Armenians are coping with a heat wave coming from the south as air temperatures in parts of the country are rising to extremely high levels this week.
Taxes paid by Armenian companies importing cars, mobile phones and other consumer electronics increased drastically in the first half of this year, a further sign that they are taking advantage of Western economic sanctions against Russia.
Azerbaijan unblocked Armenia’s supplies of natural gas to Karabakh at the weekend only to halt them again several hours later amid growing shortages of energy, good and medicine experienced by the region’s population.
A court in Azerbaijan sentenced two Armenian soldiers to 11.5 years in prison on Friday more than one month after they were captured by Azerbaijani forces in an apparent cross-border incursion.
A group of Armenian political activists and public figures have begun collecting signatures in support of their demands for making it a crime to recognize Nagorno-Karabakh as part of Azerbaijan.
Economy Minister Vahan Kerobian said on Thursday that Armenia’s leading brandy producer will not cut back on purchases of grapes from domestic farmers this year despite the uncertain future of its vital exports to Russia.
A woman accused of attempting to “kidnap” Prime Minister Nikol Pashinian’s son was freed on Friday after a court in Yerevan gave her a four-year suspended prison sentence at the end of a short trial.
Prime Minister Nikol Pashinian has formed a working group tasked with fleshing out his government’s ambitious plans to build a new nuclear power station in Armenia.
Bowing to apparent Western pressure, Armenia’s government has moved to seriously restrict the re-export of electronics products and components to Russia which has skyrocketed since the Russian invasion of Ukraine.
Annual inflation in Armenia fell from 8.6 percent in 2022 to just 1.3 percent in May this year amid significant drops in the prices of some food products and fuel, according to government data.
The United States has added an Armenian trading company to its long list of entities accused of helping Russia evade U.S. sanctions imposed since the Russian invasion of Ukraine.
Armenia’s leading brandy producer heavily dependent on the Russian market may face an uncertain future after its French parent company’s decision to stop exports of all its international brands to Russia.
Armenia’s permanent population is just below 3 million people, according to preliminary data of a census conducted by the authorities last October and published this week.
The United States has added a Russian-owned firm registered in Armenia to its list of entities accused of helping Russia evade U.S. sanctions imposed since the invasion of Ukraine.
Health authorities are scrambling to contain the first major outbreak of measles in Armenia in almost eight years.
Citing security concerns, European football’s governing body, UEFA, has banned Turkish fans from attending an upcoming match in Yerevan between Armenia’s and Turkey’s national soccer teams.
Armenia’s agricultural sector remains in crisis despite double-digit economic growth recorded by the government last year.
The Armenian police made more than 20 arrests on Thursday as they evicted hundreds of squatters from the former building of the country’s Defense Ministry.
Armenia offered to provide urgent aid to Turkey and Syria after the two countries were hit by a powerful earthquake early on Monday.
Ten days after the unexpected resignation of Armenia’s state ombudswoman, Kristine Grigorian, the ruling Civil Contract party has still not nominated a new human rights defender.
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