“In an immediate response, the European Commission has already helped mobilize 1 Canadair plane from Croatia and 2 Canadairs from Spain. These firefighting aeroplanes are part of rescEU, the European reserve of civil protection assets,” the European Commission said in a statement. “The EU stands in full solidarity with Turkey at this very difficult time. …

The Ministry of Health’s National Center for Control and Prevention of Diseases, the Armenian-Russian Slavonic University and the Institute of Molecular Biology of the National Academy of Sciences have carried out molecular genetic testing of COVID-19 PCR positive samples. “In 4 out of 30 samples taken, the British variant was found, and in 25 – …

On July 31, at around 11:30 am, as a result of a search operation, the body of Pargev Margaryan, 23, was found 2.5 km away from the permanent location of his military unit on the northern section of the border, Artsakh Ministry of Defense said in a statement. The statement said the ministry “shares the …

My Step MP Vladimir Vardanyan, referring to the observation of Armenia  bloc MP Armen Rustamyan that the rules have been violated, as members of the bloc Artur Sargsyan and Mkhitar Zakaryan are under arrest, emphasized that the NA cannot influence the justice system. He urged to follow the calls of the Catholicos of All Armenians, …

A Baku court sentenced today Armenian prisoners of war Lyudvig Mkrtchyan and Alyosha Khosrovyan to 20 years in prison each. They were found guilty of apparently fabricated charges of torturing Azerbaijani prisoners of war in the first Artsakh war and other crimes. Earlier, their attorney asked the court to prosecute them under Article 318 of …

A security guard at the National Assembly prevented journalists from entering the corridor where the offices the ruling faction MPs are situated. The security officer did not give a reasonable explanation just saying that it “is a working zone.” A Civil Party MP Arsen Torosyan, in response to the question why journalists’ entry to that …

The 8th National Assembly of Armenia opened today with the newly-elected MPs swearing in to take office. The text of the oath was read out by Knyaz Hasanov, who chaired the sitting, then the MPs pronounced one word “We swear.” Three political forces are represented in the newly elected parliament: The Civil Contract party, the …

Some 6,251 COVID -19 tests were performed yesterday, revealing 137 new cases; 2 people died; 4,600 patients are currently receiving treatment. As of 11:00 am on August 2, a total of 1,350,559 tests have been performed in Armenia, 230,436 of them were positive; 220,130 people have recovered, 4,621 have died.

The death toll from wildfires in Turkey has risen to four as thousands of firefighters battle blazes for a third day in a row after the evacuation of dozens of villages and some hotels. About 70 wildfires have broken out across 17 provinces on the country’s Aegean and Mediterranean coasts this week, according to local …

U.S. Congresswoman Katherine Clark said in a statement that “Azerbaijan’s military forces must withdraw from Armenian lands immediately and stop the violence that has already cost multiple lives. This violation of Armenia’s sovereignty is yet another dangerous and provocative action taken by Azerbaijan’s increasingly authoritarian government to undermine any path to peace and stoke further regional …