As the NA opened today, MPs engaged in “bottle fight.” Hayk Sargsyan was speaking from the NA floor, bringing counter-arguments to the criticism of the opposition. He said: “No former head of the Ministry of Defense, during whose time people were released from the army by money or a phone call, has a right to …

Starting September 1, the educational process will be carried out in classes, Deputy Minister of Education Zhanna Andreasyan told a news conference today. “The educational process will be carried out during the day, if the number of students is more than 20. However, the schools that prove that they are able to maintain the anti-epidemic …

Russian security forces have arrested 31 members of the Katiba Tawhid wal-Jihad terrorist organization in Moscow and several other regions of the Russian Federation, Russian Federal Security Service has said in a statement, RIA Novosti reported. The group members are suspected of recruiting new members and sending them to Syria. “The FSB of the Russian …

Some 8,516 COVID -19 tests were performed yesterday, revealing 634  new cases; 10 people died As of August 25 Total number of tests performed in Armenia- 1,504,185 Confirmed positive cases – 239,056 Deaths – 4,778 Recovered – 224,919 Patients currently receiving treatment – 8,209

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson will host an emergency meeting of G-7 leaders Tuesday to address the chaotic situation in Afghanistan and what their next moves will be, CNBC reported. The G-7 countries — the U.K., the U.S., Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan — will attempt to formulate a plan for the immediate term and …

Turkey does not have the capacity to host more migrants and refugees and the country is not a migrant camp, ruling Justice and Development Party (AK Party) spokesperson Ömer Çelik said Monday, as hundreds of thousands of Afghans try to flee the country after the Taliban took over. Speaking after a party meeting in the …

Georgy Muradov, Permanent Representative of Crimea under Russian President Vladimir Putin and Deputy Prime Minister of Crimea, called Turkey’s position in support of the Crimean Platform summit “ignoble”. “Ankara, unfortunately, took an ignoble position, supporting the American-Kiev provocation against the territorial integrity of Russia. Such a policy does not take into account the difficult pages …

Armenian Minister of High-Tech Industry Vahagn Khachaturyan on August 23 met with Chinese Ambassador to Armenia Fan Yong to discuss cooperation. Minister Khachaturyan said the development of bilateral cooperation is very important for Armenia. He said the Ministry provides support to the private sector in order to be establish and strengthen the high-tech industry. He …

Unidentified armed hijackers took control of a Ukrainian plane and flew it to Iran after it arrived in Afghanistan last week to evacuate Ukrainians, reports Russian News Agency TASS. “Last Sunday, our plane was hijacked by other people. On Tuesday, the plane was practically stolen from us, with an unidentified group of passengers onboard instead …

In an interview for GlobalMarkets, ArtakHanesyan, Ameriabank’s CEO, explains the bank’s strategy and highlights some of the key reasons for its success in the Armenian market. -What are some of Ameriabank’s main businesses, strengths and competitive advantages? –Ameriabank believes in the potential and future of the Armenian economy. One of our strengths is our openness …