ArmInfo. In the heart of Yerevan, on the rooftop of the Aram Khachaturian Concert Hall, Khachaturian Rooftop opened with the support of IDBank, turning one of the capital's most beautiful rooftops into a new venue for summer cultural evenings, concerts, and unforgettable gatherings.      With this collaboration, IDBank launched a series of anniversary events dedicated to its 35th anniversary.      "We will continue to dedicate the experience and knowledge we have accumulated over 35 years not only to our own development but also to the progress of our city and country, sharing our success with our society. We have already announced that, in celebration of our 35th anniversary, we will renovate and present Moscow Park to Yerevan, located in the heart of the city. Furthermore, we are preparing to join another project that is part of the city's cultural heritage, the details of which I will not disclose just yet," stated Mher Abrahamyan, Chairman of the Management Board of IDBank.      About 700 spectators enjoyed the grand opening concert of Khachaturian Rooftop. The National Philharmonic Orchestra of Armenia, under the baton of Maestro Eduard Topchjan and featuring popular Armenian performers, presented the "Yerevan Gala" concert program.      "We are on Yerevan's most beautiful rooftop. I believe that when Alexander Tamanyan designed the building, he envisioned that over time this space would be fully utilized," stated Norayr Nazaryan, Director of the National Philharmonic Orchestra of Armenia and the Aram Khachaturian Concert Hall.      Thus, a new chapter in the history of the Aram Khachaturian Concert Hall has been officially opened. On this rooftop, the summer promises to be cool and filled with outstanding music. More concerts and cultural events are expected in August, with IDBank once again serving as the general partner.       

ArmInfo.The Board of the Chamber of Advocates of Armenia has condemned the removal of lawyer Yerem Sargsyan from the proceedings concerning Gagik Tsarukyan, leader of the Prosperous Armenia Party (PAP) and businessman.

ArmInfo.  The recent phone call between Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan and Russian  President Vladimir Putin did not signal a resolution to the ongoing  crisis in Armenian-Russian relations, but rather confirmed that the  strategic differences between the parties continue to deepen. That  assessment was shared on Facebook by Suren Surenyants, a political  scientist and leader of the Democratic Alternative party.

ArmInfo. According to indicators published by the State Revenue Committee (SRC) of the Republic of Armenia for the first half of 2026, Ardshinbank ranks as Armenia’s No. 1 taxpayer in terms of direct taxes paid and is among the top three largest taxpayers in the country.

ArmInfo. On 27 July 2026, a meeting of the co-chairs of the Turkmen-Iranian Intergovernmental Commission on Economic Cooperation – Minister of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan Rashid Meredov and Minister of Roads and Urban Development of the Islamic Republic of Iran Farzaneh Sadegh Malvajerd was held at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan.

ArmInfo. The lawyer for Ludwig Mkrtchyan, an Armenian prisoner of war who has been held captive in Baku for 5.5 years, has publicly appealed to Azerbaijani  President Ilham Aliyev, requesting that Mkrtchyan be allowed to  contact his wife.

ArmInfo.On 24 July 2026, during the 106^th plenary meeting of the 80^th session of the United Nations General Assembly, the Resolution entitled “Year of International Law, 2028”, initiated by Turkmenistan, was adopted by consensus.

ArmInfo.  In their prime working years (30-35), women perform 4-5 times more unpaid work than  men. This was reported by Tigran Jrbashyan, Partner. Head of  Management Advisory Service at America Advisory, while presenting the  results of the "National Transfer Accounts of Armenia" study,  conducted with the support of UNFPA (UK contribution).

ArmInfo.  Today, they are trying to deprive the Armenian people of their leaders' thought and action,  their prospects for the future, and the freedom to independently  choose that future. This message was delivered from Armavir Prison by  Avetik Chalabyan, coordinator of the "Hayakve" movement and public  and political figure, regarding the current situation in the country.

ArmInfo.  The opposition must be an independent political entity with its own political program,  creating political results and bearing responsibility for them. This  is what former RA Justice Minister Arpine Hovhannisyan writes,  commenting on the parliamentary opposition's performance in  2021-2026.

ArmInfo.  The Yerevan Municipality's Public Order Service seized over 6 tons of goods and  300 flowers from unauthorized and undesignated locations in the Avan  and Davtashen administrative districts.

ArmInfo. Armenia needs to engage in dialogue with Russia, not sit back and wait, as if Russia  will become so weakened in the Ukrainian war that Armenia will  dictate its will.  David Manukyan, head of the Country for Life party  faction in the Yerevan City Council, wrote this on his Facebook page.

ArmInfo.  David Khudatyan, Minister of Territorial Administration and Infrastructure, will be on a working visit to the Islamic Republic of Iran (IRI) from July 24 to  27, as announced on the official government portal.

ArmInfo. Total coliform bacteria have been detected in two re- sampled drinking water samples in the city of Byureghavan, located a half-hour drive from Yerevan, as reported by the press service of the National Center for Disease  Control and Prevention (NCDC) of the Ministry of Health of Armenia.

ArmInfo.On July 24 at 17:00, an ambulance assigned to the Ministry of Defense of Armenia overturned on the Yerevan-Yeraskh-Megri highway near the settlement of Saravan.

ArmInfo. Narek Karapetyan, a member of the political council of the "Strong Armenia" bloc, has not ruled out the possibility that he may become the head of their parliamentary faction. He made this statement on July 24 when  speaking to reporters.

ArmInfo.The Armenian Food Safety Inspectorate intends to conduct an inspection at the Marriott Hotel complex following food poisoning incident among guests at a Bastille Day reception hosted by the French Embassy in Yerevan.

ArmInfo.  In the first half of 2026, the number of individual cases resolved positively thanks to the Human Rights Defender's intervention nearly doubled. This was reported in a statement by the Ombudsman's Office on its official  Facebook page.

ArmInfo. Armenia has become a concentration camp - this is evidenced by the processes unfolding in the country today. Garnik Danielyan, a member of parliament of the 8th convocation from the opposition "Armenia" faction, stated this in a conversation with journalists on July 24 outside the building of  the Investigative Department of the State Revenue Committee of  Armenia, where Gagik Tsarukyan, leader of the Prosperous Armenia  Party, is being interrogated.

ArmInfo. What's happening around the companies of Prosperous Armenia Party (PAP) leader Gagik Tsarukyan is an unprecedented display of permissiveness. This was stated by lawyer and New Era Party leader Harutyun Harutyunyan in an interview with journalists outside the Investigative Department of the State Revenue Committee of Armenia, where Tsarukyan is undergoing his latest interrogation.