ArmInfo. Approximately 80% of Israeli society who speak out on this issue believes the country should have recognized the Armenian Genocide long ago. Armenian Ambassador to Israel Arman Hakobyan  made this  statement in an interview with Israel's Channel 9.

ArmInfo. The autonomy of the Armenian Apostolic Church (AAC) has always been one of the keys to the state's strength, as stated by Catholicos of All Armenians Karekin II at the Mother See of Etchmiadzin following the first court hearing in Etchmiadzin,  cancelled due to the judge's recusal.

ArmInfo. Armenia's Deputy Minister of Environment, Aram Meymaryan, held a working meeting with representatives from the Ecosystems Division of the  United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) in Nairobi.

ArmInfo.The old building of Zvartnots Airport will not be removed from the list of historical and cultural monuments of Yerevan. Deputy Minister of  Territorial Administration and Infrastructure of Armenia Armen Simonyan announced this to Public TV.

ArmInfo. Judge Hakob Manukyan, who was scheduled to preside over the first hearing in the case of Catholicos of All Armenians Karekin II and six bishops, members of the Supreme Spiritual Council, has recused himself.  Attorney Ara Zohrabyan announced this to journalists on August 7.

ArmInfo. The Catholicos of All Armenians Garegin II and six bishops - members of the Supreme Spiritual Council, arrived at the Court of General Jurisdiction of First Instance of the Armavir region, where the first hearing of the criminal case initiated against them began under the chairmanship of Judge Akop Manukyan.

ArmInfo.  During a parliamentary session, Kristine Vardanyan, an MP from the opposition "Armenia" faction, presented a psychological assessment detailing the condition of the 13-year-old daughter of "Mother Armenia" political council member Aregnaz Manukyan.

ArmInfo. The ruling "Civil Contract" faction in the National Assembly of the RA has not yet finalized its decision regarding whether to vote for Aram  Vardevanyan, the opposition candidate for the position of third  Deputy Speaker of the National Assembly.  This was announced to  journalists on August 7 by ruling faction MP Sisak Gabrielyan.

ArmInfo. The sentences handed down to Artsakh's military- political leadership and other Armenian prisoners of war are an instrument of political retaliation, as stated by Artsakh State Minister Nzhdeh Iskandaryan on his  Facebook page following a Baku Appellate Court decision upholding the  verdicts of Armenian prisoners of war.

ArmInfo.  According to a press release from the RA Ministry of Internal Affairs, during H1 2026, as a result of public outreach campaigns conducted by police officers, 912 firearms of various types were voluntarily surrendered,  which is 101 units more than in the same period last year.

ArmInfo. The Armenian Patriarchate of Jerusalem and the Russian and New Nakhichevan Dioceses of the Armenian Apostolic Church demanded that the Armenian authorities end the judicial prosecution of Catholicos of All  Armenians Karekin II and members of the Supreme Spiritual Council.

ArmInfo. Speaker of the National Assembly of Serbia Ana Brnabic sent a congratulatory message to Ruben Rubinyan on his election as Speaker of the Armenian Parliament.

ArmInfo. It's crucial to understand that without the ability to implement its fundamental principles, the EAEU will face a crisis. Armenian Prime Minister  Nikol Pashinyan stated this in Kyrgyzstan during a conversation with  journalists. He called the situation with Armenian goods not only a  problem for the Republic of Armenia but also a major problem for the  EAEU.

ArmInfo.  Azerbaijan dictates numerous preconditions to Armenia, which citizen Nikol P. obediently fulfills. A similar statement was made on the Mother Armenia party's Facebook page by the party's leader, Andranik Tevanyan, number two on the Prosperous Armenia party's electoral list.

ArmInfo. Russia is not a threat to Armenia's statehood. This was stated by Ishkhan Saghatelyan, a representative of the Supreme Body of the Armenian Revolutionary  Federation (ARF Dashnaktsutyun) and a member of parliament from the  opposition "Armenia" faction, at a parliamentary session on August 7.

ArmInfo. The Bureau of the Armenian Revolutionary Federation (ARF) Dashnaktsutyun (ARF) condemned the actions taken by the Armenian authorities and  reaffirmed its full support for the Armenian Apostolic Church and His  Holiness Karekin II, Catholicos of All Armenians.  This was stated in  a statement published on the party's Facebook page in connection with  the first hearing of the criminal case against the Catholicos of All  Armenians.

ArmInfo. The Armenian General Benevolent Union (AGBU) expresses deep concern over the persecution of the leadership of the Armenian Apostolic Church (AAC).

ArmInfo.  In the first half of 2026, the Investigative Committee of Armenia reviewed 1,794 criminal cases of domestic violence (1,482 in 2025), of which 712 were  postponed from 2025, and 1,082 were accepted for review during 2026.  This was stated in a statement by the agency.

ArmInfo. On August 7, President of the Kyrgyz Republic Sadyr Japarov met with Prime  Minister of the Republic of Armenia Nikol Pashinyan in Cholpon-Ata.  This was reported by the press service of the President of  Kyrgyzstan. According to the source, during the meeting, they  discussed current issues related to the development of bilateral  relations, expanding trade, economic, and investment cooperation, and  exchanged views on regional and international issues of mutual  interest.  The head of the Kyrgyz state congratulated Nikol Pashinyan  on his appointment as Prime Minister, wishing him success in his  future endeavors for the benefit of the Armenian people.

ArmInfo.  Russian Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin held a brief conversation with his  Armenian counterpart Nikol Pashinyan before the start of the expanded  meeting of the Eurasian Intergovernmental Council (EIGC), a TASS  correspondent reports.