Some 19,360 COVID -19 tests were performed yesterday, revealing 1,192   new cases; 28 people died. As of October 18 Total number of tests performed in Armenia- 1,897,268 Confirmed positive cases – 283,183 Deaths – 5,805 Recovered – 254,932 Patients currently receiving treatment – 21,212

Suicide bombers attacked a Shi’ite mosque in the southern Afghan city of Kandahar, killing at least 35 people, the second week in a row that militants bombed Friday prayers and killed dozens of worshippers from the minority sect. There was no immediate claim of responsibility for Friday’s attack in Kandahar, but Islamic State claimed the …

The commander of the Artsakh Defense Army, Maj Genl Kamo Vardanyan, paid a visit on October 16 to the Stepanakert Central Military Hospital where Armenian soldiers wound during the October 14 skirmish on the Karabakh-Azerbakjani line of contact are treated, the press service of the Artsakh Ministry of Defense reported. The army commander inquired about …

Some 19,360 COVID -19 tests were performed yesterday, revealing 1,863 new cases; 341 people died. As of October 15 Total number of tests performed in Armenia- 1,855,238 Confirmed positive cases – 280,294 Deaths – 5,754 Recovered – 253,146 Patients currently receiving treatment – 20,161

Former Georgian President Mikheil Saakashvili’s lawyer Beka Basilay expects incumbent President Salome Zurabishvili to pardon her client, osnmedia reported. “As a lawyer, I declare that the most effective way is to make a decision by President Salome Zurabishvili. Unfortunately, she got ahead of the events and initially accepted the strategy that she will not apologize, …

Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov, speaking at the 7th World Congress of Russian Compatriots Living Abroad, announced that five  new Russian schools will be opened in Tajikistan as part of an initiative to strengthen the Russian language. He also said that similar programs are being prepared for Uzbekistan, and that Armenia, according to Lavrov, is …

On October 15, at around 3:00 pm, the units of the Azerbaijani Armed Forces opened fire on the Armenian positions located in the village of Yeraskh, Ararat province. No casualties among servicemen or the civilian population are reported.

Turkey has sealed a three-year,11 billion cubic metres (bcm) natural gas accord with Azerbaijan and is making “significant” progress in securing additional natural gas supply, Energy Minister Fatih Donmez said on Friday. Turkey’s record demand for natural gas this year is forcing it to step up purchases on a surging spot market as it scrambles …

The U.N. General Assembly on Thursday elected the United States to the Geneva-based Human Rights Council, more than three years after the Trump administration quit the 47-member body over what it called chronic bias against Israel and a lack of reform, Reuters reported. The United States, which was unopposed, received 168 votes in the secret …