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18 February 2026 • 14:28 AMT
Lawyer questions probe over archbishop video

Arsen Babayan says international forensic reviews found it impossible to identify individuals in videos attributed to Archbishop Arshak.

18 February 2026 • 14:25 AMT
Online taxi drivers demand worker status

Online taxi drivers demand to be registered as employees, saying lack of official status deprives them of pensions and access to bank loans.

18 February 2026 • 14:22 AMT
Russia calls Pashinyan’s railway remarks strange

“Russia consistently advocates for the unblocking of all transport and economic communications,” Zakharova said.

18 February 2026 • 14:02 AMT
Armenia, Greece deepen high-tech cooperation

Armenia and Greece signed a memorandum on high technologies during President Vahagn Khachaturyan’s state visit.

18 February 2026 • 12:35 AMT
Tigran Barseghyan retires from Armenia squad

Tigran Barseghyan announced retirement from Armenia’s national football team after 64 appearances.

18 February 2026 • 12:33 AMT
Azerbaijan continues railway construction in Nakhichevan

Within the framework of the project, 10 stations along a 194.1-kilometer main line are to be modernized.

18 February 2026 • 11:46 AMT
Armenia, Greece sign memorandum in Athens

Prior to the signing of the memorandum, a formal welcoming ceremony for Khachaturyan took place at the Greek presidential residence.

18 February 2026 • 11:44 AMT
Ex-defense minister: Armenia has not left CSTO

Tonoyan says Armenia remains a CSTO member and the bloc did not prevent arms acquisitions from other countries.

18 February 2026 • 11:31 AMT
Court freezes 267 mln drams in Saghatelyan assets

Armenia’s Anti-Corruption Court has frozen assets worth 267.4 million drams linked to MP Ishkhan Saghatelyan.

18 February 2026 • 11:28 AMT
Genser calls on Trump to free Armenian detainees

International lawyer Jared Genser calls on U.S. President Donald Trump to honor pledge to secure release of Armenians held in Baku.

18 February 2026 • 11:25 AMT
Ex-defense minister lauds chaplains’ service

Tonoyan said he highly valued military chaplains’ service during war and crises, warning against reducing their presence in the army.

18 February 2026 • 10:56 AMT
Hayakve plans joint front in elections

Chalabyan did not specify which political forces would join them, noting that this would be announced later.

18 February 2026 • 10:42 AMT
Opposition MP says authorities sideline POW issue

Abrahamyan says Armenian authorities have reduced the issue of Armenians held in Baku to an inert process, not a negotiating priority.

18 February 2026 • 10:38 AMT
Ombudsman challenges one-year pension limit

Many citizens have encountered this issue, and numerous individuals have appealed to the Human Rights Defender seeking a solution.

18 February 2026 • 10:37 AMT
Bishops’ Assembly opens in St. Pölten

Armenian Apostolic Church Bishops’ Assembly begins in Austria, with Catholicos Karekin II addressing participants online.

18 February 2026 • 09:05 AMT
Amnesty calls Vardanyan verdict mockery of justice

Amnesty International says Ruben Vardanyan’s conviction in Baku represents a grave breach of fair trial standards and international law.

18 February 2026 • 09:02 AMT
Agent urges Spertsyan to choose mid-level club first

Football agent Paulo Barbosa said Eduard Spertsyan should join a mid-tier club, prove himself, then pursue a move to a European giant.

18 February 2026 • 08:59 AMT
EU appoints new monitoring mission head in Armenia

Satu Koivu is a Finnish senior police officer with more than 35 years of national and international professional experience.

18 February 2026 • 08:56 AMT
Envoy hails France-India partnership

Decottignies highlighted France-India ties, describing both as major democracies, military powers, and longstanding partners of Armenia.

18 February 2026 • 08:21 AMT
Armenia, EU review upcoming high-level events

During the meeting, the sides addressed initiatives aimed at developing economic and transport connectivity in the region.

18 February 2026 • 08:20 AMT
Afeyan urges continued fight for Vardanyan’s release

Noubar Afeyan denounced Ruben Vardanyan’s 20-year sentence, calling it shameful and urging global support for his release.

18 February 2026 • 07:10 AMT
Vardanyan legal team calls Baku verdict unlawful

“This verdict is not the result of an independent and impartial judicial process,” the statement said.

18 February 2026 • 07:07 AMT
Catholicos’ relatives moved to house arrest

Armenian court replaced pretrial detention of Catholicos’ brother and nephew with house arrest.

18 February 2026 • 07:05 AMT
Pashinyan travels to U.S. for Board of Peace session

Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan travels to Washington for the first Board session, following the charter signing in Davos.

17 February 2026 • 15:06 AMT
Baku court sentences Vardanyan to 20 years

Ruben Vardanyan was sentenced in Baku to 20 years in prison, including 10 years in jail and 10 in a strict-regime colony.

17 February 2026 • 14:48 AMT
Young violinist Eduard Dayan wins grand prix

The competition took place in Omsk, Russia.

17 February 2026 • 14:33 AMT
Evocabank: еxcellence in travel segment innovation

Evocabank has received a new award from its international partner Mastercard for delivering innovative solutions in the travel segment.

17 February 2026 • 14:13 AMT
Consumer loans exceed 23% of Armenia bank portfolios

Armenian banks’ loan portfolio reached 7.9 trillion drams in 2025.

17 February 2026 • 14:11 AMT
Convicted Armenians to seek ECHR review

Lawyer Siranush Sahakyan says Armenian prisoners sentenced in Baku will apply to the European Court of Human Rights.

17 February 2026 • 13:57 AMT
Armenian president plans official visit to Greece

Vahagn Khachaturyan will travel to Greece for a state visit, holding meetings with senior officials.