The chairman and three other members of Armenia’s Constitutional Court indicated on Thursday that they have no intention to resign despite government-backed constitutional changes mandating their replacement.
The chairman and two other members of Armenia’s Constitutional Court questioned on Tuesday the legality of government-backed constitutional amendments designed to replace them by other judges.
A court in Yerevan on Sunday refused to allow law-enforcement authorities to arrest Gagik Tsarukian, a wealthy businessman leading the main opposition Prosperous Armenia Party (BHK), on charges strongly denied by him.
The Armenian police said on Sunday that more than 100 supporters of Gagik Tsarukian were detained while protesting against apparent criminal proceedings launched against the leader of the opposition Prosperous Armenia Party (BHK).
The governments of Georgia and Lithuania have offered to send medical teams to Armenia to help authorities there deal with the country’s worsening coronavirus crisis.
Citing economic considerations, the Armenian government decided on Thursday to use only 60 percent of a $270 million Russian loan designed to finance the ongoing modernization of the Metsamor nuclear power plant.
Davit Ananian, the head of Armenia’s State Revenue Committee (SRC), has resigned after refusing to obey Prime Minister Nikol Pashinian’s orders to fire one of his subordinates, the national tax service said on Friday.
A senior government official infected with coronavirus has lambasted the Armenian health authorities, saying that he did not receive adequate medical care in hospital and was sent home despite developing more health problems.
The lifting of government restrictions on people’s movements and business activity has helped to accelerate the spread of coronavirus in Armenia, the Ministry of Health said after reporting another daily high of new COVID-19 cases on Monday.
A court in Yerevan approved on Wednesday an arrest warrant against Mikael Minasian, former President Serzh Sarkisian’s fugitive son-in-law prosecuted on corruption charges which he rejects as politically motivated.
A court in Yerevan allowed law-enforcement bodies on Sunday to arrest a wealthy businessman and son of Armenia’s arrested former Finance Minister Gagik Khachatrian who has accused the government of seeking to illegally dispossess his family.
Prime Minister Nikol Pashinian defended on Tuesday state regulators’ decision to allow Armenian utility companies to cut off electricity, natural gas and water supplies to people not paying their bills because of economic disruptions caused by the coronavirus pandemic.
An influential archbishop has been charged with fraud and money laundering amid mounting tensions between Armenia’s political leadership and the Armenian Apostolic Church.
Authorities in Nagorno-Karabakh seem determined to hold the second round of a presidential election after reporting the first case of coronavirus on Tuesday.
The Armenian government approved on Thursday cash payments to more people who have been hit hard by economic disruptions resulting from the coronavirus epidemic.
Armenia’s public utility companies have agreed not cut off electricity, natural gas and water supplies to people failing to pay their bills because of economic disruption caused by the coronavirus pandemic, Prime Minister Nikol Pashinian said on Wednesday.
Armenia’s parliament backed on Monday a government proposal to introduce jail sentences for people defying quarantine or self-isolation orders issued by health authorities dealing with the coronavirus outbreak.
The ongoing coronavirus pandemic is likely to pose significant challenges to the Armenian economic in the short term, Economy Minister Tigran Khachatrian has said, adding that the possible overall economic impact is yet difficult to assess.
The Armenian government has offered loan portfolios for local businesses that are likely to be affected by the economic consequences of the ongoing coronavirus pandemic.
Prime Minister Nikol Pashinian and other senior government officials on Tuesday called on citizens not to buy more food and essentials than they need, assuring the public that Armenia has no shortage of supplies.
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