The Armenian Service of the Voice of America has addresses a number of questions to U.S. State Department regarding the rejection by the U.S. ambassador to Azerbaijan to participate in a Baku initiative and the discussion of the Karabakh issue with the French foreign minister. Recently, Baku had organized a visit of a group of …

The Central Electoral Commission has deprived Sisian Mayor Artur Sargsyan of his immunity, later he was arrested, Investigation Committee spokesman Vardan Tadevosyan told Factor.am. Sargsyan is suspected of abuse of office and faking documents for profit. A motion for detention has been submitted to court.

On July 16, at 11:00, Azerbaijani forces began firing at the Armenian positions located in the Yeraskh section of the Armenian-Azerbaijani border, Armenian Ministry of Defense said in a report. The units of the Armenian Army opened fire in response. No casualties on the Armenian side are reported.

The massive flooding that hit western Germany have killed at least 81 people and wiped out several houses. There are still more than 1,300 people unaccounted for in the Ahrweiler region, possibly due to mobile networks being down. Rescue workers continue searching for missing people on Friday. Police in Koblenz stressed that people should not go …

Some 4,700 COVID -19 tests were performed yesterday, confirming 162 new cases; 2 people died; 3,315 patients are currently receiving treatment. As of 11:00 am on July 16, a total of 1,257,724 tests have been performed in Armenia, 227,111 of them were positive. At least 218,128 people have recovered, 4,556 have died.  

The Ukrainian Navy has received the first Bayraktar TB2 drone complex from Turkey,  the country’s Defense Ministry said, RIA Novosti reported. “The first Bayraktar TB2 drone has been delivered to Ukraine. We conduct the final tests in the base area. We will get an effective monitoring of the coastal waters of the Caspian Sea and …

Ameriabank receives Euromoney Award for Excellence 2021 as the Best Bank in Armenia. The Bank is honored to receive this reputable award given the significantly improved profitability, robust growth, strategic relationships and commitment to enhancement of its digital channels. The Bank receives this recognition for the 8th time already over the last ten years. As …

More than 20 people have died and dozens of people were missing Thursday in Germany and neighboring Belgium after heavy flooding turned streams and streets into raging torrents, sweeping away cars and causing buildings to collapse. Storms across parts of western Europe in recent days caused rivers and reservoirs to burst their banks, resulting in …

Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev has approved an agreement on “exchange of classified information between the Ministries of Defense of Azerbaijan and Belarus in the framework of bilateral cooperation,” Azerbaijani media reported. The agreement was signed in Baku on May 18, 2021. Earlier in April, Lukashenko held informal talks with the Aliyev for more than five …