Germany’s informal hold on defence exports to Turkey remains in place over concerns about the destination of arms, a European official told journalists on Wednesday. According to the official, Turkey has so far failed to explain the purpose of the hundreds of defence exports it has requested from Germany, and no serious conversation is taking place …

The Syrian Ajnehat al-Sham airline announced the resumption of the Aleppo-Yerevan flights. Gandzasar newspaper’s editor-in-chief Zarmine Chilaboshian-Poghikian told ARMENPRESS that this is the first time that regular flights from Aleppo to Yerevan are re-launched since the Syrian war. Before, travelers willing to fly to Yerevan had to depart from Damascus. The round-trip flights will start …

On August 4, Consul General of the Republic of Armenia, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary Armen Bayburdyan had an online meeting with US Congresswoman Michelle Steel, who represents the 48th congressional constituency stretching along the coast of Orange County, Southern California. The Consulate General of the Republic of Armenia in Los Angeles informs. “Ambassador Bayburdyan congratulated …

The Minister of Education and Science accepted today the resignation of YSU Acting Rector Gegham Gorgyan; he was replaced by Hovhannes Hovhannisyan. Hovhannes Hovhannisyan was elected a deputy of the National Assembly on December 9, 2018 by the nationwide electoral list of My Step blocs. In 2018-2019, he was the Deputy Minister of Education and …

The Criminal Court of Appeals rejected today the defense’s appeal and upheld the July 16 ruling of the Court of First Instance to keep Goris Mayor Arush Arushanyan under detention. According to the National Security Service investigation, Arushanyan, the number 32 on the Armenia bloc’s electoral list is, has conspired a serious crime of bribing …

CSTO Secretary General Stanislav Zas sent a congratulatory message to Nikol Pashinyan on the occasion of his appointment as Prime Minister. “Please accept my warmest and most sincere congratulations on your appointment to the high post of Prime Minister of the Republic of Armenia,” he noted. “The results of the parliamentary elections testify to the …

The secret ballot for the election of National Assembly vice speaker ended in the National Assembly. The opposition nominated Ishkhan Saghatelyan. And although the ruling Civil Contract faction had said it would vote for Ishkhan Saghatelyan in the required number, according to our information, the latter was not elected to that position. We learned that …

Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan and Iran’s President-elect Ebrahim Raisi have discussed a wide range of issues on bilateral agenda. During a meeting in Tehran the Iranian President thanked Prime Minister Pashinyan for accepting the invitation and arriving in Iran on a working visit, adding that Iran attaches importance to the continuous development of relations …

Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan has arrived in Tehran. A meeting with President-elect of the Islamic Republic of Iran is planned, after which Pashinyan will attend the inauguration ceremony of Ebrahim Raisi.

Some 7,551 COVID -19 tests were performed yesterday, revealing 280 new cases; seven people died As of August 5 Total number of tests performed in Armenia- 1,372,405 Confirmed positive cases – 231, 322 Deaths – 4,632 Recovered – 220,617 Patients currently receiving treatment – 4,949