A U.S. lawyer representing Armenian businessman and philanthropist Ruben Vardanyan has insisted that the release of his client and other Armenian prisoners held in Azerbaijan is a “top priority” for the administration of U.S. President Donald Trump.
The resolution of the Armenian-Azerbaijani conflict and the resulting opening of Azerbaijan’s and Turkey’s borders with Armenia would significantly boost links between Europe and Central Asia, European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen said on Friday.
An Armenian appeals court has ordered a law-enforcement agency to look into the legality of an interest-free $1 million loan received by Finance Minister Vahe Hovannisian and his other personal business deals.
The leader of a political group that finished third in the March 30 municipal election in Gyumri has reluctantly agreed to enable another opposition candidate and his bitter rival to become the new mayor of Armenia’s second largest city.
Armenia’s modest exports to the United States will likely fall after U.S. President Donald Trump’s decision to impose major trade tariffs on countries around the world, some Armenian entrepreneurs said on Thursday.
Activists representing refugees from Nagorno-Karabakh said on Thursday they will resume street protests in Yerevan after the Armenian government refused to restore housing allowances that were paid to many of them.
The Armenian Justice Ministry’s Penitentiary Service said on Thursday that it has used force to put down a riot in the country’s largest prison.
A prominent member of Armenia’s ruling Civil Contract party has made clear that he does not regret swearing at a reporter in a drunken scandal in Gyumri that led to his resignation from the parliament.
Prosecutors have brought fresh criminal charges against Movses Hakobian, Armenia’s former top general who has accused Prime Minister Nikol Pashinian of mishandling the 2020 war in Nagorno-Karabakh.
An Armenian court freed on Wednesday an opposition candidate and another woman arrested during the weekend local election in Gyumri.
Dismissing repeated appeals from Yerevan, Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev on Wednesday reiterated his main preconditions for signing a peace deal with Armenia finalized last month.
The leader of a political group that finished third in the weekend municipal election in Gyumri remained on Tuesday reluctant to clarify whether he will enable another opposition candidate to become the new mayor of Armenia’s second largest city.
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