What’s happening in Caucasus

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%

Iran building power stations in Karabakh – outrage on Azerbaijani social media, Baku says project carried out with its consent

Karabakh conflict

May 07, 2020

Authorities recall that the agreement on the construction of a hydroelectric station on the Araz River was signed between Iran and Azerbaijan back in 2016

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

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

Ramadan to be observed in Azerbaijan under quarantine rules

Coronavirus

April 25, 2020

Mosques are closed, there will be no mass gatherings and prayers in honor of the beginning of the Muslim fasting month

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

Shots from Baku – the city officials say has almost defeated the coronavirus

Coronavirus

April 23, 2020

Everything remains closed in Baku, but the situation may change on May 4

Azerbaijani presidential aide accuses Armenia of ‘hampering negotiation process with its statements’

Karabakh conflict

April 22, 2020

Hikmet Hajiyev commented on the statement of the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Armenia Zohrab Mnatsakan

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”

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