“Zhoghovurd” daily writes:

“According to the information received by the government circles to the “Zhoghovurd” daily, in addition to the release of the head of the RO, other officials will also leave the system.

In response to the situation, on August 13, the Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan: referring to the recent deaths recorded in the army and the establishment of individual responsibility among the officials, he said. “We have discussed the situation with the Minister of Defense. today and in the near future there will be certain personnel solutions in the bodies that are directly responsible for that problem.”

As a result, the head of the RO wrote an application for dismissal Ashot Zakaryan, who became an ordinary deputy of the National Assembly Andranik Kocharyan is the friend. However, “Zhoghovurd” daily learned that the exemptions will not be limited to this. Who will be next in the near future?”

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Major General Yahya Rahim Safavi, who serves as Iran’s Islamic Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei’s chief aide and senior adviser on armed forces affairs, made a major announcement on TRIPP. In fact, he accused the Armenian side of falsifying Iran’s position towards TRIPP.

Refuting the statements of Sargis Khandanyan, the elected chairman of the NA Foreign Relations Committee, he stated.

“We do not have any preliminary agreement with Armenia regarding TRIPP. We have no real mutual understanding or common ground on that issue.

We openly and clearly presented our red lines to the attention of Armenia. Therefore, the statement of the member of the Parliament of Armenia does not correspond to reality.

On the other hand, if we are against the US presence in the Persian Gulf, why should we support their presence in the South Caucasus? We consider the region and the security of our borders as a single entity. Therefore, this project in its current form poses a threat to Iran.

We continue negotiations with Armenia. However, if security responsibility there is transferred to the US military, Iran reserves the right to retaliate and is capable of taking appropriate measures.”

The Armenian National Congress has long warned that the implementation of TRIPP in the form adopted by the Armenian authorities is actually a geopolitical bomb placed under Armenia and proposed the implementation of the TRIPP BRICS alternative project as a real guarantee of Armenia’s security.

This is especially important in view of the created situation, which is assessed by many serious experts as a strategic defeat of the USA in the war against Iran.

The most terrible thing here is that the authorities of Armenia are in fact lying to their own people again, trying to hide the adventure carried out solely for the purpose of maintaining power, which can bring new fatal disasters to Armenia and the Armenian people.

It was like that before the war of 2020, it was like that in 2023, before the depopulation of Artsakh, and it is like that now.

However, these questions are not interesting to the statesmen who distribute positions in the National Assembly, as in the past.

ANC Vice President Levon Zurabyan

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“Activate work with persons in hostile relations, preventing possible developments.”

Don’t be surprised, this is not a patriarchal mission of the Kyochva of the old village, guided by despotic orders, but a part of the instruction given to the police divisions by the RA Ministry of Internal Affairs.

In fact, the RA police should be able to determine exactly how many people have hostile relations with each other in the country, and it is not yet clear what legal mechanism should be used to control the course of these relations, and actively work with them to reconcile (eliminate or mitigate enmity).

If we take into account the information-anti-propaganda flows that expose the society to psychological tension and various stresses, the lack of respect and care for each other among many people, the hostility that has been actively spreading on social networks in recent years, the slanders against different people, public insults, violations of good reputation, honor and dignity, public divisions and the large share of CP members in them, then we can record that the Ministry of Internal Affairs no police officer will be able to objectively fulfill this immeasurable and formal order.

Former RA Deputy Defense Minister Artak Zakaryan

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The Ararat Marz Prosecutor’s Office, within the framework of the authority to protect state (community) interests, filed a lawsuit on March 20, 2026 with the Anti-Corruption Court against the head of the Jermuk community and the “World of Animals” SP company, with demands to declare the auction of a plot of land with an area of ​​0.3 ha on January 27, 2008 invalid and to apply the consequences of invalidity.

The anti-corruption court, by its decision of August 12, 2026, satisfied the claim of the prosecutor’s office of Ararat region. The auction of the 0.3 ha plot in Gndevaz settlement was invalidated by the decision. As a consequence of the invalidity of the auction, among other things, the state registration of the ownership right to the land in the name of the SP company “World of Animals” was declared invalid.

After the judgment enters into legal force, the land area of ​​0.3 ha will be returned to the Jermuk community.

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The Chairman of the RA Investigative Committee, Artur Poghosyan, received Nazeli Sargsyan, the senior investigator of the Serious Crime Investigation Department of the Yerevan City Investigation Department, who took first place in the AK 103 rifle shooting sport during the 4th Army Games under the auspices of the RA Prime Minister, setting a record for the Army Games.

Artur Poghosyan congratulated the senior investigator, awarding him with a souvenir watch, and emphasized that this victory is the result of hard work and discipline.

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The Competition and Consumer Interests Protection Commission initiated proceedings against 11 milk product producers as part of a large-scale investigation, based on the apparent existence of features of an offense against the interests of consumers.

Five of them, “Motkor Food”, “Ejmiadzin Cat”, “Hin Aparan”, “Ar-Tar” and “Amasiya’s leading cheese factory” LLCs, have accepted the recorded violations. Accelerated proceedings were applied to the latter, as a result of which a total fine of around 16.5 million drams was imposed.

According to the results of laboratory tests, it was found that the mass part of milk oil in a number of products of the above-mentioned companies was 5.4%, 15%, 25.5%, 18%, 1% and 0.9%, respectively, while according to the relevant technical regulations of the Customs Union, it should be at least 50%.

They are: “Motkor” brand, “Amasiya” brand name, “Chanak” brand name, Tasty Cheese brand name, “AT-arat” brand name products containing milk with milk fat substitute produced by “Chanak” cheese technology, Ejmiatsin Kat brand name, “Family” brand name, 18% fat and “Hin Aparan” brand name milk products containing milk fat substitute: produced by sour cream technology.

The remaining 6 proceedings are still under examination.

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The demand for ID cards has increased. Nelly Davtyan, head of the migration and citizenship service of the RA Ministry of Internal Affairs, announced this during the press conference.

According to him, this is due to the declaration requirement. “In the first half of this year, we printed about 160,000 identification cards, while, for example, in 2024, we printed that many throughout the year.”

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The crosses of St. Hovhannes churches in Hovhannavank and Artashat were stolen. “Pastinfo” was informed by the Ministry of Internal Affairs that reports were received from two churches about thefts yesterday.

“According to preliminary information, each church was damaged in the amount of 100,000 drams. The program was given a proper process, operative work is being done at the moment,” the Ministry of Internal Affairs said.

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During the preliminary investigation of the criminal proceedings initiated in the Armavir Marz Investigation Department of the RA Investigative Committee, apparently factual data was obtained that on November 16, 2025, the candidates registered in the electoral list of the “Haghtanak” party, who participated in the municipal elections of Vagharshapat enlarged community, SD and NO, with a preliminary agreement with party supporters S.J., G.G. and A.K. and, complementing each other’s actions, on the day of the elections, they forced a number of residents of the community to participate in the elections and vote for the “Haghtanak” party.

During the preliminary investigation, by the decision of the supervising prosecutor, a public criminal prosecution was initiated against 5 persons, according to Article 210, Part 2, Clause 6 of the Criminal Code (obstructing the exercise of the rights or duties of the persons participating in the election by prior consent by a group of persons).

Alternative measures of restraint were applied to them.

The criminal proceedings were sent to the supervising prosecutor with an indictment.

Notice: the person accused of a crime is considered innocent until his guilt is proven in accordance with the procedure established by the Code of Criminal Procedure, by a legally binding verdict of the court.

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In the first half of 2026, 2,937 citizens of the member states of the Eurasian Economic Union officially worked in Armenia. This is noticeably more than a year ago, when the corresponding figure was about 2.5 thousand people.

The data was presented on August 14 by Nelly Davtyan, Acting Head of the Migration and Citizenship Service of the RA Ministry of Internal Affairs. According to him, there are simplified rules of residence and employment for the citizens of EAEU countries. they are not required to apply for a visa or obtain a separate immigration status, it is sufficient to confirm the fact of employment with a relevant document.

The statistics of migration movements also showed noticeable precedents. In the first half of 2026, the number of citizens who arrived in Armenia exceeded the number of those who left by 1,347.

In the similar periods of the previous two years, the balance was the opposite. the number of departures exceeded the number of arrivals by more than 20 thousand. Against this background, the transition to a positive balance becomes one of the most noticeable changes in the country’s migration statistics.

During the first six months of the year, 871,409 citizens of Armenia crossed the state border. At the same time, 57,953 cases of border crossing by foreign citizens were registered.

An even more significant dynamic is observed in the field of formulating the right of temporary residence. During the reporting period, 9,534 people submitted relevant applications, and more than 6,000 applications received a positive solution.

According to Davtyan, both indicators, both the number of applications and the number of satisfied applications, exceed the indicators of previous years by about three times. This means that the number of people interested in staying in Armenia for a longer period of time and formulating the appropriate legal status has significantly increased.

In parallel, the number of granted permanent residence permits also increased. 2,085 people received such a status, which is also significantly higher than the indicators of previous years.

The asylum procedure remains a separate direction. In the first half of 2026, 358 relevant applications were received by Armenian bodies. A positive decision was made regarding 94 of them, while in half of the discussed cases the applicants were rejected.

According to the head of the Migration and Citizenship Service, the reform of the State Register continues in Armenia. The changes should refer to the system of recording and managing data related to population and migration processes.

The presented indicators show that the migration statistics of Armenia in 2026 are developing in several directions at once. the number of officially working citizens of EAEU countries is increasing, the balance of entry and exit of citizens of the country is changing, as well as the number of applications for temporary and permanent residence status is increasing sharply.

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