Some 6,664 COVID -19 tests were performed yesterday, revealing  621  new cases; 12  people died. As of September 4 Total number of tests performed in Armenia- 1,567,094 Confirmed positive cases – 244,602 Deaths – 4,904 Recovered – 228,736 Patients currently receiving treatment – 9,800

Lithuania’s donation of 27,500 doses of AstraZeneka vaccine was delivered to Armenia today. Thanks to the EU civil protection mechanisms, it was possible to organize the safe transportation of vaccine-containing goods to Armenia, according to the EU Office in Armenia. The Ambassador of the Republic of Lithuania to the Republic of Armenia Inga Stanite-Tolochkiene, the …

Service members of the “two fraternal countries” kicked off the exercises in Azerbaijan’s capital Baku in accordance with an agreement on military cooperation between the two countries, and the exercises will last until Sept. 12, the ministry said, Sabah reported. “The main objective of the exercises held with the participation of Azerbaijani and Turkish service …

The Telegram channel of the Russian peacekeepers reported that the commander of the Russian peacekeeping contingent in Nagorno Karabakh, Lt Gen Rustam Muradov today paid a visit to Jamil Babayev, an Azeri soldier found in Martakert, now detained in Stepanakert. “At Babayev’s request, he will be given the opportunity to contact relatives and family members,” …

The number of beneficiaries of the fund has changed. The 76 hero servicemen who became disabled or the families of those killed in the war unleashed by the enemy on September 27 received compensation, bringing the number of the beneficiaries to 4392, the Servicemen Insurance Fund said. Only 416 of them were the Fund’s before …

Speaking at the drills held by the Ministry of Emergency Situations’ units in Lusakert today, Security Council Secretary Armen Grigoryan said Armenia is ready for demarcation and delimitation process. He, however, added that no work is being done at the moment, 1lurer.am reported. “We are waiting for Azerbaijan’s response. We hope that Azerbaijan will respond …

Israel carried out air strikes on targets near Damascus early on Friday, triggering Syrian air defences but causing no casualties, Syrian state media reported, the second such attack in just over two weeks, Reuters reported. The Israeli military declined to comment on the report. A Syrian military source quoted by state media said Syrian air …

Mullah Baradar, the head of the Taliban’s political office, will lead the new government in Afghanistan, at least three sources in the Islamist group said on Friday, Reuters reported. Mullah Mohammad Yaqoob, the son of late Taliban founder Mullah Omar, and Sher Mohammad Abbas Stanekzai will take senior positions in the government, the sources said.

Armenian Minister of Defense Arshak Karapetyan on September 2 received a delegation of military specialists of the Russian Ministry of Defense, in Armenia for negotiations and discussions as part of the Armenian-Russian bilateral cooperation, the Ministry of Defense said. The head of the Russian delegation, Maj Gen Valery Zhila briefed Minister Karapetyan on the forthcoming …