Cases of acute intestinal infection have been recorded in the city of Gyumri, Shirak marz, the “National Center for Disease Control and Prevention” reports.

15 students of Gyumri “Tiramayr Armenia” center were hospitalized in the infectious department of Gyumri Medical Center.

The condition of the patients is assessed as satisfactory, positive dynamics are recorded, and as of today, no new cases have been registered.

In relation to the case, specialists of the National Center for Disease Control and Prevention of the Ministry of Health of the Republic of Armenia carried out an epidemiological study, as well as sampling and laboratory research.

As a result of drinking water tests, no deviations were found.

Research on biological samples is ongoing.

Additional information will be provided after the research is completed.

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RA Ambassador to the USA Narek Mkrtchyan had a meeting with the US Secretary of Commerce, Deputy Assistant Secretary for Textiles, Consumer Products, Materials, Critical Minerals and Metals Joshua Croon. This is reported by the embassy.

The possibilities of cooperation between the two countries in the field of extraction and processing of critical minerals and metals were discussed.

The interlocutors referred to the existing investment opportunities in the field, as well as possible cooperation with American companies.

The strategic importance of critical minerals in global supply chains was highlighted, and the need for continued development of cooperation in the field was emphasized.

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Today another batch of wheat will be sent to Armenia through the territory of Azerbaijan. This is reported by the Azerbaijani mass media.

14 wagons of wheat with a total weight of 977 tons will be sent to Armenia from “Balajar” station of “Azerbaijani Railways” CJSC.

Then, the rolling stock will go to Georgia through the “Boyuk-Kyasik” station, from where it will go to Armenia.

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Blogger Artak Avetisyan, who called Nikol Pashinyan a traitor, was detained for 1 month, his lawyer Ruben Melikyan said.

A petition was submitted to the court regarding the detention of Avetisyan as a preventive measure.

Let’s remind that Artak Avetisyan was brought into custody by force in front of the pregnant woman and her mother, under the pretext that he was spreading hate speech against the government.

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The volume of construction works in Armenia in January-March 2026 at current prices amounted to 95,640.1 million drams, increasing by 22% compared to January-March 2025.

RA Statistical Committee informs about this.

Moreover, the construction volume in March was 41,686.4 million drams, which is 24% more than in March 2025.

During the 3 months of this year, the largest volume of construction was financed at the expense of organizations’ funds: 56,163.2 million drams or 58.7% of the total volume. Compared to January-March 2025, the indicator increased by 33.9%.

The volume of construction carried out at the expense of the population amounted to 28,507.8 million drams, 29.8% of the total volume, increasing by 23.8%. Construction of 7,752.1 million drams was financed at the expense of the state budget, which is 8.1% of the total volume, which is 30.8% less than last year. The volume of works at the expense of community funds reached 2,910.2 million drams, 3.1% of the total volume, increasing by 39.5%, and at the expense of humanitarian aid funds, it reached 306.8 million drams or 0.3%, with an increase of 79.7%.

At the same time, the volume of construction carried out with international loans in January-March amounted to 1,411.5 million drams or 1.5% of the total volume, being reduced by 70.7% compared to the same period last year. Of this amount, 577.9 million drams went to the Asian Development Bank, 142.1 million drams to the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development, 91.7 million drams to the German Development Bank, 1.7 million drams to the European Investment Bank, and 598.1 million drams to other institutions.

In January-March 2026, the most construction works were carried out in the field of activities related to real estate: 56,736.1 million drams or 59.3% of the total volume. Next comes the supply of electricity, gas, steam and good quality air – 8,224.5 million drams or 8.6%, as well as education – 4,189.4 million drams or 4.4%.

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Due to the events planned on the occasion of the Day of Students and Youth, temporary traffic restrictions will apply in the capital.

This is reported by the Yerevan Municipality.

“On May 15, from 22:00, traffic will be temporarily restricted in the section of the Republic Square, Nalbandyan and Abovyan streets (in front of the fountains), from midnight (24:00), traffic will also be restricted on Amiryan Street, in the section of the Amiryan-Zakyan intersection from the Republic Square, on May 16, from 16:00, access to the Republic Square will be temporarily restricted.”

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Environmental Protection and Subsoil Inspection Body, on the basis of the alarm received regarding the decrease in the water flow of Shaki waterfall, the inspectors carried out an inspection at the Shaki HPP of the Hakobjanyan and Galstyan HPP LLC operating in the village of Shaki, Syunik marz.

It is reported from the BTU that as a result of the inspection, the employees of the Inspection Body recorded that the Company carried out its activities at the HPP in violation of the requirements of the water use permit.

Exceeding the specified water consumption rates, the company took 13,538,687 cubic meters of water from the Shaki River, violating the monthly water intake volumes, water use period and mode.

The calculation of the assessment of the impact caused by the economic activity on the water resource was made in the amount of AMD 27,077,374.

The director of the company will be subject to administrative responsibility.

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The penitentiary service of the Ministry of Justice reports that on May 14, a detainee born in 1974 was found dead in “Nubarashen” prison. However, the department did not provide other details.

According to “Azatut” information, the man was convicted of sexual violence against a minor.

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Almost 6 years have passed since the war, and the names of the victims have not yet been published. Why? Does the state not have the opportunity to verify the names of its fallen soldiers? Of course it has. And then why is it not done? What is being hidden? The number of victims?

All those who think that if it suddenly turns out that in the 44-day war we had not 3,900 victims (the number presented by the authorities), or 5,000 victims (the opposition data), but, for example, 7,000 victims, the pain of the loss will become lighter.

No. The pain will remain the same. It is the same pain that is still taking many of our compatriots to their graves today. Almost every week I receive news about the indefinite departure of some person, mostly from Artsakh. What are those people dying from? Aren’t they victims of the war? What are they? But who will include their name among the victims of war…

And the victims of the military operations that followed the 44-day war? In what list does Nikol’s government want to “place” them? And now he is giving a fight as if he had set it. It seems that if 1000 people had died, the scale of pain and loss would be different…

They measure everything by their standards and try to make us prisoners of the same measure. And you cannot explain to such people that the issue is not even the number of victims. The question is that we have lost our Motherland. And there is no consolation. There is no consolation for one victim, not for 1000, not for 10,000.

Political scientist Hrant Melik-Shahnazaryan

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The “Monitoring of Pre-Election Developments” civil initiative summarized the first week of the RA NA pre-election campaign on June 7, evaluating the results of work with the public, according to social media monitoring data.

Within the campaign of the political forces participating in the elections, the most effective were evaluated.

1. Gagik Tsarukyan’s “Prosperous Armenia” party campaign

2. R. Kocharyan’s speeches

3. Yerevan meetings of “Strong Armenia”.

4. Arman Tatoyan’s answer to Aliyev

According to the negative comments received on the social network propaganda materials and live broadcasts, the meetings of the CP party in Yerevan were distinguished by the abundance of episodes of the most negative reception received at the meetings.

The most popular wordings of the first week of the campaign:

1. Gagik Tsarukyan. “I won’t fail my class”

2. Levon Zurabyan. Vano was killed by Nicole

3. R. Kocharian. “Hambal, what have you got to do with our identity”

During the first week of the campaign, the highest personal negative rating was provided by N. Pashinyan, and the most dynamic growth of personal rating G. Tsarukyan. The second indicator of positive rating growth: R. It is Kocharyan’s.

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