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 …

Ararat province Governor Razmik Tevonyan wrote on his Facebook page: “Dear citizens, as it is already known, I have submitted my resignation application to Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan. Various versions of my resignation are put forward in the press and on various social platforms, one of which is that “a document has been signed to …

As of July 1, 2021, Armenia’s permanent population stands at 2,964,600; it has grown by 1,600 people since the last year, according to the State Statistical Service. In the first seven months of this year, the number of births increased by 3.6%, from 19.435 to 20,126 compared with the same period of 2020. The number …

Some 6,783 COVID -19 tests were performed yesterday, revealing  669  new cases; 11  people died. As of September 10 Total number of tests performed in Armenia- 1,594,150 Confirmed positive cases – 246,997 Deaths – 4,968 Recovered – 230,820 Patients currently receiving treatment – 9,617

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan held a phone call Wednesday with the Italian prime minister, Turkish Communications Directorate said. Erdogan stressed that with Afghanistan under the control of the Taliban, a new situation has arisen in the field and that engagement with the Taliban should be continued at the point of delivering humanitarian aid, as …

Iranian jets and drones have carried out attacks on members of an Iranian Kurdish separatist party based in northern Iraq, the group said on Thursday, MEE reported. An official from the Kurdistan Democratic Party of Iran (KDPI), a group seeking autonomy for Kurds in Iran, said there were no casualties from the strikes, which targeted …

The search for the bodies of the killed servicemen was carried out today by one rescue detachment in Varanda (Fizuli) region, Artsakh Ministry of Internal Affairs said, adding that as a result, the a body of another Armenian soldier was found. His identity will be confirmed after a forensic examination. A total of 1,660 bodies …

Due to the sharp increase in the COVID-19 cases, Armenia has once again listed in an epidemically dangerous “red” zone by EU standards. This means that entry restrictions for Armenian citizens can be tightened, Armenian Ministry of Health said. The European Center for Disease Control and Prevention (ECDC) updates the list of epidemiologically safe countries …