ArmInfo. It's impossible to draw parallels and claim that current events in European countries could impact visa liberalization for Armenia. Armenian Interior Minister Arpine Sargsyan stated this in a conversation with journalists in parliament on October 26.

ArmInfo. Law enforcement agencies in Armenia received 54 reports of possible violations during the local government elections, all of which have been investigated. Armenian Interior Minister Arpine Sargsyan announced this in a conversation with journalists in parliament on October 26.

ArmInfo. Amendments to the law "On the Prevention of Domestic and Family Violence and the Protection of Persons Subjected to Domestic and Family Violence" and a package of related documents are being considered in Armenia. The discussion of the draft in the National Assembly was postponed in October 2026 for up to two months for revision. The authors of the submitted document were MPs from the ruling Civil Contract party, Zaruhi Batoyan, Tsovinar Vardanyan, and Sona Ghazaryan.

ArmInfo. The Central Electoral Commission (CEC) of Armenia presented data on voter turnout and incidents in the local government elections in 21 communities across the country on October 25.

ArmInfo. The Armenian Prosecutor's Office has identified a violation in the alienation process of Yerevan Market No. 7 LLC. A lawsuit has been filed in court on behalf of state interests, according to a statement from the supervisory authority.

ArmInfo. This morning, just one day before the local government elections, representatives of the opposition alliance "Our Community" were detained in Martuni, including the candidate for the post of community head, RPA council member Aram Karapetyan. Henrikh Danielyan, head of the youth wing of the Republican Party of Armenia (RPA), announced this on his Facebook page.

ArmInfo. The situation surrounding Arsen Gevorgyan, the opposition Strong Armenia party's candidate for mayor of Stepanavan, is a classic example of political persecution. This was stated in a statement received by ArmInfo by the legal team of Arsen Gevorgyan, the Strong Armenia party's candidate for mayor of Stepanavan.

ArmInfo. The story "Saved Melody" by Artsakh writer and journalist Ashot Beglaryan, based on real events from the 2016 Four-Day War in the Nagorno-Karabakh Republic (NKR), has been included in the Russian language textbook for 11th-grade students in Armenia's high schools.

ArmInfo. During a meeting with Tbilisi, Prosecutor General of Armenia Anna Vardapetyan and Prosecutor General of Georgia Giorgi Gvarakidze expressed their readiness to continue constructive dialogue and develop cooperation in crime detection, criminal prosecution, legal assistance, and the effective administration of justice.

ArmInfo. Kiosk owners on Shinararneri Street in Yerevan want to receive legally required compensation for their demolished properties. This was stated by attorney Varsik Hovsepyan, who represents the interests of the owners of two kiosks, at a press conference in Yerevan on October 21.

ArmInfo. Permanent Representative of Armenia to the UN, Ambassador Andranik Hovhannisyan, was elected Vice-Chairman of the 13th session of the Conference of the Parties to the UN Convention against Transnational Organized Crime (COP13). In this capacity, he chaired one of the general discussion sessions of COP13.

ArmInfo.  As a result of comprehensive operational and investigative measures carried out by Criminal Police officers, more than ten cases of murder preparation were solved in 2025, and eight cases in the first nine months of 2026. This was reported by the press service of the Police of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Armenia.

ArmInfo. On 19 October 2026, the regular meeting of the Foreign Ministers of Central Asian countries and the Secretary of State of the United States of America in the “C5+1” format was held in Samarkand.

ArmInfo. The guilty verdict ignored all exculpatory evidence. This was stated by Yerem Sargsyan, the lawyer for the leader of the Prosperous Armenia Party and well-known businessman Gagik Tsarukyan, in a conversation with journalists after the court hearing.

ArmInfo. Babken Shahumyan, founder and director of the Medline clinic, is accused of embezzling 263 million drams in public funds and laundering over 920 million drams during the COVID-19 pandemic.

ArmInfo. Since early morning, bulldozers have been working on Shinararneri Street in Yerevan's Ajapnyak district, demolishing kiosks and hardware stores.

ArmInfo. Armenian authorities, who broadcast live on every possible occasion and hold forth at length from various platforms, have yet to clarify the precise direction in which the Azerbaijani serviceman illegally crossed the border into the Republic of Armenia. Former Armenian parliament member and security expert Tigran Abrahamyan wrote this on his Facebook page.

ArmInfo. Attorney Yerem Sargsyan has published a video recording of negotiations between his client, Prosperous Armenia Party leader and businessman Gagik Tsarukyan, and Iranian businessmen, proving his innocence.

ArmInfo. By rejecting the bid of RA Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan and the President of Azerbaijan for the Nobel Peace Prize to US President Donald Trump, the Nobel Committee expressed its uncertainty about the establishment of peace between Armenia and Azerbaijan. Former RA Deputy Defense Minister Artak Zakaryan wrote about this on his Facebook page.

ArmInfo. Issues related to protecting the state border of Armenia were discussed at meetings between the head of the Scientific and Educational Center of the National Security Service of the Republic of Armenia and staff of the Center for Security Studies with delegations led by Antje Fritz, Deputy Head of the Europe and Asia Division of the Geneva Center for Security Affairs, and Stephanie Pennington, Program Manager for the Caucasus Region at the US Defense Department's Global Threat Reduction Agency.