Stories from Armenia

Coronavirus politics: why has Armenia become the regional leader in coronavirus deaths?

Coronavirus

May 14, 2020

Armenian MPs on how promptly the Armenian authorities reacted to the danger, whether the restrictions were put in place on time, and whether they are being lifted too early

State of emergency extended in Armenia for another month, but enterprises will continue to work

Coronavirus

May 14, 2020

This is the second time the government has decided to extend the state of emergency, as the spread of the coronavirus continues. More than a hundred new infections are recorded per day.

Armenian ex-president Robert Kocharyan to remain under arrest

Corruption scandals in Armenia

May 14, 2020

The court decided not to change his pre-trial measure. Lawyers, as well as former prime ministers of Armenia and Nagorno-Karabakh, petitioned for the release of the former president

What does Yerevan look like after the lifting of the restrictions on movement. Video

Coronavirus

May 12, 2020

For almost two months, Armenian residents only left their homes if absolutely necessary, and now the people have come out to the parks and street cafes

Armenia introduces new method to tally coronavirus deaths

Coronavirus

May 12, 2020

Information is now separately provided for people who have been infected with the coronavirus but died for a different reason.

Investigative committee questions former Armenian prime minister about the events of the 2016 April War

April war of 2016

May 12, 2020

The committee began its work about a year ago and will soon finish the investigation. Then, people will get answers to some of the questions they have been asking. Though perhaps not all of them, since, as the chairman said, “we are talking about state secrets.”

Without the right to choose – a story that began with a letter

Coronavirus

May 08, 2020

During quarantine in Armenia, journalist Leah Khojoyan invited friends on social media to help needy people who contacted the editorial office. Many responded. And now Leah every night on Facebook reports on what they managed to do with their help

Fight breaks out in Armenian parliament. Video

May 08, 2020

The fight was instigated by leader of the opposition party Bright Armenia Edmon Marukyan and ruling My Step member Sasun Mikaelyan

Quality of life improvements, fighting corruption and oligarchs: how Armenia has changed 2 years since the revolution

Nikol Pashinyan

May 08, 2020

“There is a well-known formula: if a country wants to consider itself democratic, it is necessary to conduct three cycles of fair elections. We have had only one so far. As soon as there will be three, we can assume that we are moving in the right direction” – political analyst

12 Armenian ambulance medics contract coronavirus

Coronavirus

May 08, 2020

320 medical workers have been infected in the country overall, meaning these cases make up about 13%

Armenian court rules to arrest son-in-law of ex-president on charges of illegal enrichment

Corruption scandals in Armenia

May 07, 2020

Criminal cases have also been brought against the ex-president’s brothers and nephews, and he himself is accused of embezzling more than a million dollars from the budget

Mystery surrounding family of former Armenian ‘super-minister’

Corruption scandals in Armenia

May 06, 2020

One of the owners of the telecommunications company Ucom, the son of the former minister of finance, who is being tried for corruption, has fled

Three cases of reinfection with coronavirus reported in Armenia

Coronavirus

May 05, 2020

Minister of Health: "None of the patients had any symptoms or ailments, although two weeks after they were discharged, they again tested positive for coronavirus."

Armenia lifts most emergency restrictions - people allowed to leave the house, even go to cafes

Coronavirus

May 04, 2020

The government is moving towards a decentralized fight against the virus. But the commandant warns: if businesses and residents do not adhere to sanitary standards and the rate of infection continues to rise, the quarantine will be reinstated

What’s it like to get coronavirus – from an Armenian couple who’ve been there and back

Coronavirus

May 03, 2020

How can you get affected; what does it feel like; what happened next

Scandal surrounding Ucom, the only local telecom operator in Armenia. Redistribution, takeover or seizure of property?

May 02, 2020

The founders have left the company. Majority shareholders say that they are facing pressure "at the state level" to give up control of the company. The final decision is not yet clear

Lynch mob in Armenia: hundreds riot in the provincial city of Gavar

May 01, 2020

The cause of the riots was the murder of two local residents, one of whom is a military police investigator

Flare up on Karabakh line of contact as Azerbaijan uses heavy mortars

Karabakh conflict

April 29, 2020

The Armenian side reports that Azerbaijan violated the ceasefire. The Azerbaijani side does not deny that it used mortars, but claims that it was in response to the actions of the Armed Forces of Armenia

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