museum, composer Marine Otaryan detailing what happened on 168.am briefly conveyed.

“What appeared on that channel was a report about our show, where there were some errors and inaccuracies, a case of copyright infringement, they took materials from our website, which we appealed.

The exhibition took place in our museum at the end of last year, it was called “Expendiary Yerevan”, which was covered by various TV stations. They made a report that contained false and incorrect information, and after we complained, the material was removed.”

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Supporters of jailed Armenian govt critic clash with police

Karapet Navasardian
Big News Network
Mar 14 2026

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Samvel Karapetyan is in pre-trial detention after being arrested last June on charges of inciting a coup and money laundering

Three people have been detained outside a court in the Armenian capital Yerevan as protesters called for the release of jailed billionaire and government critic Samvel Karapetyan, Sputnik Armenia has reported.

Scuffles broke out between the demonstrators and law enforcement officers as the court deliberated whether to prolong the tycoon’s pre-trial detention, as seen in a video published by the outlet on Friday.

The businessman, who also holds Russian citizenship, was arrested last June on charges of inciting a coup and money laundering. Karapetyan, who had publicly condemned Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan’s crackdown on the clergy of the Armenian Apostolic Church, dismissed the process as politically motivated.

Tensions between the prime minister and the national church date back to 2020 when its top cleric, Catholicos Garegin II, called on Pashinyan to step down after Armenia ceded land to neighboring Azerbaijan. The decision caused mass protests at the time, with demonstrators accusing Pashinyan of betraying Armenia’s interests.

The prime minister responded by arguing that Garegin was unfit for his position. Several senior clerics have since been arrested by the authorities on charges of abuse of power and fraud.

Last October, Archbishop Mikael Ajapahyan was sentenced to two years in prison for inciting a coup – a case he described as politically motivated.

That same month, Vardan Ghukasyan, the mayor of Gyumri and a vocal critic of Pashinyan’s pro-Western foreign policy shift, was placed in pre-trial detention on bribery charges.

Critics have accused the prime minister of using law enforcement to suppress dissent and consolidate power amid declining popularity.

Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov has said that while political turmoil in Armenia is an “internal matter,” Moscow is closely following the developments there.

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The case of Samvel Karapetyan. defenders are confident that he will be released soon

Karapet Navasardian
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The defense side of the well-known businessman and politician Samvel Karapetyan, who is under house arrest, expresses absolute confidence in his early and complete release.


Lawyer: Aram Vardevanyan according to him, the criminal prosecution against the philanthropist is absurd, and Karapetyan himself, despite the months spent in the isolation cell of the special services, maintains a high mood and continues to work on the country’s development programs.


During the meeting with citizens, lawyer Aram Vardevanyan emphasized that their concept of “strong Armenia” is not based on abstract dreams, but on concrete, applied steps. He mentioned five key programs that are able to really change the life of the society. Evaluating the events of the last nine months, the lawyer described what is happening in the country as unprecedented. As an example, he pointed out the arrests of clergymen, the pressures on the Mother See of Holy Etchmiadzin and the unprecedented criminal prosecution against Karapetyan himself. The businessman’s thought that they “will participate in the defense of the church in their own way” became the reason for depriving them of their freedom.


Vardevanyan drew special attention to the state of mind of his client. According to him, having spent more than seven months in the investigative isolation cell of the National Security Service, and now being under house arrest, Karapetyan does not show any malice or depression. The lawyer said that during the visits to the National Security Service detention center, it was the accused who raised the spirits of the defenders by showing a smile and endurance. Vardevanyan is convinced that in order to unite the divided Armenian society, a humanitarian approach free from political bile is necessary, and it is this worldview that Karapetyan shares.


Let’s remind that the arrest of Samvel Karapetyan, a major philanthropist, owner of the “Tashir” group of companies, was one of the most sensational events of last year. His arrest took place against the backdrop of a sharp crisis in relations between the state and the Armenian Apostolic Church. From the beginning, the Armenian opposition described this case as an open political order aimed at neutralizing an influential opponent and weakening its structures financially. The situation worsened dramatically after the state’s decision to de facto expropriate Karapetyan’s company “Electrical Grids of Armenia” (HETC). Opposition forces called this move illegal seizure and redistribution of property.


The Armenian authorities, for their part, categorically deny the accusations of political motives, claiming that the arrest of the businessman and the nationalization of the strategic energy asset were dictated solely by the interests of national security and the need to restore legality in the economic field.

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Two people killed by drone debris in Oman

Karapet Navasardian

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Two people have been killed in Oman after a drone was downed in Sohar province, Oman’s state news agency reported.

According to the ONA news agency, the debris killed two expatriate workers and injured several others in the Al Awhi Industrial Zone.

Another piece of drone debris fell in an open area in Sohar without causing any damage.

The U.S. and Israel launched what they described as a pre-emptive strike against Iran on February 28, claiming that Tehran was developing a nuclear weapon and posed a threat—an allegation Iran has denied. In response, Iran launched counterattacks, firing missiles and drones at Israel, as well as at U.S. assets and other targets across the Middle East.

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Return of the loot will happen, including the one committed during Nikol Pashi

Karapet Navasardian
Aysor, Armenia
March 11 2026

The authorities have once again presented figures on the recovery of loot from former officials – this time $773 million in property and funds returned over the past eight years, wrote Mesrop Arakelyan, co-founder of the “Land to Live” party.

“Let us set aside the fact that the overwhelming majority of the recovered assets consist of real estate, which in practice has a zero impact on the state budget, and try to understand how much the former authorities actually looted.

In 1998-2017, the total amount of state budgets totaled about $39 billion, which in today’s terms would amount to approximately $170 billion. In other words, the returned property and funds account for only about 0.5% of the total budgets during the 20 years of the former authorities’ rule.

When we see how former officials continue to expand their businesses during Nikol Pashinyan’s rule and enjoy their lives, it becomes clear that the return of the loot is not a reality but yet another unfulfilled promise.

The return of the loot will happen – including the looting committed and still being committed during Nikol Pashinyan’s rule,” Arakelyan wrote.

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Armenpress: US, Germany, and France provided a significant share of humanitari

Karapet Navasardian
Armenia12:49, 4 January 2025
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YEREVAN, JANUARY 4, ARMENPRESS.  In the first ten months of 2024, from January to October, Armenia received 84 million 188.8 thousand dollars  in humanitarian aid, a 4.2-fold increase compared to the same period in 2023, according to the Statistical Committee.

The majority of the humanitarian aid received during this period comprised products from the chemical and related industries, totaling 63 million 386.8 thousand dollars, a 5.2-fold increase compared to the same period in 2023.

A substantial part of the humanitarian aid also consisted of non-precious metals and articles made from them, as well as land, air, and water transport means, devices and apparatus, machines, equipment, and mechanisms.

The largest share of humanitarian aid to Armenia was sent by the United States, totaling 44 million 583.4 thousand dollars, accounting for 53 percent of the total aid received in the 10-month period. Germany ranked second with 8 million 158.7 thousand dollars, making up 9.7 percent of the total, while France was third with 3 million 660.2 thousand dollars, accounting for 4.4 percent.

Humanitarian aid was also sent to Armenia from Switzerland, China, Italy, India, and other countries.

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Asbarez: Prof. Seta Dadoyan to Hold Lecture Series on ‘Counterpoints: Philosophy, Historiography, Art’

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Prof. Seta Dadoyan’s ‘Counterpoints: Philosophy, Historiography, Art’ lecture series flyer


Following the publication of her latest book, “Encounters and Convergences: A Book of Ideas and Art” (2023), and as a prologue to an exhibition of her artworks later in the year, Professor Seta B. Dadoyan is organizing a series of lectures, to be held on March 14, April 4, and May 2 at the Atamian-Hovsepian Curatorial Practice in New York.

The first lecture, titled “Dialectics as Perception, Outlook, Praxis,” will be held on Thursday, March 14 from 6 to 8 p.m.  In this lecture, Dadoyan introduces dialectics as the theoretical context for what Professor Dadoyan calls “counterpoints” in her philosophical historiographic and artistic careers, hence the commonalities between them.

The second and third lectures, titled “Aesthetics of Historical Thinking/Writing” and “The Artwork and the Dialectics of Truth Content,” will be held on Thursday, April 4 from 6 to 8 p.m. and Thursday, May 2 from 6 to 8 p.m., respectively.

All lectures will take place at 227 E 24th St, New York, NY 10010. Wine will be served.

Prof. Dr. Seta B. Dadoyan is a prominent Armenian scholar and academic. She holds a Doctor of Sciences degree in Philosophy, and has twelve volumes and over 60 scholarly papers in leading academic publications to her credit. She is also a prolific painter. In addition to her research and publications on Western Armenian culture, Dadoyan’s groundbreaking research position her as the initiator of the discipline of Islamic-Armenian interactive history in the Near East. She has been Professor of Cultural Studies, Philosophy and Art History at AUB and later taught at Columbia University, the St. Nersess Seminary, University of Chicago, and Yerevan State University. Professor Dadoyan has received numerous awards including the Society of Armenian Studies “Lifetime Achievement Award,” the “St. Mesrop Mashtots Medal” of the Catholicoate of Cilicia, and the highest “Medal and Diploma of David Invictus/Anhaght” of the National Academy of Sciences of Armenia.

Sports: Karen Khachanov reaches Qatar Open final

Karapet Navasardian
Panorama, Armenia
Feb 24 2024

Russian-Armenian Karen Khachanov, the second seed, reached the final of the Qatar Open by winning against Australian Alexei Popyrin 7-6 (12), 6-2 at the Khalifa International Tennis and Squash Complex in Doha on Friday evening, Tennis Majors reported.

Khachanov, ranked No 17, will play the winner of the match between Jakub Mensik and French wildcard Gael Monfils next.

The tennis star beat Hungarian Fabian Marozsan (6-4, 7-5) and Finn Emil Ruusuvuori (3-0 ret.) earlier in the tournament.