Armenian President Armen Sargsyan has appointed  Ararat Mirzoyan Minister of Foreign Affairs. Prior to this appointment, Ararat Mirzoyan was the speaker of the 7th National Assembly. Mirzoyan was born in Yerevan on November 23, 1979. He graduated from Yerevan State University, Faculty of History in 2000 with a bachelor’s degree, and was granted a master’s degree …

Some 7,514 COVID -19 tests were performed yesterday, revealing 559 new cases; 11 people died As of August 19 Total number of tests performed in Armenia- 1,461,464 Confirmed positive cases – 236,443 Deaths – 4,727 Recovered – 223,227 Patients currently receiving treatment – 6,923

Armenia Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan has fired First Deputy Foreign Minister Armen Grigoryan.

During his visit to Nakhchivan, US Ambassador to Azerbaijan Lee Litzenberger said Azerbaijani-American relations are based on three pillars: security, economy and energy, human rights and legal regulation are related to it. “The United States intends to expand cooperation with Azerbaijan, including Nakhichevan, in all the areas I have mentioned,” he said. “For example, we …

On her Facebook page, Armenian Minister of Health Anahit Avanesyan has urged citizens to get vaccinated, saying that out of 64 sequenced samples, 51 were Delta variant, and nine others the British variant.

A 3.3 magnitude earthquake hit northern Armenia today at 13:41 local time. The epicenter of the quake was 14 km north-east of Bavra village close to the Armenian-Georgian border. The quake was also felt in Saragyugh village of Shirak region with a magnitude of 3.

A dozen Belarusian officers in riot gear illegally crossed into Lithuanian territory on Tuesday while pushing a group of 35 Iraqi migrants over the border, Lithuania’s border guard service said, Reuters reported. Lithuania, a member of the European Union, accuses Belarus of deliberately flying in Iraqi migrants to Minsk and then ferrying them over the …

“The soldiers of the Defense Army were removed from the borders of Yeghtsahogh village, and then Russian troops came, stayed for an hour, put their flag in the positions,” Yeghtsahogh village mayor Artak Hakobyan told Factor.am. Yeghtsahogh, Hin Shen and Mets Shen are among the villages in the Shushi region that remained under Armenian control …

The Ministry of Health has acquired a new batch of vaccine against COVID-19, A Minister of Health Anahit Avanesyan said. The 200,000 dose of the Chinese Sinopharm vaccine is intended for 100,000 people. The vaccine is available to all citizens over the age of 18 without restrictions.

Yerevan Ma Mayor Hayk Marutyan has issued an order cancelling the Erebuni-Yerevan festivities, usually held in October, the municipality press service said. The funds will be redirected to the support of “100 houses in Artsakh” program, as well as to the development programs of Yerevan cultural institutions. In particular, funds will be allocated for the …