On the morning of July 14, Samvel Alaverdyan, born in 1983, a contract soldier of the RA Armed Forces, was fatally wounded by a provocation carried out by the Azerbaijani armed forces on the Yeraskh section of the Armenian-Azerbaijani border, the press service of the Ministry of Defense reported. “The Ministry of Defense of the …

Four TV stations – TV Pirveli, Mtavari Arkhi, Formula and Kavkasia – have stopped broadcasting for 24 hours, silently protesting violence against journalists on July 5 at the Tbilisi Pride counter rally which was followed by the death of TV Pirveli cameraman Lekso Lashkarava. The TV stations are also demanding the resignation of Georgian PM Irakli Garibashvili. …

According to accounts in social networks, a number of bodies were kept in bags on the floor in the former ambulance station of the Vanadzor Medical Center. A Vanadzor resident had found a female body in a plastic bag there. According to his Facebook post, the man called the police telling them about his discovery. …

The report issued by the Azerbaijani Ministry of Defense that the Artsakh Defense Army units on July 13, between 9:34 pm and 9:45 pm opened fire on the Azerbaijani positions on the outskirts of Shushi from machine guns and automatic rifles does not correspond to reality. Adhering to the agreements reached, the Defense Army vanguard …

Armenia’s National Security Service has arrested two men suspected of extorting money from individuals through a scheme they organized in Facebook. According to a NSS release, they set up fake Facebook accounts and pages, and posing as a charity that provides aid to the Karabakh war victims, between March and July 2021, they extorted some …

Acting Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan has appointed Armen Grigoryan first deputy foreign minister. Prior to this appointment, Grigoryan held the position of National Security Council secretary from May 17, 2018.

The Court of Grave Crimes in Baku began today the trial of two Armenian prisoners of war, Davit Davtyan and Gevorg Sujyan, who are charged with espionage. The founding presidents of the New Armenia-Homeland-Diaspora charity Sujyan and Davtyan were taken prisoner on November 11, 2020 on the Berdzor-Shushi road, two after the ceasefire agreement.

An incident was registered in the Yeraskh section of the Armenian-Azerbaijani border on July 14 at around 10:30 am. Units of the Azerbaijani Armed Forces tried to carry out fortification works using engineering equipment in order to advance their positions. After the counter-actions of the Armenian side aimed at stopping the mentioned works, the Azeri …

Some 5,001 COVID -19 tests were performed yesterday, revealing 159 new cases; 3 people died; 3,198 patients are currently receiving treatment. As of 11:00 am on July 13, a total of 1,247,362 tests have been performed in Armenia, with 226,756 of them positive. The total number of deaths stands at 4,552; at least 217,896 people …