For Maral Najarian, moving to Armenia was supposed to be a dream come true.
The 49-year-old Lebanese-Armenian moved last August from economically shattered Lebanon, hoping to find a better future and financial stability in a place she felt an attachment to.
But on arrival to Yerevan, Armenian authorities encouraged her to sign up to a settlement programme in the disputed area of Nagorno-Karabakh, which soon after she set up home there became embroiled in a ferocious six-week conflict between Armenia and Azerbaijan.
Both sides agreed to a Russian-brokered ceasefire on 10 November - but that same day, Najarian and family friend Viken Euljekian went missing on their way out of Nagorno-Karabakh.
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From Beirut to Artsakh: Ani Najarian Waits for Sister Now Held in Azerbaijan
Every working day, 49-year-old Maral Najarian opened her beauty salon in Beirut and prepared to receive customers.
Her 23-year-old daughter also worked in the store.
The economic crisis in Lebanon impacted daily life and inflation hit the service sector. They started to question their prospects in Lebanon. Maral s sister Ani Najaryan says that like many Lebanese-Armenians, they saw their future in Armenia. Maral is the second of seven children, Ani is the fourth. All lived in Lebanon. Lebanese-Armenians think that our final destination is Armenia, but our financial conditions prevented us. The government will not help you here anymore. You have to come here, you have to rent a place. It’s better to stay in Beirut, like a foreigner,” says Ani Najarian.