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Former Armenian Police Chief Vladimir Gasparian on August 8 threatened two RFE/RL Armenian Service (Azatutyun.am) journalists and obstructed their work on a report about government plans to dismantle private houses illegally constructed near Lake Sevan.
Armenia showed off parts of drones on July 21, saying they belonged to Azerbaijan and that Armenian armed forces had shot them down during border fighting.
With guns still firing between the longtime foes, Azerbaijan's warning that it could hit an Armenian nuclear power station marked an alarming threat.
Villagers living on both sides of the northern border between Armenia and Azerbaijan say they've been targeted since deadly clashes broke out on July 12.
The international community has called on Armenia and Azerbaijan to de-escalate tensions after deadly border clashes.
An Armenian court has rejected a petition by investigators to arrest the leader of the country’s main opposition party, who faces charges of making election bribes and vote buying.
An Armenian court has granted bail to former President Robert Kocharian, who is standing trial on charges of overthrowing the constitutional order and bribery.
Armenian lawmakers have voted to strip the leader of the country’s main opposition party of his parliamentary immunity from prosecution and allow his arrest.
The Armenian government has announced it has decided to use only 60 percent of a $270 million Russian loan designed to finance the ongoing modernization of its Soviet-era nuclear power plant at Metsamor.
Armenia's government has extended the current state of emergency by another month given the "tense" situation that remains surrounding the coronavirus pandemic.
Armenia has marked Republic Day without the traditional public events and festive ceremonies due to restrictive measures imposed to slow the spread of the coronavirus.
An Armenian court has denied bail to former President Robert Kocharian, who faces charges of overthrowing the constitutional order and bribery.
Armenian parliamentarians from opposing parties exchanged blows amid a disagreement over the government’s economic response to the coronavirus crisis.
Armenian newlyweds Georgy and Tatev Kantaria work as a doctor and a nurse. They went straight from their honeymoon to treating COVID-19 patients and say married life can wait.
De facto authorities in the breakaway region of Nagorno-Karabakh faced criticism for holding elections amid the global coronavirus pandemic. Voters wore face masks as they lined up at polling stations in the city of Stepanakert on March 31 to cast their ballots. Nagorno-Karabakh is a disputed territory within Azerbaijan that was seized by Armenia-backed separatists decades ago.
De-facto authorities in the breakaway region of Nagorno-Karabakh are holding presidential and parliamentary elections amid international criticism and despite a coronavirus pandemic.
Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinian has urged voters to back proposed changes to the constitution that would lead to the removal of a majority of Constitutional Court judges.
Armenia and Azerbaijan have accused each other of violating the fragile cease-fire along their border for a second time in less than two weeks.
Former Armenian Defense Minister Seyran Oganyan has been charged with embezzling more than $2 million worth of state funds during his tenure.
Armenia says it will extend the closure of its border with neighboring Iran, where an outbreak of the coronavirus has killed dozens of people.
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