ArmInfo. On July 21, the Central Election Commission (CEC) of Armenia hosted a mandate-presentation ceremony for deputies of the country's  9th-convocation parliament, which was formed following the regular  parliamentary elections held on June 7.

ArmInfo. Azerbaijan is not a state capable of dictating Israel's domestic political agenda. This is how former Armenian parliament member Arman Abovyan commented on reports that Israel suspended the process of recognizing the Armenian Genocide in the Ottoman Empire after pressure from Azerbaijan.  

ArmInfo. Armenian Deputy Defense Minister Arman Sargsyan and Satu Koivu, Head of the EU Civilian Mission to Armenia, discussed issues related to the  activities of the European Monitoring Mission in Armenia at a meeting  on July 14.

ArmInfo.  The Russian Foreign Ministry sharply criticized the appointment of Artsrun Hovhannisyan, former official representative of the Armenian Ministry of Defense,  as head of the National Defense Research University of Armenia.

ArmInfo.  By order of Armenian Defense Minister Suren Papikyan, Major General Albert Baghdadyan has been appointed Advisor to the Minister of Defense. This was reported  by the press service of the Armenian Defense Ministry.

ArmInfo.The Armenian investigative body has filed a motion to extend the pretrial detention of opposition politician Armen Ashotyan by two months, as  reported by lawyer Ruben Melikyan. According to him, the  Anti-Corruption Court is scheduled to hear the motion tomorrow, July  2, 2026, at 6:30 p.m. 

ArmInfo. Armenian authorities are not shortening the duration of military training for reservists because they view it as a punitive instrument. This opinion was  expressed on his Facebook page by National Assembly MP Tigran  Abrahamyan from the opposition "I Have the Honor" faction.

ArmInfo.A day after US President Donald Trump publicly praised Turkish leader Recep Tayyip Erdogan, and amid discussions of a possible deal to sell American F- 35 fighter jets to Turkey, official Israel is taking a step that is  unlikely to be welcomed in Ankara.

ArmInfo.  Armenian Defense Minister Suren Papikyan reported that he held talks in Paris with Catherine Vautrin, the French Minister of Armed Forces and Veterans Affairs,.

ArmInfo.  Immediately following the parliamentary elections in the country, Armenian Foreign Minister Ararat Mirzoyan departed for Luxembourg, and Defense Minister Suren Papikyan for France.

ArmInfo.  Seyran Ohanyan, the head of the opposition "Armenia" parliamentary faction and former Minister of Defense, is currently on medical leave, and a corresponding medical certificate has been submitted to the court. Gegham Manukyan, an MP from the "Armenia" faction, told ArmInfo.  He also stated that it turned out that the government's recent decision  had been a misrepresentation of the required form for medical  certificate. Consequently, the medical note submitted by Ohanyan's  defense attorney did not comply with the new form.

ArmInfo.Armenian authorities have banned citizens arriving from abroad, particularly from Russia, from leaving the country, issuing summonses to participate in 25-day military training. This is the message from Gegham Manukyan, a member of the Armenian parliament from the opposition "Armenia" faction.

ArmInfo.  The top candidate of the "Strong Armenia" bloc, Narek Karapetyan, cast his ballot in the parliamentary elections at a school in the Tashir community of  Armenia's Lori region.

ArmInfo.A decision has been made to detain former Minister of Education and Science of the Republic of Armenia Armen Ashotyan, Finance Minister Gagik  Khachatryan, his son Artyom Khachatryan, former Defense Minister Vigen Sargsyan, former Rector of the Valery Brusov State University  Gayane Gasparyan, former Vice Rector Artur Avagyan, and former Deputy Director of the Yerevan Mall Harutyun Tadevosyan on charges of abuse  of office and money laundering in excess of 200 million drams. 

ArmInfo.  Former Armenian Defense Minister David Tonoyan has confirmed that businessman and leader of the Strong Armenia party Samvel Karapetyan, provided  assistance to the Armenian military during the 44-day war in 2020  around Artsakh.

ArmInfo. Arshak Karapetyan, former Armenian Defense Minister and leader of the "Pan-Armenian Front" party,  has made public screenshots of correspondence proving that the Republic's Prime Minister, Nikol Pashinyan, was aware of the impending war in 2020.

ArmInfo.The signing of the strategic partnership agreement between Armenia and the United States looks more like election campaign assistance. Russian Security ouncil Secretary Sergei Shoigu stated this at a press conference at the First International Security Forum, TASS reports.

ArmInfo.Important developments from the domestic defense industry were showcased during the festive military parade held on the occasion of Republic Day, ass announced by Armenia’s Minister of High-Tech Industry, Mkhitar Hayrapetyan, on Facebook.

ArmInfo. The Armenian people are celebrating First Republic Day in a completely new historical context. This was stated by RA Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan at the military parade dedicated to the holiday on May 28.

ArmInfo. The American agenda in the South Caucasus has two main priorities: implementing the TRIPP project (the "Trump Route for International Peace and Prosperity") and increasing pressure on Iran. This was stated by Americanist Suren Sargsyan, speaking about the upcoming visit of US Secretary of State Marco Rubio to Yerevan.