ArmInfo. The United States is returning to Central Asia—not through military bases, as in the early 2000s, but through critical minerals, investments, and economic cooperation. Experts agree: the region is becoming part of the strategic confrontation between Washington and Beijing.

ArmInfo. By initiating a criminal case against the Catholicos of All Armenians, the authorities have crossed another "red" line, by imposing a travel ban as a preventative measure, as noted in a statement issued by Vazgen Manukyan, the first prime minister of post- Soviet Armenia and chairman of the National Democratic Union Party.

ArmInfo. Deputy Prime Minister Mher Grigoryan received a delegation led by Gert Jan Koopman, Director-General for Enlargement and the Eastern Neighborhood. Also present were Adrien Kiraly, Director of Neighborhood and Institution Building for the Eastern Neighborhood in the European Commission's Directorate-General for Neighborhood and Enlargement Negotiations, and Ambassador Vasilis Maragos, Head of the EU Delegation to Armenia.

ArmInfo. Euronews allegedly earned tens of millions of dollars from authoritarian regimes, according to the independent pan-European media network Euractiv. Founded in 1999, the organization specializes in covering EU politics and legislative processes, focusing on the decision-making stages in Brussels and other European capitals.

ArmInfo. There are no random plans in politics. Artsakh National Assembly member Metaxe Hakobyan wrote this on her Facebook page.

ArmInfo. Armenia must become a technological and industrial hub-this is the principle the country must adhere to. David Ananyan, co-founder of the "Wings of Unity" political initiative, stated this at a press conference in Yerevan on February 17, presenting the initiative's economic policy guidelines.

ArmInfo. Mane Tandilyan, co-founder of the "Country for Life" party, responded to the Baku "court"'s verdict against former Artsakh State Minister Ruben Vardanyan. "During the staged "trial" in Baku, another predetermined "verdict" was delivered: the great patriot Ruben Vardanyan was sentenced to 20 years in prison. Do the authors of this "trial" know that ideas cannot be condemned. They cannot be stifled in prison cells, they cannot be silenced by false verdicts? The declared "end point" of this insane process is in fact a new beginning. The beginning of new perseverance, new determination, a new struggle. A struggle for the return of our compatriots held in Baku prisons. A struggle for dignity, justice and national identity. Ruben, we are waiting for your return. I know that bars do not measure your freedom. I know that you are freer in spirit than your "judges" will ever be. And I promise you, there will be no silence. There will be no reconciliation with injustice. We will fight until your return home, and the return of all our captives, is "A reality," Tandilyan wrote on her Facebook page.

ArmInfo. The "Trump Route" project is eliciting a very interesting response from the Russian Federation. Political scientist and director of the Regional Center for Democracy and Security Tigran Grigoryan stated this during discussions on the TRIPP project.

ArmInfo. The family of former Artsakh State Minister and philanthropist Ruben Vardanyan responded to the Baku puppet court's verdict against the head of  their family. He had been held in Baku since late September 2023.

ArmInfo.An Azerbaijani puppet court has sentenced former Artsakh state minister and philanthropist Ruben Vardanyan to 20 years in prison. Vardanyan,  captured by Azerbaijan in late September 2023 after the forcible subjugation of Artsakh, is accused by Azerbaijani occupation forces of crimes "against peace and humanity, war crimes, terrorism, financing terrorism, and other serious crimes."

ArmInfo.While the current Armenian government questions the fact of the Armenian Genocide in the Ottoman Empire in the name of maintaining its own power, denies historical Armenia, and tramples on collective dignity, foreign political and public figures are speaking out in defense of the  inalienable rights of the Armenian people. Lilit Galstyan, a member of the ARF Dashnaktsutyun (ARF) Bureau and a member of the Armenian  parliament from the opposition "Armenia" faction, wrote about this on her Facebook page.

ArmInfo.The RA Anti-Corruption Committee has established that the commander of Military Unit N of the RA Ministry of Defense, in order to create a situation requiring improved housing conditions, formally alienated other real estate belonging to him and fraudulently appropriated an apartment provided to him for free use by order of the Minister of Defense.

ArmInfo.Anna Hakobyan, wife of Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan, announced the end of their civil marriage.

ArmInfo. A group of believers faithful to the Armenian Apostolic Church has initiated a petition in support of the Armenian Apostolic Church.

ArmInfo. The Anti-Corruption Court has accepted for review the Prosecutor General's Office's claim regarding the confiscation of illicit assets from Vahe Hakobyan, a former member of the Armenian parliament from the opposition Hayastan (Armenia) faction.

ArmInfo. An unprecedented and flagrant violation has occurred in the history of Armenia. At the direction of RA Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan, a criminal case has been opened against Catholicos of All Armenians Garegin II, and a travel ban has been imposed as a preventive measure. This was stated  in a statement released by the Armenian National Congress (ANC).

ArmInfo.Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan, by his own example, urges people to learn the lessons of Armenian history.

ArmInfo.On February 16, 2026, the opening ceremony of the High-Level Dialogue on Global Health Diplomacy, organized by the Government of Turkmenistan jointly with the WHO, took place at the Yyldyz Hotel. The forum aims to create a unified platform for coordinating countries’ efforts on collective security and sustainable healthcare development.

ArmInfo. The Central Committee of the Armenian Revolutionary Federation "Dashanktsutyun" (ARF) of Greece refused to meet with Armenian President Vahagn Khachaturyan, who is visiting Athens.

ArmInfo. Armenia's Deputy Interior Minister Armen Ghazaryan received representatives of  the OSCE/ODIHR Election Needs Assessment Mission. The meeting's agenda included the OSCE observation mission's presence at the upcoming June elections and its needs assessment.