Roma and Armenian national team’s midfielder Henrikh Mkhitaryan was injured in the 1/8 final match of the Europa League against FC Shakhtyor (3-0) and was replaced at the end of the first half, armsport writes. Mkhitaryan had a calf muscle injury, but it can be more serious than expected. Corriere dello Sport writes that last …

Presented by Councilmember Paul Krekorian and seconded by Councilmember Mitch O’Farrell, the Los Angeles City Council unanimously adopted a resolution reaffirming the support of the City of Los Angeles towards the people of the Republic of Artsakh. The resolution notes that “the City of Los Angeles has a long record of standing in support and …

No border incidents were reported along the Armenian-Azerbaijani line of contact on March 12 and 13, the operative tactical situation remained stable, the RA Ministry of Defense reported. According to the information received from the RA NSS, no border incidents were registered on the Vorotan-Davit Bek section of the Goris-Kapan interstate highway under the responsibility …

Today, within the framework of the discussions with the parliamentary and extra-parliamentary political forces, the President of Armenia Armen Sarkissian met with the head of the “Bright Armenia” faction of the National Assembly Edmon Marukyan. According to a statement issued by the Office of the President, the situation in the country and the ways to …

Specialists of the International Demining Center of the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation continue the work of demining, detection, and neutralization of explosive devices in Nagorno Karabakh. This was reported by the official website of the Russian Defense Ministry. In a day, Russian peacekeepers demined 17 hectares, 5 km of roads, 9 buildings, …

On March 12, 55 tests were performed, as a result of which 3 cases of COVID were confirmed in Artsakh. 9 infected people are currently receiving inpatient treatment and those with light forms are receiving outpatient treatment at home. This year, 3.677 citizens have been examined for COVID in Artsakh, 522 of which tested positive. …

State Service of Emergency Situations of the NKR Ministry of Internal Affairs informs that today the search for the bodies of the servicemen killed during the hostilities has been stopped again because of the weather. The search will continue on Monday, March 15. Since the ceasefire, 1.499 bodies have been found.

In response to the Armenian government’s legislative proposal to deprive the Human Rights Defender’s Office (HRDO) of its financial safeguards and a dramatic increase in harassment of civil society organizations (CSOs) by opponents of democratic reform in Armenia, Freedom House issued the following statement:  “The Armenian authorities must ensure the unobstructed functioning of democratic and human rights institutions in the country, including civil society,” said Marc Behrendt, …

As of 11:00 on March 13, a total of 178.799 cases of COVID have been confirmed, of which 165.975 were cured and 3.253 were fatal. 7.835 patients are currently under treatment. A total of 770.343 tests have been performed. Thus, 4.464 tests were performed yesterday, of which 795 new cases of COVID were confirmed. We …

Rumors that the country will once again be put under complete, severe COVID restrictions, do not correspond to reality. Such an issue is not being discussed at the moment, the RA Ministry of Health reports. The Ministry of Health is keeping up with the epidemiological situation. Given the daily increase in the cases of the …