ArmInfo.  A criminal case has been opened in connection with the April 17 incident outside the Anti-Corruption Court in Yerevan involving supporters of the Strong  Armenia party. This was stated in a statement by Kima Avdalyan, press  secretary of the Investigative Committee of Armenia, on Facebook.

ArmInfo.  The Russian Embassy in Armenia announced the celebratory events planned in the republic to mark the 81st anniversary of Victory in the Great Patriotic War  (WWII). "On May 9 at 12:00 PM local time, to mark the 81st  anniversary of Victory in the Great Patriotic War, the Immortal  Regiment Abroad historical and cultural public organization will  organize a traditional memorial procession in Yerevan from the area  adjacent to the Church of the Holy Cross in the Arabkir district to  the Eternal Flame memorial in Victory Park. This large-scale event,  featuring veterans of the Great Patriotic War, will be accompanied by  a brass band," the Russian Embassy in Armenia said in a statement.

ArmInfo.  Temporary restrictions will be imposed on the highway from Yerevan to Gyumri on April 19 due to a motor rally led by Armenian Prime Minister Nikol  Pashinyan to mark the completion of the Ashtarak-Gyumri section of  the International North-South Transport Corridor.

ArmInfo. Years ago, when AraratBank joined the initiative aimed at supporting the education of students who had served as defenders of our homeland, it was difficult to foresee that cooperation established with the 4090 Charity Foundation would evolve into a strategic partnership dedicated to ensuring the continuous education of veterans of the 4-day and 44-day wars.

ArmInfo. Alen Simonyan, Speaker of the Armenian Parliament, brought to the attention of Nicolae ?tefanu?a, Vice-President of the European Parliament,  the issue of Armenian prisoners of war  being held in Baku prisons, as well as the cases of missing persons.

ArmInfo.The Armenian Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) welcomed the 10-day ceasefire in Lebanon, as noted in its statement on X.

ArmInfo.The Anti-Corruption Court of Armenia has extended the house arrest of Strong Armenia party leader Samvel Karapetyan for three months. The relevant decision was made during a hearing on April 17. By another  decision, the court allowed Karapetyan to give interviews. The next hearing in the party leader's case will be held on April 30 at 2:00 PM.

ArmInfo. At the 152nd Assembly of the Inter-Parliamentary Union, Speaker of the Armenian Parliament Alen Simonyan welcomed the Turkish side's initiative to include Armenia in the Turkey-Georgia-Azerbaijan regional alliance.

ArmInfo.Armenian Deputy Foreign Minister Vahan Kostanyan and Turkish Deputy Foreign Minister Berris Ekinci discussed prospects for bilateral and regional connectivity projects on the sidelines of a diplomatic forum in  Antalya.

ArmInfo.The 17 supporters of the Strong Armenia party, who were forcibly detained by police, have no status yet; no official protocols have been filed against them.  Marianna Ghahramanyan, press secretary for the Strong Armenia party, made this statement in  a conversation with journalists.

ArmInfo. Very soon you will see Armenia become strong.  This statement was made today by Samvel Karapetyan,  Russian- Armenian businessman and leader of the Strong Armenia party,  during proceedings at the Anti-Corruption Court. The hearing, presided over by Judge Vahe Dolmazyan, continued to review the precautionary measures against the entrepreneur.

ArmInfo. Samvel Karapetyan, a Russian-Armenian businessman and leader of the Strong Armenia party, has been hit with the largest bail in Armenia's history, 4 billion drams (over $10 million), for his transfer to  house arrest, according to Aram Vardevanyan, Karapetyan's lawyer. The statement was made  during a court hearing regarding Karapetyan's preventive measure.

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ArmInfo. The Mother See of Etchmiadzin called on the Ministry of Justice of Armenia to respect the law and the established ecclesiastical order, to refrain from obstructing the Church's mission, and to restore the normal  functioning of spiritual ministry in penitentiary institutions.

ArmInfo. A delegation, led by Speaker of the National Assembly of Artsakh Ashot Danielyan, met with Loukas Fourlas, Member of the European Parliament and Head of  the Armenia-EU Friendship Group and Vice Chair of the Progressive  Alliance of Socialists and Democrats Yannis Maniatis to discuss the  challenges facing the forcibly displaced population of Artsakh, both  politically and humanitarianly. 

ArmInfo.  A series of events will be held in Yerevan and different regions  to mark April  18,  International Day of Monuments and Sites.

ArmInfo. The South Caucasus has already entered a phase of peace, as by stated Hikmat Hajiyev, Assistant to the President of Azerbaijan and Head of the Foreign Policy Department of the Presidential Administration, during  his speech at  the 5th Antalya Diplomatic Forum.

ArmInfo. According to  information from the  press service of the Armenian Ministry of Internal Affairs received by ArmInfo, seventeen people have been detained as a result of clashes between supporters of the Strong  Armenia party chairman, Russian-Armenian businessman Samvel  Karapetyan, and police outside the Anti-Corruption Court.

ArmInfo. Team Telecom Armenia and the pan-Armenian educational program Koreez announced a new partnership, joining forces to advance school education.

ArmInfo.  Armenian Deputy Foreign Minister Vahan Kostanyan met with Carlos Marcio Bicalho Cosendey, Secretary for Multilateral Political Affairs at the Brazilian Ministry of Foreign Affairs, on the sidelines of the  Antalya Diplomatic Forum.