ArmInfo. If the current court hearing continues, the defense will file a motion for the judge to recuse himself. This was stated to journalists on October 11 by the second President of the Republic of Armenia Robert Kocharyan,
against whom the prosecution filed a new lawsuit to hold him accountable for the events of March 1, 2008.
ArmInfo. The Parliamentary Committee on Foreign Relations will discuss draft border delimitation
regulations on October 21.
ArmInfo.A group of citizens today, April 11, held protests in front of the UN buildings and the embassies of France, Russia and the United States in Yerevan demanding the immediate release of Armenian prisoners of war and hostages illegally held in Azerbaijan.
ArmInfo.The Azerbaijani administration has begun the mass demolition of residential buildings in occupied Stepanakert. This was reported by the former Minister of Culture, Youth and Tourism of the NKR Sergey Shahverdyan, who supported his post with photo evidence.
ArmInfo. Ali Abdul Karim Atiwi, Charge d'Affaires of the Iraqi Embassy in Armenia, at a meeting with
Daniel Danielyan, the Deputy Minister of Education, Science, Culture
and Sports (MoESCS) of Armenia, noted that the deep historical ties
between the two countries reveal the potential for cultural
cooperation.
ArmInfo.Yerevan Mayor Tigran Avinyan awarded the Yerevan Mayor's Golden Medal to world-renowned opera singer Placido Domingo, Avinyan said on Facebook.
ArmInfo.The first Open Children's Delphic Games of the CIS countries were held in Bishkek,
the capital of Kyrgyzstan, in eleven nominations of classical, national and contemporary art.
ArmInfo. One way to expand BRICS is by creating a category of BRICS partner states, gradually
involving new states in the organization's work. This is the approach
that Russia is proposing, as clarified by Russian presidential aide
Yuri Ushakov.
ArmInfo. The American University of Armenia (AUA) is pleased to announce receipt of the notification of a $1.8 million grant award from the American Schools and Hospitals Abroad (ASHA), U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID).
ArmInfo. In Armenia, 21,876 children were born in January-August 2024, which is 7.3% lower than
the figure for the previous year. The birth rate per 1000 inhabitants
for the reporting period was 10.9 per mille, compared to 12 per mille
in 2023.
ArmInfo. After the occupation of the territory of the Republic of Armenia, in the area near the village of Nerkin Hand in the Kapan community, the armed forces of Azerbaijan are carrying out large-scale illegal logging of trees. As reported by the press service of the Tatoyan Foundation, this is evidenced by the findings of a fact-finding mission conducted by the Foundation's Working Group, led by Arman Tatoyan (former Ombudsman of Armenia).
ArmInfo. On September 28, Yerevan will host the Yerkratsiner ("Earthlings") festival, the first event in Armenia dedicated to animal and environmental protection. According to the press service of the Erkratsiner festival, guests will be treated to fascinating lectures from renowned experts.