President Joe Biden has said he stands “squarely” behind the US exit from Afghanistan as he faces withering criticism over the Taliban’s lightning conquest of the war-torn country. “How many more American lives is it worth?” asked the Democratic president. He said that despite the “messy” pullout, “there was never a good time to withdraw …

Recently, USAID’s ASPIRED project and partners marked the completion of the irrigation efficiency improvement project in the Mrgashat community. True to its name, which translates as “full of fruit,” Mrgashat is one of the largest villages of the Armavir region with a population of 5,500 people, the majority of whom are engaged in growing tomatoes, …

“The night in Kut was calm, the shooting stopped almost at midnight. I can’t tell what types of weapons were used, but can assume from the voices that they were heavy weapons,” the head of Kut village of Gegharkunik province, Sima Chitchyan, told Factor.am. Human Rights Defender Arman Tatoyan wrote last night that the Azerbaijani …

According to the Artsakh Republic Ministry of Health, 66 tests were performed on August 16, revealing six new Covid-16 cases. Currently, 31 people are receiving inpatient treatment, many others in less severe conditions are receiving outpatient treatment at home. Since the beginning of the year, 10,882 people have taken Covid -19 tests with 1,002 of …

Some 6,584 COVID -19 tests were performed yesterday, revealing 357 new cases; 11 people died As of August 17 Total number of tests performed in Armenia- 1,446,731 Confirmed positive cases – 235,171 Deaths – 4,713 Recovered – 223,070 Patients currently receiving treatment – 6,250

In an interview with CNN Turk, Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev again spoke about the so-called Zangezur corridor, the creation of which is one of the main goals of the Turkish-Azerbaijani tandem. The Turkish-Azerbaijani side is trying to link the life of the corridor with various international actors, trying to present it in the sphere of …

The mayor of Sisian, Syunik province, Artur Sargsyan, submitted his resignation letter the town’s council of elders, his lawyer Emin Khachatryan has told Factor.am. Khachatryan explained that as Sargsyan was elected to the National Assembly, by law, he has to choose whether to continue his service as a mayor or to become a NA member, …

The Armenian Ministry of Foreign has been working through various channels to find out whether there are Armenian nationals in Afghanistan, the ministry said in response to questions from media outlets. It also said that so far no one has turned to the ministry with any request with regard to the situation in Afghanistan.

Clashes broke out as the Israeli army raided Jenin refugee camp in the north of the occupied West Bank early on Monday, Al Jazeera reported. At least four Palestinian men have been shot dead during confrontations with the Israeli army in the Jenin refugee camp in the north of the occupied West Bank. Saleh Mohammed …

US troops fired shots into the air and all commercial flights were cancelled at Kabul airport Monday as thousands of Afghans crowded onto the tarmac in the hope of catching any flight out after the weekend Taliban takeover. Dramatic footage posted on social media showed a scene of chaos on the runway, with civilians frantically …