A Yerevan court has approved the prosecution’s motion on extending the jail term of Kevin (Kemal) Oksuz, the Turkish-born US citizen who was apprehended in the Armenian capital by law enforcement agencies in pursuance of an American-issued international arrest warrant.
Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan has presented details of the government’s decision on a new phase of the affordable housing project for young families.
UNESCO’s committee on the 1999 Second Protocol to the 1954 Hague Convention for the Protection of Cultural Property in the Event of Armed Conflict held a session September 27 at the UNESCO headquarters where among others, the issue of granting The Monastery of Geghard and the Upper Azat Valley Enhanced Protection was debated. The Monastery of Geghard and the Upper Azat Valley is a UNESCO World Heritage site in Armenia, the foreign ministry said.
Armenian President Armen Sarkissian has weighed in on the recent Yerevan City Hall election, praising the conduct of all political parties that accepted the outcome and congratulated the winner.
The Central Electoral Commission of Armenia convened a sitting today to sign a final protocol on the Yerevan City Council election.
The Wall Street Journal: It is remarkablehow deeply rooted our greatest art museums are in the religious realm. Artifacts reflecting profound faith – even those once used in the most sacred rituals – are at the foundation of these institutions.
Authorities have shut down the Dilijan tunnel due to safety concerns, the ministry of transportation, communication and IT reported.
The Russian Kommersant daily newspaper has weighed in on the brief conversation between Armenian PM Nikol Pashinyan and Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev that took place within the framework of the CIS summit in Dushanbe, Tajikistan.
The armed forces of Azerbaijan committed more than 230 individual ceasefire violations in the Artsakh line of contact throughout the week (Sep. 23-29), according to the defense ministry of Artsakh.
Law enforcement agencies have disclosed new details in the killing of a 1-year-old child in the Armavir province.
