Mkhitar Zakaryan, a former mayor of Meghri and MP from the Armenia faction of the National Assembly, will remain detained as the Criminal Court of Appeal upheld d the ruling of the Court of First Instance. After the early parliamentary elections, former Meghri mayor Mkhitar Zakaryan was charged with abusing office and not disclosing the …

Armenian units have thwarted an attempt by Azeri forces to advance into Armenian territory in Gegharkunik province, using a drone , Ministry of Defense has said in a statement. Earlier, on July 30, an Azerbaijani Aerostar drone was downed near Vardenis, Gegharkunik province, and on July 28, military operations were launched from Sotk to Verin …

Some 6,897 COVID -19 tests were performed yesterday, revealing 280 new cases; 4 people die As of August 3 Total number of tests performed in Armenia- 1,364,854 Confirmed positive cases – 230,993 Deaths – 4,625 Recovered – 220,438 Patients currently receiving treatment – 4,808

Rio Olympics silver medalist, two-time world and European champion weightlifter Simon Martirosyan won a silver medal at the 32nd Summer Olympics. In the 109 kg weight category, Martirosyan took the second place with the result of 423 kg (195 kg + 228 kg). In the snatch exercise, the Armenian weightlifter successfully performed 2 approaches, lifting …

Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan had a telephone conversation with French President Emanuel Macron.  President Macron congratulated Nikol Pashinyan on his appointment to the post of Prime Minister of the Republic of Armenia and praised the uninterrupted implementation of democratic processes in the country. He announced the decision to provide 200,000 doses of vaccine to Armenia. …

On August 3, Iranian Ambassador to Armenia Abbas Badakhshan Zohuri, Military Attaché of the Embassy, Col. Bahman Sadeghin, accompanied by representatives of the Armenian Ministry of Defense visited Gegharkunik province, A Ministry of Defense said in a statement. Maj. Gen. Arayik Harutyunyan briefed the ambassador on the situation on the Armenian-Azerbaijani border, after which a …

Georgian Prime Minister Irakli Garibashvili has congratulated Nikol Pashinyan on his appointment as Prime Minister of the Republic of Armenia. Gharibashvili’s message reads: “Let me sincerely congratulate you on your appointment to the post of Prime Minister of the Republic of Armenia. The geopolitical dynamics of the region, the existing challenges make the cooperation between …

A solemn ceremony of awarding medals to the command took place in Kosovo on August 2 as part of the KFOR mission. The 33rd Armenian military group (commander, Sen. Lt. G. Mikayelyan) handed over the Armenian state flag to the 34th Armenian military group (commander, Capt. A. Sargsyan), Ministry of Defense said. The event was …

Artur Aleksanyan (97 kg), the champion of the Rio Olympics, three-time world and five-time European champion won a silver medal at the 32nd Summer Olympic Games in Tokyo. In the decisive fight Aleksanyan lost to Musa Evlo from the team of the Russian Olympic Committee – 1: 5. Thus, Aleksanyan became the first athlete in …