ArmInfo. The opening of the Akhalkalaki-Kars railway for exports from Armenia and imports to Armenia is a new step in trade as part of the normalization process between the two countries.

ArmInfo. US Secretary of State Marco Rubio will arrive in Armenia on May 26.

ArmInfo.The Armenian Ministry of Health, together with the World Federation of Hemophilia, developed a resolution entitled "Global Action to Ensure Equitable Access to Treatment for Individuals with Hemophilia and Other Bleeding Disorders."

ArmInfo.Businessman and philanthropist Ruben Vardanyan, who was sentenced to 20 years in prison by an Azerbaijani military court on fabricated charges, turns 58 today. This marks the third consecutive year he is spending his birthday in an Azerbaijani prison.

ArmInfo.On May 20, 2026, the Resolution “The Role and Importance of a Policy of Neutrality in Maintaining and Strengthening International Peace, Security and Sustainable Development” was unanimously adopted during the 82^nd plenary meeting of the 80^th session of the UN General Assembly.

ArmInfo. Lawyer Roman Yeritsyan warns of increased pressure on Artsakh residents ahead of the parliamentary elections scheduled for June 7 in Armenia.

ArmInfo.Ahead of the parliamentary elections scheduled for June 7, 2026, the Republic of Armenia is witnessing alarming signs of a complete collapse of the  legal system and the use of justice as a political tool, according to lawyer Zaruhi Postanjyan.

ArmInfo.Armenia's fate is not being decided in Moscow, Washington, Brussels, or Paris; it is being decided in Yerevan. Vahe Hovhannisyan, a member of the Alternative Projects group, writes about this in his article, "Why is the Atmosphere in Armenia Radicalizing?"

ArmInfo.  A brief recess has been called in the trial of Andranik Tevanyan, leader of the "Mother Armenia" party, who stands accused of espionage, as announced to reporters by defense attorney Aram Orbelyan on May 23. 

ArmInfo.  Voters in Armenia must cast their ballots for the "Civil Contract" party in the upcoming parliamentary elections because everyone must stand up to defend the state, peace, and the country's future, as  stated by  Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan on May 22, during an election campaign  rally in the Avan administrative district of Yerevan.

ArmInfo. The leaders of the three-headed opposition – Robert Kocharyan, Samvel Karapetyan, and others – must stop their actions aimed at provoking Russia into imposing sanctions against Armenia, as stated by Alen Simonyan, Speaker of the RA National Assembly, to journalists on May 23, during the ruling Civil Contract party's campaign in the capital's Avan  district. Simonyan was commenting on the latest restrictions imposed  by the Russian side on the import of Armenian goods into the Russian  market.

ArmInfo.  Zhanna Andreasyan, RA Minister of Education, Science, Culture and Sports (MoESCS), has signed a Memorandum of Understanding with  philanthropist Levon Vartan Der Bedrosian. This agreement marks an  important and symbolic step toward the preservation and development  of Armenia's cultural heritage, according to the MoESCS press  service.

ArmInfo.  Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan is persistently dragging the country into the European Union, while trying to retain all the benefits of  participation in the Eurasian Economic Union, as stated by Dmitry  Medvedev, Deputy Chairman of the Russian Security Council and  Chairman of the United Russia party, according to RIA Novosti.

ArmInfo.  They are trying to drag Armenia into the anti-Russian camp to inflict "maximum pain" on Russia.  According to RIA Novosti, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov made this statement  while speaking at the assembly of the Council on Foreign and Defense Policy. "The West is trying to tear  our allies away from us, starting primarily with our neighbors—just  as it did with Georgia and Moldova, as it is currently doing with  Ukraine, and as it is now attempting to drag Armenia into that same  flawed logic," Lavrov said.

ArmInfo.  No repression will help Nikol Pashinyan retain power in the upcoming June 7 elections.  Aregnaz Manukyan, a member of the "Mother Armenia" party, told reporters  outside the courthouse where a motion to detain party leader Andranik Tevanyan as a preventative measure is being reviewed.

ArmInfo. According to media reports, over the past two days alone, 21 people have been detained as part of an ongoing criminal investigation the RA Anti- Corruption Committee. The cases involve allegations of giving and  receiving electoral bribes, as well as violating the ban on  charitable contributions during campaigns.

ArmInfo.  Phishing messages containing malicious links continue to be circulated in Armenia, falsely claiming to be from the Ministry of Internal Affairs (MIA) of the Republic of Armenia and other government bodies. These messages are being sent from foreign phone numbers, according to an official statement issued by the Ministry of Internal Affairs.

ArmInfo.  From the very beginning of the election campaign, the Armenian authorities' tactics have been simple and predictable: repression, arrests, and aggressive rhetoric. Tigran Abrahamyan, secretary of the opposition "With Honor" faction in the National Assembly, wrote  on his Facebook page.

ArmInfo.Maria Zakharova, the official spokesperson for the Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs, took to her Telegram channel to address allegations that  Russia has been creating deepfake videos featuring Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan.

ArmInfo.Armenian law enforcement authorities have detained Andranik Tevanyan, the leader of the "Mother Armenia" party and the second candidate on the  electoral list of the "Prosperous Armenia" party. The detention was reported by "Mother Armenia" party member Derenik Malkhasyan via his Facebook page, where he shared footage of the incident. The video shows masked officers from the National Security Service (NSS) handcuffing Tevanyan and driving him away.