Azerbaijan has released three ethnic Armenian civilians who were captured by its troops during the recent war in Nagorno-Karabakh.
A coalition of 16 Armenian opposition parties urged supporters to again take to the streets on Tuesday after Prime Minister Nikol Pashinian ignored their ultimatum to resign and pave the way for snap parliamentary elections.
Opposition parties campaigning for Prime Minister Nikol Pashinian’s resignation have chosen a man who they believe should replace him and govern Armenia until snap general elections.
Coronavirus infections in Armenia have fallen over the past week after two months of rapid growth that overwhelmed the country’s healthcare system, official figures show.
Armenian opposition groups again rallied several thousand supporters in Yerevan at the weekend to demand Prime Minister Nikol Pashinian’s resignation and fresh general elections.
Prime Minister Nikol Pashinian on Wednesday pledged to reshuffle his government and gave no indications that he will resign or agree to snap general elections in the aftermath of the war in Nagorno-Karabakh.
The Armenian government has announced plans to ban the import of all Turkish goods in response to Turkey’s military support for Azerbaijan in the ongoing war in Nagorno-Karabakh.
A court in Yerevan approved on Tuesday an arrest warrant against Mikael Minasian, former President Serzh Sarkisian’s fugitive son-in-law facing corruption charges strongly denied by him.
Schools and universities across Armenia reopened their doors to students on Tuesday six months after being closed because of the coronavirus pandemic.
A standing committee of Armenia’s parliament will discuss on Friday a bill that would allow the authorities continue enforcing coronavirus-related safety rules without again extending a state of emergency.
Representatives of the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) have still not been able to visit an Armenian army officer who was captured by Azerbaijani troops late last month, officials in Yerevan said on Wednesday.
An explosion rocked a brandy distillery in Armenia on Tuesday, killing two people and seriously injuring four others.
Armenia’s National Security Service has opened a criminal case into what it says was a case of large-scale money laundering allegedly involving former Yerevan mayor Gagik Beglarian.
The Armenian government has spent a total of about 150 billion drams (over $300 million) since March on relief and stimulus packages for businesses and individual citizens affected by the coronavirus pandemic, according to an official.
A group of Armenian citizens on Wednesday gathered near the government offices in Yerevan to demand an opportunity to leave the country and specifically go to Russia.
Schools in Armenia that have remained closed due to the coronavirus pandemic since March will open their doors to students on September 15, according to Education Minister Arayik Harutiunian.
The figures reported by the Ministry of Health show that for the first time since early June the number of active coronavirus cases in Armenia has dropped below 7,000.
Former Armenian Police Chief Vladimir Gasparian on Saturday obstructed the work of an RFE/RL Armenian Service (Azatutyun) crew working on a report about government plans to dismantle some private houses illegally constructed near Lake Sevan.
The Armenian government said on Thursday that it hopes to further curb the spread of the coronavirus in the country through more targeted and proactive testing.
The Armenian health authorities reported on Wednesday another decrease in the number of new coronavirus cases and deaths caused by them.
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