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At Least One Killed, Six Injured in Yerevan Bus Explosion
The blast, the cause of which is still unknown, took place at approximately 10:00 pm local time on Halabyan street, a residential area not far from the center of Yerevan. ...Read More »
Heroized Armenian Colonel Would Beat Soldiers with ‘Particular Cruelty’
At the start of the “Four Day War,” division deputy commander Melkumyan was wounded in the leg, and this is how the editor of “168 Zham” newspaper [ARM], who visited the serviceman at the Jabrail military ...Read More »
Nagorno-Karabakh Reports Yet Another Military Casualty
Danielyan, as reported by Karabakh military authorities, died “as a result of Azerbaijani army's aggressive actions.”...Read More »
Azerbaijan Hands Over Body of Killed Soldier to Armenia
Captain Gaboyan had suffered a fatal gunshot wound; the soldier's body has already been identified by his relatives...Read More »
‘Unprecedented’: Innocent Man Acquitted After 31 Months’ Arrest and Torture
Arayik Papikyan also spoke about the press publications in 2013, which, according to the lawyer, “even jeopardized Kungortsev's life.” “From the outset, the press coverage of the case was accompanied by numerous...Read More »
Armenian Chief Compulsory Enforcement Officer Resigns After Alleged Links to Offshore Companies
Mihran Poghosyan, Armenia's Chief Compulsory Enforcement Officer, resigned on Monday following the Panama Papers allegations of ties to offshore companies and Swiss bank accounts. Poghosyan,..Read More »
Republican Candidates Win in Armenian Local Elections
A number of Armenian observers and reporters claim to have recorded numerous gross violations in favor of the RPA-affiliated candidate during the local vote in Hrazdan. In a video published by Armlur.am...Read More »
Two Armenian Soldiers Wounded in Overnight Ceasefire Violations, Defense Ministry Says
The statement also claimed that at around 1 am Monday the Azerbaijani side attempted a 20-member sabotage attack on the Defense Army's eastern positions but “was promptly detected and repelled by ...Read More »
Anonymous Caller Threatens Garni Protester Her Son Will Be Taken ‘to Karabakh’
Speaking to Epress.am, Ayvazyan said that another Garni villager, Armen, received phone call from a person who claimed he was an employee of a travel agency and said that he “needed a taxi...Read More »
Hatred and Hostility Only Serves Interests of Armenian, Azerbaijani ‘Criminal Clans’
The conflict has brought a lot of misery to our peoples, has taken away a number of our loved ones and belongings. 17 thousand dead and 20 thousand wounded in Azerbaijan; 6 thousand killed and over 10 wounded in...Read More »