The Armenian National Assembly today adopted in the first reading the draft law proposed by the Government, which proposes to gradually limit the income tax return system aimed at repaying the mortgage loan interest rate in Yerevan, and to remove it in 2025. In particular, the draft proposes to establish that the income tax refund …

Azerbaijani Airlines (AZAL) has started using Armenian airspace to carry passengers from Baku to Nakhichevan, a statement issued by the Azerbaijani air carrier on Wednesday says, TASS reported. “This step demonstrates our determination to unblock transport links in the region, which is in the interests of all neighboring countries,” the statement said. According to the …

Some 8,947 COVID -19 tests were performed yesterday, revealing 1,155  new cases; 21 people died. As of October 6 Total number of tests performed in Armenia- 1,770,914 Confirmed positive cases – 267,363 Deaths – 5,440 Recovered – 245,757 Patients currently receiving treatment – 14,945

The trial of former President Robert Kocharyan and MP Armen Gevorgyan, a former deputy prime minister, continues in a Yerevan court. Armen Gorgyan’s lawyer, Lusine Sahakyan, submitted a motion for recognition of his immunity. The court postponed the examination of Armen Gorgyan’s issue of recognition of immunity until a relevant decision of the Constitutional Court …

Through official military channels, Iran informed Azerbaijan today that it has imposed a ban on flights to Nakhichevan, which are mainly carrying out military supplies, according to an Azerbaijani news report. The source of the report has said that Iran “committed another betrayal of Azerbaijan at the behest of Armenia. Iran’s next attempt to strike …

Anti-Corruption Committee Chairman  Sasun Khachatryan met with US Ambassador to Armenia Lynne Tracy. At the meeting the US Ambassador said the fight against corruption is the field where the cooperation of Armenia and the United States is close and constant, adding that now as well the US is ready to work with this new structure …

Tehran’s nuclear progress is “alarming” and its stockpile of enriched uranium has grown significantly, a senior US official said on Monday. The “breakout time” – the time needed to obtain enough uranium enriched for use in weapons – has shrunk from a year to “a few months”, said the senior administration official, speaking on condition of anonymity to AFP. …

Lithuania has delivered 50,000 doses of the Covid-19 vaccine produced by the Moderna promised by Lithuanian Prime Minister a few days ago. The ceremony took place on the evening of October 4 at Vilnius Airport, when a delegation led by Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan was returning to Armenia. Lithuania has provided humanitarian assistance in response …

Deputy Minister of Roads and Director General of Construction and Development of Transportation Infrastructures Company of Iran Kheirollah Khademi is leading the Iranian delegation in Yerevan to Iran’s participation in the building of transit road on Armenian soil by the name “Tatoo,” the Iranian Mehr agency reported. Over the past month, the Republic of Azerbaijan …