ArmInfo.On August 3, during his first speech at the 9th Parliament, Narek Karapetyan, head of the Strong Armenia faction, outlined three main challenges facing the country.

ArmInfo. Two weeks have passed, but the complaint against the illegal imprisonment of Mother Armenia political council member Aregnaz Manukyan, which requires immediate review, has still not been assigned to any judge of the Court of Appeals. Attorney Tatevik Soghoyan reported this on her Facebook page.

ArmInfo. Suicides in the  army are primarily caused by three factors: gambling debts, family  issues, and psychological pressure exerted on a soldier after falling  asleep while on  combat on duty. Armenian Prime Minister Nikol  Pashinyan announced this during a briefing on July 30, citing  investigative data.

ArmInfo. Armenian Minister of Internal Affairs Arpine Sargsyan and Minister of Defense Suren Papikyan will be reappointed to their positions, Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan announced to journalists on July 29.

ArmInfo.  Human rights activist Zhanna Aleksanyan reported the brutal beating of a conscript  in the Armenian Armed Forces. The Armenian Ministry of Defence has  dismissed reports regarding the severe beating of a conscripted  soldier as untrue, while confirming the fact of his hospitalization.

ArmInfo. Thirty military deaths were recorded in the Armenian Armed Forces during the first seven months of 2026, according to research by the Vanadzor office of the Helsinki Citizens' Assembly (HCA).

ArmInfo. From June 29 to July 22, an instructor training course was held at the Vazgen Sargsyan Military  Academy of the Ministry of Defense of the Republic of Armenia, conducted with the participation of the British Military  Advisory Training Team for instructors of the Armenian Armed Forces.

ArmInfo. Two people have been detained in connection with the death of Narek Torosyan, a serviceman  from the Nth military unit of the Armenian Armed Forces. This was  reported by the Investigative Committee of Armenia.

ArmInfo.  On the instruction of Human Rights Defender Anahit Manasyan, staff from her  office visited the Abovyan Penitentiary of the Ministry of Justice,  where they held meetings with several individuals, including Aregnaz  Manukyan, a member of the 8th convocation of National Assembly of  Armenia and a board member of the "Mother Armenia" party.

ArmInfo.  Female deputies of the National Assembly of the Republic of Armenia from opposition factions have issued a joint statement expressing their support for Aregnaz Manukyan, a member of the "Mother Armenia" party, and her family.

ArmInfo.  "Our country, before our eyes, with our tacit consent, has turned into a dictatorship," Mane Tandilyan, co-founder of the "Country for Life" party, wrote on  her Facebook page.

ArmInfo. Samvel Karapetyan's "Strong Armenia" bloc sharply criticized the arrest of Mother Armenia party political council member and former Armenian parliament member  Areknaz Manukyan, calling it political persecution.

ArmInfo. The current legal system in Armenia pursues political persecution of regime opponents, not justice. This is stated in a statement by the Mother Armenia  party.

ArmInfo.Aregnaz Manukyan, a board member of the "Mother Armenia" party, has been remanded in custody for two months by a decision of the Yerevan Court of First Instance. Her legal counsel has stated their intention to appeal the  ruling.

ArmInfo.The European Union is not asking Armenia to choose between its partners. Vassilis Maragos, head of the EU delegation to Armenia, stated this in an  interview with Armenian Public Television.

ArmInfo.  Colonel Edik Maloyan, a combat veteran in the Nagorno- Karabakh conflict zone and a cavalryman awarded the 1st degree "Combat Cross," has been arrested  for two months. This was reported to Armenian media by the  Investigative Committee of Armenia.  Roman Javadyan, a defendant in  Colonel Edik Maloyan's case, was also arrested for two months.

ArmInfo.Armenian Ambassador to France Arman Khachatryan met with the Director of the Paris Military Academy (Ecole de Guerre), General Vincent Breton.

ArmInfo.Two members of the ARF Dashnaktsutyun (ARF) youth movement were detained for attempting to return the Artsakh flag to Yerevan's France Square.

ArmInfo. Edward Asryan, Deputy Minister of Defense of Armenia and Commander of the Armed Forces,  received Claudia Busch, Ambassador of the Federal Republic  of Germany to Armenia.

ArmInfo. In preparation for participation in international peacekeeping missions, the Eagle Partner 2026 military exercises began on June 17 at the Zar training  center, as reported by the press service of the Armenian Ministry of  Defense.