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 …

Armenian Defense Minister Arshak Karapetyan on August 30 met with U.S. Ambassador to Armenia Lynne Tracy, accompanied by newly appointed Deputy Chief of Mission William Laitenen and newly appointed Military Attaché Col. Gregory Pipes, the Ministry of Defense said. At the request of Ambassador Tracy, Minister Karapetyan briefed the guests on the situation on the …

The European Union said on Tuesday it was eyeing more support for Afghanistan’s neighbours as a senior official warned fighting could force half a million people to flee abroad. “The first priority is to continue to provide the best possible support according to the means available to those countries that are the most affected,” a …

The post-war period and the actions of international actors come to prove that the Karabakh conflict would have never been settled through negotiations, Azerbaijani media quoted Azerbaijani President Aliyev as saying in Shushi. He said the international community was trying to depict the frozen conflict as a conflict that had no alternative. Aliyev said Azerbaijan …