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02 August 2025 • 07:55 AMT
House arrest lifted for Armen Ashotyan

Armen Ashotyan’s house arrest has been replaced with administrative supervision, though details of the new restrictions remain unknown.

01 August 2025 • 14:54 AMT
220,000 in Armenia face AMD 180 bln overdue loan debt

Azatyan emphasized that not all potential beneficiaries would participate in the state debt relief program.

01 August 2025 • 14:51 AMT
Rights defender slams prejudice against persons with disabilities

The video, quoting a former judicial official, appeared under the title, “It’s a disgrace that deaf and blind people could become judges.”

01 August 2025 • 14:46 AMT
Fraud-affected clients sign compensation agreements

Daniel Azatyan said that broad measures have been implemented to prevent similar incidents in the future.

01 August 2025 • 14:44 AMT
Armenia’s UN envoy elected ECOSOC vice president

Paruyr Hovhannisyan previously served as Armenia’s Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs.

01 August 2025 • 14:41 AMT
Sarik Minasyan appointed head of Gyumri’s “Ghars” ENA branch

“I accepted the offer because it allows me to stay in Gyumri and keep my council mandate,” he said.

01 August 2025 • 14:36 AMT
Church urges release of immediate Archbishop Mikael

”The trial court had imposed detention on Archbishop Mikael based on fabricated claims of interfering with the investigation and committing a crime,” the statement says.

01 August 2025 • 14:25 AMT
Opposition MP recovers phone seized amid terrorism probe

Gegham Manukyan’s phone was confiscated during a search tied to a terrorism case involving his son, then returned after three weeks.

01 August 2025 • 14:16 AMT
Armenian Genocide recognized by Spanish city Alboraya

While presenting a brief history of the Genocide, Villena stressed the significance of the city officially acknowledging this crime against humanity.

01 August 2025 • 14:15 AMT
Lavrov says OSCE failed to resolve Nagorno‑Karabakh conflict

According to him, the Minsk Group, established under its auspices, “never succeeded in creating conditions for dialogue between the conflicting parties.

01 August 2025 • 12:40 AMT
Yerevan, Moscow to discuss EEU legal compliance

Deputy PMs of Armenia and Russia agreed to meet in late August to address issues related to EEU legal alignment and food import rules.

01 August 2025 • 12:31 AMT
Аccused’s lawyer blames victim for blocking PM motorcade

“Everyone has access to the incident footage, so let’s not discuss the moral dimension of such a claim,” said the lawyer representing the family of Sona Mnatsakanyan.

01 August 2025 • 12:29 AMT
Kocharyan: celibacy irrelevant to national security

Robert Kocharyan criticized Prime Minister Pashinyan’s approach to the army and church, questioning the relevance of clerical celibacy to state security.

01 August 2025 • 11:46 AMT
New Ucom Sales and Service Center оpens at Mashtots Avenue 7/4

Ucom has 75 sales and service centers across Armenia, 23 of which are located in Yerevan, including the recently opened center at Homplex Hyper Mall.

01 August 2025 • 11:42 AMT
RA government allocates USD 6 mln for Jennifer Lopez show

In the government decision, Lopez’s Yerevan concert is vaguely assigned to “during 2025”, without specifying the August 3 date.

01 August 2025 • 09:46 AMT
IDBank’s new premium business card – Mastercard Business Preferred

“It’s no coincidence that we’re launching this card with such a surprise offer,” said Gohar Ghukasyan.

01 August 2025 • 09:43 AMT
Electric Networks of Armenia to launch major project tenders

“To ensure maximum participation from energy-sector operators, we will launch an extensive awareness campaign,” Petrosyan said.

01 August 2025 • 08:31 AMT
Armenian President visits Iran-Armenia power substation

President Khachaturyan visited Syunik to review the Iran-Armenia power line substation’s construction and spoke with residents of nearby villages.

01 August 2025 • 08:29 AMT
Azerbaijan demands apology for Stepanakert mention

Azerbaijan’s MFA called on TASS to replace the place name Stepanakert with the Azerbaijani version “Khankendi” and to issue an official apology.

01 August 2025 • 07:47 AMT
Archbishop Ajapahyan issues message from prison

Detained Archbishop Mikael Ajapahyan said justice will prevail and condemned those complicit in injustice, declaring God’s victory inevitable.

01 August 2025 • 07:42 AMT
57% of Armenian employees earn under AMD 199,000 monthly

Modex reports that over half of Armenia’s salaried employees earn less than 199,000 drams, while just 0.1% earn more than 5 million monthly.

01 August 2025 • 07:41 AMT
Russia calls Aivazovsky statue removal unfriendly act

Maria Zakharova responds to the demolition of Aivazovsky’s statue in Stepanakert by posting his paintings, denouncing ignorance of his legacy.

01 August 2025 • 07:28 AMT
Low-magnitude earthquake hits 6 km northwest of Martuni

In the epicentral area, the underground shock had an intensity of 3 on the MSK scale.

31 July 2025 • 15:15 AMT
Zatulin calls Aivazovsky monument removal state vandalism

Zatulin described the act as “barbaric,” emphasizing that Aivazovsky was not only a painter of the Russian Empire but also a genius of global art.

31 July 2025 • 14:54 AMT
Armenia, Kuwait discuss regional, global issues

Deputy Minister Kostanyan briefed his counterpart on recent developments in the Armenia-Azerbaijan normalization process.

31 July 2025 • 14:50 AMT
Fake Armenian brandy sold abroad, says Deputy PM

“We talk so much about brandy, and I believe that over 95% of it is high quality,” Grigoryan stated.

31 July 2025 • 14:33 AMT
Armenia debates wild animal captivity laws before COP17

Officials and experts meet to develop legal solutions for unlicensed wild animal captivity ahead of Armenia hosting COP17 in 2026.

31 July 2025 • 14:30 AMT
Government forgives AMD 1.3 billion in taxi driver taxes

This amnesty is aimed at encouraging individual drivers who offer passenger transportation services to operate within the legal framework.

31 July 2025 • 14:28 AMT
MP flags contradictions in official LPG hike price explanations

Garnik Danielyan said conflicting official statements and government inaction are worsening Armenia’s LPG supply and price crisis.

31 July 2025 • 14:27 AMT
Jennifer Lopez replaces Snoop Dogg for Yerevan concert

The Armenian government approved the replacement of Snoop Dogg with Jennifer Lopez for a concert initially planned for 2023.