ArmInfo.The issue of the candidacy of a new chair of the RA National Assembly  the Standing  Committee on Financial - Credit, Budgetary Affairs will be resolved by the "Civil Contract" faction. This was announced to journalists on February 26 by the current head of the Committee Gevorg Papoyan,  whose candidacy was nominated by the ruling party for the post of Minister of Economy of the Republic of Armenia.

ArmInfo.The process of optimizing the structural units of the Migration and Citizenship Service of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Armenia has caused a lot of speculation. The optimization of the Meghri court gave rise to  political speculation, the same thing is happening with Vardenis, Armenia's Premier Nikol Pashinyan stated at a discussion of the Service's activities for last year. 

ArmInfo. Forcibly displaced persons from Artsakh who have received temporary protection status, equivalent to refugee status, are not obliged for participating in  the defense of the Republic of Armenia, the Ministry of Internal Affairs of the Republic reports.

ArmInfo. UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, with UN agencies and NGO partners, is appealing for  US$97 million to provide urgent humanitarian aid and protection to refugees and those generously hosting them in Armenia, in support of the government-led response.

ArmInfo. Former Ambassador of Armenia to the Vatican, son-in-law of the third President of Armenia  Serzh Sargsyan Mikayel Minasyan has been charged with new charges.

ArmInfo. Armenia improved its performance by two points and ranked 49th in the Reporters Without Borders (RSF) 2023 World Press Freedom Index.

ArmInfo. The top U.S. diplomat to Europe Karen Donfried will step down to focus on her family, a State Department spokesperson said on Monday, leaving an important post empty as Washington works to keep its allies focused on supporting Ukraine's war effort, Reuters reports.

ArmInfo. The charge was changed against a high-ranking police official, who, according to the charge, laundered not only his own income, but also the criminally acquired income of his  former boss Vladimir Gasparyan. The prosecutor decided to initiate a criminal case against him, the press service of the Prosecutor General's Office of Armenia reports.

ArmInfo. Former Minister of Education, Science, Culture and Sports of the Republic of Armenia Vahram Dumanyan has been appointed Advisor to the President of  Armenia. The corresponding decree was signed by the head of state.

ArmInfo.Gas-filling stations in Stepanakert and in the regions of Artsakh will be closed  from January 24, the Artsakh InfoCenter has reported.

ArmInfo.Today the Resilient Syunik Team Europe Initiative has been officially launched.

ArmInfo.A regular Cabinet meeting took place today, chaired by Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan, the press service of the RA PM reports.

ArmInfo. Senate Foreign Relations Committee  Chairman Bob Menendez and senior member Marco Rubio are set to  introduce a bipartisan resolution condemning Azerbaijan's aggression  and calling for a halt to all military aid to Azerbaijan, reports the  Armenian National Committee of America (ANCA).

ArmInfo.59% of the respondents in Armenia consider the defeat in the 44-day war as the biggest failure of Nikol Pashinyan's government. These are the results of a  study conducted by the Caucasus Research Resource Center (CRRC).

ArmInfo. The United States may confiscate the mansion of former Minister of Finance of Armenia Gagik Khachatryan with an area of 33,652 square feet (3,126 square meters).

ArmInfo.Georgia is ready to assist in consolidating peace in the region. This was stated by Prime Minister of Georgia Irakli Garibashvili within the framework of the  meeting held on May 2 with Minister of Justice of Armenia Karen  Andreasyan.

ArmInfo. Armenia is introducing the institution of the Commissioner for Diaspora Affairs in foreign countries. The bill "On Amendments to the Law of the Republic of  Armenia" On Public Service "on November 17 was approved in the second  and final reading.

ArmInfo. A new  police patrol service was launched in Armenia. This was announced by acting Minister of Justice of the Republic of Armenia Rustam Badasyan.

ArmInfo.Deputy Prime Minister of Armenia Tigran  Avinyan received US Ambassador Lynne Tracy today. Thanking the  Ambassador for the financial and technical assistance of the US  government, Avinyan highlighted the useful mission of USAID, calling  it one of the best examples of bilateral cooperation. The matter  concerns the implementation of more than 60 programs in the service  sector, digitalization and other areas.

ArmInfo. The National Assembly of Armenia reacted ambiguously to the candidacy of Levon Buniatyan as a new member of the Public Services Settlement Commission (PSRC).