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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. Armenia has been elected Vice-Chair of the 49th session of the UNESCO World Heritage Committee, which will be held in Istanbul in June 2027, as reported by the press service of the Permanent Delegation of Armenia to UNESCO.

ArmInfo. The ruling Civil Contract party has finalized its list of candidates for the chairpersons of the parliamentary standing committees.

ArmInfo. Armenia has the potential to remain a member of the Eurasian Economic Union (EAEU) while simultaneously participating in the European Economic Area (EEA), according to Vahan Babayan, leader of the "Reformists" party, in a recent Facebook post.

ArmInfo. Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan has reacted calmly to the fact that Russian President Vladimir Putin has not yet congratulated him on his victory in the parliamentary elections.

ArmInfo.  If current trade issues involving Armenian goods remain unresolved, it could mark the beginning of the end for the EAEU, Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan told journalists, addressing recent restrictions imposed by Russia on Armenian exports.

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ArmInfo.  Member of the National Assembly Lusine Badalyan, representing the ruling Civil Contract faction, has been nominated to head the parliamentary standing committee on healthcare.  Badalyan herself announced this to journalists on July 29.

ArmInfo. The Prosecutor General's Office is demanding the confiscation of 22 real estate properties from the second president of the Republic of Armenia Robert Kocharyan and persons associated with him, 19 of which have an average market value of AMD 11,154,790,000, as noted in a statement issued by the supervisory body.

ArmInfo. The Artsakh Tourism and Culture Development Agency has urged Marriott International to remove all travel offers to Shushi and Stepanakert from the Marriott Bonvoy Activities platform.

ArmInfo. The RA  Prosecutor General's Office has filed a formal demand for the state confiscation of 75 real estate properties belonging to Gagik Tsarukyan, leader of the Prosperous Armenia Party.

ArmInfo. During the first half of 2026, a total of AMD 6,666,631,000  was returned to the recovered funds and single taxpayer accounts through criminal proceedings, according to the RA Prosecutor General's Office.

ArmInfo. The Artur Tarkhanyan Center museum has condemned the Armenian government's initiative to remove the old Zvartnots Airport building from Yerevan's State List of Immovable Historical and Cultural Monuments  and terminate its legal status as a protected site.  According to the museum's press service, the structure is a globally recognized masterpiece of modern Armenian architecture. "Numerous publications have highlighted this unique structure, emphasizing its exceptional architectural value and significance," the museum stated. "Only seven similar airports remain worldwide, and all are protected by the state as vital architectural and cultural heritage sites, even when no longer in active use." The museum asserts that the historic terminal could be modernized to meet international standards.

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ArmInfo.  The number of serious crimes decreased in the Shirak Region in the first half of  2026, while the number of particularly serious crimes increased, as  reported by the press service of the Armenian Ministry of Internal  Affairs.  Citing the head of the Shirak Provincial Department of the  Criminal Police, the agency presented the dynamics of specific types  of crimes for the reporting period.

ArmInfo.  On July 29, RA Deputy Prime Minister Tigran Khachatryan received Olivier  Decottignies, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the  French Republic to Armenia, who is concluding his diplomatic mission  in the country.

ArmInfo. According to analyst Tigran Dumikyan, if tensions in Armenian-Russian relations  persist or deepen, the possibility of tightening customs controls,  introducing additional trade restrictions, or revising energy pricing  policies cannot be theoretically ruled out. Referring to the recent  phone conversation between the leaders of Armenia and Russia, the  analyst stated that developments in Armenian-Russian relations in  recent weeks indicate the emergence of a qualitatively new situation  in bilateral relations.

ArmInfo. Law enforcement agencies in Armenia have uncovered a case of human trafficking  involving a minor boy and his father.

ArmInfo. Ara Nakhshkaryan has been detained as part of an ongoing  criminal investigation into  the giving and receiving of election bribes. The Anti-Corruption  Committee of Armenia told ArmInfo.