Russian parliamentary and local elections began on Friday and will last three days, BBC reported. For the first time since 1993, election observers from the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE) will not be present due to “limitations” imposed by Russian authorities. President Vladimir Putin’s United Russia party is expected to win. Although …

The Republic of Armenia on September 16 instituted proceedings against the Republic of Azerbaijan before the International Court of Justice, the principal judicial organ of the United Nations, with regard to alleged violations of the International Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination (CERD). The Applicant contends that “[f]or decades, Azerbaijan has …

Some 5,413  COVID -19 tests were performed yesterday, revealing  759  new cases; 26  people died. As of September 17 Total number of tests performed in Armenia- 1,639,000 Confirmed positive cases – 252,082 Deaths – 5,101 Recovered – 235,030 Patients currently receiving treatment – 10,766

The leader of the Islamic State in the Greater Sahara died of wounds from a drone strike that hit him on a motorcycle last month in southern Mali, in a French-led operation involving backup from U.S., EU, Malian and Nigerien military forces, French authorities said Thursday, AP reported. The French government did not disclose how …

Speaking today at the Collective Security Treaty Organization (CSTO) summit in Dushanbe, Tajikistan, Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan said Armenia is proposing its partners to focus on the joint consistent work aimed at dynamically developing the organization and raising the efficiency of its mechanisms. He emphasized the need for continuing the work on foreign policy …

For the second time this week, the Ambassador of the Islamic Republic of Iran to Baku Seyed Abbas Mousavi met with the Azerbaijani president aide, Head of the Foreign Relations Department of the Presidential Administration Hitmet Hajiyev. The Iranian ambassador made a note about this on his Twitter page. He said they discussed the current …

As of September 16, 6049 tests were performed, the number of positive cases is 764 with 19 deaths registered yesterday, Minister of Health Anahit Avanesyan said at the government meeting today. “We are running out hospital beds; currently, 1,860 out of 2,044 beds are taken. Of the 319 reanimation beds, 289 are taken, 98% of …

The days following January 1 will be business days, except January 6. The days between January 2 and 5 will be working days.  The relevant draft resolution was discussed at the cabinet meeting today. From now on, only December 31, January 1 and January 6 will be holidays. The government argued that Armenian citizens have …

Armenia assumed the presidency of the Collective Security Treaty Organization (CSTO) from Tajikistan at the organization’s summit in Dushanbe. As reported by Armenpress, The President of Tajikistan Emomali Rahmon congratulated Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan and wished productive activities. In the first half of 2022, Armenia will host the CSTO foreign ministerial, defense ministerial and …