ArmInfo. Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan has dismissed allegations of government inaction regarding the release of Armenian captives held in Baku, shifting the blame toward the domestic opposition.

ArmInfo.Participants of the latest edition of Wizz Air’s “Let’s Get Lost” campaign — travelers who boarded a flight without knowing their final destination — have arrived in Yerevan, Armenia.

ArmInfo.Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan has stated that he sees no threat from the Russian 102nd Military Base in the context of a new Russian law  authorizing the use of the country's Armed Forces to protect Russian citizens arrested abroad.

ArmInfo. In 2025, 25,670 foreign nationals were granted citizenship of the Republic of  Armenia, accounting for 78% of the total number of applications  filed.  According to data from the Statistical Committee, this figure  represents a 23.5% increase compared to 2024.

ArmInfo.An internal investigation will be carried out regarding the behaviour of four school directors who were engaged in election campaigning in the town  of Aparan, as stated by Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan  to journalists on May 14 during his campaign in the Ajapnyak administrative district.

ArmInfo.During a campaign meeting with residents of the Noyemberyan community in the Tavush region, Gagik Tsarukyan, leader of the Prosperous Armenia Party, declared that citizens must make a definitive choice and put an end to what is happening in the country today. 

ArmInfo. A total of 309 million drams will be allocated for the restoration of Prince Chesar Orbelian's palace in the village of Ors in Armenia's Vayots Dzor province.  For the year 2026, work valued at approximately 83.5  million drams is scheduled for completion, according to the Ministry  of Education, Science, Culture, and Sports (MoESCS). 

ArmInfo.  Armen Asatryan, Deputy Chairman of the Anti- Corruption Committee of Armenia, and Alexander Tiguy, Legal Attache of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) for Armenia and Georgia, have signed a memorandum extending their cooperation for an additional  three-year period.

ArmInfo. Alen Simonyan, Speaker of the National Assembly of Armenia, has introduced a legislative initiative that would tighten the previously established penalties for giving or receiving election bribes.

ArmInfo. US President Donald Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping held talks in Beijing on the morning of May 14, lasting over two hours. During the meeting, both sides expressed optimism about normalizing relations, despite differences over Taiwan, trade, and the war in Iran. These were the first face-to-face talks between Trump and Xi since their meeting in South Korea in October 2025.

ArmInfo.  Vague and unclear assessments from the international community do not deter, but rather encourage authoritarianism in Armenia. This was stated by Robert Amsterdam, founder and managing partner of Amsterdam and Partners LLP and international lawyer for Strong Armenia party leader Samvel Karapetyan, who supported the Armenia bloc's statement, which  critically assessed the interim statement of the Parliamentary  Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE) delegation on the elections  in Armenia.

ArmInfo.  For the current Armenian authorities, the issue of Armenian prisoners of war and the protection of their rights have ceased to be a foreign policy agenda. This was stated by Mesrop Arakelyan, co-founder of the "Country for Life" party, on his Facebook page, responding to a message from former Artsakh Foreign Minister David Babayan from Azerbaijani  captivity.

ArmInfo. The Armenian authorities intend to temporarily lift the restriction, in effect since 2008, under which citizens of certain countries could only  obtain entry visas to Armenia through diplomatic missions and  consulates upon invitation.

ArmInfo.  The Anti-Corruption Committee of Armenia is conducting searches at the Spitak office of the "Armenia" bloc of second Armenian President Robert Kocharyan. The political party confirmed this information, stating that such actions will not intimidate them.

ArmInfo. The Armenian government will allocate approximately 60 million drams for humanitarian aid to Lebanon, where fighting continues. The decision to provide assistance was made at a Cabinet meeting on May 14.

ArmInfo. Below is a statement by Anitta Hipper, Lead Spokesperson for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy, EU:

ArmInfo. The ruling Civil Contract party is attempting to present the Moldovan model as a successful example of "freeing itself from Russian influence" and "Western integration," but in reality, it's not about strengthening  sovereignty, but rather about forming a new dependency. This opinion  was expressed by political scientist and PhD Vahe Davtyan on his  Facebook page, noting that parallels between Armenia and Moldova are  becoming increasingly institutionalized.

ArmInfo. The Eurovision 2026 Young Musicians Competition will be held in Yerevan on June 6. At its May 14 meeting, the Armenian government approved the allocation of 665 million drams from the Reserve Fund for the organization and holding of the competition.

ArmInfo.The European Junior and Youth Karate Championships will be held in Yerevan in February 2027. By the decision of the RA government dated May 14, 270 million drams will be allocated for its organization in the first half of this year.

ArmInfo. Russians traveling abroad should be aware of the risk of detention and extradition to the United States from third countries, Grigory Lukyantsev, Director of the Department of Multilateral Cooperation on Human Rights at the Russian Foreign Ministry, told RIA Novosti.