Some 6,659 COVID -19 tests were performed yesterday, revealing 645 new cases; 15 people died As of September 8 Total number of tests performed in Armenia- 1,581,821 Confirmed positive cases – 246,410 Deaths – 4,954 Recovered – 230,291 Patients currently receiving treatment – 9,998

Armenian Minister of Health Anahit Avanesyan posted a video on her Facebook page, writing: “Pregnant women and children are also at risk for new COVID variants, so we need to be even more vigilant to keep them away from the complications of COVID-19. By following the simple rules of caution and getting vaccinated, we are …

Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan is set to pay an official visit to Georgia on September 8-9. He is scheduled to meet with Georgian Irakli Garibashvili and President Salome Zurabishvili. High-level Armenian-Georgian talks are planned, followed by statements for media. Pashinyan will also pay tribute to the Heroes’ Square in Tbilisi.

Ameriabank is happy to announce the launch of one of its successful and long-awaited programs – Generation A 13. The program is an exceptional opportunity for young people aged 21-27 who want to start their professional path at Ameriabank, acquire new skills and experience, grow to be competitive specialists. This year, the young participants of …

The meeting with the new Russian co-chair of the OSCE Minsk Group Igor Khovayev in Yerevan is very important in Artsakh, Artsakh Minister of Foreign Affairs Davit Babayan told Factor.am. “The other issues are secondary, not important,” he added, answering the question what they think about the fact that the newly appointed Minsk Group co-chair …

Russia’s FSB security service on Tuesday accused Ukrainian military intelligence of organising an attack on a gas pipeline on Crimea after Moscow arrested a Crimean Tatar leader over the incident. The FSB said Ukraine’s GUR military intelligence service and the Mejlis, the outlawed representative body of the Crimean Tatars, had conspired to blow up a …

Azeri troops, positioned near the villages of the Karmir Shuka-Taghavard section in Martuni region, opened fire at Armenian position and the peaceful settlement at 19:30 on September 6, Artsakh’s ombudsman said in a statement. The statement said at least four bullets hit a Taghavard house where six civilians, one of whom is a minor, live. …

Foreign Minister Ararat Mirzoyan on Tuesday received Ambassador Andrea Wiktorin, Head of the European Union (EU) Delegation to Armenia, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs said.The parties discussed the agenda of Armenia-EU relations, democratic development and ensuring the rule of law, and stressed the importance of promoting cooperation in political dialogue, trade and economic ties, education, …

Armenian National Security Service’s Anti-Corruption Department officers have arrested a person who has smuggled about 221.08 grams of Cocaine into Armenia for the purpose of selling it, the NSS said in a statement. The person, whose name is withheld, who entered Armenia through Yerevan’s Zvartnots airport on September 3 on the Nice-Paris-Yerevan, is a French …