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By the employees of the environmental protection and subsoil inspection body. from June 22 to July 10 inclusive, a number of violations were recorded as a result of the strict control measures implemented in the direction of atmospheric air protection in the capital and marzes.

This is reported by the BTU.

The targets of the measures were the illegal transportation of the fertile layer of the soil, the transportation of bulk materials (sand, cement, plaster, gravel) without dust protection impermeable covers, the transportation of construction waste, as well as ensuring the requirements of atmospheric air protection standards in construction sites.

For 45 cases of violations recorded during inspections, administrative fines were imposed in the amount of AMD 3,150,000.

Offenses by regions:

c. Yerevan

during construction works: 5 cases,

transportation of bulk materials without dustproof covers: 12 cases.

Armavir marz

transportation of bulk materials without dust-proof covers: 13 cases.

Kotayk marz

during construction works: 4 cases,

transportation of bulk materials without dust-proof covers: 3 cases.

Illegal transfer of fertile layer of soil: 2 cases.

Gegharkunik marz

transportation of bulk materials without dust-proof covers: 4 cases.

Aragatsotn marz

during construction works: 1 case,

transportation of bulk materials without dust-tight covers: 1 case.

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Despite the cancellation of the main license granted by the US Treasury Department in June and easing the sanctions against the Iranian oil sector, Tehran continues the process of exporting oil. This was announced by the Oil Minister of the Islamic Republic, Mohsen Paknezhad.

“For many years, the Ministry of Oil has been building the necessary mechanisms that allow us to neutralize the consequences of unfair American sanctions. Since the mechanisms designed to ensure the uninterrupted export of oil have been preserved, the export of Iranian oil continues under the previous regime,” he was quoted as saying by the ministry’s press service.

Paknejad noted that Tehran has not abandoned all previously developed mechanisms, because it expects that Washington will not keep its promise.

On July 7, the US Treasury canceled the main license granted in June, which eased US sanctions on Iran’s oil sector until August 21, and banned new operations in this sector.

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On July 12, a tragic incident took place in Yerevan. Around 12:50 p.m., the Nubarashen Department of the Community Police Department of the RA Ministry of Internal Affairs received information that there was a body of a woman in the “National Center for Mental Health Care” CJSC.

As photojournalist Gagik Shamshyan reports from the spot, the operative group of the Nubarashen police department headed by Karen Hovhannisyan, the head of the department, went to the scene of the incident. According to Shamshyan, it was found out on the spot that the received information is reliable, and the deceased is 88-year-old Liana Ghukasova, a patient of the mentioned center.

The group of the investigative department of the Erebuni and Nubarashen administrative districts of the RA Investigative Committee of the RA Investigative Committee, led by the investigator on duty for the day, also arrived. No traces of violence were found on the corpse.

As a result of the incident, criminal proceedings were initiated in the investigative department of Erebuni and Nubarashen administrative districts.

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On July 14, the employees of the “Multi Tabak” factory operating as part of the “Multi Group” concern held a protest in the Kotayk region against the decision of the law enforcement agencies to close the enterprise. The participants of the action emphasized that the entire collective of 130 people was left without work, and the production process has been forcibly suspended for the ninth day, due to which people were deprived of the opportunity to support their families.

One of the participants who has been working there for almost four years since the opening of the factory expressed deep indignation regarding the actions of the authorities. “We are not going to retreat. The government illegally closed our enterprise, leaving 15 thousand people without work. It is the first time in four years that the doors of the factory are closed in front of me. At the time when the prime minister is touring the country and taking selfies, thousands of people lose their jobs. Do the authorities want us to simply despair and emigrate from this country? This government has reached our throats, which closed sports complexes before important championships and paralyzed 70 enterprises. If the state bodies have questions, let them conduct inspections, but allow us to work in parallel.” He also added that the security forces do not even allow the employees to take their personal belongings from the sealed building.

Let’s remind that large-scale searches of the private house and businesses of the leader of the “Prosperous Armenia” party Gagik Tsarukyan began on July 6, after which he was arrested and detained in the case of fraud and money laundering committed in 2022-2024. In the following days, on July 13 and 14, employees of several closed enterprises of Tsarukyan: “Multi Stone” stone processing plant, “Multi Grand” hotel, “Ararat” cognac-wine-vodka combine and “Multi Tabak” factory held protests in Yerevan and Abovyan, demanding the authorities to unblock the business and not deprive them. from livelihood.

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During this year, 1775 families have already benefited from the state assistance program for providing housing for families with children, to whom support of 1.5 billion drams has been provided. In the coming days, another 300-400 families will receive payments. Since the start of the program, around 17 thousand families have become beneficiaries of the program, and 12.6 billion drams have been allocated from the state budget.

Gayane Gharagyozyan, the adviser coordinating individual functions of the structural divisions of the Ministry of Labor and Social Affairs, informed about this at the session of the public council attached to the RA Minister of ASD. He emphasized that 2.4 billion drams were planned for financing the project in the 2026 state budget.

Gharagyozyan reminded that the program was launched in 2020 with the aim of improving the housing conditions of families with children, especially in regional settlements, where the mortgage market was more passive due to the difficulties of securing an advance payment.

Referring to the components of the program, he mentioned that the first component of the program is intended for families with at least two minor children who want to buy an apartment or build an individual residential house with a mortgage loan in any regional settlement of Armenia. State support is directed either to the financing of the advance payment, or, if there is no need for it, to the repayment of the principal amount of the mortgage loan.

“The amount of support is up to 1 million drams for families with two children, up to 1.5 million drams for three children, and up to 2 million drams for four or more children. If real estate is purchased in a border settlement or in a settlement where schools and kindergartens are being built, the amount of support increases by another 50 percent,” he said.

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PAP spokesperson Iveta Tonoyan denied the information that the construction of the statue of Jesus Christ, which was being built with the initiative and funds of Gagik Tsarukyan, was stopped, NEWS.am reports. 

“The construction works of the statue of Jesus Christ continue as normal and have not been suspended,” said Iveta Tonoyan.

Earlier, it was reported that the construction has stopped for about a week, because the company “Multi Stone”, which supplies the travertine used for the construction of the statue, is not operating due to the restrictions imposed by the investigative body.

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The Armenian Church of St. Karapet in Skyutar district of Istanbul has reopened after a long renovation. Scutar is a historical district in the Asian part of Istanbul, on the shore of the Bosphorus, where around 50 thousand Armenians lived at the beginning of the 20th century. This is reported by Ermenihaber.am.

K. participated in the consecration ceremony of the church. Archbishop Sahak Mashalyan, Armenian Patriarch of Constantinople, Archbishop Aram Ateshyan, President of Saint Karapet Church Foundation Rafi Kerkorian, Board of Directors and representatives of the spiritual class.

During the liturgy, Mashalyan congratulated the priest of the church, Yeghishe Uchkunyan, and wished him success. After the liturgy, lunch was served in the church yard. After the consecration, the first liturgy to be served in the church is scheduled for July 12.

Let’s remind that a few days ago, an unknown person invaded the territory of the Saint Karapet Church cemetery and damaged 6 tombs. After 48 hours, the criminal was found and arrested.

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Armenian prisoner of war Ludvig Mkrtchyan is fighting for his life in an Azerbaijani prison. Lawyer Luciana Minasyan, head of the “Armenian Orphans Aid” company, wrote about this in her “X” microblog.

The lawyer reported that the number of leukocytes in 56-year-old Mkrtchyan is 14.27. “It is almost twice the norm and is accompanied by strong inflammation,” he wrote.

“Severe heart damage. left ventricular hypertrophy, diastolic dysfunction, aortic insufficiency. Recurring headaches, dizziness, chest pain and high blood pressure are all hidden in the official “stable condition” report. This is deliberate medical negligence towards the prisoners of war of 2020,” added the lawyer and attached official pages of international organizations.

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Birth rates in Armenia continue to decrease. In 2025, 32 thousand 42 births were registered in the republic, compared to 33 thousand 593 in 2024 and 36 thousand 590 in 2023.

According to “Armenpress”, minister Arsen Torosyan alerted about this at the meeting of the public council attached to the RA Minister of Labor and Social Affairs.

According to the minister, the fertility rate, the average number of children born per woman of reproductive age, is also decreasing.

“The decline in the birth rate continues. The fertility rate, that is, the number of children born per woman of reproductive age, is also decreasing. There are factors, for example, the age of marriage, which the state cannot directly change, however, if the fertility rate decreases further, it will be a serious problem for any country,” said Torosyan.

Torosyan emphasized that in order to overcome the created situation, it is necessary to change the public thinking and to encourage the growth of the birth rate through state support programs.

“We should try to change this situation through a change in thinking and state programs,” the minister said.

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Tatev Fakhuryan, a player of “Kaghtrashen” football club, died in Armenia at the age of 13. The tragic news was reported by both the girl’s school and the Armenian Women’s Football League.

According to his fellow villagers, Tatev’s condition worsened two days before he was taken to the hospital. According to the information circulating in the press, serious health problems have been found in Tatev, and irreversible processes have started in his body. According to some rumors, the girl may have consumed a large amount of energy drinks, but this hypothesis has not been officially confirmed yet.

The inflammatory process of the brain is indicated as the initial cause of death. All the circumstances of the tragedy and the exact cause of death are still being clarified.

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