Armenia

August 27, 2026 15:45

• Zakharova shamed the Armenian authorities for statements about the railway.

  Yerevan's arguments that the Russian concession hinders Armenia from participating in logistics initiatives are absolutely unfounded, said the official representative of the Russian Foreign Ministry.

August 27, 2026 07:56

• Former President of Armenia Kocharyan has been arrested for two months.

  The court ruled to arrest former President of Armenia Robert Kocharyan for two months. Opposition representatives called the case against him political persecution.

August 26, 2026 15:00

• Sedrak Kocharyan has been placed in the Yerevan isolation facility.

  Sedrak Kocharyan has been placed in the "Yerevan-Kentron" isolation facility, where he is held in a solitary cell. The defense intends to appeal his arrest, the lawyer stated.

August 26, 2026 12:10

• The doctor deemed it necessary to conduct additional examinations of Kocharyan against the backdrop of the investigation's plans for his arrest.

  Robert Kocharyan recently underwent medical intervention, so the doctor deemed it necessary to conduct additional medical examinations after the hospitalization of the former president of Armenia. The Anti-Corruption Committee stated that Kocharyan would be brought to court after the examinations, where the investigation intends to petition for his arrest.

August 26, 2026 05:30

• Sedrak Kocharyan has been arrested for two months.

  The anti-corruption court has arrested the son of former Armenian President Robert Kocharyan, Sedrak, for two months.

August 25, 2026 20:00

• The Kocharyan case has expanded with the indictment of Serzh Sargsyan.

  The third president of Armenia, Serzh Sargsyan, has been charged with abuse of power in the criminal case against Robert Kocharyan. In this same case, criminal prosecution has also been initiated against nine other individuals.

August 25, 2026 12:30

• Robert Kocharyan has been detained in a corruption case.

  Former Armenian President Robert Kocharyan and his son Sedrak have been detained. The investigation claims that during Kocharyan's presidency, a number of state-owned properties were acquired at undervalued prices, and part of the assets and shares of companies were used to obtain bribes and were registered in the names of his family members.

August 25, 2026 02:43

• Karabakh refugees have faced rising housing rental costs.

  In Armenia, since the beginning of summer, the cost of housing rental has increased, and many refugees from Nagorno-Karabakh are forced to look for cheaper options. Human rights activists have linked the rise in rental prices to the influx of Russian citizens.

August 24, 2026 21:10

• The death of the serviceman from Sisian has added to the non-combat losses of Armenia.

  In one of the military units of Armenia, the body of serviceman Aik Movsisyan from Sisian was discovered today.

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