ArmInfo.  The recent phone call between Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan and Russian  President Vladimir Putin did not signal a resolution to the ongoing  crisis in Armenian-Russian relations, but rather confirmed that the  strategic differences between the parties continue to deepen. That  assessment was shared on Facebook by Suren Surenyants, a political  scientist and leader of the Democratic Alternative party.

ArmInfo.  Armen Ashotyan, deputy chairman of the Republican Party of Armenia, who is currently   under arrest, has proposed a six-point "roadmap" to the opposition on  his Facebook page.

ArmInfo. According to indicators published by the State Revenue Committee (SRC) of the Republic of Armenia for the first half of 2026, Ardshinbank ranks as Armenia’s No. 1 taxpayer in terms of direct taxes paid and is among the top three largest taxpayers in the country.

ArmInfo. The lawyer for Ludwig Mkrtchyan, an Armenian prisoner of war who has been held captive in Baku for 5.5 years, has publicly appealed to Azerbaijani  President Ilham Aliyev, requesting that Mkrtchyan be allowed to  contact his wife.

ArmInfo.  In their prime working years (30-35), women perform 4-5 times more unpaid work than  men. This was reported by Tigran Jrbashyan, Partner. Head of  Management Advisory Service at America Advisory, while presenting the  results of the "National Transfer Accounts of Armenia" study,  conducted with the support of UNFPA (UK contribution).

ArmInfo.  Today, they are trying to deprive the Armenian people of their leaders' thought and action,  their prospects for the future, and the freedom to independently  choose that future. This message was delivered from Armavir Prison by  Avetik Chalabyan, coordinator of the "Hayakve" movement and public  and political figure, regarding the current situation in the country.

ArmInfo.  The opposition must be an independent political entity with its own political program,  creating political results and bearing responsibility for them. This  is what former RA Justice Minister Arpine Hovhannisyan writes,  commenting on the parliamentary opposition's performance in  2021-2026.

ArmInfo. The resolution of the Armenian-Azerbaijani conflict allows Washington to deprive Russia of  key levers of influence in the South Caucasus, according to  Americanist Suren Sargsyan.

ArmInfo.  The Yerevan Municipality's Public Order Service seized over 6 tons of goods and  300 flowers from unauthorized and undesignated locations in the Avan  and Davtashen administrative districts.

ArmInfo. Armenia needs to engage in dialogue with Russia, not sit back and wait, as if Russia  will become so weakened in the Ukrainian war that Armenia will  dictate its will.  David Manukyan, head of the Country for Life party  faction in the Yerevan City Council, wrote this on his Facebook page.

ArmInfo. Total coliform bacteria have been detected in two re- sampled drinking water samples in the city of Byureghavan, located a half-hour drive from Yerevan, as reported by the press service of the National Center for Disease  Control and Prevention (NCDC) of the Ministry of Health of Armenia.

ArmInfo.Kapan  hosted the official ceremony celebrating its designation as the CIS Youth Capital for 2026. 

ArmInfo.IDBank announces the launch of events celebrating its 35th anniversary. For the first time in the history of the Aram Khachaturian Concert Hall, the Armenian National Philharmonic Orchestra will leave its traditional stage and perform under the open sky at Khachaturian Rooftop.

ArmInfo.  In the first half of 2026, the number of individual cases resolved positively thanks to the Human Rights Defender's intervention nearly doubled. This was reported in a statement by the Ombudsman's Office on its official  Facebook page.

ArmInfo. Areni-1 Cave has been inscribed on the UNESCO World Heritage Tentative List. This was reported by the press service of the Ministry of Education, Science, Culture, and Sport, citing the results of the 48th session of the UNESCO World Heritage Committee, which is being held in Busan, South Korea, from July 19 to 29.

ArmInfo.  The number of crimes involving the use of firearms in the Ararat region decreased by 60% in the first half of 2026. The press service of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Armenia reported this to ArmInfo. 

ArmInfo. Thirty military deaths were recorded in the Armenian Armed Forces during the first seven months of 2026, according to research by the Vanadzor office of the Helsinki Citizens' Assembly (HCA).

ArmInfo.A 3.5-hectare land plot located in the village of Arindj, Abovyan community, overlaps with the area occupied by a 110 kV high-voltage power  transmission line, as well as the land plot designated for its protection zone, as reported by the Investigative Committee of Armenia, citing the results of an expert assessment conducted from June 5, 2025, to June 10, 2026.

ArmInfo.During a hearing at the Court of General Jurisdiction of Yerevan on July 23, Judge Karen Farkhoyan changed the preventive measure for Igor Sargsyan, supporter of the "Sacred Struggle" movement and member of the Supreme Body of the Armenian Revolutionary Federation (ARF) Dashnaktsutyun, from house arrest with to administrative supervision.

ArmInfo. Dedicated truck parking lots will be established near the Bagratashen and Agarak customs checkpoints. The corresponding bill was approved during the government session on July 23.