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         <title><![CDATA[Pashinyan Hosts Spain&#039;s Queen Sofía in Yerevan Ahead of Global Human Development Awards]]></title>
         <description><![CDATA[Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan received Her Majesty Queen Sofía of Spain at the government headquarters today, highlighting a year of rapidly accelerating diplomatic ties between Yerevan and Madrid.]]></description>
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         <pubDate>Tue, 27 Oct 2026 16:18:00 +0400</pubDate>
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         <title><![CDATA[Two Yerevan State University Department Heads Arrested in Anti-Corruption Bribery Sting]]></title>
         <description><![CDATA[Armenia&#039;s Anti-Corruption Committee has arrested four individuals—including two high-profile department chairs from Yerevan State University (YSU)—as part of an ongoing criminal investigation into institutional bribery.]]></description>
                  <author>info@hetq.am (Lusine Hakobyan)</author>
                  <link>https://hetq.am/en/article/185027</link>
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         <pubDate>Tue, 27 Oct 2026 16:15:00 +0400</pubDate>
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         <title><![CDATA[Armenia Marks 27 Years Since Parliament Shooting; PM Pashinyan Honors Victims]]></title>
         <description><![CDATA[The commemoration honors a pivotal and devastating moment in Armenia&#039;s modern history.]]></description>
                  <link>https://hetq.am/en/article/185023</link>
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         <pubDate>Tue, 27 Oct 2026 12:55:00 +0400</pubDate>
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         <title><![CDATA[Armenia Pushes for Rights-Based Approach at COP17 ‘Human Rights and Biodiversity Day’ in Yerevan]]></title>
         <description><![CDATA[Armenian Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Trade Ani Avetisyan called for the integration of human rights into national environmental strategies during the closing event of &quot;Human Rights and Biodiversity Day&quot;.]]></description>
                  <link>https://hetq.am/en/article/185017</link>
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         <pubDate>Tue, 27 Oct 2026 11:04:00 +0400</pubDate>
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         <title><![CDATA[Netherlands Announces Financial Aid to Boost Armenia Azerbaijan Missing Persons Search]]></title>
         <description><![CDATA[The Netherlands will provide new financial assistance to support the search for individuals who went missing during the conflict between Armenia and Azerbaijan, Dutch Foreign Minister Tom Berendsen announced.]]></description>
                  <link>https://hetq.am/en/article/185015</link>
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         <pubDate>Tue, 27 Oct 2026 10:50:00 +0400</pubDate>
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         <title><![CDATA[Rhetorical Unity, Practical Detachment: The Eternal Homeland-Diaspora Dance]]></title>
         <description><![CDATA[Bound by this deep-seated, systemic egoism and a mutual, historic distrust, the two sides are destined to remain locked in an eternal dance of rhetorical unity and practical detachment.]]></description>
                  <link>https://hetq.am/en/article/184998</link>
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         <pubDate>Mon, 26 Oct 2026 16:40:00 +0400</pubDate>
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         <title><![CDATA[Armenia, EU Pledge Deeper Ties Across Energy, Transport, and Digital Infrastructure]]></title>
         <description><![CDATA[Armenian PM Nikol Pashinyan today met with a high-level European Commission delegation led by Gert Jan Koopman, Director-General for Neighbourhood and Enlargement Negotiations, to finalize steps for expanding bilateral trade and infrastructure integr]]></description>
                  <link>https://hetq.am/en/article/184995</link>
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         <pubDate>Mon, 26 Oct 2026 14:51:00 +0400</pubDate>
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         <title><![CDATA[Armenian Government Moves to Reclaim Gyumri Boxing Gym via Eminent Domain]]></title>
         <description><![CDATA[The Armenian government plans to declare the 461.75-square-meter Hayastan sports NGO boxing gym a priority public interest to preserve youth training and boxing development amid a national shortage of athletic facilities.]]></description>
                  <author>info@hetq.am (Grisha Balasanyan)</author>
                  <link>https://hetq.am/en/article/184993</link>
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         <pubDate>Mon, 26 Oct 2026 13:56:00 +0400</pubDate>
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         <title><![CDATA[Armenia Backs Toughened Domestic Violence Bill; Expands Reporting Rights to General Public]]></title>
         <description><![CDATA[Authored by Civil Contract faction deputies Zaruhi Batoyan, Sona Ghazaryan, and Tsovinar Vardanyan, the bill replaces ineffective police &quot;warnings&quot;]]></description>
                  <link>https://hetq.am/en/article/184990</link>
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         <pubDate>Mon, 26 Oct 2026 13:10:00 +0400</pubDate>
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         <title><![CDATA[COP17 First Week Outcomes: Armenia Advances Accords on AI Biosecurity, Gender Financing, and Massive Lake Sevan Restoration]]></title>
         <description><![CDATA[As the UN Biodiversity Conference (COP17) continues in the Armenian capital, the first week of negotiations has concluded with historic pacts.]]></description>
                  <author>info@hetq.am (Alyona Hayrapetyan)</author>
                  <link>https://hetq.am/en/article/184982</link>
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         <pubDate>Mon, 26 Oct 2026 09:45:00 +0400</pubDate>
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         <title><![CDATA[Court Extends Pre-Trial Detention for Former Armenian President Robert Kocharyan]]></title>
         <description><![CDATA[YEREVAN — Armenia’s Anti-Corruption Court has extended the detention of Armenia’s second president, Robert Kocharyan, by two months. The decision was issued by Judge Sargis Dadoyan in Kocharyan’s absence, following his hospitalization due to deterior]]></description>
                  <author>info@hetq.am (Grisha Balasanyan)</author>
                  <link>https://hetq.am/en/article/184928</link>
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         <pubDate>Fri, 23 Oct 2026 19:44:00 +0400</pubDate>
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         <title><![CDATA[Stepanavan Election Bribery Probe Intensifies: 10 More Arrested Just Days Before Vote]]></title>
         <description><![CDATA[The fast-moving criminal investigation, which focuses on the offering, receiving, and facilitating of election bribes, has severely disrupted the campaign trail ahead of the October 25, 2026 proportional election for the Stepanavan Municipal Council.]]></description>
                  <author>info@hetq.am (Grisha Balasanyan)</author>
                  <link>https://hetq.am/en/article/184922</link>
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         <pubDate>Fri, 23 Oct 2026 14:34:00 +0400</pubDate>
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         <title><![CDATA[The Shadow of a Superstratum: The Russian and English Rewiring of Modern Eastern Armenian]]></title>
         <description><![CDATA[Beneath the surface of seemingly flawless texts, modern Eastern Armenian is increasingly bound by the hidden influence of Russian and English structures.]]></description>
                  <link>https://hetq.am/en/article/184919</link>
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         <pubDate>Fri, 23 Oct 2026 12:05:00 +0400</pubDate>
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         <title><![CDATA[Rooted in Armenia’s Survival: How a Wartime Ecological Crisis Sparked a 10-Million-Tree Legacy]]></title>
         <description><![CDATA[This journey has brought ATP full circle, back to the steps of the Matenadaran. The organization already runs a specialized workshop that produces restoration paper used by the institute to preserve Armenia&#039;s written heritage.]]></description>
                  <author>info@hetq.am (Sara Petrosyan)</author>
                  <link>https://hetq.am/en/article/184904</link>
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         <pubDate>Fri, 23 Oct 2026 10:55:00 +0400</pubDate>
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         <title><![CDATA[U.S. Donates $1.4 Million in Border Security Equipment to Armenia]]></title>
         <description><![CDATA[The United States has donated vehicles and specialized equipment worth approximately US$1.4 million to the Border Troops of the National Security Service (NSS) of the Republic of Armenia, according to an official statement from the U.S. Embassy in Ar]]></description>
                  <link>https://hetq.am/en/article/184915</link>
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         <pubDate>Fri, 23 Oct 2026 10:51:00 +0400</pubDate>
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         <title><![CDATA[Armenia&#039;s Offer to Safeguard Gaza&#039;s Ancient Manuscripts Stalled by Ongoing Blockade]]></title>
         <description><![CDATA[The initiative began in May 2024 when Armenian Foreign Minister Ararat Mirzoyan announced that Armenia was ready to temporarily host and protect endangered manuscripts from the conflict zone. ]]></description>
                  <author>info@hetq.am (Hrant Gadarigian)</author>
                  <link>https://hetq.am/en/article/184906</link>
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         <pubDate>Thu, 22 Oct 2026 18:50:00 +0400</pubDate>
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         <title><![CDATA[A Birthday in Italy with Unibank]]></title>
         <description><![CDATA[The prize is a seven-day trip to Italy for two. To enter, participants had to obtain a Mastercard World Travel card from Unibank during the promotional period and use it for at least one transaction abroad.]]></description>
                  <link>https://hetq.am/en/article/184903</link>
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         <pubDate>Thu, 22 Oct 2026 17:09:00 +0400</pubDate>
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         <title><![CDATA[Pashinyan Outlines Peace Timeline, Constitutional Reforms, and Regional Alliances at Post-Cabinet Briefing]]></title>
         <description><![CDATA[Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan addressed key national issues during a comprehensive press briefing on October 22, 2026, detailing strategic shifts in regional diplomacy and domestic governance.]]></description>
                  <link>https://hetq.am/en/article/184887</link>
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         <pubDate>Thu, 22 Oct 2026 12:00:00 +0400</pubDate>
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         <title><![CDATA[Armenian Delegation Visits Syunik to Launch Infrastructure Design Phase for US-Backed TRIPP Transit Project]]></title>
         <description><![CDATA[The high-level visit focused directly on resolving organizational bottlenecks to launch the immediate design phase for critical railway, road, and energy infrastructure under the TRIPP transit corridor.]]></description>
                  <link>https://hetq.am/en/article/184884</link>
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         <pubDate>Thu, 22 Oct 2026 10:17:00 +0400</pubDate>
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         <title><![CDATA[Barred at the Gates: Anna Shahnazaryan Confronts Corporate Pressure at COP17 In Yerevan]]></title>
         <description><![CDATA[In a powerful display of grassroots defiance, Jermuk residents previously blocked the roads leading to the mine, successfully obstructing the company’s operations. She described this period as an important experience for civil society in Armenia.]]></description>
                  <author>info@hetq.am (Alyona Hayrapetyan)</author>
                  <link>https://hetq.am/en/article/184880</link>
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         <pubDate>Thu, 22 Oct 2026 00:45:00 +0400</pubDate>
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         <title><![CDATA[Inside Armenia&#039;s Universal Health Care Rollout: Some Left Behind by the Safety Net]]></title>
         <description><![CDATA[Universal Health Insurance, designed to protect the most vulnerable of the population, does little to address regional disparities in the quality of healthcare.]]></description>
                  <link>https://hetq.am/en/article/184833</link>
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         <pubDate>Wed, 21 Oct 2026 16:12:00 +0400</pubDate>
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         <title><![CDATA[Armenian Parliamentary Committee Approves Major Trade and Investment Agreement with UAE]]></title>
         <description><![CDATA[The treaty aims to liberalize the trade of services and streamline investment processes between both nations.]]></description>
                  <link>https://hetq.am/en/article/184867</link>
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         <pubDate>Wed, 21 Oct 2026 13:18:00 +0400</pubDate>
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         <title><![CDATA[Armenian Deputy Speaker, Serbian Ambassador Map Out Expanded Economic and Parliamentary Ties]]></title>
         <description><![CDATA[Armenian Parliamentary Deputy Speaker Ruben Rubinyan today met with Serbia’s Ambassador to Armenia Tatjana Panajotović-Cvetković to discuss expanding bilateral relations.]]></description>
                  <link>https://hetq.am/en/article/184863</link>
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         <pubDate>Wed, 21 Oct 2026 11:27:00 +0400</pubDate>
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         <title><![CDATA[Fourteen Arrested in Stepanavan Anti-Corruption Raid Days Before Local Election]]></title>
         <description><![CDATA[Fourteen individuals, including a leading local election candidate, have been arrested today during a series of morning searches and raids conducted by the Anti-Corruption Committee (ACC) in the northern Lori town of Stepanavan.]]></description>
                  <author>info@hetq.am (Grisha Balasanyan)</author>
                  <link>https://hetq.am/en/article/184859</link>
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         <pubDate>Wed, 21 Oct 2026 10:52:00 +0400</pubDate>
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         <title><![CDATA[French Magazine SommelierS International Highlights Armenia as the Cradle of Wine]]></title>
         <description><![CDATA[The prestigious French magazine SommelierS International has turned its attention to Armenia as a symbol of the revival of winemaking.]]></description>
                  <link>https://hetq.am/en/article/184852</link>
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         <pubDate>Tue, 20 Oct 2026 19:21:00 +0400</pubDate>
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         <title><![CDATA[Shovels in the Ruins: The Shameless, Year-Round Pillage of Armenia’s Ancient Past]]></title>
         <description><![CDATA[The primary battleground for this cultural war is the Aragatsotn Province, where looters strip the country’s subsoil with near-total impunity.]]></description>
                  <author>info@hetq.am (Sara Petrosyan)</author>
                  <link>https://hetq.am/en/article/184838</link>
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         <pubDate>Tue, 20 Oct 2026 17:37:00 +0400</pubDate>
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         <title><![CDATA[Armenia Foils US-Bound Tobacco Smuggling Plot]]></title>
         <description><![CDATA[Officers from the State Revenue Committee’s (SRC) Anti-Smuggling Department have thwarted a major illegal operation attempting to transport a massive quantity of tobacco products from Armenia to the United States.]]></description>
                  <link>https://hetq.am/en/article/184825</link>
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         <pubDate>Mon, 19 Oct 2026 16:55:00 +0400</pubDate>
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         <title><![CDATA[Former Artik Mayor Mkhitar Varagyan Mounts Comeback Bid in Upcoming Local Elections]]></title>
         <description><![CDATA[Former Artik Mayor Mkhitar Varagyan has officially launched his campaign for the upcoming local self-government elections on October 25, running under the ticket of the Free Democrats party.]]></description>
                  <author>info@hetq.am (Yeranuhi Soghoyan)</author>
                  <link>https://hetq.am/en/article/184821</link>
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         <pubDate>Mon, 19 Oct 2026 15:19:00 +0400</pubDate>
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         <title><![CDATA[Armenia Assumes Two-Year UN COP17 Presidency to Drive Global 2030 Biodiversity Goals]]></title>
         <description><![CDATA[Armenia’s Environment Minister Hambardzum Matevosyan has been elected President of the 17th Conference of the Parties (COP17) to the UN Convention on Biological Diversity. Matevosyan will serve a two-year term, leading global diplomatic efforts to pr]]></description>
                  <link>https://hetq.am/en/article/184820</link>
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         <pubDate>Mon, 19 Oct 2026 14:09:00 +0400</pubDate>
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         <title><![CDATA[Former Deputy Education Minister  Appointed Acting Rector of Armenian State Pedagogical University]]></title>
         <description><![CDATA[Araksia Svajyan, Armenia’s former Deputy Minister of Education, Science, Culture and Sports (ESCS), has been officially appointed as the Acting Rector of the Armenian State Pedagogical University (ASPU).]]></description>
                  <author>info@hetq.am (Simon Hovhannisyan)</author>
                  <link>https://hetq.am/en/article/184818</link>
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         <pubDate>Mon, 19 Oct 2026 12:45:00 +0400</pubDate>
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         <title><![CDATA[Anchoring the Wandering Tongue: Can Armenia Become a Living Haven for Western Armenian?]]></title>
         <description><![CDATA[Only by fully embracing its pluricentric reality can the Republic of Armenia serve as a genuine, permanent sanctuary for the totality of the Armenian soul.]]></description>
                  <link>https://hetq.am/en/article/184798</link>
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         <pubDate>Sun, 18 Oct 2026 11:13:00 +0400</pubDate>
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         <title><![CDATA[Activists Accuse Armenian Government of Suppressing Dissent Ahead of Global Climate Summit]]></title>
         <description><![CDATA[Speaking in an interview with investigative outlet Hetq, Hayk Abrahamyan, co-founder of the eco-activist movement Federation of Green Councils, argued that the administration increasingly views public protest as a risk to be managed or neutralized ra]]></description>
                  <author>info@hetq.am (Marine Martirosyan)</author>
                  <link>https://hetq.am/en/article/184793</link>
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         <pubDate>Sat, 17 Oct 2026 19:12:00 +0400</pubDate>
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         <title><![CDATA[From Charity to Statecraft: Pashinyan’s ‘Real Armenia’ Framework Sparks Radical Pivot and Controversy on the Pan-Armenian Fund’s 35th Anniversary]]></title>
         <description><![CDATA[This speech, combined with the recent systemic overhauls enacted by the Fund&#039;s leadership, signals a massive geopolitical and ideological shift in how the state handles diaspora-funded initiatives.]]></description>
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         <pubDate>Sat, 17 Oct 2026 00:19:00 +0400</pubDate>
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         <title><![CDATA[Armenia and Colombia Launch Global CARES Alliance in Yerevan to Battle Species Extinction]]></title>
         <description><![CDATA[In a major diplomatic breakthrough ahead of the upcoming United Nations Biodiversity Conference (COP17) in Yerevan, Armenia and Colombia have officially spearheaded the launch of the Coalition for Action on Species Recovery (CARES).]]></description>
                  <link>https://hetq.am/en/article/184779</link>
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         <pubDate>Fri, 16 Oct 2026 20:50:00 +0400</pubDate>
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         <title><![CDATA[Lebanese Political Delegation Meets with Catholicos Aram I to Discuss Southern Crisis and National Unity]]></title>
         <description><![CDATA[ANTELIAS — Catholicos Aram I received a high-level delegation representing various Lebanese political parties on Thursday evening, October 15, 2026, to review the compounding crises gripping the nation.]]></description>
                  <link>https://hetq.am/en/article/184778</link>
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         <pubDate>Fri, 16 Oct 2026 19:30:00 +0400</pubDate>
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         <title><![CDATA[Armenia, UNESCO Pledge Deeper Cooperation on Cultural Heritage, Education]]></title>
         <description><![CDATA[The bilateral talks come at a critical time, as Armenia has repeatedly called for UNESCO&#039;s urgent intervention to monitor and protect endangered Armenian cultural monuments in Nagorno-Karabakh following recent geopolitical shifts in the region.]]></description>
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         <title><![CDATA[Armenia, EU Push for Visa Liberalization and Deeper Energy Ties at Yerevan Biodiversity Summit]]></title>
         <description><![CDATA[Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan met with the European Commission&#039;s Executive Vice-President for a Clean, Just and Competitive Transition, Teresa Ribera, on Friday, October 16, 2026.]]></description>
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         <title><![CDATA[Pashinyan, Iranian President Meet in Yerevan to Deepen Bilateral Ties]]></title>
         <description><![CDATA[The meeting took place in Yerevan on the sidelines of the COP17 Leaders&#039; Summit on Biodiversity, according to an official statement released by the Armenian government&#039;s press service.]]></description>
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         <pubDate>Fri, 16 Oct 2026 14:31:00 +0400</pubDate>
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         <title><![CDATA[Global Leaders Gather at Yerevan&#039;s &quot;Leaders for Nature&quot; Summit to Advance Biodiversity Financing and Policy]]></title>
         <description><![CDATA[The landmark summit has brought together more than fifty high-ranking officials, including global heads of state, ministers, international organization representatives, scientists, and indigenous community leaders.]]></description>
                  <author>info@hetq.am (Alyona Hayrapetyan)</author>
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         <pubDate>Fri, 16 Oct 2026 14:10:00 +0400</pubDate>
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         <title><![CDATA[Tehran Expresses Full Trust in Armenia Over TRIPP Infrastructure Project]]></title>
         <description><![CDATA[Armenian Foreign Minister Ararat Mirzoyan formally briefed the Iranian side on the project&#039;s technical progress during his visit to Tehran earlier this month.]]></description>
                  <author>info@hetq.am (Armen Mirzoyan)</author>
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         <pubDate>Fri, 16 Oct 2026 14:00:00 +0400</pubDate>
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         <title><![CDATA[Pashinyan Declares Peace Agreement with Azerbaijan Essential for Regional Environmental Protection]]></title>
         <description><![CDATA[Pashinyan detailed the severe domestic impact that the more than thirty-year conflict with Azerbaijan has had on regional biodiversity]]></description>
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         <pubDate>Fri, 16 Oct 2026 10:35:00 +0400</pubDate>
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         <title><![CDATA[EU Budget Battles and Ukraine War Dominate High-Stakes European Council Summit in Brussels]]></title>
         <description><![CDATA[The opening of the summit highlighted internal linguistic and political divides.]]></description>
                  <author>info@hetq.am (Samson Martirosyan)</author>
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         <pubDate>Thu, 15 Oct 2026 17:21:00 +0400</pubDate>
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         <title><![CDATA[From Gut to Target: Turning Human Bacteria into Precision Anti-Cancer Couriers]]></title>
         <description><![CDATA[In a quiet room, on the sidelines of the GIMM Festival 2026, a major scientific forum organized by the Gulbenkian Institute of Molecular Medicine—renowned synthetic biologist Matthew Chang sat with a notebook,]]></description>
                  <author>info@hetq.am (Marine Martirosyan)</author>
                  <link>https://hetq.am/en/article/184731</link>
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         <pubDate>Thu, 15 Oct 2026 16:28:00 +0400</pubDate>
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         <title><![CDATA[Yerevan to Host UN Biodiversity Conference as Protestors Demand Human Rights Integration Ahead of COP17]]></title>
         <description><![CDATA[Demonstrators held signs carrying powerful slogans like &quot;Nature conservation is inseparable from human rights&quot; and &quot;There is no biodiversity without human rights and justice.&quot;]]></description>
                  <author>info@hetq.am (Alyona Hayrapetyan)</author>
                  <link>https://hetq.am/en/article/184719</link>
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         <pubDate>Thu, 15 Oct 2026 16:12:00 +0400</pubDate>
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         <title><![CDATA[UN Chief Applauds Armenian Diplomacy at COP17 as Pashinyan Signals &quot;Final Stage&quot; for Azerbaijan Peace Deal]]></title>
         <description><![CDATA[Pashinyan welcomed Guterres, noting he is only the second UN Secretary-General to visit the country, and praised the central role of the UN and multilateralism in navigating an increasingly complex global environment.]]></description>
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         <pubDate>Thu, 15 Oct 2026 15:59:00 +0400</pubDate>
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         <title><![CDATA[Tufenkian X Doyle: Charity Auction in New York for Forcibly Displaced Families from Artsakh]]></title>
         <description><![CDATA[&quot;Every bid allows us to create more homes and support more families as they work to rebuild their lives,&quot; the foundation stated. Prospective buyers and supporters can view the complete 374-lot catalog online.]]></description>
                  <link>https://hetq.am/en/article/184721</link>
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         <pubDate>Thu, 15 Oct 2026 13:48:00 +0400</pubDate>
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         <title><![CDATA[Pashinyan Outlines 2031 Peace Framework with Azerbaijan and Reaffirms Stable Russia Ties]]></title>
         <description><![CDATA[Pashinyan emphasized that Armenia has never had strained relations with Russia.]]></description>
                  <link>https://hetq.am/en/article/184718</link>
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         <pubDate>Thu, 15 Oct 2026 12:25:00 +0400</pubDate>
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         <title><![CDATA[UN Secretary-General António Guterres Arrives in Yerevan for Historic COP17 Biodiversity Summit]]></title>
         <description><![CDATA[Upon his arrival at Zvartnots International Airport, Guterres was formally welcomed by Armenian Deputy PM Mher Grigoryan.]]></description>
                  <link>https://hetq.am/en/article/184714</link>
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         <pubDate>Thu, 15 Oct 2026 07:47:00 +0400</pubDate>
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         <title><![CDATA[Armenian Constitutional Court Presidential Election Fails to Produce Winner; Vacancy Remains]]></title>
         <description><![CDATA[The position of President of Armenia’s Constitutional Court remains vacant after both rounds of voting held today failed to yield a winner, necessitating a completely new election cycle.]]></description>
                  <author>info@hetq.am (Grisha Balasanyan)</author>
                  <link>https://hetq.am/en/article/184701</link>
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         <pubDate>Wed, 14 Oct 2026 21:24:00 +0400</pubDate>
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         <title><![CDATA[Pashinyan, Russian Railways Chief Discuss Regional Rail Integration Amid Infrastructure Push]]></title>
         <description><![CDATA[Pashinyan, according to his office, emphasized the goal of making domestic railways competitive as regional infrastructure unblocks.]]></description>
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         <pubDate>Wed, 14 Oct 2026 14:11:00 +0400</pubDate>
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