The I Have Honor bloc will be represented in the 8th National Assembly; it has decided to accept MP mandates, Sos Hakobyan, the Homeland party spokesman told Factor.am. The bloc will be represented in parliament by former director of the National Security Service Artur Vanetsyan, former mayor of Yerevan Taron Margaryan, RPA member Anna Mkrtchyan, …

Azerbaijani servicemen violated, with their criminal acts, the rights of the residents of Tegh community of Syunik Province of the Republic of Armenia On July 19, 2021, Armenian Human Rights Defender Arman Tatoyan wrote in his Facebook page. “In particular, on the basis of complaints and reports, the fact-finding work of the RA Human Rights …

Terrified subway passengers in central China were left clinging to ceiling handles inside flooded cars on Tuesday, trapped up to their necks in rising water, as record breaking rains devastated parts of Henan province, CNN reported.. At least 12 people have been confirmed dead in Zhengzhou, the provincial capital, where more than 20 centimeters of …

A new coronavirus variant may emerge in the world, which will be even more dangerous than the delta version. The statement came from WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Gebreius, addressing the 138th session of the International Olympic Committee (IOC), according to the IOC’s official website. According to him, all this can lead to further spread of …

Senator Robert Menendez, the chair of the U.S. Senate Committee on Foreign Relations, expressed concern about the Biden Administration’s waiver of Section 907 restrictions on U.S. aid to Azerbaijan, during the confirmation hearing for Dr. Karen Donfried nominated to serve as Assistant Secretary of State for European and Eurasian Affairs, the Armenian National Committee of …

Some 4,700 COVID -19 tests were performed yesterday, confirming 220 new cases; 1 person died; 3,665 patients are currently receiving treatment. As of 11:00 am on July 21, a total of 1,282,343 tests have been performed in Armenia, 227,936 of them were positive. At least 218,585 people have recovered, 4,573 have died.

Armenia will have two flag bearers at the opening ceremony of the Tokyo Olympic Games, the National Olympic Committee has said. A joint decision was made with the organizing committee of the International Olympic Committee that the national teams will have one male and one female flag bearers at the opening. Boxer, European Championship bronze …

The incumbent National Assembly Speaker and a member of the Civil Contract board, Ararat Mirzoyan, submitted a self-recusal application to the CEC, Vahan Kostanyan, an advisor to the NA Speaker told to Factor.am. The ruling party intends to nominate Alen Simonyan for the post of the National Assembly Speaker. It is not yet known what …

The U.S. Embassy is concerned by incidents along the border between Armenia and Azerbaijan, most recently near Yeraskh​/Sadarak. “We call on both sides to swiftly and peacefully de-escalate tensions and create space for the resumption of substantive negotiations,” the Embassy said in a Facebook post. Azerbaijani troops opened fire at the Armenian positions on the …