YEREVAN—Armenia’s Special Investigative Service (SIS) on Thursday, July 26, officially charged Armenia’s former president Robert Kocharian for “usurping state power” under article 300 of the criminal code. The charges stem from the events of March […]
Speaking at the State Department’s Ministerial to Advance Religious Freedom, Vice President Mike Pence threatened Turkey with sanctions unless pastor Andrew Brunson is released. Last week, Brunson’s detention was extended but this week he was […]
YEREVAN (A.W.)—After weeks of public discontent and protest, Yerevan Mayor Taron Margaryan officially announced his resignation earlier today. “I’d like to inform you about my decision to resign from Yerevan Mayor’s office and to express […]
YEREVAN (Asbarez)—Armenia’s National Security Service (NSS) on Tuesday placed Ara Vardanyan, the director of “Hayastan” All Armenian Fund (Armenia Fund, for short) under arrest on charges of embezzlement and misuse of funds. The NSS said […]
BEIRUT (A.W.)—Homenetmen Lebanon’s men’s basketball team won the Lebanese Basketball League championship earlier today, after beating Riyadi 74-59 in a deciding game game seven in the finals. The win comes less than two weeks after the Armenian […]
YEREVAN (A.W.)—Earlier today, Armenia’s National Assembly elected Nikol Pashinyan as the country’s prime minister (PM). Fifty-nine votes were cast in favor of Pashinyan, while 42 Members of Parliament voted against him. Three parliamentary factions—the Yelk […]
YEREVAN (A.W.)—The Armenian Revolutionary Federation (ARF) has “no expectations” in terms of ministerial portfolios in the new government, which is likely to be formed by opposition Member of Parliament and leader of the protests that […]
YEREVAN—The body of Armenian Army serviceman Artur Gasparyan (b. 1998) with a gunshot wound to his head, was discovered on Friday at around 1:10 a.m. According to the Armenia’s Ministry of Defense, the soldier was […]
YEREVAN (A.W.)—The Armenian Revolutionary Federation (ARF) Supreme Council of Armenia announced today that former ARF Member of Parliament Aghvan Vardanyan has been dismissed from the party. The announcement comes a day after Vardanyan officially resigned from his […]
YEREVAN (A.W.)—Two people were killed in an armed assault and attempted robbery at an HSBC bank branch in Yerevan on Thursday. According to reports, a security guard named Khachatur Galstyan employed by Armobil security died […]
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