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Armenian parliamentary elections. https://www.azatutyun.am/a/33816109.html https://www.azatutyun.am/a/33816109.html Mon, 27 Jul 2026 21:14:55 +0400 in English Prosecutors have dropped one of the criminal charges brought against jailed businessman Gagik Tsarukian following last month’s disputed parliamentary elections in which his Prosperous Armenia Party (BHK) was one of the main opposition contenders. https://www.azatutyun.am/a/33809225.html https://www.azatutyun.am/a/33809225.html Tue, 21 Jul 2026 19:51:22 +0400 in English The judge presiding over Robert Kocharian’s ongoing trial insisted on Friday that Prime Minister Nikol Pashinian’s recent pledges to jail the former Armenian president leading a major opposition group will not influence his decisions. https://www.azatutyun.am/a/33801186.html https://www.azatutyun.am/a/33801186.html Fri, 10 Jul 2026 22:32:10 +0400 in English Opposition lawmakers pledged on Friday to ask the Constitutional Court to declare unconstitutional a new law that will effectively disenfranchise hundreds of thousands of Armenians living abroad and Russia in particular. https://www.azatutyun.am/a/33795714.html https://www.azatutyun.am/a/33795714.html Fri, 03 Jul 2026 20:22:55 +0400 in English Ignoring strong objections from the opposition and civil society, the ruling Civil Contract party hastily pushed through Armenia’s outgoing parliament on Thursday a bill that will effectively disenfranchise hundreds of thousands of Armenians living abroad and Russia in particular. https://www.azatutyun.am/a/33794956.html https://www.azatutyun.am/a/33794956.html Thu, 02 Jul 2026 21:32:37 +0400 in English Prime Minister Nikol Pashinian has signaled plans to cede more territory to Azerbaijan in case of his victory in Armenia’s upcoming parliamentary elections. https://www.azatutyun.am/a/33759579.html https://www.azatutyun.am/a/33759579.html Mon, 18 May 2026 20:16:11 +0400 in English The leaders of European Union member and partner states met in Yerevan on Monday for their latest European Political Community summit that underscored the Armenian government’s efforts to forge closer ties with the West. https://www.azatutyun.am/a/33748582.html https://www.azatutyun.am/a/33748582.html Mon, 04 May 2026 11:32:33 +0400 in English An Azerbaijani government delegation headed by Deputy Prime Minister Shahin Mustafayev visited Armenia on Wednesday for fresh talks on delimitating the border and establishing commercial ties between the two South Caucasus countries. https://www.azatutyun.am/a/33745418.html https://www.azatutyun.am/a/33745418.html Wed, 29 Apr 2026 19:34:39 +0400 in English A political ally of billionaire Samvel Karapetian was arrested on Tuesday on charges which his opposition movement described as politically motivated and linked to its weekend massive rally in Yerevan. https://www.azatutyun.am/a/33732218.html https://www.azatutyun.am/a/33732218.html Tue, 14 Apr 2026 21:52:58 +0400 in English A longtime ally of Prime Minister Nikol Pashinian has been elected as a judge of Armenia’s Constitutional Court, prompting criticism from opposition lawmakers and civil society groups over concerns about potential political bias. https://www.azatutyun.am/a/33716065.html https://www.azatutyun.am/a/33716065.html Wed, 25 Mar 2026 12:31:56 +0400 in English A pro-government lawmaker engaged in a heated exchange with opposition colleagues and journalists during a parliamentary committee meeting on Thursday, one day after Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinian complained about media bias ahead of the June 7 parliamentary elections. https://www.azatutyun.am/a/33711833.html https://www.azatutyun.am/a/33711833.html Fri, 20 Mar 2026 20:36:53 +0400 in English Washington still sees hurdles to the final conclusion of a peace deal between Armenia and Azerbaijan, according to the latest report from the U.S. Intelligence Community. https://www.azatutyun.am/a/33710461.html https://www.azatutyun.am/a/33710461.html Thu, 19 Mar 2026 10:57:25 +0400 in English Dozens of Armenian trucks carrying construction materials from Russia remained stranded in Georgia on Monday, with authorities there reportedly not allowing them to proceed to Armenia for unknown reasons. https://www.azatutyun.am/a/33685535.html https://www.azatutyun.am/a/33685535.html Mon, 23 Feb 2026 19:18:43 +0400 in English Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev has effectively ruled out the release of eight former leaders of Nagorno-Karabakh who were captured by Azerbaijan right after its September 2023 military offensive in the region. https://www.azatutyun.am/a/33679669.html https://www.azatutyun.am/a/33679669.html Mon, 16 Feb 2026 15:45:07 +0400 in English A law-enforcement agency raided on Friday a hospital in Yerevan belonging to the Armenian Apostolic Church in yet another criminal case relating to the church’s embattled top clergy. https://www.azatutyun.am/a/33677178.html https://www.azatutyun.am/a/33677178.html Fri, 13 Feb 2026 20:03:32 +0400 in English Iranian Deputy Foreign Minister Majid Takht Ravanchi met with senior officials in Yerevan on Thursday amid Tehran’s lingering concerns about the Armenian government’s plans to open a U.S.-administered transit corridor for Azerbaijan. https://www.azatutyun.am/a/33643312.html https://www.azatutyun.am/a/33643312.html Thu, 08 Jan 2026 21:50:47 +0400 in English Sixteen months after the official start of relevant negotiations between the European Union and Armenia, it remains unclear when the EU could lift its visa requirements for Armenian citizens. https://www.azatutyun.am/a/33642281.html https://www.azatutyun.am/a/33642281.html Wed, 07 Jan 2026 18:52:52 +0400 in English Prime Minister Nikol Pashinian on Tuesday said he would like to nationalize Armenia’s electric utility owned by one of his jailed political opponents but acknowledged that this could prove too costly for his government. https://www.azatutyun.am/a/33605385.html https://www.azatutyun.am/a/33605385.html Tue, 25 Nov 2025 20:09:45 +0400 in English Tbilisi has strongly criticized the resolution passed during the recent Euronest Parliamentary Assembly session in Yerevan, which questions the legitimacy of the Georgian government. https://www.azatutyun.am/a/33580816.html https://www.azatutyun.am/a/33580816.html Tue, 04 Nov 2025 07:15:40 +0400 in English