Illusion of peace and new threats. Catholicos refuses to testify. Alpha Newsroom 02/23/26
February 23 2026, 14:00
Today in Alpha Newsroom:
🔹 “This is one of the most shameful days in Armenia’s history” – Ara Zohrabyan on the criminal case against the Catholicos of All Armenians
🔹 $4000 for every fourth newborn – Samvel Karapetyan’s charitable program in Artsakh
🔹 Armenian farmers will have a guaranteed market – Narek Karapetyan
🔹 In an interview with France 24, Aliyev returned to his old anti-Armenian narratives
🔹 “An abandoned country, where in broad daylight 40 people fight among themselves”: Why crime is “thriving” in Armenia – InstaFace
🔹 Everything allowed on France 24 is forbidden on Russia’s Channel One: new broadcasting rules – Out of Sight
🔹 Medical staff salaries decreased by 30–70 percent – Anush Poghosyan