The United Nations announced that drought is at risk of becoming “the next pandemic” if urgent action isn’t taken to tackle climate change through water and land management. According to a report published on Thursday, about 1.5 billion people have suffered from the effects of droughts this century, with the land devastation, food insecurity and other …

A new strike drone has been tested in Turkey. The Alpagu drone was successfully tested in combat conditions, Ismail Demir, head of the Defense Industry Department under the Turkish President said, Anadolu news agency reported. It is also reported that the drone was developed by the engineers of the Turkish STM company. The tests were …

The Prosecutor’s Office has reported that based on the evidence it has acquired, a group of residents of Yerevan’s Kanaker-Zeytun administrative district have offered 20,000 AMD drams (about US $40) each to a group of voters in the same district in exchange for voting for their bloc in the upcoming parliamentary election. A criminal case …

Below is the Armenian Foreign Ministry’s statement on fabricated charges against Armenian prisoners of war and abducted persons. We strongly condemn the prosecution of Armenian prisoners of war and abducted civilians by Azerbaijan on fabricated charges. Under international law, prisoners of war cannot be held liable for taking part in hostilities. At the same time, …

The Armenian Ministry of Foreign Affairs had issued a statement strongly condemning the joint visit of the Presidents of Turkey and Azerbaijan to the currently occupied city of Shushi in the Republic of Artsakh, describing it as an obvious provocation against regional peace and security. Equally condemnable are the declaration signed by the presidents of …

Following  extensive discussions held in the Foreign Affairs Committee of the Dutch Parliament yesterday, the parliament passed today a resolution by an overwhelming majority of votes (147 in favor, 3 against) demanding the release of the Armenian prisoners of war and civilians, the Armenian embassy in the Netherlands said. The resolution says in particular: “As …

Belarusian health workers who participated in anti-government demonstrations or spoke out against official accounts of protesters’ deaths and injuries, are facing brutal reprisals from the authorities, Amnesty International said today in a news briefing. Despite chronic staff shortages, dozens of health workers have been dismissed amid the government’s crackdown on critics, with many barred from …

After his visit to Baku, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan commented on the situation in the South Caucasus and spoke about his meeting with US President Joe Biden, Anadolu Agency reported. Erdogan spoke about Armenia, saying that in order to build trust in the region, Yerevan should take steps to hand over maps of minefields …

Political parties and blocs spend millions of drams in their parliamentary election campaigns. Factor.am presents how much money the political forces have raised for their election funds as of June 11, and how much of that sum they have spent as of that day. The forces that have spent the most during their campaigns are …

Armenian National Assembly Speaker Ararat Mirzoyan has signed a memo on terminating MP Hamazasp Danielyan’s mandate, according to a statement published by the National Assembly. “Taking into account the resignation application and in accordance with Article 154, Part 1, Clause 6 of the National Assembly Protocol, the powers of Hamazasp Danielyan as a member of …