Turkish security personnel involved in clash outside Turkish ambassador's residence

Ara Babloyan: I know how to deal with naughty children

Azerbaijan fires mortars, divisional field gun, anti-tank grenade launchers across borders

LIVE: First session of National Assembly of 6th convocation starts in Yerevan

After the Executive Body session, the Republican Party of Armenia (HHK) Speaker Eduard Sharmazanov announced that Serzh Sargsyan had offered the candidacy of Ara Babloyan for the position of the NA Speaker and which was accepted by them.

“I am coming to this building for the first time and you are asking so many questions, on leaving the building, I’ll answer your questions,” said former Attorney General Gevorg Kostanyan, who has been elected the HHK NA lawmaker, before entering the HHK headquarters.

The guest thinks that Artsakh Defense Army must carry out not preventive but punishing actions.

In reply to the question who the HHK faction head will be, Sharmazanov answered, “I think Mr Baghdasaryan worked very well.”

Irrespective of Court decision, Volodya Avetisyan will be released on May 25 as a result of amnesty applied in 2013.

May 17, 19:30: The Media Center will hold a debate, entitled “What Changes will Bring the Newly Formed Council of Elders in Yerevan?” in “A1+” TV Pavilion with online broadcasting.

To remind, tomorrow, May 18, the NA 6th convention first session will kick off.

From the Tsarukyan alliance Mikayel Melkumyan will become the NA Deputy Speaker, short time ago Vahe Enfiajyan has informed about it.

In reply to the adversary’s activity on the Line of Contact between the opposing forces of Artsakh and Azerbaijan on May 16-17 overnight, the DA units carrying out their military duty initiated preventive activities.

At the Yelk alliance’s parliamentary faction session, Nikol Pashinyan has been elected Head of the faction, and Gevorg Gorgisyan has been elected Secretary of the faction.

As of 13:00 May 17, 17 materials on breaches recorded during Yerevan City Council elections held on May 14, 2017 were received in territorial subdivisions of Yerevan Investigative Department of the RA Investigative Committee which apparently contain crime elements envisaged by RA Criminal Code.

According to the decree of Serzh Sargsyan, Gevorg Kostanyan has been relieved of the position of the Advisor to the President of the Republic of Armenia.

According to the decree of Serzh Sargsyan, Alik Sargsyan has been relieved of the position of the Adviser to the President of the Republic of Armenia.

Militant group Islamic State on Wednesday claimed responsibility for a suicide attack on a television station in Afghanistan's eastern province of Nangarhar that killed a security guard as well as all three attackers and wounded at least 17 people

According to the decree of Serzh Sargsyan, Arpine Hovhannisyan has been relieved of the position of the RA Minister of Justice.

He says that when today’s casualties are discussed, we should note that if there wasn’t that agreement, war would break out, “The adversary acted restrained during April War; it didn’t use long-range weapons, which it had and could use against Stepanakert, it didn’t use Smerch, aviation, yet during the first war Azerbaijan used all kinds of weapons.”

Artsakh Republic President Bako Sahakyan signed a decree on the 2017 summer draft and demobilization.

However, the problem consists in that Armenia does not make any progress in acting as a bridge and, moreover, it has serious rivals.

Council of Europe Secretary General has voiced his concern about a decree by Ukrainian President Poroshenko on the blocking of several major online services and social networks on the territory of Ukraine.

Artyom Tonoyan, specialist on Iranian studies, today while touching upon the presidential elections in Iran due on May 19, noted that the main rivalry will proceed between the current President Hassan Rouhani and the joint representative of the Conservative wing Ebrahim Raisi. Rest of the candidates withdrew their candidacy.