Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan will be on a short vacation from August 31 to September 3, which he will spend in Armenia, his office said. His duties will be carried out by Deputy Prime Minister Suren Papikyan.

Russia’s defence ministry said on Tuesday it would hold naval drills in the Caspian Sea with small missile and artillery ships from Iran, Azerbaijan and Kazakhstan in early September. The ARMI-2021 Sea Cup, which is being held in Iran for the first time (Azerbaijan has been the host country for the past few years), involves …

At an online discussion titled “Use of brute force by the police: Steel mandate against citizens?” the story that happened in Lori province on August 14 was raised, when a Ford was crashed while being chased by a police car, and two people died. Residents of nearby villages who came to the scene after the …

Armenia’s Human Rights Defender reaffirms his statement that the Azerbaijani servicemen are deliberately setting fire to areas near the villages of Sotk and Kut in Gegharkunik province, the ombudsman’s staff said in a statement. The Azerbaijan Ministry of Defense of issued an official statement yesterday, denying the published undeniable facts. All these facts were passed …

Celebratory gunfire echoed across Kabul as Taliban fighters took control of the airport before dawn on Tuesday following the withdrawal of the last U.S. troops, ending 20 years of war that left the Islamic militia stronger than it was in 2001, Reuters reported. Shaky video footage distributed by the Taliban showed fighters entering the airport …

The National Security Service has launched a criminal case in connection with embezzlement of a large amount of money -149,160,000 AMD (US $30,000 million)—under a procurement contract granted by the Vayots Dzor provincial government for reconstruction of a pedestrian walkway in the city of Jermuk in Vayots Dzor province in 2015-16. No arrests have been …

Some 5,666 COVID -19 tests were performed yesterday, revealing  524  new cases; 14  people died As of August 31 Total number of tests performed in Armenia- 1,540,436 Confirmed positive cases – 242,135 Deaths – 4,844 Recovered – 227,026 Patients currently receiving treatment – 9,110

The Islamic State group’s Afghan affiliate has claimed responsibility for a rocket attack on Monday, saying it fired at least six Katyusha rockets at the airport in Kabul. The rockets struck the Salim Karwan neighbourhood, which is close to the airport in the Afghan capital. The claim of responsibility was made by the militant group’s media arm, the Aamaq …

The speaker of the National Assembly, Alen Simonyan, initiated a closed working discussion on August 30, with participation of relatives of the servicemen who were captured or are missing in war. MPs from three NA factions, high-ranking representatives of relevant departments took part in the discussion. At the end of the discussion, it was decided …