Some 100,000 refugees have arrived in Armenia since the end of September and many have received support from the UN’s International Organization for Migration (IOM). Here are some of their stories. © IOM/Joe Lowry Ophelia Aghajanyan Ophelia Aghajanyan: We are pensioners. My husband, who used to be a soldier, is …
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Oslo to Bergen, Norway Take a trip from Oslo to Bergen on Vy, the Norwegian state railway (I was delighted to get a senior’s ticket – a usual Norwegian courtesy), a journey of scenic delight at any time of the year, and stop over at Myrdal. There, buy a return …
Read More »Tensions rise after Azerbaijan blocks land route from Armenia
Azerbaijan says it has set up a checkpoint on the only land route to the contested region of Nagorno-Karabakh. Azerbaijan has said it has established a checkpoint on the only land route to the contested region of Nagorno-Karabakh, a step that was followed by claims of border shootings by both …
Read More »Fireworks warehouse blast death toll rises to 16 in Armenia
Seventeen people remain missing two days after a fireworks warehouse blast in a market in Yerevan. Rescuers have recovered more bodies from the site of a fireworks warehouse blast in Armenia, raising the death toll from Sunday’s explosion to 16, according to the emergencies ministry. Seventeen people remain missing, the …
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