On July 31, at 6:30 am, Azeri units opened fire at the Armenian positions in the Yeraskh section of the Armenian-Azerbaijani border, trying to carry out fortification works using engineering equipment, Armenian Ministry of Defense said in a statement today, adding that after retaliatory actions of the Armenian military, the “enemy’s fire was silenced, the …

Some 6,251 COVID -19 tests were performed yesterday, revealing 230 new cases; 6 people died; 4,511 patients are currently receiving treatment. As of 11:00 am on July 31, a total of 1,340,258 tests have been performed in Armenia, 230,110 of them were positive; 219,864 people have recovered, 4,614 have died.

The death toll from wildfires on Turkey’s southern coast has risen to four and firefighters were battling blazes for a third day on Friday after the evacuation of dozens of villages and some hotels. More than 70 wildfires have broken out this week in provinces on Turkey’s Aegean and Mediterranean coasts as well as inland …

In connection with the multi-episode criminal case being investigated by the State Revenue Committee Investigations Department, the State Revenue Committee states that on September 22, 2020, the Court of First Instance of the city of Yerevan upheld the motion of the preliminary investigation body to detain  former Ambassador to the Holy See Mikael Minasyan, who …

Ministry of Foreign Affairs’ commnet on the Statement of the OSCE Minsk Group Co-Chairs We welcome the OSCE Minsk Group Co-Chairs’ approach to resume the peace process, which is set out in a joint statement issued on July 29. In the previous statements of the OSCE Minsk Group Co-Chairs and the High Representative of the …

Turkey is trying to engage Pakistan in regional processes, and that is very dangerous, National Academy of Sciences member Ruben Safrastyan told a news conference today, speaking about the recent visit of the Speakers of the Parliaments of Turkey, Azerbaijan and Pakistan to Shushi. The expert reminded that Pakistan is the only country that has …

A man attempted to set himself on fire outside the Ombudsman’s office on July 30, according to a police report. The head of the Police Information Department, Zarzand Gabrielyan, told Factor.am that around 12:30 that the Police received a call from the National Center for Burns that an individual with burns was hospitalized. The circumstances …

On July 30, The Chair of the Delegation for relations with the South Caucasus, MEP Marina KALJURAND, the European Parliament’s Standing Rapporteur on Armenia, MEP Andrey KOVATCHEV, and the European Parliament’s Standing Rapporteur on Azerbaijan, MEP Željana ZOVKO issued a joint statement over the Armenian-Azerbaijani border clashes. Below is the text of the statement: “We …

The National Assembly debated in the second reading the draft law submitted by the government, which proposes to forbid filming in border zones with drones. Relevant amendments to the Law on State Border and Administrative Offenses Code was unanimously adopted. A fine of 100,000 drams (about US $200) was imposed for violating the law.