The man that opened fire in the center of Yerevan and wounded 5 people on 17 May has been arrested. A criminal case based on Articles 235.1 and 258.4 of the Criminal Code of Armenia were initiated on the given fact.  The same day, Health Minister Armen Muradyan visited the wounded at hospital and got first hand view of their recovery and treatment.

 James Warlick, OSCE MG Co-Chair of the USA, has called on the Karabakh conflict parties for joint management of water resources. 

Nairit Plant employees plan another action of protest for 21 May demanding the Plant to pay arrears of wages. The Movement "Will" is the initiator of the protest action.

"After the things Russia did in the Crimea, the need to resolve the conflict became more urgent," U.S. Ambassador to Baku Richard Morningstar said in an interview with the Azerbaijani Service of Radio Liberty. Turan reports.

 Violation of human rights, suppression of democratic freedoms, harassment of civil society in Azerbaijan and collaborating Western NGOs only bring damage to US-Azerbaijani relations, and contradict the interests of the official Baku. This was the leitmotif of the interview of U.S. Ambassador Richard Morningstar in Baku with the Azerbaijani Service of Radio Liberty.

Zvartnots Airport welcomes 2014 FIFA World Cup Brazil.   CEO of Armenia International Airports Marcelo Vende told journalists on Saturday that in their departure lounge they will place lifesize models of football stars, like Henrikh Mkhitaryan, Cristiano Ronaldo, Lionel Messi, Franck Ribery, Andres Iniesta, Wayne Rooney and will broadcast the most crucial matches in their terminals.

 Due to open skies policy, in Jan-Apr 2014 passenger traffic at Zvartnots Airport grew by 50%, CEO of Armenia International Airports Marcelo Vende told journalists on Saturday.

He said that a lot of air companies increased the frequency of their flights in all directions. As a result, ticket prices dropped. Vende expects that this year Zvartnots Airport will serve 200,000 more passengers than last year.

On Oct 23 2013 the Armenian Government approved a program to ensure the competitiveness and stability of air services in Armenia. Experts believes that Armenia should liberalize its air market so as to create new jobs, to cut prices and to make air services more comfortable.

The future of the old terminal of Zvartnots Airport depends on the Armenian Government, CEO of Armenia International Airports Marcelo Vende told journalists on Saturday.

 Armavia air company still has debts to Zvartnots Airport, CEO of Armenia International Airports Marcelo Vende told journalists on Saturday.

 The four opposition parliamentary forces, Armenian National Congress, Prosperous Armenia, Heritage and ARFD, are going to work out a joint plan of action and to conduct a rally, head of the parliamentary group of Armenian National Congress Levon Zurabyan said after the parties' meeting on Saturday.

Five people were wounded as a result of a gunfight in the center of Yerevan at 01:30 PM on Saturday.

 Over his visit to Armenia, President of France Francois Hollande did not say about the necessity of signing the political part of the Association Agreement of Armenia with the European Union, Polish Ambassador to Armenia Zdzislaw Raczynski said at today's press-conference when commenting on different interpretations of Hollande's statement about the necessity of finding a special model of European Association for Armenia. 

After 30 September, the Government will start pushing through the mandatory funded pension system with renewed vigor, Aram Manukyan, Secretary of the Armenian National Congress Faction in the Parliament, told ArmInfo.

 No customs point can be opened between Armenia and Nagorno Karabakh, Vice Speaker of the Armenian Parliament, Republican Party Spokesperson Eduard Sharmazanov says commenting on the latest statement by Anton Azarov, Division Head at the Eurasian Economic Committee. Azarov said that the borders of the Eurasian Economic Union would be laid within the existing borders of Armenia.

The amendments to the Law On Funded Pension initiated by the Government and passed by the Parliament are, inherently, a halfway measure, unable to give a long- term solution to the problem. Armenian Parliamentarian from Heritage Party Tevan Poghosyan told reporters on 16 May.

Today Orange Foundation and "Arabkir" United Children's Charity Foundation have announced the scope of the "Let's Help Autistic Children" project for the year 2014. Launched in 2010, the project aims at improving early detection of autism in Armenia, supporting autistic children and their parents in all related issues, as well as implementing modern tools for autism diagnostic and treatment.

 "We need to take all views into account as we work towards a lasting settlement," OSCE Minsk Group Co-Chair of the United States James Warlick said in an interview with 1news.Az.

There is a positive tendency in the process of international recognition of the Nagorno-Karabakh Republic, NKR Foreign Minister Karen Mirzoyan says in an interview with Karabakh-open.info. He says that this tendency is displayed in the fact that the legislative bodies of different countries and states are adopting resolutions on recognition of peoples' right to self- determination.    

 Yazidis of Armenia gathered in front of the UN Office in Yerevan on Thursday to protest against the recent attacks on Yazidis in Iraq.

Today Orange has announced major changes for its prepaid subscribers.