Former Defense Minister Davit Tonoyan’s lawyers have issued a statement, which says in parts: “Mr. Tonoyan denies the accusation brought against him and in any case he never will accept it as he is accused of an act that he has not committed. After resigning as Minister of Defense of the Republic of Armenia, Mr. …

Some 5,814 COVID -19 tests were performed yesterday, revealing 601 new cases; 26 people died. As of October 11 Total number of tests performed in Armenia- 1,797,516 Confirmed positive cases – 272,957 Deaths – 5,575 Recovered – 249,158 Patients currently receiving treatment – 16,997

The Police Department of Karabakh’s Martakert region got a call today at 13:15 that a resident of Martakaert, Aram Tepnants, 55, was shot dead by an Azeri sniper, a statement by the Artsakh Ministry of Internal Affairs said. The statement also said that police are working on the ground to find out the details of …

The Georgian Foreign Ministry’s Strategic Communications Department has said that the statement of Foreign Minister David Zalkaliani that the country should be represented in the “3 + 3” platform with Armenia, Azerbaijan, Russia, Turkey and Iran) is a misrepresentation, TASS reported. “Unfortunately, the interview of the Georgian Foreign Minister with the Public Broadcaster is misinterpreted …

External affairs minister S Jaishankar will visit Kyrgyzstan, Kazakhstan and Armenia during October 10-13 to take forward bilateral relations and boost cooperation in areas ranging from security to trade, the external affairs ministry said. Jaishankar will be in Armenia during October 12-13. This will be the first visit by an Indian foreign minister to independent …

Some 8,428 COVID -19 tests were performed yesterday, revealing 1,331 new cases; 30 people died. As of October 9 Total number of tests performed in Armenia- 1,797,516 Confirmed positive cases – 269,874 Deaths – 5,529 Recovered – 247,553 Patients currently receiving treatment – 16,896

Armenia’s Prosecutor General’s Office has received a report regarding alleged waste of government funds by former Presiden Serzh Sargsyan during his presidency in conection with his visits to resort town of Baden-Baden, Germany. The report was readdressed to the Special Investigation Service. As SIS spokeswoman Marina Ohanjanyan told Factor.am, relevant papers are currently collected for …

A blast at a mosque during Friday Prayer killed dozens of  people in northern Afghanistan, according to a Taliban official, the latest reminder of the precarious security situation across the country after the Taliban’s recent takeover, The New York Time reported. Witness accounts described a powerful explosion with many casualties. Matullah Rohani, a Taliban official …

The Brussels-based International Crisis Group (International Crisis Group), which deals with conflict issues, has published its Watch List 2021 – Autumn Update, which also touches upon the Artsakh conflict. Almost a year after a Russian-brokered ceasefire ended the 2020 war in Nagorno-Karabakh, Azerbaijan and Armenia remain at loggerheads. With Armenian forces withdrawn, Russian peacekeepers now …

During the 2020 military aggression unleashed against Artsakh and its people, the Azerbaijani Armed Forces on October 8 carried out double air strikes on the Ghazanchetsots Cathedral of the Holy Savior in Shushi with high-precision weapons, causing significant damage to the latter. A few days after the trilateral announcement on November 9, the same church …