Some 6,251 COVID -19 tests were performed yesterday, revealing 237 new cases; no deaths were reported. As of July 31 Total number of tests performed in Armenia- 1,357,597 Confirmed positive cases – 230,713 Deaths – 4,621 Recovered – 220,289 Patients currently receiving treatment – 4,681

Alen Simonyan has been elected National Assembly speaker with 71 votes. The opposition did not take part in the voting, also in the sitting, during which the voting results were published.

Armenian President Armen Sargsyan has appointed Lilit Makunts ambassador of the Republic of Armenia to the United States for a four-year term.

A U.S. delegation headed by Oklahoma Governor Kevin Stitt has visited the Azerbaijani occupied territories of Artsakh, in particular, the Kovsakan (Zangelan region) of Artsakh. The visit was organized by the Ministry of Agriculture of Azerbaijan, to familiarize with the “smart village” project The project will be implemented with five components: housing sector, production, social …

Athlete Artur Davtyan became a bronze medalist of the 32nd Summer Olympic Games, winning the first medal for Armenia in these games. In the vault final, Davtyan scored 14,733 points (first jump – 14,800 points, second – 14,666), recording the third result. South Korean Xin Jehuan (14,783 points) won the title of Olympic champion, and …

The search for the bodies of the killed servicemen with the participation of the Defense Army servicemen continued on August 2 in Varanda (Fizuli) region, Artsakh Defense Army said. As a result, bodies of four servicemen were found and evacuated. Their identity will be confirmed after the forensic examination. Since the ceasefire was established, 1623 …

Armenian President Armen Sargsyan, on the proposal of Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan, has appointed several members of the cabinet. Romanos Petrosyan was appointed  Minister of Environment, Arshak Karapetyan has been appointed Minister of Defense, and Narek Mkrtchyan has been  appointed Minister of Labor and Social Affairs. Suren Papikyan was appointed  Deputy Prime Minister.

At the 2020 Olympic Games in Tokyo, Greco-Roman wrestler Artur Aleksanyan, representing Armenia in the 97 kg weight category, defeated his Iranian opponent in the semifinals with a score of 4: 1 and reached the final. Aleksanyan seemed to get injured during the match, but after the intervention of the doctors he continued the fight …

“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. …