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Armenia today: the essentials

Armenia today: the essentials, 12 November 2026

By · Founder and editor-in-chief

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The ochre tuff facade of the National Assembly building in Yerevan, with the Armenian flag, behind a lawn and fir trees.
The National Assembly building in Yerevan (archive photo, 2014). MPs are called to an extraordinary sitting there on Thursday 12 November. Photo: Marcin Konsek / Wikimedia Commons / CC BY-SA 4.0

What matters today in Armenia and the diaspora, in a few lines. Each item links to our full story.

  1. TRIPP: Vahagn Khachaturyan signs the ratification as parliament turns to the project company

    The “Trump Route” has cleared another hurdle. Read the story →

  2. CSTO strips Armenia of its voting rights at Moscow summit, but stops short of expulsion

    Armenia has lost its voting rights in the CSTO. Read the story →

  3. Antalya: Pashinyan and Erdoğan want to bring Armenia–Turkey normalisation “to completion”

    Nikol Pashinyan and Recep Tayyip Erdoğan met on Wednesday, 11 November, in Antalya on the sidelines of the COP31 Leaders’ Summit. Read the story →

  4. Pensions: no 1,000-dram rise in January as the funeral allowance stays untouched

    Armenian pensioners will not receive the extra 1,000 drams promised for 1 January 2027. Read the story →

  5. Starting a business at 63: up to 2 million drams in aid, applications until 15 December

    At 63, working life is not over. Read the story →

  6. Media literacy: 153 Armenian schools take up “the art of resilience”

    Spotting fake news can be learned at school. Read the story →

  7. U17 Euro: Armenia lose 4-0 to France in Yerevan as Eliès Diallo hits a hat-trick

    France beat Armenia 4-0 on Wednesday, 11 November, in Yerevan in their opening match of the first qualifying round for the 2027 U17 Euro. Read the story →