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21 July 2021 • 14:37 AMT
Telegram founder listed in leaked Pegasus project data

Pavel Durov, 36, is the founder of Telegram, which claims to have more than half a billion users.

21 July 2021 • 14:24 AMT
Families of 153 more fallen soldiers receive compensation in Armenia

The number of main beneficiaries of Armenia’s Insurance Foundation for Servicemen has thus grown to 4177.

21 July 2021 • 13:47 AMT
Suren Sahakyan sacked as Armenia’s Deputy Defense Minister

Deputy chief of the Armenian Army General Staff Arshak Karapetyan was appointed a Deputy Defense Minister on Tuesday.

21 July 2021 • 12:56 AMT
Armenia’s opposition “I Have Honor” bloc going to parliament

Armenia’s “I Have Honor” bloc has decided to accept the parliamentary mandates they secured in the June 20 elections.

21 July 2021 • 12:43 AMT
Russia says ready to welcome EU into Karabakh efforts

The EU is welcome to join, provided they help implement the existing agreements, a Kremlin spokesman said.

21 July 2021 • 10:53 AMT
Skilled Diasporans eager to volunteer, help Armenia develop

90 volunteers from the various corners of the world are currently engaged in Armenia, Depi Hayk and AVC said in a statement.

21 July 2021 • 10:16 AMT
Armenian grandmaster shares details from World Cup R3 win

A former under-16 world champion, Martirosyan hailed Mamedyarov as a “very strong player”.

21 July 2021 • 08:41 AMT
Covid-19: Armenia infections grew by 220 in the past day

A total of 4875 tests have been performed in the past day, the National Center For Disease Control and Prevention said.

21 July 2021 • 08:31 AMT
Russian peacekeepers clear agricultural fields from Uragan ammo

The work covered an area of more than 5 hectares of agricultural fields, where about 30 different types of ammunition were found.

21 July 2021 • 07:28 AMT
19 MP-elects give up their seats in Armenian parliament

19 MP-elects have relinquished their seats in the Armenian National Assembly

21 July 2021 • 06:56 AMT
Karabakh: Putin stresses role of compromise at meeting with Aliyev

Aliyev noted, meanwhile, that Moscow and Baku are in constant contact on the situation in Nagorno-Karabakh.

21 July 2021 • 06:28 AMT
Top Senator demands answers on U.S. aid to Azerbaijan

Menendez said Azerbaijan will continue to be aggressive unless it has a clear message that it’s not acceptable.

20 July 2021 • 15:16 AMT
Armenia’s Martirosyan beats top Azeri player to reach FIDE World Cup R4

Armenian grandmaster Haik Martirosyan defeated Shakhriyar Mamedyarov, Azerbaijan’s top player, to reach Round 4 of the FIDE World Cup․

20 July 2021 • 14:44 AMT
U.S. urges Armenia, Azerbaijan to create space for resumption of talks

The U.S. Embassy in Yerevan said it is concerned by incidents along the border between Armenia and Azerbaijan․

20 July 2021 • 14:29 AMT
Karabakh, South Caucasus discussed in Moscow

The Russian Deputy Foreign Minister met the OSCE Minsk Group Co-Chairs and the Personal Representative of the OSCE Chairperson-in-Office.

20 July 2021 • 14:13 AMT
President, MEP discuss regional crisis, Armenia-EU cooperation

The Chairwoman of the Security and Defense Subcommittee of the European Parliament Committee on Foreign Affairs is in Yerevan.

20 July 2021 • 13:47 AMT
Expert: Regional tensions serve to maximize pressure on Armenia

Current tensions on the border serve to maximize pressure on Armenia, according to South Caucasus expert Laurence Broers.

20 July 2021 • 12:24 AMT
Armenia’s acting Defense Minister steps down

Vagharshak Harutyunyan is stepping down as Armenia’s acting Defense Ministry, the Defense Ministry has confirmed.

20 July 2021 • 12:13 AMT
Makunts gives up parliament seat for reported U.S. envoy job

Lawmaker from the ruling Civil Contract party Lilit Makunts has relinquished her seat in the Armenian parliament.

20 July 2021 • 11:09 AMT
Town chief in Armnia’s Syunik confirms Azerbaijani shooting overnight

Azerbaijan has opened fire on Armenian positions and near settlements in three provinces: Syunik, Gegharkunik and Ararat.

20 July 2021 • 09:46 AMT
ISIS claims responsibility for Baghdad blast that left dozens dead

The market, like many other places, had been packed with shoppers preparing to celebrate an Islamic religious festival.

20 July 2021 • 09:36 AMT
EU calls for restraint as Azerbaijan fires on Armenian positions

The EU Special Representative for the South Caucasus noted the “deeply worrying” developments on Armenia-Azerbaijan border.

20 July 2021 • 09:06 AMT
HRD slams Azerbaijan’s shooting of Armenian communities as “criminal”

The criminality is evidenced by the fact that a serviceman of the Armenian Armed Forces was killed on July 14, he said.

20 July 2021 • 08:22 AMT
Covid-19: Armenia infections grew by 194 in the past 24 hours

A total of 6299 tests have been performed in the past day, the National Center For Disease Control and Prevention said.

20 July 2021 • 07:59 AMT
Official confirms Azerbaijani shooting in Gegharkunik as well

Geghamasar community head Avetisyan confirmed the shooting and added that no casualties have been reported.

20 July 2021 • 07:40 AMT
French envoy shares support for Armenia amid Azeri shelling

French ambassador to Armenia Jonathan Lacôte has shared photos from Yeraskh, Ararat province.

20 July 2021 • 06:51 AMT
Official: 14,000 Iranians travel to Armenia for vaccine

Foreigners currently residing in Armenia and tourists too receive the coronavirus jabs free of charge.

20 July 2021 • 06:45 AMT
Armenian village chief injured in Azerbaijan’s shooting

The Azerbaijani military used various caliber weapons, including grenade launchers, to shell the Armenian positions.

19 July 2021 • 15:18 AMT
WE: A guide to Armenia, one of the world’s oldest wine regions

So far, researchers have catalogued 400 indigenous varieties from a cache of wild vines cultivated by early Armenians.

19 July 2021 • 14:47 AMT
First session of Armenia’s new parliament slated for August 2

The first session of the Armenian parliament will be held on August 2, Secretary of the Central Electoral Commission Armen Smbatyan said.