What happened to the Armenian heritage in Syria after the war? Some are destroyed, some – like the Church of the Holy Mother of God – are saved and restored.

If you want to be a good leader, you should listen! This is the piece of advice that H.E. Andrea Wiktorin, Ambassador, Head of the EU Delegation to Armenia shared with the young ladies at the “Women in Leadership: Perks and Challenges” panel discussion. The event was organised by the Delegation of the European Union to Armenia and was dedicated to the International Women’s Day 2021.

A short story by Artavazd Yeghiazaryan initially featured in "The Stories from Armenia" book. The book was prepared in cooperation with the Delegation of the European Union to Armenia.

Regional Post Caucasus discusses the role of small and medium-sized enterprises in the economic development of Armenia and how the EU helps boost the capacities of local SMEs.

The EU has always stressed the importance of creating equal opportunities for women in different sectors, including business and social entrepreneurship. Over the past years, the EU has taken major efforts to foster the development of women in the regions of Armenia. EU4Women: Economic Empowerment through Social Enterprise is one of the many EU-supported initiatives that has promoted gender equality via economic empowerment. Regional Post talked to several beneficiaries of the project to learn more about their stories of how they achieved financial sustainability with the support of the European Union.

Film critic Karen Avetisyan describes the complicated relations between literature and cinema - in the world and in Armenia, from literature-based “Namus” to Parajanov’s "non-literary" approach to the narrative.

An international team of experienced hikers, 832km all across Armenia in 40 days. Taking off from Lake Arpi and ending the hike at the southern getaway of country- Meghri. All this to celebrate the successful completion of the development of the Transcaucasian Trail route across the country. The Transcaucasian Trail (TCT) is a world-class, long-distance hiking trail of more than 3,000km in length, following the Greater and Lesser Caucasus Mountains and connecting roughly two dozen national parks and protected areas in the region. The TCT has been developed by three partner organizations: the U.S.-based Transcaucasian Trail Association, the TCT Armenia NGO, and the TCT Georgia NGO.

Armenia has a new parliament, but the ruling party is the same. Armenia’s Snap Parliamentary Elections explained.

Natural heritage is precious and irreplaceable. Restoring and conserving our unique ecosystems needs our significant efforts and daily attention. We also need environmental actors, professionals to implement targeted efforts conserving the ecosystems and the natural heritage of the region. REC Caucasus is one of the key players behind numerous projects when it comes to environmental issues in the Caucasus region. Regional Environmental Center for the Caucasus (REC Caucasus) was established back in 1999 by the EU and the Governments of Armenia, Georgia, and Azerbaijan in the frame of “Environment for Europe Process.” The primary goal of the center is to work towards the solution of environmental issues in the region and serve as a bridge among the stakeholders to achieve maximum efficiency. The development of civil society in the three states is another mission of this regional organization. We talked to Ms. Nune Harutyunyan, Executive Director of REC Caucasus about the regional mandate of the organization with a particular focus on ecosystem services.

Many travelers will be in awe of Tbilisi’s historical buildings, and the numerous church spires which sprout up from the city. The city itself has been a crossroads for empires, religions and peoples. But, the Armenian contribution to the city’s history seems to be on the wane, and nothing exemplifies this more than the neglected Armenian churches which once dominated the cityscape.

Neil Hauer is a Canadian freelance journalist, analyst and researcher writing on the North and South Caucasus. His stories were published on CNN, Guardian, Foreign Policy and AlJazeera. He has years of experience living and reporting on the ground from all over the region. He has covered the conflicts in Syria and Chechnya. More recently, Neil has been reporting live from the frontlines in Nagorno-Karabakh. Neil was one of the few foreign journalists, who has been covering the war and its aftermath while being on the ground almost all the time.

When talking about Armenian writers on a global scale, Armenians usually mention William Saroyan and Sergey Dovlatov. But that’s past. And who are the most successful authors with Armenian descent today?

Art & Music festival Alteration opened on May 30th in Yerevan, with world famous DJ Nina Kraviz performing on the stage of the legendary "Ayrarat" cinema hall, abandoned after the collapse of the USSR. Alteration will last till June 18, and will have events both with local and international artists.

Yerevan Wine Days is the most anticipated event of the year both for the locals and the tourists. Everyone awaits for the opening of the tourism season to take a glass of wine in their hand and enjoy the summer. In 2019, the event hosted 35,000 wine aesthetes within two days. The situation was significantly different in 2020 due to the Covid outbreak, however, the organizers found another way to keep the presence of the Yerevan Wine Days active and make the year-long quarantine gap less harmful for the winemakers in Armenia. Regional Post talked to Mary Badalyan, the co-founder of the Yerevan Wine Days, about the hardships of the previous year and the upcoming return of the wine celebration on the streets of Yerevan.