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22/07/2021 12:59

Olympics opening ceremony director sacked for Holocaust joke

Since the start of the year, three men have been forced to step down.

22/07/2021 12:26

Number of coronavirus cases to continue growing in Armenia – deputy minister

"This week we passed the 200. Yesterday 220 cases were recorded, today we already have 225. According to our forecasts, the growth tendency will continue during the upcoming days as well," she said.

22/07/2021 12:08

Armenia's acting PM congratulates "Armenia," "I Have Honor" blocs on passing to parliament

"So the National Assembly of the 8th convocation will consist of 107 deputies and the Civil Contract party will have 71 mandates, "Armenia" bloc will have 29 and "I Have Honor" bloc – 7 mandates," he said.

22/07/2021 11:56

Lyon-Yerevan flights to be operated from July 22

French Embassy in Armenia reports that the flights will be operated once a week.

22/07/2021 11:50

Azerbaijan's provocative steps pose new threats for Armenia and Artsakh - acting PM

He noted that the united group of Armenian and Russian Armed Forces and Russia's peacekeeping mission in Nagorno Karabakh are of cornerstone significance for ensuring peace in the region.

22/07/2021 11:21

Armenia documents 225 new coronavirus cases in 24 hours, 2 deaths recorded

According to the information, 218,676 (+91) people have recovered, other 3,797 (+132) are currently getting treatment.

21/07/2021 16:59

Ameriabank Receives Euromoney Award for Excellence 2021 as the Best Bank in Armenia

As mentioned by the organizers, this year was special, as they registered a record number of pitches for the Awards for Excellence.

21/07/2021 16:55

Moody's revised the Outlook on Ameriabank to Stable

The stable outlook reflects the expectation of Moody’s that Ameriabank will sustain the improvements in its solvency and that the Bank's asset quality and capital will remain stable.

21/07/2021 16:41

Australia’s Brisbane selected to host 2032 Summer Olympic Games

"The secret ballot was held at the 138th Session in Tokyo, two days before the Opening Ceremony for the Olympic Games, under strict COVID-19 restrictions," the IOC said in a statement. "Brisbane received 72 yes and 5 no votes from 77 valid votes."

21/07/2021 15:33

Armenia's deputy DM Suren Sahakyan relieved from post

The decision has been signed by Armenia's acting PM Nikol Pashinyan.

21/07/2021 13:56

"I Have Honor" bloc to take parliamentary mandates

"We have stated that if the team decides to take the mandates and enter the parliament, Mr Vanetsyan will enter the NA too," Hakobyan said.

21/07/2021 13:51

Implementation of arrangements over Karabakh proceed not bad - Kremlin spokesperson

He noted that Russia will welcome the EU’s brokering efforts in the talks on Karabakh if they promote the implementation of the existing arrangements.

21/07/2021 13:31

Situation relatively calm in Yeraskh section of Armenian-Azerbaijani border during the night – Armenia MOD

"The situation was relatively calm," Armenia’s Ministry of Defense told Aysor.am.

21/07/2021 13:19

WHO chief warns about more dangerous strain of novel coronavirus

"The more transmission, the more variants will emerge with the potential to be even more dangerous than the Delta variant that is causing such devastation now," he said. "And the more variants, the higher the likelihood that one of them will evade vaccines and take us all back to square one."

21/07/2021 12:52

Reforms in the army to be implemented rapidly – first deputy defense minister

Arayik Harutyunyan congratulated Karapetyan on assuming the post, attaching significance to the implementation of the reforms launched in the army and solution of the post-war issues.

21/07/2021 12:25

Yerevan court rules to free head of Izmirlyan Medical Center Armen Charchyan

To note, the Special Investigation Service made a decision to involve Armen Charchyan as defendant. The investigator had submitted petition to arrest Charchyan.

21/07/2021 12:13

Covid: France rolls out health pass as cases soar

This was compared to fewer than 7,000 cases a day last week, a surge of 150%, as the highly contagious Delta variant spreads throughout the country.

21/07/2021 11:55

Armenian detainees should immediately be returned from Azerbaijan – Armenia Ombudsman meets EP French deputy

During the meeting the Armenian Ombudsman referred thoroughly to the urgency of the return of the Armenian detainees held in Azerbaijan, noting that presenting them as "terrorists" or "saboteurs" is a gross violation of the international demands.

21/07/2021 11:11

12 dead and thousands evacuated in China floods

President Xi Jinping said on Wednesday the "flood prevention situation was very severe" and at a "critical stage".

21/07/2021 11:00

Senator Bob Menendez: Azerbaijanis interfere on the physical territory of Armenia, they will continue to be aggressive unless they have a clear message that it's not acceptable

"It is critical to make sure that any support we are giving to Azerbaijan is not in any way affecting the balance of power between Azerbaijan and that we are committed to the resolution of Nagorno Karabakh," stated Dr. Donfried.