Some 5,670 COVID -19 tests were performed yesterday, revealing 587 new cases; 14 people died As of September 9 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 – 10,040

At the meetign with Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan in Tbilisi, Georgian Prime Minister Irakli Garibashvili congratulated his Armenian counterpart on his victory in the elections and noted that his new vision is connected with the sustainable development of Armenia and the Armenian people, 1tv.ge reported. “I familiarized myself with the new vision of Mr. …

Georgia’s third president, Mikheil Saakashvili, has said for the first time in years that he would come to Georgia “regardless of the consequences, as this is the line beyond which we are losing our homeland,” according to Georgia Online. “For the first time in years, I said I would come, regardless of the circumstances. Who …

According to a survey conducted in July, 41% of Armenians think that Armenia is generally moving in the right direction, and 34% think that it is moving in the wrong direction, while 25% of respondents did not know or refused to answer this question. The picture is different in Yerevan compared with other urban and …

The Taliban on Tuesday announced a hardline government in Afghanistan after weeks of deliberation, revealing an all-male cabinet that also includes a top official who is on the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI)’s ‘most wanted’ list, with a bounty of up to $10 million on his head, according to media reports. Sirajuddin Haqqani, who has …

Aghvan Hovsepyan, a former prosecutor general and chairman of the Investigative Committee has been detained for two months by a decision of a Yerevan court. His attorney, Sasun Rafaelyan, told Factor.am that they would appeal the decision in the Criminal Court of Appeal. “The court has published only the final part of the decision, we …

Prime Minister of Armenia Nikol Pashinyan arrived in Tbilisi, the capital of Georgia, on an official visit, Armenpress reported. He was welcomed by Georgia’s Foreign Minister, Deputy Prime Minister Davit Zalkaliani. The Armenian PM will have meetings with Georgian Prime Minister Irakli Garibashvili and President Salome Zourabichvili during the visit. After holding high-level negotiations, Prime …

A plane carrying two Armenian prisoners of war has just landed at Yerevan’s Erebuni airport. According to preliminary data, the captives returning to the homeland are driver Aramayis Torozyan and serviceman Artur Nalbandyan who were captured on July 14 from the territory adjacent to Lake Sev. They were exchanged with Jamil Babayev, an Azeri soldier …

Armenia’s Ombudsman Arman Tatoyan presented a special report on Azerbaijan’s responsibility for torturing and inhumanely treating Armenian prisoners of the 2020 Karabakh war. The report indicates the gross violations of human rights of the Armenian captives and civilians, their torture and inhuman treatment by Azeri servicemen, and the conditions of their captivity. Tatoyan said that …