Armenian News Network / Groong

Armenian News Network - Groong: Week In Review Podcast

News EN ↓ 565 episodes

Weekly review of Armenian News from https://groong.org. Keeping up with news related to Armenia and Armenians can be challenging; the sheer volume of news in the past few years has increased greatly, and the rise of the “Fake News” phenomenon contributing to the erosion of trust in the news media. The diversity of languages used by the worldwide Armenian community also poses a challenge for Armenian news; there is a significant portion of news that originates in Armenian, sometimes in Russian, and does not get adequately translated into English, or Western Armenian, for those in the Diaspora w...

Author

Armenian News Network / Groong

Episodes

Էդգար Ղազարյան – Խոսքի ազատության և մամուլի վիճակը Հայաստանում | Ep 440, May 28, 2025 29.05.2025 1:06:28

Conversations on Groong - May 28, 2025 INTERVIEW IN ARMENIAN / ՀԱՐՑԱԶՐՈՒՅՑ ՀԱՅԵՐԵՆ Topics: - Criminal charges used to silence Edgar Ghazaryan / Քրեական մեղադրանքներ՝ Էդգար Ղազարյանին լռեցնելու համար - Media freedom in Armenia under Pashinyan's rule / Մամուլի ազատությունը Հայաստանում Փաշինյանի կառավարման օրոք - Public broadcasting under political control / Հանրային հեռարձակումը քաղաքական...

Levon Zourabian - US-Iran, Russia-Ukraine, Armenia-Azerbaijan, 2026 Campaigns | Ep 439, May 27, 2025 27.05.2025 1:26:31

Conversations on Groong - May 27, 2025 Topics US-Iran Nuclear Talks Russia and Ukraine Armenia Azerbaijan Talks Armenian Elections in 2026 Guest Levon Zourabian Hosts Hovik Manucharyan Asbed Bedrossian Episode 439 | Recorded: May 23, 2025 SHOW NOTES : https://podcasts.groong.org/439 VIDEO : https://youtu.be/CSmca-IgTaE Subscribe and follow us everywhere you are: linktr.ee/groong

Hrant Mikaelian - Tirana, Lavrov, Armenian Un-Democracy, Demilitarization, and More | Ep 438, May 18, 2025 23.05.2025 1:07:44

Tirana, Lavrov, Armenian Un-Democracy, Demilitarization, and More Groong Week in Review - May 18, 2025 Topics Pashinyan in Tirana Russia’s Lavrov in Yerevan Democracy in Jeopardy Armenia’s Demilitarization by Any Other Name The Kitchen Sink Guest Hrant Mikaelian Hosts Hovik Manucharyan Asbed Bedrossian Episode 438 | Recorded: May 21, 2025 Subscribe and follow us everywhere you are: linktr.ee/groon...

Ehsan Movahedian - Iran Amidst Geopolitical Tensions | Ep 437, May 18, 2025 19.05.2025 44:42

Iran Amidst Geopolitical Tensions Topics US-Iran Nuclear Talks Pezeshkian Visit to Baku Iran-Armenia Relations Abraham Accords for the South Caucasus Guest Ehsan Movahedian - TW/@ ultra_ehsan Hosts Hovik Manucharyan - TW/@HovikYerevan Asbed Bedrossian - TW/@qubriq Episode 437 | Recorded: May 16, 2025 Subscribe and follow us everywhere you are: linktr.ee/groong

Pietro Shakarian - Victory Day and Artsrun Hovhannisyan’s Historical Revision | Ep 436, May 16, 2025 15.05.2025 42:54

Conversations on Groong - May 15, 2025 Topics May 9, Victory Day and Parade Pashinyan, Aliyev Posture at Victory Day Artsrun Hovhannisyan’s Historical Revision Armenia and Artsakh Contributions to WW2 Guest : Pietro Shakarian Host : Hovik Manucharyan Asbed Bedrossian Episode 436 | Recorded: May 12, 2025 Show Notes: https://podcasts.groong.org/436 VIDEO: https://youtu.be/iEieWDdov-A Subscribe and f...

Arthur Martirosyan - May 9, India Pakistan, Armenia Azerbaijan, New Pope | Ep 435, May 11, 2025 14.05.2025 1:10:58

Groong Week in Review - May 11, 2025 Topics May 9 Victory Parade Ukraine India and Pakistan Armenian Azerbaijani Talks American Pope Guest Arthur G. Martirosyan Hosts Hovik Manucharyan Asbed Bedrossian Episode 435 | Recorded: May 12, 2025 SHOW NOTES: https://podcasts.groong.org/435 VIDEO: https://youtu.be/DYQGg6pHONI Subscribe and follow us everywhere you are: linktr.ee/groong

Benyamin Poghosyan - US-Iran Tensions, Armenia-Azerbaijan, Victory Day, Journalist Assaulted | Ep 434, May 4, 2025 07.05.2025 56:12

Groong Week in Review - May 4, 2025 Topics War Drums Around Iran Armenia-Azerbaijan Talks May 9: Victory Day in Moscow It’s OK to Beat Up Journalists in Yerevan Guest Benyamin Poghosyan Hosts Hovik Manucharyan Asbed Bedrossian Episode 434 | Recorded: May 6, 2025 https://podcasts.groong.org/434 VIDEO: https://youtu.be/n2VjZPNDSOM Subscribe and follow us everywhere you are: linktr.ee/groong

Scott Horton - on his book Provoked, U.S. Foreign Policy, Colored Revolutions, Ukraine War, Armenia, and more | Ep 433, May 4, 2025 04.05.2025 1:30:54

"Provoked", U.S. Foreign Policy, Colored Revolutions, Ukraine War, Armenia, and more Conversations on Groong - May 4, 2025 Topics What happened to Antiwar Voices Color Revolutions as US Strategy Armenia and Pipeline Geopolitics And more! Guest Scott Horton - TW/@scotthortonshow, and @ScottHortonShow & @AntiWarCom Hosts Hovik Manucharyan - TW/@HovikYerevan Asbed Bedrossian - TW/@qubri...

Dziunik Aghajanian - Armenian State Genocide Denial, Politics of Silence, Pezeshkian in Baku, Bandar Abbas | Ep 432, Apr 27, 2025 01.05.2025 59:27

Groong Week in Review - April 27, 2025 Topics: When the State Steps back from Remembrance The Politics of Silence Pezeshkian in Baku Bandar Abbas: Explosion, or Warning? Guest: Dziunik Aghajanian Hosts: Hovik Manucharyan Asbed Bedrossian Episode 432 | Recorded: April 29, 2025 https://podcasts.groong.org/432 VIDEO: https://youtu.be/RI9G01r68Xc Subscribe and follow us everywhere you are: linktr.ee/g...

Alberto M. Fernandez – Vatican-Baku Partnership and Erosion of Moral Authority | Ep 431, Apr 29, 2025 30.04.2025 51:48

Conversations on Groong – April 29, 2025 Topics: Vatican’s alliance with Azerbaijan Whitewashing of Artsakh’s ethnic cleansing Global silence on Armenian Genocide U.S. policy under Trump and risks to Armenia Guest: Alberto M. Fernandez Hosts: Hovik Manucharyan Asbed Bedrossian Episode 431 | Recorded: April 29, 2025 https://podcasts.groong.org/431 VIDEO: https://youtu.be/ma7QlJRzjTI...

Vatican Betrays Armenians, Aids Azerbaijani Propaganda (Hadjian & Matiossian) | Ep 430, Apr 29, 2025 29.04.2025 1:06:16

Conversations on Groong - April 28, 2025 Topics Vatican Hosts Fake Azeri Conference Azerbaijani Propaganda and Cultural Misappropriation Weakness and Silent Complicity of the Armenian State Guests Avedis Hadjian Dr. Vartan Matiossian Hosts Hovik Manucharyan Asbed Bedrossian Episode 430 | Recorded: April 26, 2025 VIDEO: https://youtu.be/VgPSd_RboY0 #Vatican #ArmenianGenocide #Artsakh #AzerbaijaniPr...

Hrant Mikaelian - Iran, EXIM and Azerbaijan, Gyumri, Artsakh Refugees in Armenia | Ep 429, Apr 20, 2025 23.04.2025 57:53

Groong Week in Review - April 20, 2025 Topics: US-Iran Talks & Israeli Threats Trump Administration Support for Azerbaijan Iran-Azerbaijan Relations & Corridor Demands Vatican Controversy & Global Anti-Armenian Propaganda Local Elections in Gyumri and Parakar Government-Fueled Hate Against Artsakh Refugees Guest: Hrant Mikaelian Hosts: Hovik Manucharyan Asbed Bedrossian Episode 429 | R...

Anna Karapetyan - Iran-Armenia Military Exercises, Azerbaijan Border Shootings, Mirzoyan at Antalya Diplomatic Forum, Genocide Denial by the Armenian Government | Ep 428, Apr 13, 2025 16.04.2025 53:58

Groong Week in Review - April 13, 2025 Topics Iran-Armenia Military Exercises Armenian Villages Terrorized by Azerbaijan Mirzoyan in Antalya Armenia’s Genocide Denial Guest Anna Karapetyan - TW/@Karapetyan_Ann Hosts Hovik Manucharyan - TW/@HovikYerevan Asbed Bedrossian - TW/@qubriq Episode 428 | Recorded: April 14, 2025 Subscribe and follow us everywhere you are: linktr.ee/groong

Warwick Powell - U.S., China, Tariff Wars, and Multipolarity | Ep 427, Apr 10, 2025 10.04.2025 58:21

U.S., China, Tariff Wars, and Multipolarity | Ep 427, Apr 10, 2025 Conversations on Groong - April 10, 2025 Topics U.S. Tariff Wars Target: Iran The Global South The Belt and Road Initiative Guest Warwick Powell Hosts Hovik Manucharyan Asbed Bedrossian Episode 427 | Recorded: April 6, 2025 Subscribe and follow us everywhere you are: linktr.ee/groong

Benyamin Poghosyan - US-Iran, Gyumri, Armenia MFA Blames Artsakh, Negotiations with Azerbaijan | Ep 426, Apr 6, 2025 09.04.2025 1:00:00

Benyamin Poghosyan - US-Iran, Gyumri, Armenia MFA Blames Artsakh, Negotiations with Azerbaijan Groong Week in Review - April 6, 2025 Topics US Iran Escalation Aftermath of Gyumri and Parakar MFA blames Artsakh for Regional Isolation Bullets and Peace Guest Benyamin Poghosyan Hosts Hovik Manucharyan Asbed Bedrossian Episode 426 | Recorded: April 8, 2025 Subscribe and follow us everywhere you are: l...

Arthur Khachatryan - Iran, US, Armenia, Fake Peace, Gyumri & Parakar Municipal Elections | Ep 425, Mar 30, 2025 02.04.2025 51:40

Iran, US, Armenia, Fake Peace, Gyumri & Parakar Municipal Elections Groong Week in Review - March 30, 2025 Topics Iran Rejects US Offer of Direct Negotiations Iran and Armenia Ties Gyumri and Parakar Municipal Elections Artsakh Refugee Protests in Armenia Guest Arthur Khachatryan , MP - Hayastan Dashinq/ARF Hosts Hovik Manucharyan Asbed Bedrossian Episode 425 | Recorded: March 31, 2025 Subscri...

Dziunik Aghajanian - Illusions of Peace and Geopolitical Games | Ep 424 - Mar 23, 2025 27.03.2025 51:08

Week In Review - March 23, 2025 Topics : Trump’s Iran ultimatum explored Turkey’s protests seen as strategic Azerbaijan’s peace deal as smokescreen Armenia’s Westward drift analyzed Gyumri elections stir controversy Guest : Dziunik Aghajanian Host : Hovik Manucharyan Episode 423 | Recorded: March 25, 2025 Website : https://podcasts.groong.org/424 Video : https://youtu.be/9W6IrqF4nnI Subscribe an...

Benyamin Poghosyan - Peace or Capitulation? Armenia's Dilemma & Ukraine Shifts | Ep 423 - Mar 16, 2025 18.03.2025 47:50

Week In Review - March 16, 2025 Topics : Armenia-Azerbaijan "Treaty" – Concessions, secrecy, opposition backlash Preconditions for Peace – OSCE Minsk dissolution, constitutional changes Ukraine War Talks – Jeddah negotiations, UAV attacks, Trump-Putin call Witkoff’s Baku Stop – Mysterious visit raising geopolitical questions Guest: Benyamin Poghosyan Host: Hovik Manucharyan Episode 423 |...

Negotiations Expert: Ukraine-U.S. Ceasefire Agreement in Jeddah – Is Russia on Board? | Ep 422, Mar 12, 2025 13.03.2025 37:01

Conversations on Groong - March 12, 2025 Topics Ceasefire Terms : The Ukraine-U.S. proposal is a 30-day truce, contingent on Russia’s acceptance, with U.S. resuming military aid and intelligence-sharing. Negotiation Dynamics : Ukraine seeks breathing space, the U.S. aims for diplomatic progress, and Russia has yet to respond, keeping its options open. Posturing & International Pressure : The U...

Hrant Mikaelian - Abkhazia Polls, Armenian Hostages in Baku, Yerevan Protests | Ep 421, Mar 2, 2025 05.03.2025 54:38

Week In Review - March 2, 2025 Topics: Abkhaz Elections & Regional Implications – The second round of Abkhazia’s presidential elections, the impact of mass protests, and what Badra Gunba’s victory means for the region. Armenian Hostages in Baku – Ongoing trials of Armenian POWs and former Artsakh leaders, reports of torture, and international calls for independent medical evaluations. Protests...

Carden, Shakarian - Trump, Foreign Policy, Foreign Aid, US-Armenia and Regions | Ep 420, Mar 3, 2025 04.03.2025 1:08:23

Conversations on Groong - March 3, 2025 Topics : - US Foreign Policy Under Trump - Transactional Foreign Policy - Trump’s Cabinet & Policy Shifts - US-Armenia Relations Guest : - James W. Carden - Pietro Shakarian Hosts : - Hovik Manucharyan - Asbed Bedrossian Episode 420 | Recorded: February 27, 2025 https://podcasts.groong.org/420 Video : https://youtu.be/Ntl9bnNrqdU Subscrib...

Jean-Daniel Ruch - Geopolitics, Justice and the Future World Order | Ep 419, Mar 1, 2025 01.03.2025 1:26:03

Jean-Daniel Ruch - Geopolitics, Justice and the Future World Order Conversations on Groong - March 1, 2025 Topics : Jean-Daniel Ruch’s Career & Background – His diplomatic career, key postings, and motivation for writing Crimes, Hate, and Tremors. The Role of Diplomacy in Conflict Resolution – Insights from his experiences in international negotiations and conflict mediation. Western Democracy...

Arthur Martirosyan - Ukraine Negotiations in Riyadh, Edgar Ghazaryan Harrassed by Gov, Robert Kocharyan Press Conference, Yerevan Bus Fares | Ep 418, Feb 23, 2025 25.02.2025 1:16:11

Ukraine Negotiations in Riyadh, Edgar Ghazaryan Harrassed by Gov, Robert Kocharyan Press Conference, Yerevan Bus Fares Groong Week in Review - February 23, 2025 Topics Ukraine Negotiations in Riyadh Edgar Ghazaryan Harassed by the Government Robert Kocharyan Press Conference Yerevan Bus Fares Guest Arthur G Martirosyan Hosts Hovik Manucharyan Asbed Bedrossian Episode 418 | Recorded: February 24, 2...

Hrant Mikaelian - MPG Poll, and a Review of the Armenian Economy in 2024 | Ep 417, Feb 22, 2025 22.02.2025 1:19:37

MPG Poll, and a Review of the Armenian Economy in 2024 Conversations on Groong - February 22, 2025 Topics MPG Poll Results Review of 2024 Economy Guest Hrant Mikaelian Hosts Hovik Manucharyan Asbed Bedrossian Episode 417 | Recorded: February 12, 2025 Subscribe and follow us everywhere you are: linktr.ee/groong

Dziunik Aghajanian - Peace Plan 2019, Corridor Talks, Armenia Domestic Politics, World Politics | Ep 416, Feb 16, 2025 18.02.2025 1:11:16

Groong Week in Review - February 16, 2025 Topics : World Politics – US-Russia relations, NATO tensions, and European reactions. Middle East Developments – Trump’s Gaza proposal. Plan, or No Plan? – Pashinyan’s acknowledgment of the 2019 OSCE MG peace plan. Corridor Talk – Armenia-Azerbaijan transit negotiations and their implications. Domestic Politics – Robert Kocharyan’s press conference and its...