FIFA published an updated ranking of national football teams on August 12. The Armenian national team has advanced in the table, and now occupies the 88th place, according to the FFA official website. The first in the table is the current world bronze medalist Belgium. It is followed by Brazil, world champion France, England and …

This week’s floods in Turkey’s Black Sea region have claimed at least five lives, and at least one person is missing, officials said Thursday, Anadolu reported. Floods due to heavy rains hit the northern Black Sea region on Wednesday, leaving five people dead in the Kastamonu province and one missing in the Bartin province, said …

We consider it acceptable the call of the OSCE Minsk Group Co-Chairs to refrain from provocative actions and statements, Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan said at the beginning of the cabinet meeting. “Obviously, the fulfillment of this condition is of key importance for creating a favorable negotiation atmosphere. If the issue of delaying provocative statements is …

Some 6,447 COVID -19 tests were performed yesterday, revealing 399 new cases; five people died As of August 12 Total number of tests performed in Armenia- 1,415,538 Confirmed positive cases – 233,400 Deaths – 4,669 Recovered – 221,729 Patients currently receiving treatment – 5,681

On August 11, from 15:30 to 20:00, Azerbaijani troops once again opened fire from different caliber firearms at the Armenian positions in the Yeraskh section of the Armenian-Azerbaijani border, Armenian Ministry of Defense said in a report. The enemy’s fire was silenced by the retaliatory actions of the Armenian military units. There are no losses …

The Ministry of Defense of Azerbaijan has issued a statement accusing Armenia  of violating the trilateral statement of November 9, 2020, once again threatening and presenting demands to the Russian peacekeepers stationed in Artsakh. The withdrawal of the Armenian Armed Forces from the “territory of Azerbaijan”, where the Russian peacekeeping forces are temporarily stationed, is …

Last week, Mher Margaryan, Armenia’s Permanent Representative to the United Nations, sent a letter to Nicolas de Riviere, Permanent representative of France to the United Nations and President of the Security Council for the month of July, depicting Azerbaijan’s infringements of Armenia’s sovereign territory, which resulted in casualties. The letter triggered various discussions in Armenia, …

The Russian Ministry of Defense is ready to assist in the modernization and reformation of the Armenian armed forces, Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu said at a meeting with Armenian Minister of Defense Arshak Karapetyan in Moscow. “We attach great importance to the development of our cooperation in the military field, both in the bilateral format …

A scandal is maturing in Russian-Azerbaijani relations. In particular, yesterday a video was posted on the Internet of an Azeri diplomat, former Ambassador of Azerbaijan to Belarus, Moldova, Switzerland and Pakistan, Isfandiyar Vahabzade, insulting Russian politician Vladimir Zhirinovsky and the Russian people. Vahabzade thus responded to Zhironovsky’s earlier statements, which the Azerbaijani side considered an …

Hundreds of Afghan soldiers who retreated to the airport outside Kunduz after the Taliban captured the northern city at the weekend have surrendered, a local lawmaker told AFP Wednesday. Amruddin Wali, a member of the Kunduz provincial council, said soldiers, police and uprising forces “surrendered to the Taliban with all their military gear”.