Armenian law-enforcement authorities on Friday made their first arrests in a criminal investigation into the August 14 explosion at a market in Yerevan that left at least 16 people dead and dozens of others injured.
Mirroring a global trend, coronavirus infections in Armenia are rising rapidly again after falling to record low levels in May, government data shows.
Armenia’s parliament controlled by the ruling Civil Contract party voted on Friday to dismiss one of its deputy speakers and the chairman of its economic committee affiliated with the main opposition Hayastan bloc.
The National Assembly voted on Wednesday to appoint an aide to Prime Minister Nikol Pashinian as Armenia’s next chief prosecutor.
Armenia’s Defense Ministry has declined so far to shed light on the latest death of an Armenian soldier guarding the border with Azerbaijan.
The nominal head of Armenia’s judicial watchdog controversially suspended last year publicized on Monday an audio recording which he believes corroborates his claims that the government warned him to resign or face criminal charges.
The leadership of Armenia’s parliament affiliated with the ruling Civil Contract party has still not carried out its threats to strip opposition lawmakers boycotting parliament sessions of their seats.
Citing financial constraints, the Armenian government signaled on Monday that it will put on hold plans to introduce a system of national health insurance that would cover the country’s entire population.
Azerbaijan’s Foreign Minister Jeyhun Bayramov downplayed on Tuesday Armenia's proposals regarding a peace treaty between the two states sought by Baku.
Representatives of the ruling Civil Contract party on Thursday denounced opposition efforts to bring down Armenia’s government through street protests and said they will end in failure.
Riot police made at least 18 arrests on Wednesday as they scuffled with opposition activists holding small-scale protests across Yerevan to try to drum up popular support for an opposition bid to oust Prime Minister Nikol Pashinian.
A group of pro-government parliamentarians have drafted legislation that should make it easier for Armenians to acquire firearms.
Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinian has accused Azerbaijan of deliberately discontinuing natural gas supply to Nagorno-Karabakh, claiming that the Armenian-populated region is “on the verge of a humanitarian disaster.”
Armenia’s outgoing human rights ombudsman, Arman Tatoyan, insisted on Wednesday that he has no plans to join any political group after leaving office.
A magnitude 5.2 earthquake struck Armenia and neighboring Georgia late on Sunday, causing brief panic among some people.
The Armenian parliament rejected on Tuesday an opposition proposal to increase the national minimum wage by about 50 percent.
U.S. democracy watchdog Freedom House has criticized the Armenian authorities for continuing to prosecute citizens accused of insulting state officials.
Two members of Armenia’s parliament representing the ruling Civil Contract party have called for former Defense Minister Davit Tonoyan’s release from custody pending the outcome of his trial.
The Armenian government appears to have revived plans to introduce a system of national health insurance that would cover the country’s entire population.
Law-enforcement authorities will not prosecute anyone in connection with former Yerevan Mayor Hayk Marutian’s allegations that senior officials pressured him to fire his subordinates criticizing the government and ensure preferential treatment of their cronies doing business in the Armenian capital.
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