The Armenian military evacuated its small noncombat contingent from Aleppo late on Friday as Islamist rebels entered the northern Syrian city three days after launching a surprise offensive.
Armenia’s political leadership has unveiled plans to shorten compulsory military service in the country by 2027, prompting serious national security concerns from the opposition.
At least four members of Armenia’s ruling Civil Contract party have expressed a desire to lead it in forthcoming municipal elections in Gyumri.
A powerful body overseeing Armenia’s courts has failed so far to replace its last chairman, Karen Andreasian, who resigned on November 18 at the behest of Prime Minister Nikol Pashinian.
A 34-year-old judge presiding over the fresh trial of former President Robert Kocharian admitted on Thursday that he was affiliated with Prime Minister Nikol Pashinian’s party before taking the bench five months ago.
Armenia has not been subjected to foreign aggression, Russian President Vladimir Putin insisted on Thursday, dismissing Yerevan’s strong criticism of the Russian-led Collective Security Organization (CSTO).
The Azerbaijani Foreign Ministry has condemned Poland’s President Andrzej Duda for visiting Armenia’s border with Azerbaijan and monitoring the ceasefire regime there together with European Union observers.
Armenia has still not given the final green light to the opening of a Russian consulate in Armenia’s strategic Syunik region, according to the Russian Foreign Ministry.
Amid its lingering tensions with Moscow, Armenia has reportedly declined to host an upcoming summit of the leaders of Russia and other ex-Soviet states making up the Eurasian Economic Union (EEU).
Prime Minister Nikol Pashinian has confirmed his intention to appoint an acting mayor of Gyumri ahead of an early municipal election expected in Armenia’s second largest city.
After weeks of silence, law-enforcement authorities acknowledged on Wednesday that they have launched a criminal investigation into possible financial irregularities related to the launch of a first-ever Armenian satellite into space in May 2022.
Economic growth in Armenia is moderating to “more sustainable levels” due to dwindling positive side effects of Western sanctions against Russia, a senior official from the International Monetary Fund said on Tuesday.
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