Raffi Elliott

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Raffi Elliott is a Yerevan-based correspondent for Abaka News, where he frequently comments on socio-political, economic and cultural issues in Armenia. Originally from Montreal, he also founded the armenian e-health startup GetTreated.co.

Yerevan runs in 3rd annual Half Marathon

It's a sunny Sunday morning. The streets of Yerevan are still quiet. The sound of honking cars is kept far away by police officers...

Armenia’s parliamentary election a step forward to democracy?

YEREVAN April 2- Voters across Armenia took part in the country’s 7th parliamentary election on Sunday, in what many observers described as the most...

Latest Government overtures to millennial voters raises eyebrows

Yerevan, March 13 - A controversial new music video by the popular Armenian Ska band, Rein Carnation has been making waves across Armenian social...

Election Season Kicks-off in Armenia

YEREVAN, February 27 - Armenians will be heading to the polls on the 2nd of April to vote in the first parliamentary election since...

Another face of new social tendencies in Armenia’s youth…

SH*T ARMENIAN HIPSTERS SAY: Yerevan is not immune to global phenomenons, such as that of plaid shirts, unkempt beards, ironic haircuts, tattoos, fixies, pop-up galleries, and...

Fallout from local elections puts Armenian Parliamentary reform package to the test

On the 2nd of October, Armenia held its first major round of mayoral elections since passing the controversial constitutional reform referendum late last year....

Գանատահայ քաղաքագէտը ՀՀ-ԵՄ կնքուելիք համաձայնագրի մասին. «Աւելի լաւ է դա լինի, քան ընդհանրապէս...

Շրջանակային համաձայնագիրը, որը պէտք է ստորագրուի Հայաստանի և Եւրամիութեան միջև, որքան հնարաւոր է, նման է Ասոցացման պայմանագրին. Tert.am-ի հետ  զրոյցում նկատեց Գանատահայ քաղաքագէտ Րաֆֆի...

5 Medical Innovations You Didn’t Know were Armenian

Armenia is making its mark as a global medical tourism hub, yet to the keen observer, this should come as no surprise. Despite its...

Armenia Surmounts New Challenges In Consolidating Democracy

Introducing the Issue: The Armenian capital has been rocked by two weeks of continued civil disobedience which began on the 17th of July, as 30...

The Full Guide To Start A Business In Armenia’s Capital Yerevan

Armenia’s capital Yerevan offers quite some opportunites for entrepreneurs. Find out more about the various benefits of this Eastern European city: Founded in 782 BC...
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