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12/07/2020 19:22

Azerbaijan reports about two dead and 5 wounded servicemen after border incident

Armenia’s Defense Ministry reported that after the warning of the Armenian side, the Azerbaijani servicemen returned to their position, leaving the UAZ-model vehicle behind.

12/07/2020 19:16

Azerbaijan armed forces attempt to seize Armenia border position

At 1:45 p.m., the servicemen of the Azerbaijani armed forces repeated the attempt to seize the border position of the Armenian Armed Forces this time using artillery fire, but were suppressed by the Armenian side and driven back, suffering casualties.

12/07/2020 10:59

Number of coronavirus cases in Armenia grows by 577 in 24 hours, 8 new deaths reported

As of July 12 in the morning, 31,969 new coronavirus cases have been recorded in Armenia.

11/07/2020 14:54

Another extension of state of emergency regime inadmissible: three opposition parties release joint statement

“Instead of preventing the spread of the pandemic and undertaking necessary measures, Nikol Pashinyan continued the crowded constitutional referendum campaign, ignoring the calls to stop this dangerous initiative and calls to sobriety even after the first case was recorded in Armenia,” the parties said in the statement.

11/07/2020 13:58

Azerbaijani side violates ceasefire regime over 150 times during past week

The defense forces continue implementation of their military duty keeping the situation under control.

11/07/2020 13:35

Artsakh records no new coronavirus cases

The total number of infected is 146. Currently 84 are isolated, 27 citizens are overcoming the disease.

11/07/2020 12:20

Russia reports 6,611 new coronavirus cases

The number of deaths due to coronavirus in Russia increased by 188 per day against 174 the day before, a total of 11,205 people died from the virus.

11/07/2020 11:47

People are being mocked and labeled on Public TV: Media Advocate

The guest, in her turn, expressed irony, targeting Arman Tatoyan, noting that he is a close friend of lawyer Siranuysh Sahakyan. The conversation was beyond of all ethical norms, as it was very targeted. Petros Ghazaryan forgot that the program is not of a humorous genre: “Hrayr Tovmasyan vs. Hrayr Tovmasyan.” Hate jokes are not appropriate for Public Television.

11/07/2020 11:28

Coronavirus: Emirates set to cut 9,000 jobs, citing pandemic

It is the first time the world's biggest long-haul carrier has disclosed how many jobs will be lost.

11/07/2020 11:06

Number of coronavirus cases in Armenia grows by 489 in 24 hours, 16 new deaths reported

​The total death toll reached 559 (+13), other 180 (+3) patients died from other diseases.

11/07/2020 10:40

Turkish Council of State reverses decree of Hagia Sophia’s museum status

Earlier, the CNN Turk TV channel reported that the Turkish Council of State had held a meeting on July 2 in order to discuss a possible change in the status of the Hagia Sophia cathedral. According to the TV channel, the discussion lasted only 17 minutes.

10/07/2020 17:33

Artsakh president meets ex-DM Seyran Ohanyan, discusses security issues

The president stressed that he was happy to meet his battle friend and discuss issues on country’s security and strengthening of defense.

10/07/2020 17:16

UNESCO warns Turkey against converting Hagia Sophia in Istanbul into mosque

"Thus, a state must ensure that no modification affects the exceptional universal value of the property inscribed on its territory," the spokeswoman said, adding that any modification requires prior notification to UNESCO and possibly examination by its World Heritage Committee.

10/07/2020 16:23

U.S. Ambassador to Armenia help deliver equipment and furniture to Tavush region as part of a project to strengthen the field of social work in Armenia

In cooperation with local governments, the project has provided support to 91 social workers (CSW) in 86 communities. These social workers have, in turn, provided counseling and support to more than 29,000 members of 6,581 of the most vulnerable households and have developed and implemented Individual Development Plans for 1,151 families. The CSWs are also actively involved in the rehabilitation process of families with children returned from child residential institutions.

10/07/2020 15:57

Turkey’s readiness to interfere after Azerbaijan instigates military actions rather worrying

Turkey will stop being a threat to Armenia’s security after it reviews its unfriendly policy against Armenia and its people.

10/07/2020 15:40

Armenia’s PM: Armenia will continue developing cooperation with Russia in defense sector and military-political partnership with USA

The document also says that Armenia is planning to continue developing friendly partnership and boosting strategic dialogue with the USA in promoting reforms, protection of democracy and human rights, regional and international stability.

10/07/2020 14:43

Russia records 6,635 COVID-19 infections over 24 hours

According to the crisis center, the daily growth of this indicator has not exceeded 0.9% for the past four days.

10/07/2020 13:45

Attorney: Manvel Grigoryan’s condition getting worse, talks underway to transport him to France

“Currently legal processes are ongoing with the Ministry of Health for transporting Manvel Grigoryan to France where he underwent surgery previously,” the attorney said.

10/07/2020 13:30

Armenia’s Justice Ministry cooperates with all international partners in fighting corruption: spokesperson

Armenia’s Ministry of Justice is cooperating with all international partners in the sidelines of fighting against corruption, spokesperson Lusine Martirosyan told Aysor.am, referring to the Russia Today’s publication that U.S. Department of State is planning to hire a specialist to help Armenia’s government fight corruption.

10/07/2020 12:42

Netherlands to allocate 200,000 euros to Armenia for acquiring medical devices to fight coronavirus

According to the agreement signed between the MFA of the Netherlands and the Ministry of Health of the Armenia on July 9, this amount will be directed to the purchase of 3 PCR test devices, 100 hospital monitors and one biological security booth from Armenian companies.