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17/06/2020 10:50

PAP boycotts NA session and leaves the session hall

“Taking into consideration the legal and political “mayhem” the Prosperous Armenia faction boycotts the NA session and immediately leaves the session hall,” he said.

17/06/2020 10:27

WHO welcomes ‘breakthrough’ UK study on treatment of severe COVID-19

According to preliminary findings shared with WHO, for patients on ventilators, the treatment was shown to reduce mortality by about one third, and for patients requiring only oxygen, mortality was cut by about one fifth.

16/06/2020 23:04

Political authorities to be responsible for future complications: Hayrenik party representative

“Taking the leader of the opposition force to jail means rejecting any opportunity of dialogue. The authorities rejected the dialogue and will be the ones responsible for future complications,” the speaker said.

16/06/2020 22:55

Developments over PAP leader are politically motivated: Hayrenik party representative

Referring to the developments over the leader of the Prosperous Armenia party Gagik Tsarukyan, he said that the authorities applied to false accusations in relations with the PAP which he said was rather predictable.

16/06/2020 22:32

Armenian Police use force against mass media representatives (Video)

As a result of the actions of the police NEWS.am correspondent received foot injury and operator of ParaTV lost the device of live streaming.

16/06/2020 22:25

Court to examine motion for PAP leader's arrest tomorrow

“It is an ungrounded, fabricated case, there is nothing real in it,” he said.

16/06/2020 19:48

Time has come for healthy forces to unite: PAP responds to statement of three opposition forces

“We share all the concerns that found place in the joint statement of the opposition political forces. Prosperous Armenia party joins the national-state real agenda, and the call to overcome the challenges the state is facing with pan-national potential and consensus,” the PAP said in the statement.

16/06/2020 18:50

NSS tries to find out where Artur Vanetsyan is for apprehending him illegally: Arsen Babayan

“A while ago I received information that the NSS is trying to find out where the president of Hayrenik party is for apprehending him illegally. I report that Mr Vanetsyan is in the chief office of the party, in his room. Don’t suffer much, we are waiting for you,” Babayan wrote.

16/06/2020 18:41

Armenia’s PM: Citizens to be required to carry IDs with them from June 17

The PM reasoned the decision with the difficulties while forming administrative fines in streets.

16/06/2020 18:25

Three opposition parties urge people, political, public forces consolidate over national-state agenda

The statement also said that the with the mania to establish absolute rule of Nikol Pashinyan the authorities rejected any initiative of the political opposition to solve the issues the public is facing with joint efforts.

16/06/2020 18:07

Parliament votes for arrest of Armenia’s opposition party leader Gagik Tsarukyan

The request for arrest has been presented by the Attorney General Artur Davtyan.

16/06/2020 17:35

Coronavirus: Dexamethasone proves first life-saving drug

The low-dose steroid treatment dexamethasone is a major breakthrough in the fight against the deadly virus, UK experts say.

16/06/2020 17:25

Voting on giving consent to arrest PAP leader kicks off

Voting on giving consent to arrest Prosperous Armenia party leader Gagik Tsarukyan has kicked off.

16/06/2020 16:47

Attorney General requests arrest of PAP leader

“The investigation finds that being in freedom Gagik Tsarukyan will impede the investigative events, influence the witnesses allegedly involved in the crimes. I request arrest of Gagik Tsarukyan,” Davtyan said at the NA.

16/06/2020 16:22

PAP leader deprived of parliamentary immunity

Bright Armenia and Prosperous Armenia factions did not participate in the voting.

16/06/2020 15:43

PAP initiates motion of no confidence in Attorney General

“You have always implemented dirty political order. I know what a revengeful person you are. Now I am reporting about a crime that you wiretapped my conversations for past two years.

16/06/2020 15:17

My Step faction decides issue of depriving PAP leader of parliamentary immunity

Prosperous Armenia and Bright Armenia factions refused to participate in the voting.

16/06/2020 15:06

Bright Armenia faction has nothing to do in this voting: Edmon Marukyan says they will not participate in this farce

“We will not allow Armenia become a regressing country, we say this is all farce,” Marukyan said.

16/06/2020 14:48

154 citizens apprehended as of 1.30 p.m. from outside the NA building

The parliament is currently discussing the motions presented by the Attorney General on depriving PAP leader Gagik Tsarukyan from parliamentary immunity.

16/06/2020 14:10

COVID-19 cases registered in Russia up by 8,248 in past 24 hours

Moscow accounts for 1,416 newly-exposed cases, the Moscow Region, for 694, the Irkutsk Region, for 319, St. Petersburg, for 234, and the Sverdlovsk Region, for 231.