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14:57 10/03/2026Armenia issues arrest warrant for ex-president’s brother Aleksander SargsyanArmenian prosecutors said on Tuesday they have ordered the detention of Aleksander Sargsyan, the brother of former President Serzh Sargsyan, and declared him wanted on criminal charges.
13:10 10/03/202613 people detained at Yerevan gambling hall over suspected drug possessionArmenian police on Tuesday detained 13 people at a gambling hall in central Yerevan on suspicion of drug possession and use.
11:35 10/03/2026Masked law enforcement officers conduct searches at Armavir prisonMasked law enforcement officers carried out searches at a prison in Armenia’s Armavir Province late on Monday, according to local media reports.
16:55 09/03/2026Armenian military reported 9 service-related deaths in 2025, Prosecutor's Office saysArmenia’s military recorded nine service-related deaths in 2025, the country’s Prosecutor General’s Office reported on Monday.
16:21 07/03/2026Lydian Armenia sues environmental lawyer over Panorama.am interviewMining company Lydian Armenia has filed a lawsuit against environmental lawyer Nazeli Vardanyan, seeking a retraction of statements it describes as defamatory that were made during a January...
14:33 07/03/2026Court hands guilty verdict to Pashinyan criticAn Armenian court has found Aram Harutyunyan guilty of publicly insulting Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan, his lawyer Sergey Harutyunyan reported on Saturday.
14:50 06/03/2026Armenian lawyer Ruben Hakobyan arrestedProminent Armenian lawyer Ruben Hakobyan has been arrested, former Vanadzor Mayor Mamikon Aslanyan reported.
11:46 06/03/2026Opposition party says Pashinyan fears political changeArmenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan fears the political change demanded by citizens and views businessman and philanthropist Samvel Karapetyan as a potential challenger, the spokesperson for his...
15:55 05/03/2026Armenian archbishop released from custodyThe Yerevan Criminal Court of Appeals on Thursday ordered the immediate release of Archbishop Arshak Khachatryan, the chancellor of the Mother See of Holy Etchmiadzin, his lawyer Arsen Babayan...
12:10 05/03/2026Armenian police seize 18 kg of marijuana, arrest suspectArmenian law-enforcement officers have seized about 18 kilograms of marijuana and arrested a 25-year-old man in a major drug operation on the Yerevan-Sevan highway.
16:32 03/03/2026Armenia moves to extend mandatory insurance to mopeds and quadricyclesThe Armenian parliament is weighing legislation to mandate Compulsory Motor Third Party Liability (CMTPL) insurance for mopeds, tricycles, and quadricycles following a surge in their use in the...
16:15 03/03/2026Armenian customs officers seize $500k in smuggled gold at airportArmenian customs officers have thwarted an attempt to smuggle more than 3 kilograms of gold into the country through Zvartnots International Airport.
15:03 03/03/2026CoE report warns of sustained pressure on press freedom, cites Armenian podcastersThe environment for journalism in Europe is becoming increasingly hostile, with media freedom remaining under sustained pressure in 2025 due to legal threats, physical attacks, intimidation and the...
16:00 02/03/2026Prosecutors seek seizure of former Armenian minister’s assetsArmenia’s Anti-Corruption Court has accepted a lawsuit filed by the Prosecutor General’s Office seeking the forfeiture of assets worth about 1.2 billion dram from former education minister Levon...
16:32 27/02/2026LIVE: Opposition podcasters' trial continuous in YerevanThe Yerevan Criminal Court on Friday continued hearings in the case against Armenian opposition activists Narek Samsonyan and Vazgen Saghatelyan, co-hosts of the Imnemnemi podcast The proceedings...
14:04 27/02/2026Armenian Association of Judges urges SJC to exercise restraint amid disciplinary proceedingsThe Armenian Association of Judges on Friday called on the Supreme Judicial Council (SJC) to exercise restraint and uphold standards appropriate to members of the judiciary as disciplinary...
16:35 26/02/2026Armenian opposition activist moved to house arrestA Yerevan court has ruled to replace opposition activist Vahagn Chakhalyan’s detention with three-month house arrest starting March 4.
14:30 26/02/2026Two brothers hospitalized after violent altercation in Armenian cityTwo brothers were hospitalized after a violent altercation in Vanadzor, northern Armenia, late on February 22.
11:23 26/02/2026Armenian opposition member moved to house arrestAn Armenian court has replaced the pre-trial detention of opposition figure Khachik Galstyan with house arrest, his lawyer said on Thursday.
17:02 25/02/2026Prosecutors have yet to clarify whether Samvel Karapetyan may deliver video address, lawyer saysProsecutors have not responded to a formal request seeking clarification on whether businessman and philanthropist Samvel Karapetyan is permitted to deliver a video address, his attorney says.