ArmInfo.  An Armenian court has extended the pretrial detention of Captain Yeghishe Hakobyan, a defendant in the case involving the fatal fire at a military barracks in Azat village, for an additional three months. The ruling was handed down during today's session by Judge Vardan Harutyunyan, the  Court of General Jurisdiction of First Instance of the Gegharkunik  Region.  "Having heard the arguments from both sides, the court has  decided to extend the detention of the accused, Yeghishe Hakobyan,  for another three months," the judge announced during the hearing.

ArmInfo. Armenia's membership in the CSTO has allowed the country to procure weapons at below-market rates, as stated by Robert Kocharyan, the second president of Armenia and the prime ministerial candidate from the  Armenia bloc, in an interview with Armenia TV.

ArmInfo. On May 27, 2026, Prosecutor General Anna Vardapetyan overturned the decisions of September 20, 1999, to terminate criminal prosecution against Arsen Khachatryan and Armen Khachatryan, the bodyguards of Artsrun Margaryan, Deputy Minister of Internal Affairs and National Security  of the Republic of Armenia. The decisions were overturned based on newly emerging circumstances and the findings of the Investigative  Committee.

ArmInfo. The car of Armen Aleksanyan, an opposition blogger implicated in the "Sacred Struggle" case, was set on fire overnight in Armenia. Aleksanyan himself reported the incident on his Facebook page, sharing footage of the  aftermath.  Commenting on the situation, the blogger stated that the  arson occurred after he exited his vehicle while en route to the  village of Musaler.

ArmInfo.A group of citizens held a protest outside the European Union office in Yerevan, urging not to turn a blind eye to political repression in the country by the Armenian authorities in the lead-up to the June parliamentary  elections.

ArmInfo. US President Donald Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping held talks in Beijing on the morning of May 14, lasting over two hours. During the meeting, both sides expressed optimism about normalizing relations, despite differences over Taiwan, trade, and the war in Iran. These were the first face-to-face talks between Trump and Xi since their meeting in South Korea in October 2025.

ArmInfo. The conference "The Spitak Earthquake: A Tragedy that United Nations" has opened at the Moscow House in Yerevan, featuring representatives from the rescue services of Russia and Armenia.

ArmInfo. Elinar Vardanyan, a parliament member from the "Armenia" bloc, has responded to Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan's statements on Artsakh and attacks on Prosperous Armenia leader Gagik Tsarukyan and his family during the campaign for the upcoming parliamentary elections on June 7. 

ArmInfo.  On May 5, RA Minister of Education, Science, Culture, and Sports Zhanna Andreasyan met with representatives of the international organization VenueEra Holding,  headed by CEO Jan Jents. The MESCS press service reported this.

ArmInfo. Benjamin Haddad, Minister Delegate for European Affairs to the Minister for Europe and Foreign Affairs of France, visited the Tsitsernakaberd  Memorial Complex and the Armenian Genocide Museum.

ArmInfo.  Fifty locations with serious drainage problems have been inventoried in Yerevan. This was announced by Arsen Karoyan, Head of the Yerevan Municipality's Public Utilities Department, during a working meeting on April 13.

ArmInfo. The Armenian voter has already realized that the one- sided and senseless "European overtures" of current Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan are extremely useless and even dangerous for Armenia. This opinion was expressed by former Armenian Foreign Minister Vardan Oskanyan.

ArmInfo. The Russian-Armenian Humanitarian Response Center (RAHRC) held a national competition among units of the Rescue Service of the Ministry of Internal Affairs  of Armenia for the title of "Best Gas and Smoke Protection Team."

ArmInfo. In the previous period, we never had peace, but rather a postponement of war, but it is also important to document how and at what cost this postponement of war was achieved. Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan stated this during a Facebook live broadcast.

ArmInfo.  The MIA Police  have detained three people in connection with the arson attack on the Kanaz Community Center, a building that holds the status of a local cultural landmark.

ArmInfo.  The Armenian delegation, led by Aram Ghazaryan, Director of the Rescue Service and Deputy Minister of Internal Affairs, participated in a board meeting  of the Russian-Armenian Center of Humanitarian Response in Moscow.

ArmInfo. More and more European countries are issuing statements that they do not intend to participate in securing the Strait of Hormuz, despite calls from U.S. President Donald Trump.

ArmInfo.The Interim Ruling Council of the Islamic Republic of Iran has decided not to fire missiles and drones at neighboring countries provided they do not attack. Iranian media reported this, citing a statement by Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian. He also responded to mediation attempts by several  countries.

ArmInfo. New conditions came into effect on March 1, 2026, under which foreign citizens arriving in Russia may be placed on the registry of controlled persons and subject to deportation. This was announced by Tatevik Bezhanyan, migration program expert at  Armenian Caritas, at a press conference in Yerevan on March 4.

ArmInfo. The Armenian government is tightening inspection requirements for vehicle gas  balloons. The decision was made at a cabinet meeting on February 26.