Some 4,178 COVID -19 tests were performed yesterday, revealing 296 new cases; 16 people died As of September 13 Total number of tests performed in Armenia- 1,594,150 Confirmed positive cases – 249,146 Deaths – 5,018 Recovered – 233,105 Patients currently receiving treatment – 9,848

A new government has been announced in Lebanon over a year after the previous administration quit following the devastating Beirut port explosion. Najib Mikati – Lebanon’s richest man – becomes prime minister, a position he has held twice before. His appointment, along with the naming of a new cabinet, ends months of political paralysis. It …

Armenian Ambassador to US Lilit Makunts on Friday held a virtual meeting with Co-Chair of the US Congressional Caucus on Armenian Issues, Congresswoman Jackie Speier, the embassy of Armenia in the United States said. Ambassador Makunts briefed the situation around Artsakh (Nagorno-Karabakh), and stressed the urgency of addressing priority humanitarian issues followed by the 44-day …

Some 6,511 COVID -19 tests were performed yesterday, revealing 731 new cases; 16 people died. As of September 11 Total number of tests performed in Armenia- 1,594,150 Confirmed positive cases – 248, 397 Deaths – 4,995 Recovered – 230,041 Patients currently receiving treatment – 10,188

The trial of the former mayor of Goris, Arush Arushanyan, and the mayor of Karahunj, Lusine Avetyan, opened today in the Court of General Jurisdiction of Syunik province. At the beginning of the court session, Arushanyan’s lawyers moved to have Arushanyan released on bail citing that all the witnesses have already been questioned, so the …

As reported earlier, the European Union has decided to remove Armenia, Azerbaijan, Albania, Serbia and several other countries from the safe travel list. The press center of the Civil Aviation Committee told Factor.am about the decision that flights to EU countries are being carried out at the moment, but they do not know whether there …

The European Union has removed Armenia and five other countries from its list of safe travel destinations, meaning visitors or people returning from those countries are likely to face tighter controls such as COVID-19 tests or quarantine. Following a review, the governments of the EU’s 27 member states agreed to drop Japan, Albania, Armenia, Azerbaijan, …

A special command group has been set up in Baku to represent the Turkish Armed Forces in Azerbaijan. The delegation includes four Turkish generals, Azerbaijani media reported. The group will be headed by Maj Gen Bakhtiar Ersay, Chief of the Operational Staff of the Turkish Land Forces. The Turkish command will be represented by Gen …

A Russian soldier was killed after his vehicle hit an explosive device in Syria, the Russian military saidThursday in a statement carried by state media, the Moscow Times reported. The Russian Defense Ministry said a roadside bomb detonated in the central province of Homs during a Russian military police reconnaissance on a humanitarian route. “A …