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 …

A possible tool and platform for creating a favorable environment around Armenia is the working group of the Deputy Prime Ministers of Armenia, Russia and Azerbaijan, formed on the basis of the trilateral statements of January 11 and November 9 for regional economic and transport unblocking, Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan said while presenting the government …

The local elections of Gyumri will take place on October 17. Other than the newly formed Gyumri Can bloc, no other political force has said it would participate in the election. The ruling party has not yet made a political decision on the candidate. Many of the CP members state in unofficial conversations that the …

Some 6,559 COVID -19 tests were performed yesterday, revealing 537 new cases; six people died As of August 24 Total number of tests performed in Armenia- 1,495,669 Confirmed positive cases – 238,422 Deaths – 4,768 Recovered – 224,719 Patients currently receiving treatment – 7,787

Citing Telegram channels, several Armenian online media outlets have reported that the enemy has tried to advance near Lake Sev and that the situation is quite tense. Col. Samvel Asatryan of the General Staff has denied the reports as false. “All these rumors are spread by Azerbaijani channels, trying to cause panic among the public,” …

The leaders of the CSTO member states discussed possible ways to respond to the situation in Afghanistan, TASS has quoted the organization’s Secretary General Stanislav Zas as saying. The leaders agreed to further strengthen security measures in connection with the situation in Afghanistan, he said. The promise of the Taliban to form a coalition government …

Azerbaijani servicemen will take part in regular military exercises in Turkey, the Turkish Ministry of Defense has tweeted. “We continue to be a united fist – One nation, two states. Our brothers from the Azerbaijani Armed Forces have arrived in Gallipoli under the Brotherhood Brigade program,” the note reads. No other details are reported about …

The preliminary investigation of the criminal case initiated in connection with the murder of three servicemen continues in the Military Investigation Department of the Investigation Committee. The Committee said a number of essential circumstances of the incident were revealed, and information was obtained that the head of the post was also invovled in the incident. …

A new contract with Turkey on the delivery of Russian-made S-400 medium-to-long-range anti-aircraft missile systems may be signed soon, CEO of the state arms exporter Rosoboronexport (part of the state tech corporation Rostec) Alexander Mikheyev said at the Army-2021 international military-technical forum said on Monday. “The consultations continue and are at the final stage. We …