Firebird launches first phase of AI factory in Armenia

Firebird launches first phase of AI factory in Armenia

📍 Firebird has opened the first $500 million phase of its planned $4 billion AI project in the central Armenian town of Hrazdan, with the facility expected to expand into a major regional computing hub. 📍 One year after the Washington summit, the U.S. is touting progress in Armenia-Azerbaijan peace efforts and the TRIPP project, even as the peace treaty remains unsigned. 📍 This week in business- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3vB0ZnU2FGg#CivilNet #ՍիվիլՆեթ #dailyarmenia

The real story behind Israel's Armenian Genocide reversal

Israel’s decision to cancel a parliamentary vote recognizing the Armenian Genocide has raised questions about Azerbaijan’s influence and the political calculations behind the reversal. Insights host Eric Hacopian examines what this reveals about regional politics and why the issue extends beyond recognition itself. He also discusses Armenia’s efforts to expand gas-for-electricity cooperation with Iran as Yerevan seeks alternatives to its dependence on Russian energy. Finally, Hacopian analyzes the escalating conflict between the Armenian government and the Armenian Apostolic Church and the political consequences of the legal case against Catholicos Karekin II. #CivilNet #ՍիվիլՆեթ #insightswitherichacopian

Pashinyan arrives in Kyrgyzstan for EAEU summit

📍Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan is in Kyrgyzstan for a Eurasian Economic Union meeting amid growing trade tensions with Russia over restrictions on Armenian exports. 📍U.S. official Aryeh Lightstone clarifies that funding for the TRIPP transit project remains at $201 million, after a U.S. government website showed a $402 million figure that appears to have resulted from an accounting change rather than a new funding commitment. 📍How the war with Iran is rewriting the Middle East’s energy future: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d1YFAye7e6M #CivilNet #ՍիվիլՆեթ #dailyarmenia

How the war with Iran is rewriting the Middle East’s energy future

The war with Iran has transformed the Middle East’s energy landscape, raising questions about oil markets, gas supplies, and regional alliances. Laury Haytayan, Middle East and North Africa Director at the Natural Resource Governance Institute, joined CivilNet to discuss the changing landscape of energy geopolitics and Armenia’s place within it. 0:00- How energy markets adapted to the war on Iran 3:14- Iran’s potential as a global energy supplier5:21- Armenia-Iran gas-for-electricity swap deal7:49- Fragmentation of the global oil market 12:55- Europe’s post-Russian gas landscape 17:05- Can Azerbaijan continue to meet its gas commitments? 21:23- Azerbaijan’s energy diplomacy between Turkey and Israel 24:32- Is the energy transition accelerating away from fossil fuels?

Armenia’s inflation remains above desired level

📍Hikmet Hajiyev, the foreign policy advisor to Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev, has confirmed that Azerbaijani pressure had been a driving force behind the Israeli parliament sidelining a motion to recognize the Armenian genocide last month.📍Annual inflation in Armenia stood at 5.1% in June, well above the Central Bank's 3% target. However, the regulator has decided not to adjust its policy rate for the time being.#CivilNet #ՍիվիլՆեթ #dailyarmenia