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Law16:02Mother See condemns archbishop's arrestThe Mother See of Holy Etchmiadzin has strongly condemned the detention of Archbishop Arshak Khachatryan as baseless.
Law15:30Samvel Karapetyan's extended pretrial detention appealed in higher courtArmenian businessman and philanthropist Samvel Karapetyan’s lawyer reports that appeals against his extended pretrial detention have been accepted for consideration by the Anti-Corruption Court of...
Law15:10Lawyer deplores EU silence amid crackdown on free speech in ArmeniaThe staff of AntiFake news outlet and other activists gathered outside the EU office in Yerevan on Friday, accusing the bloc of remaining silent amid deepening crackdown on free speech in Armenia.
Society14:33Census shows 17,500 people have no religious affiliation in ArmeniaArmenia remains overwhelmingly Christian, with 95.4% of its population – about 2,793,000 people – identifying with the Armenian Apostolic Church, according to new data from the country’s Statistical...
Politics14:10Opposition MP: Azerbaijan will push for more concessions from ArmeniaArmenian opposition MPs have once again accused Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan of failing to defend Armenia’s core interests in negotiations with Azerbaijan, arguing that this has created a “vacuum”...
In the world13:45Three-year-old Indian chess prodigy becomes youngest player to earn official ratingIndia’s Sarwagya Singh Kushwaha has become the youngest player in chess history to earn an official Fide rating at the age of three years, seven months and 20 days, the Guardian reported.
Politics13:35Armenian activist's wife accuses EU of silence on political persecutionThe wife of detained activist Narek Samsonyan on Friday accused the European Union of remaining silent over politically motivated prosecutions against government critics.
Politics13:00Marseille mayor hosts Armenian church leaderMarseille Mayor Benoît Payan on Friday hosted Catholicos of All Armenians Karekin II. "This morning, I had the immense honor of welcoming His Holiness Karekin II, Supreme Patriarch and Catholicos of...
Politics12:35AntiFake staff protests outside EU office in YerevanEmployees of the opposition media outlet AntiFake protested outside the European Union Delegation office in Yerevan on Friday, delivering a message from Lusine Arakelyan, the wife of detained...
Law12:05Court orders two-month detention for Armenian archbishopA Yerevan court has ordered a two-month remand for Archbishop Arshak Khachatryan, Chancellor of the Mother See of Holy Etchmiadzin.
Politics11:36Holy Savior Monastery in Artsakh damagedThe 17th century Holy Savior Monastery located near Tonashen, a village in Azerbaijani-held Artsakh (Nagorno-Karabakh), has been damaged.
In the world11:15Cary-Hiroyuki Tagawa, who performed in ‘Mortal Kombat’, dies at 75Cary-Hiroyuki Tagawa, a Tokyo-born actor known for his roles in the film “Mortal Kombat” and TV series “The Man in the High Castle” has died.
Law11:05Robert Amsterdam slams Armenian archbishop's arrestInternational human rights lawyer Robert Amsterdam has condemned the arrest of Archbishop Arshak Khachatryan, Chancellor of the Mother See of Holy Etchmiadzin, calling it politically motivated.
Politics17:00Opposition politician says released documents show Pashinyan rejected 2019 Karabakh peace planArmenian National Congress (ANC) coordinator Levon Zurabyan on Thursday accused Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan of rejecting a 2019 Nagorno-Karabakh settlement plan that he said could have ensured...
Topic of the day16:30Armenian parliament passes universal health insurance bill in first readingThe Armenian National Assembly approved in its first reading on Thursday a government-drafted bill to introduce a universal health insurance system set to be phased in over three years.
Politics16:05Opposition MP questions Narek Babayan's rise after appointment to ZCMC boardArmenian opposition lawmaker Anna Grigoryan on Thursday accused the government of widespread corruption, patronage and wasteful spending, saying officials who came to power in 2018 “on an...
Economy15:44Acba bank and France’s Proparco to continue strengthening their long-term strategic partnershipAcba bank and Proparco, a subsidiary of the French Development Agency (AFD) Group, together with the Governor of the Central Bank of Armenia, Martin Galstyan, reviewed the achievements of their...
Society15:36Senior Armenian clerics express unwavering loyalty to Catholicos Karekin IIA group of Armenian archbishops and bishops on Thursday issued a statement reaffirming their support to Catholicos Karekin II.
Society14:30Ex-defense minister criticizes unequal pay and evaluation system in Armenian armyOpposition lawmaker Seyran Ohanyan, a former defense minister, has criticized Armenia’s military pay and evaluation system, highlighting disparities between frontline soldiers and higher-ranking...
Society14:02Armenian opposition MP urges increase of contract soldiers’ salariesOpposition lawmaker Anna Grigoryan has called for higher wages for contract soldiers, saying it is “unacceptable” for them to earn less than patrol police officers.