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Samvel Karapetyan Arrested in Connection with $170 Million Financial Misconduct at Armenia’s Electric Networks

YEREVAN — Businessman Samvel Karapetyan, leader of the Strong Armenia party, was…

Former Military Prosecutor Gagik Jhangiryan Refuses to Answer Questions in October 27 Investigation

YEREVAN — Former Armenian Military Prosecutor Gagik Jhangiryan was summoned for questioning…

Cornell Professor Lori Khatchadourian to Discuss Cultural Heritage Destruction in Nagorno-Karabakh at University of Michigan

ANN ARBOR, MI — Cornell University Professor Lori Khatchadourian will deliver a…

Pashinyan Calls for Transparency Over Former Officials’ Wealth, Defends Political Climate in Armenia

YEREVAN — Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan has called for greater transparency regarding…

Former Police Troops Commander Grigor Grigoryan’s March 1 Case Sent to Court

YEREVAN — Armenia’s Prosecutor’s Office has submitted an indictment against former Police…

Azerbaijani Serviceman Detained in Armenia After Shooting Syunik Region Resident

SYUNIK — An Azerbaijani serviceman who allegedly left his military unit without…

Armenia Presents Its Experience in Confiscating Illicit Assets at 15th UN Congress

ABU DHABI — Armenia’s Deputy Prosecutor General Edgar Arsenyan, as part of…

March 1 Investigation Restructured Into Five Separate Areas

YEREVAN — The investigation into the March 1 case has been restructured…

ECHR Rejects Gagik Khachatryan’s Request for Interim Measures

STRASBOURG  — The European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) on September 24…

More Than $15 Million Confiscated in Illicit Asset Cases, Prosecutor General’s Office Says

YEREVAN — More than $15 million has been confiscated in cases involving…

Bonneuil-sur-Marne Mayor Denis Öztorun to File Complaint Over Racist and Homophobic Abuse

BONNEUIL-SUR-MARNE, France — Denis Öztorun, mayor of Bonneuil-sur-Marne, has announced that he…

Former Police Troops Commander Grigor Grigoryan Prosecuted Over Use of Tear Gas Grenades During March 1, 2008 Protests

YEREVAN — A prosecutor’s decision dated September 4, 2026, has launched a…

Former President Robert Kocharyan and Son Sedrak Arrested in Corruption Investigation

YEREVAN — Former Armenian President Robert Kocharyan and his son, Sedrak Kocharyan,…

Poland Extradites Armenian National Wanted on Cybercrime and Money Laundering Charges

WARSAW — Poland has granted an extradition request from Armenia’s Prosecutor General’s…

Six Jewish Extremists Spit at Armenian Monastery Entrance and Throw Stones in Jerusalem

JERUSALEM — Six Jewish individuals attacked the entrance of the St. James…

Prosecutors Seek Confiscation of Assets Linked to Former President Robert Kocharyan

YEREVAN — Armenia’s Prosecutor General’s Office is seeking the confiscation of 22…

Court Orders Confiscation of 1.15 Billion Drams in Favor of the Republic of Armenia

YEREVAN — The Anti-Corruption Court granted a claim filed by the Prosecutor’s…

Investigation into Serzh Sargsyan’s Sale of Gyumri’s Black Fortress Completed

YEREVAN — The Investigative Committee of Armenia has completed its preliminary investigation…

Nearly AMD 300 Million in Undeclared Turnover Uncovered at Tsarukyan-Owned Entertainment Center

YEREVAN — Armenia’s State Revenue Committee says it has uncovered nearly AMD…

Iranian Aviation Kerosene Import Scheme Causes Approximately $2.37 Million in Damage to the State in Case Linked to Gagik Tsarukyan

YEREVAN — Armenia’s State Revenue Committee has released new details concerning an…