ArmInfo. The Union of Reserve Officers of the National Security Service of Armenia proposes that political forces in Armenia participating in the June parliamentary elections depoliticize the activities of the National Security  Service of Armenia.

ArmInfo.  Starting in June, the Czech Embassy in Armenia will manage visa centers in Armenia through TLScontac. This was announced by Petr Piruncik, Ambassador of the Czech Republic to Armenia.

ArmInfo.  With the support of the Ministry of Education, Science, Culture, and Sports (MONKS), cultural events dedicated to the 75th anniversary of the legendary  musician, artist, director, and producer of Armenian descent, Stas  Namin, will be held in Yerevan from May 3 to 11.

ArmInfo.  The press secretary of the RA Prime Minister, Nazeli Baghdasaryan, denied several media reports regarding the transfer of the village of Jiliza to Georgia.

ArmInfo.  The Anti-Corruption Court of Armenia has placed Artsakh resident Gegham Zakarian, whose family has been deprived of voting rights in Armenia's June  parliamentary elections, under house arrest for two months for  allegedly accepting an election bribe from the "Strong Armenia" party  in exchange for promising to vote for Karapetyan's bloc with his  family in the June elections.

ArmInfo.  The National Bureau of the Coordinating Council of Armenian Organizations in France (CCAF) expresses its strong disapproval of the Armenian government's  decision to exclude several prominent figures representing the  Armenian community in France from the opening ceremony of the new  Armenian Embassy in Paris.

ArmInfo. Parties and party blocs are required to open an election fund within five days of  registering their electoral lists with the Central Election  Commission. This was reported by the Central Election Commission of  Armenia.

ArmInfo. RA Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan held a working discussion with RA Interior Minister Arpine Sargsyan, during which they presented progress on introducing  a new system of biometric passports and ID cards in Armenia.

ArmInfo. The essence of the 8th European Political Community summit, which will take place in Yerevan in a few days, may fundamentally change if Ukrainian  President Volodymyr Zelenskyy attends Armenia. This is the view of  political scientist Vahe Hovhannisyan, a member of the Alternative  Projects group.

ArmInfo.  Turkologist and researcher of the Turkish military- industrial complex, Anzhela  Simonyan, spoke about the role of Turkish intelligence, MIT, in the  44-day war of 2020 around Artsakh.

ArmInfo. Legendary Artsakh intelligence officer, holder of the Second Degree "Battle Cross" Order, and head of the "Strong Armenia" security team, Artur  Avanesyan (Kandaz), has been arrested for two months by decision of  the Anti-Corruption Court. This was announced by lawyer Aram  Vardevanyan in the courthouse.

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ArmInfo. Russian President Vladimir Putin met with Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi in St. Petersburg. Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov, Presidential Aide Yuri Ushakov, and Chief of the Main Intelligence Directorate of the General Staff Igor Kostyukov participated in the meeting.

ArmInfo. Anthony Banbury, President and Executive Director of the International Institute for Electoral Systems (IFES), along with representatives of the IFES Armenia office, met with Vahagn Hovakimyan, Chairman of the Central Electoral Commission (CEC) of Armenia.

ArmInfo. The Armavir Regional Court of First Instance, presided over by Judge Serzh Rushanyan, has ordered the initiation of a criminal case regarding acts of hooliganism during the protest initiated by Armenian Prime  Minister Nikol Pashinyan on December 18, 2025, at the Mother See of Etchmiadzin, as reported by lawyer Ara Zohrabyan on his Facebook page.   He recalled that on December 17, 2025, 10 bishops who had joined  Pashinyan's anti-church campaign issued a statement calling on  citizens to join them at the Mother See of Etchmiadzin on December  18, 2025, at 5:00 PM and demand the resignation of Catholicos of All  Armenians Karekin II. That day, as Zohrabyan noted, one of the  protesters, Tavros Sapeyan, the mayor of the Talin community,  attempted to jump on the procession of clergy leaving the Mother See  of Etchmiadzin, including the Catholicos of All Armenians.  However,  failing to achieve his goal, he began shouting obscenities at the  clergy.

ArmInfo. Artur Avanesyan (Kandaz), a legendary Artsakh intelligence officer, holder of the Second Degree "Combat Cross" Order, and head of the Strong Armenia party's security team, has been detained by officers of Armenia's Anti-Corruption Committee on charges of bribery. Arega Hovsepyan, a member of the Strong Armenia party, shared this information.

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