The Parliament of Georgia elected today Georgian Dream lawmaker Kakhaber (Kakha) Kuchava, 41, as its new speaker with 86 votes in favor and 6 against, TASS reports. It should be reminded that the 6-month boycott has ended in Georgia. Opposition members entered the parliament, which provoked a protest by civil activists. The oppositionists had to …

In a letter to the President of Azerbaijan, made public today, the Council of Europe Commissioner for Human Rights, Dunja Mijatović, urges to take utmost care not to perpetuate and multiply the already deeply-running grievances between the communities affected by the conflict in and around Nagorno-Karabakh. In this context, the Commissioner expresses concern at the …

The Brazilian health regulator Anvisa on Monday rejected importing the Russian-made Sputnik V COVID-19 vaccine requested by state governors battling a deadly second wave of the virus that is battering Latin America’s largest nation. Anvisa’s five-strong board voted unanimously not to approve the Russian vaccine after technical staff had highlighted “inherent risks” and “serious” defects, …

A group of boats from Iran’s elite Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps harassed two U.S. Coast Guard ships earlier this month in the Persian Gulf, Navy officials said, the first such incident in a year, the Wall Street Journal reports. The incident occurred April 2, just as the U.S. and Iran announced they would conduct negotiations toward renewing …

As of 11:00 am on April 27, a total of 214.064 cases of COVID has been confirmed, 195.701 of which have recovered and 4058 been fatal. 13.297 patients are currently under treatment. A total of 969.969 tests has been performed. Thus, 4.277 tests were performed yesterday, from which 595 new cases of COVID were confirmed. …

RA Minister of Defense reports: “Despite the official clarification made earlier, in response to inquiries that continue to be received from the media, we note once again that the RA Ministry of Defence does not envisage the participation of the RA Armed Forces subdivisions in the “Defender Europe 21″ military exercise”.

On April 25-26, no border incidents were reported along the Armenian-Azerbaijani line of contact. The operational-tactical stable situation was maintained, RA Ministry of Defense informs.  According to the information received from the RA National Security Service, no change in the operative situation was registered on the Vorotan-Davit Bek section of the Goris-Kapan interstate highway, which …

Cher, who is half Armenian, responded to President Joe Biden recognizing the Armenian Genocide. Biden became the first U.S. President to acknowledge the killing of more than a million Armenians by Ottoman Turks more than a century ago as genocide. “After decades of struggle, the United States government has finally made sure that it is …

Russian presidential spokesperson Dmitry Peskov has commented on the recent US decision to recognize the Armenian Genocide.  Peskov told reporters that it is the internal affair of the United States. It should be reminded that on April 24, US President Joe Biden has formally recognized the Armenian Genocide. Biden has used the term “genocide” in …

As of 11:00 am on April 26, a total of 213․469 cases of COVID has been confirmed, 194.900 of which have recovered and 4.040 been fatal. Currently, 13.527 patients are receiving treatment. 965.692 tests have been performed ever since. Thus, 2.467 tests were performed yesterday, which confirmed 181 new cases. Since yesterday 820 people have …