The Taliban has taken complete control of Panjshir province, the last area in Afghanistan held by resistance forces, the group’s spokesman said, as it cemented its control of the country three weeks after taking over Kabul, Reuters reported. Pictures on social media showed Taliban members standing in front of the gate of the Panjshir provincial …

Some 4,307 COVID -19 tests were performed yesterday, revealing  239  new cases; 13  people died. As of September 6 Total number of tests performed in Armenia- 1,577,162 Confirmed positive cases – 245,264 Deaths – 4,924 Recovered – 229,559 Patients currently receiving treatment – 9,617

The Co-Chairs of the  the US Congressional  Caucus on Armenian Issues has sent a letter to Artsakh President  Arayik Harutyunyan congratulating the people of Artsakh on the Independence Day. The letter says the group is committed to continue efforts to strengthen the ties between our countries and to support Artsakh in times of need.

The law enforcement bodies of Serbia, on the basis of an international arrest warrant from Armenian authorities, have detained the deputy head of the North Macedonian mission to the OSCE in Vienna Mila Milenkovski, TASS reported citing  Alsat-M, a North Macedonian TV channel. Milenkovski was arrested  on August 27 when crossing the border to North Macedonia. …

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 …