Several families in a small village in northwestern Armenia have been increasingly worried about the fate of their relatives in Kursk since Moscow’s war against Ukraine spilled over into this Russian region earlier this month.
More than three years after the handover to Azerbaijan of contested border areas, including an interstate road section, the Armenian Foreign Ministry has confirmed that a relevant memorandum had been signed between the defense ministers of Armenia and Russia.
The Armenian government on Tuesday provided little clarity on its negotiations with Azerbaijan regarding border delimitation, with the office of Deputy Prime Minister Mher Grigorian representing Yerevan in the process only reaffirming that these talks were ongoing.
Prosecutors in Armenia have brought a new criminal case against Mikayel Minasian, the once influential fugitive son-in-law of former President Serzh Sarkisian, on multiple charges, including large-scale embezzlement.
Vazgen Mkhitarian, a native of the village of Voskehat in Armenia’s Shirak province, says he plans to return to Kursk despite the fighting that erupted in this Russian region last week.
A group of opposition supporters indicted in connection with the June 12 clashes in Yerevan between riot police and protesters demanding Prime Minister Nikol Pashinian’s resignation went on trial on Monday.
Prosecutors in Armenia have demanded seven years in prison for a Constitutional Court judge charged with abuse of official powers related to alleged real estate fraud.
Eighteen people have been hospitalized with injuries in Yerevan after a major road collision in the Armenian capital on Sunday morning, authorities said.
Armenia has welcomed the latest initiative by the United States, Egypt, and Qatar for the resumption of cease-fire talks between Israel and Hamas.
A Brussels official has praised Armenia’s progress in implementing reforms in key areas under its existing agreement with the European Union.
Russian authorities have banned large gatherings and mass events in Kursk amid reports of Ukrainian forces advancing in the region, which has been under attack since August 6, local ethnic Armenians have told RFE/RL’s Armenian Service on Friday.
A higher court on Friday granted prosecutors’ request to revoke house arrest for Aram Azatian, the prefect of Yerevan’s northern Arabkir district, and place him in custody.
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