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Law 13:48 • 08.07.20 Parliament speaker vows to sign amended constitutional law instead of high court's chairman "I will sign it with a great pleasure as soon as that opportunity opens up for the National Assembly's president," Ararat Mirzoyan told reporters.
Politics 12:55 • 08.07.20 Iran calls for global response to Israel after blast at nuclear site “This method Israel is using is dangerous, and it could spread to anywhere in the world,” government spokesman Ali Rabiei said during a press conference ...
Culture 12:47 • 08.07.20 JK Rowling joins Margaret Atwood and Salman Rushdie among 150 authors and academics in call to defend free speech The letter, published in Harper's calls for: "A culture that leaves us room for experimentation, risk taking, and ...
Coronavirus Science/tech 12:33 • 08.07.20 WHO says 'evidence emerging' of airborne coronavirus spread Speaking at a media briefing in Geneva on Tuesday, Benedetta Allegranzi, the WHO’s technical lead for infection prevention and control, said: “...The possibility of airborne transmission ...
Event 12:22 • 08.07.20 Turkey tests Russia’s S-400 air defense systems on US-made planes last year Earlier in the day, several media reported with reference to the Fighter Jets World portal that the Russian-made missile systems had been tested on US aircraft. The portal published ...
Coronavirus Event 12:03 • 08.07.20 Armenian deputy defense minister 'contracts coronavirus' Gabriel Balayan was to attend the meeting of the National Assembly's Standing Committee on Defense and Security earlier today. . "This disease knocks on the doors of all ...
Event 11:35 • 08.07.20 Prioritizing energy-efficient technologies Energy-efficient technologies were installed in the Hermon, a settlement in Vayots Dzor region, two years ago. The number of illuminated streets has been increased ...
Coronavirus Event 11:15 • 08.07.20 COVID-19 update: Armenia reports 535 new cases and 18 deaths The total confirmed cases stand at 29,820 as of Wednesday afternoon. The number of the fatalities caused by other, pre-existing conditions reaches ...
Law 10:56 • 08.07.20 Russia accuses former military reporter of supplying arms trade data to Czech Republic Ivan Safronov Jr., who since May has been working as an adviser to the chief of Russia's state space agency Roskosmos, was detained and searched by armed officers ...
Event 10:27 • 08.07.20 Trump: White House will pressure governors to open schools “We don’t want people to make political statements or do it for political reasons. They think it’s going to be good for them politically, so they keep the schools closed. No way,” Trump said during ...
Science/tech 10:11 • 08.07.20 US probing alleged TikTok violations of children's privacy The development is said to be the latest bump in the road for the short video company, which is popular with teens. TikTok has seen scrutiny, including from ...
Economy 09:57 • 08.07.20 Levi's cuts 700 jobs due to falling sales The firm, hit by a 62% fall in sales in its most recent quarter, said the reductions were necessary "given the uncertainties" of the virus ...
Politics 09:30 • 08.07.20 Russia and China veto UN Security Council resolution on Syria The UN cross-border delivery mechanism, set up in 2014 and renewed ever since, is due to expire in just three days, on 10 July. If that happens it will severely impact the ability to deliver aid to millions of Syrians ...
Coronavirus Event 09:01 • 08.07.20 Demonstrators storm Serbian parliament in protest over stricter lockdown rules Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic said on Tuesday evening that stricter measures including the lockdown of Belgrade over the weekend would be introduced because of the rising number of ...
Event 17:55 • 07.07.20 Armenia-US defense cooperation discussed in Yerevan Meeting in Yerevan, Minister of Defense Davit Tonoyan and US Ambassador Lynne Tracy also took the chance to consider previous joint activities, evaluating the real chances of pursuing the projects...
Economy 17:39 • 07.07.20 H&M plans to axe 170 stores worldwide due to pandemic The closures, which are likely to see hundreds of jobs cut around the globe, come after sales fell by 50 per cent in the midst of ...
Politics 17:20 • 07.07.20 Azerbaijan 'unprepared' for constructive dialogue over Nagorno-Karabakh - expert "Azerbaijan is trying to intensify pressure upon Armenia and the mediators in an effort to achieve the substantive negotiations it has been longing for. The Baku authorities feel ...
Culture 16:14 • 07.07.20 "For her it is my most painful goodby': Ennio Morricone's farewell letter revealed The acclaimed musician expresses his deep gratitude to the people who accompanied him throughout his life, both family and friends, including ...
Science/tech 15:36 • 07.07.20 Armenia Engineering Week 2020 hosts HighTech minister Highly appreciating the meeting as a long-awaited technological event, Hakob Arshakyan emphasized particularly the underlying engineering efforts as a serious contribution to the "new wave" ...
Politics 14:27 • 07.07.20 Aliyev blasts OSCE Minsk Group for 'passive stance' on Karabakh In a televised interview, Ilham Aliyev expressed his concern over a failure to react to the Armenian prime minister's statement saying "Karabakh is Armenia". "That statement derails the negotiations ...
Entertainment 13:47 • 07.07.20 Melania Trump's former aide to release 'explosive' memoir Stephanie Winston Wolkoff was appointed as an unpaid adviser to the first lady shortly after Donald Trump won the 2016 election, and she played a high-profile role in ...
Law 13:43 • 07.07.20 Outspoken professor detained in China The law professor has previously spoken out against the Mao-like cult of personality which has returned under China's current leader ...
Politics 13:25 • 07.07.20 Prosperous Armenia party slams government for 'political reckoning' The party cites particularly Gagik Tsarukyan's June 5 speech in parliament, in which the PAP leader voiced a strong criticism against the current government, highlighting omissions and ...
Press digest 12:21 • 07.07.20 Zhoghovurd: Anti-abortion law on Armenian parliament's agenda The measure proposes, in particular, mechanisms for protecting a fetus' life from the moment of conception, envisaging criminal liability ...
Coronavirus Event 11:37 • 07.07.20 COVID-19 update: Armenia reports 349 new cases, bringing total to 29,285 The National Center for Disease Control and Prevention reported 12 new deaths, raising the officially registered fatalities to 503. Five more patients died from other ...
Press digest 11:21 • 07.07.20 Zhoghovurd: Armenian government 'gets a slap' from European court Should the ECHR admit the motion to suspend the judges' retirement and Tovmasyan's dismissal, at least three persons will have to resign ...
Sports 10:04 • 07.07.20 Spanish La Liga: Sevilla close on Champions League with Eibar win The victory lifts fourth placed Sevilla six points clear of the team below them Villarreal, who were thumped by Barcelona on Sunday ...
Politics 09:45 • 07.07.20 White House press secretary invokes the Armenian Genocide (video) McEnany referenced an "Armenian genocide memorial" as she cited monuments and memorials that have recently been vandalized amid nationwide protests over racism and police brutality. A sculpture honoring ...
Event 09:13 • 07.07.20 Kim Kardashian urges followers to support small business in Armenia In response to COVID-19, the Armenia Support Fund has partnered with The Paros Foundation to launch the Armenia COVID-19 Small Business Support Initiative ...
Sports 17:51 • 06.07.20 Messi will 'end' career at Barcelona Josep Maria Bartomeu dismissed reports the Argentina international, 33, was unwilling to renew his current contract when it expires ...