ArmInfo.  The National Assembly of Armenia observed a moment of silence in memory of the victims of the Yazidi Genocide in Sinjar. This initiative was  introduced by Rustam Bakoyan, a member of parliament from the ruling  Civil Contract faction, at the first session of the 9th National  Assembly 

ArmInfo. American author and essayist Nassim Nicholas Taleb, best known for his international bestseller The Black Swan, has declined an invitation to lecture in  Azerbaijan. Taleb stated that he refuses to travel to the country  while renowned philanthropist, intellectual, and former Artsakh State  Minister Ruben Vardanyan remains imprisoned.

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ArmInfo. On August 2, 2026, a conference was held at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan dedicated to the adoption by the United Nations General Assembly of the resolution “Year of International Law, 2028,” initiated by Turkmenistan.

ArmInfo. The 10th anniversary festival of Armenian culture, traditions, and heritage,  Strada Armeneasca Festival, was held in Bucharest.

ArmInfo.  In the future, historians will characterize the policies of Armenia's current  leadership as a period marked by the loss of Artsakh, the weakening  of Armenian statehood, and the abandonment of national aspirations.  In this context, appealing to the "will of the people" will offer no  justification, writes Eduard Sharmazanov, a board member of the  Republican Party of Armenia, on his official social media page.

ArmInfo. Former Armenian Ambassador to the United States and Chief Advisor Lilit Makunts has  been officially appointed as the Chief of Staff to the Prime Minister  of the Republic of Armenia. The corresponding decree was signed by  Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan. 

ArmInfo.  Yesterday,  RA President Vahagn Khachaturyan, upon the recommendation of the ruling Civil Contract faction, signed a decree appointing Nikol Pashinyan as  Prime Minister of the Republic of Armenia.

ArmInfo.  Daniel Ioannisyan, head of the "Union of Informed Citizens" NGO, has  responded to media reports about the fanulous salary received by  ArmPost director Shushan Aleksanyan, the spouse of Hayk Konjoryan,  head of Armenia's ruling Civil Contract parliamentary faction.

ArmInfo.  Hayk Mamijanyan, former deputy of the RA National Assembly,  has announced that he will attend the Etchmiadzin court on August 7 at 4:00 PM,  where a hearing is scheduled for the case of the Catholicos of All  Armenians.  In a statement on his Facebook page, Mamijanyan called  the current situation a national disgrace, for which RA Prime  Minister Nikol Pashinyan is responsible.

ArmInfo. On August 1, Prime Minister of the Republic of Armenia Nikol Pashinyan visited the Meridian Exhibition Center, where preparations  are underway for the 17th Conference of the Parties to the Convention on Biological Diversity (COP-17), scheduled for this October.

ArmInfo. The cycle has ended, but the struggle continues.  Seyran Ohanyan, former RA Defense Minister and former leader of the opposition "Armenia" faction of the 8th National Assembly, wrote this on his Facebook page. 

ArmInfo. The first session of the National Assembly of Armenia of the ninth convocation will take place on August 2 at 10:00 AM. It will be primarily devoted to the formation of the governing bodies of the new parliament.

ArmInfo. Arayik Harutyunyan, a representative of Armenia's ruling Civil Contract party, has been relieved of his duties as Chief of Staff to the RA  Prime Minister. The decision was signed by RA Prime Minister Nikol  Pashinyan. According to the government's press service, the  administrative changes also included the dismissal of Deputy Chief of  Staff Taron Chakhoyan and Press Secretary Nazeli Baghdasaryan.

ArmInfo. The Yerevan Municipality has  illegally confiscated all movable property belonging to  the Multi Wellness Center company and transferred it  for free use to a newly established organization, the "Yerevan  Wellness Center", as noted in a statement by Arman Piroyan, General  Director of the Multi Wellness fitness center.

ArmInfo. The Association for the Support of Artsakh (ASA) welcomes with deep gratitude the vote of the Assembly of Corsica on July 31 on a resolution demanding the immediate release of 19 Armenian political prisoners from Artsakh held in Azerbaijan and affirming the right of Artsakh Armenians to  return in safety, dignity, and unhindered in accordance with the  provisional measures ordered by the International Court of Justice,  as noted in  a statement issued by the ASA. 

ArmInfo.  The Armenian authorities resort to confiscating the property of their political opponents to destabilize and weaken the country from within,  and  make it even more vulnerable. Former National Assembly member Tigran  Abrahamyan wrote about this on his Facebook page.

ArmInfo. Eight journalistic organizations in Armenia have demanded that the  leadership of the National Assembly of the Republic of Armenia repeal  the decision aimed at restricting the work of journalists within the  parliament building.

ArmInfo.  Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan is making overly emotional statements. Russia should take them calmly. This is how Grigory Karasin, Chairman of the Federation Council Committee on International Affairs, commented to Gazeta.Ru on the Armenian Prime Minister's remark about the "beginning of the end" of the Eurasian Economic Union (EAEU).

ArmInfo.  Veronika Zonabend, wife of former Artsakh State Minister Ruben Vardanyan, issued a repeated appeal to the Azerbaijani Ombudsperson and the RA Prime Minister, calling for assistance in organizing an international  women's humanitarian mission to visit Armenian prisoners of war held  in Azerbaijani prisons.