Armenia Ranked Among the Safest Countries in the World

Armenia has been recognized as one of the safest countries in the world, ranking 13th out of 193 in the World Travel Index. The ranking is based on an artificial intelligence analysis of various parameters important to tourist safety.

Tuvalu (a Pacific nation in the southwest Pacific Ocean between Hawaii and Australia) tops the list, followed by primarily smaller countries in Oceania and Europe. Among European countries, Armenia ranks fourth, behind only San Marino, Andorra, and Monaco. Among the post-Soviet states, Armenia ranks first. Georgia and Azerbaijan ranked 26th and 41st respectively.

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Armenia Reaffirms Reluctance to Return to CSTO Following Bordyuzha’s Call for Its Expulsion
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Armenia Reaffirms Reluctance to Return to CSTO Following Bordyuzha’s Call for Its Expulsion
28 October 2026

Armenia has no intention of resuming its participation in the Collective Security Treaty Organization (CSTO). This was stated by the country’s Foreign Minister, Ararat Mirzoyan, on October 28, in response to a suggestion by the organization’s former Secretary General, Nikolai Bordyuzha, that Yerevan should be expelled from the bloc.

Two pro-Kremlin figures from Georgia living in Russia aim to unite the peoples of the two countries
Politics
Two pro-Kremlin figures from Georgia living in Russia aim to unite the peoples of the two countries
28 October 2026

On October 28, the "Unity of Russians and Georgians" foundation will be unveiled in Moscow. Its founders include former Georgian Prosecutor General Otar Romanov-Partskhaladze and Nikolai Kartozia, while Mamuka Pipia—leader of the pro-Kremlin movement "Solidarity for the Sake of Peace"—has been appointed as its chairman. Pipia discussed the creation of the organization in an interview with the outlet "MIR-info."

The Netherlands to Fund Efforts to Find People Missing in the Karabakh Wars
Human rights
The Netherlands to Fund Efforts to Find People Missing in the Karabakh Wars
27 October 2026

The Netherlands will provide new financial assistance to support efforts to locate people who went missing during the Armenian-Azerbaijani conflict. The funding will be channelled through the International Commission on Missing Persons (ICMP), which works to locate burial sites, identify human remains and develop mechanisms to establish the fate of missing people.

Chechnya Offers $100,000 Reward for Information on Alleged Saboteurs
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Chechnya Offers $100,000 Reward for Information on Alleged Saboteurs
27 October 2026

Zamid Chalayev, commander of the Akhmat Kadyrov Special Police Regiment, has offered a $100,000 reward for information regarding individuals involved in acts of sabotage in Chechnya. He issued this appeal to the republic’s residents following reports of a security operation in the Gudermes District.