ArmInfo. US President Donald Trump is considering several options for a military operation against Iran, including a limited strike aimed at strengthening Washington's negotiating position with Tehran, ABC News reports, citing a source briefed on the planning process.

ArmInfo.The Anti-Corruption Committee of Armenia has established that the head of the relevant department of the Abovyan Community Communal Services (CNCC) in the  Kotayk region abused his official powers to commit illegal actions in  favor of a convicted person by accepting a bribe.

ArmInfo. Russian and Iranian Foreign Ministers Sergey Lavrov and Abbas Araghchi discussed the situation surrounding Iran's nuclear program and the bilateral agenda by telephone, according to a statement on Smolenskaya Square.

ArmInfo. Russian President Vladimir Putin appointed Sergei Vershinin as Ambassador to Turkey, relieving him of his post as Deputy Foreign Minister.

ArmInfo.February 20, 1988, is one of those days in modern Armenian history that became not just an event, but a symbol of national unity. Mesrop Arakelyan, co- founder of the "Country for Life" party, wrote about this on his Facebook page.

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ArmInfo.Today, February 20, marks the 38th anniversary of the Artsakh Movement.

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ArmInfo. The property rights of the Meghri community in Armenia's Syunik region have been restored to six land plots totaling approximately 3.15 hectares. The Anti-Corruption Court's decisions, issued at the request of the Prosecutor General's Office to protect state (community) interests, have entered into legal force.

ArmInfo. Edgar Gevorkyan, Secretary General of the State Revenue Committee (SRC), has been dismissed from his post.

ArmInfo. Below is a statement  by Armine Afeyan and the Aurora Humanitarian Foundation on the  Sentencing of Ruben Vardanyan 

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ArmInfo. The delegation of the RA National Assembly to the OSCE PA is taking part in the ongoing  OSCE PA Winter Meeting led by the Chair of the NA Standing Committee on Foreign Relations Sargis Khandanyan.

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ArmInfo.Armenia's Honorary Consul in France, Denis Djorkaeff, announced French President  Emmanuel Macron's upcoming visit to Yerevan this May.

ArmInfo. The Armenian National Committee of America (ANCA) is calling on President Trump to immediately fire U.S. Ambassador to Turkey Tom Barrack - an unapologetic denier of the Armenian Genocide - following revelations in the Department of Justice's Epstein Files documenting his decade-long friendship with convicted sex trafficker Jeffrey Epstein. 

ArmInfo. The delegation of the RA National Assembly to the Parliamentary Assembly of the Organisation for the Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE PA) takes part in the ongoing OSCE PA Winter Meeting in Vienna led by the Chair of the NA Standing Committee on Foreign Relations Sargis  Khandanyan.

ArmInfo. Security guards for Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev beat protesters in Washington.

ArmInfo.The Council of Bishops of the Catholicosate of All Armenians of the Armenian Apostolic Holy Church issued a statement following its meeting held  February 17-19 in St. Polten, Austria, which, among other things, condemns the Armenian authorities' anti-clerical campaign.

ArmInfo. While hosting the first meeting of the Peace Council, the US President announced that the US would allocate $10 billion for the reconstruction of Gaza. He intends to appoint his son-in-law, Jared Kushner, as a special peace envoy. He announced this at a "Peace Council" attended by more than a dozen world leaders.