Fires continue to burn in forest areas in Muğla, Aydın, Isparta, Karabük and Burdur provinces as 13 wildfires have yet to be taken under control, Turkish Agriculture and Forestry Minister Bekir Pakdemirli said on Saturday. There are eight fires still burning in Muğla, the ministry said in a statement. The southwestern tourism province’s Milas and …

An investigation conducted by the local office of the National Security Service has revealed the individual who served as the head of the Artashavan village in Aragatsotn province has been engaged in a vast number of corruption practices, including abuse of office and bribery amounting to about 67,000,000 AMD (about US $138,000). A criminal case …

A telephone conversation took place today between Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov and Azerbaijani Foreign Minister Jeyhun Bayramov. According to the Russian Foreign Ministry, the foreign ministers of the two countries discussed issues related to bilateral relations, regional and international agenda. “The ministers noted with satisfaction the gradual development of diverse Russian-Azerbaijani relations, the steady …

Armenian Ministry of Health informs that the vaccination process continues: 194,902 vaccinations have been performed so far, of which 132,529 people have received the first jab, while 62,373 people have received both jabs. AstraZeneca, Sputnik-V and Coronavak vaccines are available for persons over 18 years of age on a voluntary basis. Vaccinations are carried out …

Acting Armenian Foreign Minister Armen Grigoryan on Monday received Secretary General of the Collective Security Treaty Organization Stanislav Zas. Grigoryan briefed Zas on the situation created as a result of the penetration of the Azerbaijani Armed Forces into Syunik and Gegharkunik regions, as well as the regular provocations of Azerbaijan, including from the territory of …

Specialists of all types of troops of the Southern Military District of the Russian Armed Forces are launching large-scale tactical exercises in the south of Russia with the involvement of the Air Force and the Black Sea and Caspian Fleet, Interfax reported, citing the press service of the Southern Military District. These exercises will also …

The Court of Appeals has ruled to sustain prosecution’s appeal in Ruben Vardazaryan’s case. The appeal was filed after the Court of First Instance of General Jurisdiction ruled on May 31, 2021 in favor of Ruben Vardazaryan, the president of Armenia’s Supreme Judicial Council, who was temporarily suspended at the time. The court had explained …

Some 4,458 COVID -19 tests were performed yesterday, revealing 140 new cases; three people died As of August 9 Total number of tests performed in Armenia- 1,395,508 Confirmed positive cases – 232, 297 Deaths – 4,653 Recovered – 221,407 Patients currently receiving treatment – 5,110

Collective Security Treaty Organization Secretary General Stanislav Zas has arrived in Armenia on a working visit, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs said. He will have meetings with the political and military leadership of Armenia. He is scheduled to meet with Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan and Defense Minister Arshak Karapetyan on August 9-10. He has …

The 10th Agile Spirit multinational exercise hosted by Georgia, involving 2,500 troops from 15 NATO allied and partner countries, have ended. Agile Spirit, which is a Georgian Defence Forces and US Army Europe and Africa cooperatively-led, joint multinational brigade-level exercise, was held between July 26 and August 6. It covered a simulated command post exercise, …