A 2.8 magnitude earthquake hit the Armenian-Georgian border area on Friday at 16։49. The earthquake, registered by the Armenian Ministry of Emergency Situations’ seismic service, was felt in Norashen-Sarchapet villages of Lori province.

Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan visited the Ministry of High Technological Industry and introduced the newly appointed Minister Vahagn Khachaturyan to the staff. The prime minister first thanked Hayk Chobanyan for his activity as a minister, emphasizing that they would discuss with him the issue of finding a correct, effective measure of further cooperation. Pashinyan then …

After Nikol Pashinyan on August 2 was reappointed as prime minister, the process of forming a cabinet began. On the same day and the following days, there were a number of appointments and reappointments, in particular, defense, labor and social affairs, environment, territorial administration and infrastructure, healthcare, emergency, economy, finance, education, justice and only at …

Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev and Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan had a telephone conversation today. According to Azerbaijani media, Aliyev called Erdogan and expressed his condolences to the victims of the forest fires in Turkey, noting that they will continue to provide assistance in the fight against fires. Besides, the leaders of the two countries …

U․S․ Ambassador to Armenia Lynne Tracy and USAID Armenia Director John Alelo are in Syunik. “Syunik is one of my favorite places in Armenia, I have been here many times. I wanted to spend this summer here when I had time,” Ambassador Tracy said.

On August 6, at around 12:10 pm, Azerbaijani military units opened fire from different caliber firearms at the Armenian positions located in the Yeraskh section of the Armenian-Azerbaijani border, as a result of which the grass cover in the no man’s land was set on fire, Armenian Ministry of Defense said in a statement. Armenian …

The Criminal Court of Appeals ruled today to to reject the defense’s appeal and uphold the prior ruling of the Court of First Instance to keep the mayor of Sisian, Artur Sargsyan, in custody. Sargsyan is accused of abuse of office and falcification of official documents for personal or group gains. Sargsyan denies any wrongdoing.

Officers of the Anti-Smuggling Department and the Western Customs Department recently discovered a white methamphetamine-like mass weighing more than 24 grams in an international postal item imported from the United States to the Republic of Armenia as a result of customs control at the HayPost Post Exchange Center, which was hidden in the pocket of …

Another Azeri has been wounded on a mine in the occupied territories of Artsakh. According to the Azerbaijani media, Farid Aliyev of the ANAMA demining agency was wounded and rushed to a hospital today after an anti-personnel mine was exploded when he was clearing the road in Akna (Aghdam) region. According to the latest data …

Ankara calls on Armenia to refrain from aggressive rhetoric and actions, to adhere to its commitments and to develop cooperation with the countries of the region, says a statement by the Turkish National Security Council meeting, chaired by Turkish President Erdogan, Turkish Anadolu agency reported. “Armenia must seize the opportunity for peace and stability, which …