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recent race in Italy. https://www.azatutyun.am/a/33655753.html https://www.azatutyun.am/a/33655753.html Wed, 21 Jan 2026 16:57:38 +0400 in English Armenia’s government has indicated its disapproval of an Armenian cross-country skier’s refusal to advertise Azerbaijan during a recent ski race in Italy. https://www.azatutyun.am/a/33650660.html https://www.azatutyun.am/a/33650660.html Fri, 16 Jan 2026 18:36:50 +0400 in English The Armenian authorities appear to have still not tried to reach a negotiated settlement with the parent company of the national electric utility almost two months after controversially stripping it of its operating license. https://www.azatutyun.am/a/33644089.html https://www.azatutyun.am/a/33644089.html Fri, 09 Jan 2026 18:43:49 +0400 in English An Armenian law-enforcement agency on Wednesday shed light on corruption charges brought by it against Diana Gasparian, the former pro-government mayor of the town of Vagharshapat. https://www.azatutyun.am/a/33632023.html https://www.azatutyun.am/a/33632023.html Wed, 24 Dec 2025 20:07:31 +0400 in English Armenian law-enforcement authorities raided Nagorno-Karabakh’s permanent representation in Yerevan on Thursday the day after its exiled leaders vowed to keep fighting for the Karabakh Armenians’ right to return to their homeland recaptured by Azerbaijan in 2023. https://www.azatutyun.am/a/33620644.html https://www.azatutyun.am/a/33620644.html Thu, 11 Dec 2025 16:45:15 +0400 in English Prime Minister Nikol Pashinian’s government has made no progress in the last few years in its declared efforts to combat corruption in Armenia, the country’s leading anti-graft watchdog said on Tuesday. https://www.azatutyun.am/a/33618445.html https://www.azatutyun.am/a/33618445.html Tue, 09 Dec 2025 19:59:07 +0400 in English Armenia’s Anti-Corruption Court of Appeal has upheld a lower-court ruling keeping Russian-Armenian businessman Samvel Karapetian in pretrial detention, rejecting a complaint filed by his legal team five months after his arrest. https://www.azatutyun.am/a/33591952.html https://www.azatutyun.am/a/33591952.html Fri, 14 Nov 2025 19:06:29 +0400 in English Azerbaijan will allow shipments of wheat and other goods to Armenia through its territory, Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev announced on Tuesday. https://www.azatutyun.am/a/33566025.html https://www.azatutyun.am/a/33566025.html Tue, 21 Oct 2025 19:55:02 +0400 in English Armenia’s government has decided to essentially repeal controversial legislation requiring most citizens to file income declarations with tax authorities. https://www.azatutyun.am/a/33554442.html https://www.azatutyun.am/a/33554442.html Wed, 08 Oct 2025 16:46:06 +0400 in English An outspoken archbishop was sentenced to two years in prison on Friday three months after being arrested amid Prime Minister Nikol Pashinian’s campaign against the top clergy of the Armenian Apostolic Church. https://www.azatutyun.am/a/33549028.html https://www.azatutyun.am/a/33549028.html Fri, 03 Oct 2025 21:49:00 +0400 in English A Yerevan court on Wednesday passed a guilty verdict in the unusually quick trial of an outspoken archbishop who was arrested in June amid Prime Minister Nikol Pashinian’s campaign against the top clergy of the Armenian Apostolic Church. https://www.azatutyun.am/a/33539919.html https://www.azatutyun.am/a/33539919.html Wed, 24 Sep 2025 21:12:06 +0400 in English Armenia’s government has moved to shorten compulsory military service in the country, prompting opposition claims that it is bowing to Azerbaijan’s demands to downsize the Armenian army. https://www.azatutyun.am/a/33527942.html https://www.azatutyun.am/a/33527942.html Thu, 11 Sep 2025 19:17:53 +0400 in English Catholicos Garegin II was allowed to visit on Tuesday an outspoken archbishop who was arrested more than two months ago amid Prime Minister Nikol Pashinian’s campaign against the top clergy of the Armenian Apostolic Church. https://www.azatutyun.am/a/33526830.html https://www.azatutyun.am/a/33526830.html Wed, 10 Sep 2025 17:05:38 +0400 in English Arch-foes Pakistan and India have reportedly blocked Armenia’s and Azerbaijan’s respective bids to join the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) during a summit of the leaders of 10 Eurasian states making up the China-led grouping. https://www.azatutyun.am/a/33519751.html https://www.azatutyun.am/a/33519751.html Tue, 02 Sep 2025 17:53:13 +0400 in English Pakistan has agreed to establish diplomatic relations with Armenia after decades of full and unconditional support shown for Azerbaijan in the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict. https://www.azatutyun.am/a/33518754.html https://www.azatutyun.am/a/33518754.html Mon, 01 Sep 2025 18:12:49 +0400 in English Archbishop Mikael Ajapahian, accused of calling for the seizure of power and the violent overthrow of the constitutional order, has gone on trial in Armenia on charges his legal team and supporters describe as politically motivated. https://www.azatutyun.am/a/33504236.html https://www.azatutyun.am/a/33504236.html Fri, 15 Aug 2025 19:27:05 +0400 in English Two months after Prime Minister Nikol Pashinian publicly vowed to jail former Defense Minister Seyran Ohanian, the Armenian parliament allowed prosecutors on Monday to indict him and another opposition lawmaker. https://www.azatutyun.am/a/33466542.html https://www.azatutyun.am/a/33466542.html Mon, 07 Jul 2025 21:27:58 +0400 in English Prime Minister Nikol Pashinian announced plans to nationalize Armenia’s sole electric utility on Wednesday hours after its Russian-Armenian owner, Samvel Karapetian, was arrested on what he sees as politically motivated charges. https://www.azatutyun.am/a/33447569.html https://www.azatutyun.am/a/33447569.html Wed, 18 Jun 2025 18:07:17 +0400 in English Following an opposition uproar, the Armenian parliament threw out on Tuesday a controversial government-backed bill that would sharply shorten compulsory military service for men paying the state hefty sums. https://www.azatutyun.am/a/33446009.html https://www.azatutyun.am/a/33446009.html Tue, 17 Jun 2025 16:42:44 +0400 in English