The Criminal Court of Appeal ruled to reject the defense lawyers’ appeal against the detention of Kajaran Mayor Manvel Paramazyan, Yervand Varosyan, the mayor’s lawyer, told Factor.am. “Mr. Paramazyan understands very well what is happening, there was nothing surprising for him. Naturally, it was expected in the case of Judge Armen Danielyan, if it was …

Six measures were implemented, Artak Harutyunyan, the head of the Integrated Social Services Department of the Armenian Ministry of Labor and Social Affairs, told a news conference today. The first measure concerns the compensation of the damage caused to the real estate of the Armenian citizens as a result of the hostilities in Armenia adding …

Russia and Turkey do not have disagreements on the Nagorno Karabakh issue, they cooperate effectively, Professor Hasan Unal of Istanbul’s Maltepe University said in an interview with Lenta.ru “As for Karabakh, in my opinion, there is no disagreement here. The two countries performed very well during the conflict, and the result even benefited the relations …

It’s Azerbaijan, not Armenia, that obstructs the complete implementation of the 2020 November 9 and the 2021 January 11 statements signed by the leaders of Russia, Armenia and Azerbaijan, Armenia’s Foreign Ministry told ARMENPRESS, responding to the statements of Azerbaijani foreign minister Jeyhun Bayramov. Question: During a joint press conference with the Foreign Minister of Serbia, …

A violent hailstorm has brought traffic to a halt on one of Italy’s main highways, injuring a number of people and smashing car windows, Sky News reported. The storm hit part of the northern stretch of the road between Milan and Naples, which runs for almost 500 miles. Hundreds of cars were pelted with hail, …

A Karabakh Defense Army serviceman was fatally wounded on July 26 while carrying out combat duty. The preliminary investigation launched immediately after the incident has revlealed that Sargis Grigoryan has fired a single shot in his chest from an AK automatic rifle. The investigation continues. The Armenian Ministry of Defense said in a statement it …

The Human Rights Defender received complaints in 2019 that there were a number of problems with the admission of children to a public educational institution near their place of residence. Although these issues have been partially resolved, in 2020 complaints continued to be addressed to the Human Rights Defender’s staff, the Human Rights Defender’s Office …

U.S. President Joe Biden and Iraqi Prime Minister Mustafa al-Kadhimi sealed an agreement on Monday formally ending the U.S. combat mission in Iraq by the end of 2021, but U.S. forces will still operate there in an advisory role, Reuters reported. The agreement comes at a politically delicate time for the Iraqi government and could …

The economic activity index grew by 8% this compared with the June 2020, according to the State Statistical Committee data. The volume of industrial production amounted grew by 1.3%; construction grew by 1.3%; retail by 10.3%; services by 12%; foreign trade increased by 20.1%. 5% growth of economic activity in the first half of the …

Some 4,889 COVID -19 tests were performed yesterday, revealing 188 new cases; 1 person died; 4,097 patients are currently receiving treatment. As of 11:00 am on July 27, a total of 1,315,245 tests have been performed in Armenia, 227,298 of them were positive; 219,280 people have recovered, 4,597 have died.