Stories from Armenia

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

Armenia: residents may soon be able to go to hair salon, eat at outdoor cafes

Coronavirus

April 29, 2020

Tigran Avinyan believes that the “coronavirus situation is completely under control,” and announces that the government will soon be able to lift quarantine restrictions. An assessment by the Armenian government and experts of what has already been achieved

Summer conscription in Armenia to take place despite coronavirus pandemic

Coronavirus

April 28, 2020

The security measures announced by the Ministry of Defense have been announced in order to avoid the spread of infection among recruits and in military units

Armenian gov’t continues to ease state of emergency restrictions – citizens allowed to walk in pairs, but only within 1 km of home house

Coronavirus

April 28, 2020

Prime Minister Pashinyan believes the coronavirus crisis may drag on for a year or more, so the government has decided to gradually ease restrictions. The commandant’s office is expected to permit even more businesses to go back to work

Armenia: school leaving exams cancelled due to coronavirus, students will only take uni entrance test

Coronavirus

April 28, 2020

The “final bell” for graduating high schoolers has been postponed

Armenia commemorates 105th anniversary of genocide – for the first time, no one will visit the memorial

April 24, 2020

Due to the pandemic, the decision was made to cancel all traditional events and close the memorial – now you can only place flowers near the eternal flame virtually

Armenia relaxes state of emergency measures – even more industries permitted to go back to work

Coronavirus

April 23, 2020

This is happening in the face of an increasing number of new coronavirus cases per day and more cities on lockdown

Armenia: forecasts for business and the economy amid the state of emergency

Coronavirus

April 21, 2020

The country is trying to mitigate losses in the face of severe restrictions on the operation of enterprises. Is the government succeeding? And when can one expect the previous growth indicators - the opinion of economists, forecasts of international organizations

"They called and said father was sick, 300 km away. How to get there during a pandemic?” – personal stories from Armenia

Coronavirus

April 21, 2020

The coronavirus epidemic has affected the poor the most. While the state helps some, ordinary people help out as well

Armenian PM announces wave of dismissals after satirical video leak

Nikol Pashinyan

April 20, 2020

Nikol Pashinyan: “What happened in 2018 (the Velvet Revolution) was emotions. The real revolution is happening now”

An investigation is ongoing in Armenia on how prepared the country was for the “April war” of 2016

April war of 2016

April 17, 2020

The Armenian side “won not only on the battlefield, but also in the diplomatic arena,” former Armenian President Serzh Sargsyan told reporters

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