In an interview with the Azerbaijani Report news agency, Turkish Defense Minister Hulusi Akar has blamed Armenia for the border tension. “We are monitoring the incidents and the regular shelling incidents by the units of the Armenian Armed Forces. We are following all the events,” Akar said. He noted that intensive discussions are being held …

The Criminal Court of Appeal ruled today in favor of the Prosecutor General’s Office request to detain Armen Charchyan, a member of the Armenia bloc and former director of the Izmirlian Medical Center. On July 21, the Court of General Jurisdiction of Yerevan ruled to sustain the request by Charcyhan’s defense attorney to release him …

The circulating information that the population is supposed to be evacuated from the border zone of Tavush province is not true, the provincial administration says. According to it, in the new edition of the governor’s August 19, 2021 decree regarding the evacuation plan of the population from the dangerous areas of Tavush, the names of …

31 years ago, on this day, the first session of the Supreme Council of Armenia adopted the Declaration of Independence of Armenia, marking the beginning of the process of statehood. Immediately after the adoption of the Declaration, by the decision of the Supreme Council of the Armenian SSR, the Armenian Soviet Socialist Republic was renamed …

Some 5,220 COVID -19 tests were performed yesterday, revealing 251 new cases; 10 people died As of August 23 Total number of tests performed in Armenia- 1,489,110 Confirmed positive cases – 237,885 Deaths – 4,762 Recovered – 224,493 Patients currently receiving treatment – 7,483

U.S. Ambassador to Armenia Lynne Tracy says the consequences of the recent war in Nagorno Karabakh have not been overcome, the conflict has not been resolved because the status of Nagorno Karabakh remains to be decided. “We will continue to work through our position as an OSCE Minsk Group Co-Chair to work towards that goal of …

The European Junior Boxing Championship, held in Bosnia and Herzegovina, is over with brilliant results for Armenian boxers. According to the Boxing Federation of Armenia, 10 of our 17 athletes headed by coaches Artur Melkumyan, Armen Baghdasaryan and Hovhannes Sharbatyan rose to the podium. Spartak Nahapetyan (50 kg) representing Shirak and Andranik Martirosyan (57 kg) …

Congresswoman Marjorie Taylor Greene  (R-GA) has said she is going to submit articles of impeachment against President Joe Biden imminently, Newsweek reported. Speaking alongside Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-FL) at an event in Iowa on Thursday, Greene said: “Yes I do have articles of impeachment drawn up, to submit tomorrow.” In a clip shared by RSBN, …

Some 7,629 COVID -19 tests were performed yesterday, revealing 507 new cases; five people died As of August 21 Total number of tests performed in Armenia- 1,476,957 Confirmed positive cases – 237,249 Deaths – 4,737 Recovered – 224,019 Patients currently receiving treatment – 7,350

Pursuant to Article 33, Part 8 of the Rules of Procedure of the National Assembly, the regular sitting of the 8th National Assembly’s first session will be held on August 24 at 10:00 am to discuss the government program. The decision on this was signed by NA Speaker Alen Simonyan.