Men dancing on the wall of the Armenian Holy King church in Istanbul have been arrested, a statement by the city administration said, Russian news agency RIA Novosti reported. “The three people who took part in that action have been arrested. An investigation has been launched. We condemn this odious act against the sanctuaries, the …

The Council of EU has announced the decision to prolong sanctions against Russia by six months over the destabilisation of Ukraine “The Council today decided to prolong the sanctions targeting specific economic sectors of the Russian Federation for a further six months, until 31 January 2022. The Council decision follows the latest assessment of the …

An Azeri resident of Yevlakh regions, who was working in Varanda (Fizuli) with an unexploded cluster bomb, received multiple wounds after the bomb exploded, according to Azerbaijani media reports Just days ago, two other Azeris exploded on a mine in Fizuli region. One died, the other one’s leg was amputated. According to the Azerbaijani foreign …

A regular hearing in a fabricated criminal case against 13 prisoners of war from Armenia’s Shirak Province scheduled for today in the Baku Court of Grave Crimes was postponed until July 26 because one of the defenders’ attorney could not be present, Azerbaijani media reported. Those standing the trial are: Rafik Karapetyan, Hrayr Tadevosyan, Gurgen …

Over the past few days, Armenia’s ombudsman received complaints from several residents of the town of Goris in Syunik Province alleging they were taken to police stations and forced to give false testimony. Similar publications circulate on the Internet too. They will be sent to the Prosecutor’s Office for investigation. According to the complaints, residents …

The latest suspect detained amid the search for the masterminds and assassins in the killing of President Jovenel Moise is a Haitian in his 60s living in Florida who identifies himself as a doctor and has accused the leaders of his homeland of corruption. Police identified the man on Sunday night as Christian Emmanuel Sanon and said …

The Holy King Armenian Church in Istanbul t has been targeted again. A video showing several young people climbing on the church and dancing on the entrance door was appeared on the Internet yesterday. Garo Palyan, an Armenian member of the Turkish Parliament, condemning the young people’s action, calling on the Ministry of Internal Affairs …

Some 3,516 COVID -19 tests were performed yesterday, revealing 71 new cases; 3 people died; 3,050 patients are currently receiving treatment. As of 11:00 am on July 10, a total of 1,238,211 tests have been performed in Armenia, 226,459 of them were positive; 217,731 people have recovered, 4,547 have died.

The Senate, the upper chamber of the Haitian parliament, declared Senate President Joseph Lambert to be the country’s interim president, according to a Senate resolution. The resolution was supported by eight senators out of 10. President Jovenel Moise was mortally wounded during an attack by an unidentified group on his residence late Tuesday. First Lady …

Kajaran Mayor Manvel Paramazyan was detained for two months, his lawyer, Elizabet Petrosyan said in a Facebook post. On July 8, Paramazyan was taken to the National Security Service Investigation Department. Yesterday, he was charged with aiding or organizing fraud, vote buying, taking bribes, violating the ban on charity during elections, or obstructing the exercise …