ArmInfo. The Armenian authorities continue to exert unprecedented pressure on their political opponents. Gohar Meloyan, a member of the Strong Armenia party, has signaled that a lawyer's activities are being obstructed.

ArmInfo. On April 16, the official launch of the "Meghri - Cultural Capital of the CIS" program took place, including a symbolic tree planting ceremony in  the area near the kindergarten in Meghri, as stated by the Ministry  of Education, Science, Culture, and Sports of the Republic of  Armenia.

ArmInfo. The Eurasian Economic Union member states have signed an Agreement on Administrative Cooperation in the Weather Forecasting and  Meteorological Services Sector. According to the press service of the  Eurasian Economic Commission, the document will ensure effective  information exchange between regulators of the EAEU member states  regarding the functioning of meteorological services within the  single market.

ArmInfo. To mark International Cinema Day,  the Sergei Parajanov Museum has unveiled  the  "Temple of Cinema,"  an exceptional exhibition, featuring  restored footage from the 1968 masterpiece "The Color of  Pomegranates". These scenes, once  "lost to oblivion" after being cut  from the final edit, offer a rare glimpse into the director's  expansive original vision.

ArmInfo. Democracy in Armenia is threatened not from without, but from within, as highlighted in a video statement by international lawyer Robert  Amsterdam, who represents the interests of arrested businessman and  philanthropist Samvel Karapetyan, leader of the Strong Armenia party.

ArmInfo. The non-registration of the Strong Armenia party means calling the elections themselves into question, as stated by David Ghazinyan, former acting general director of the Electric Networks of Armenia CJSC and a board member of the  Strong Armenia party, in an interview with reporters  on April 16.

ArmInfo.  Armenia is not included in the agenda for EU-Turkey relations, Armen Ashotyan, Vice Chairman of the Republican Party, writes in his article.

ArmInfo.  During his visit to Norway, the Armenian Minister of Environment Hambardzum Matevaosyan held working meetings with his Norwegian counterparts to discuss the country's preparatory processes for the 17th Conference of the Parties to the UN Convention on Biological Diversity (COP17), which will take place in Yerevan from October 18 to 30, 2026.

ArmInfo.Converse Bank CJSC announces the appointment of Grant Akopian as Chief Executive Officer and Chairman of  the Management Board of the Bank.

ArmInfo.The European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) has obliged Azerbaijan to provide verdicts in the cases of Armenian prisoners of war held in Baku by August 31, as reported by the press service of the Center for  International and Comparative Law.

ArmInfo. Zvartnots International Airport is urging passengers to plan their travel to the Armenian capital's airport in advance and arrive on time for their flights due to extensive roadworks being carried out on Isakov Avenue,  which leads to the airport.

ArmInfo. The results of Armenia's parliamentary elections, scheduled for June 7, 2026, will depend on the citizens' choice: whether  to vote, which party to vote for, or to  spoil their ballot. Political strategist Nina Margaryan wrote about this on her Facebook page, explaining the process with hypothetical figures.

ArmInfo.The Armenian police have gone through various stages of reform on their path to formation and development. Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan stated this on April 16 at the solemn session of the board at the Ministry of Internal Affairs on the occasion of the 108th anniversary of the Police. 

ArmInfo.The Armenian delegation, led by Speaker of the National Assembly Alen Simonyan, is currently on a working visit to Istanbul. They are participating in the plenary session of the 152nd Assembly of the Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU), as reported by the press service of the National Assembly of the Republic of Armenia.

ArmInfo. On April 16, Armenian Foreign Minister Ararat Mirzoyan and Romanian Foreign Minister Oana-Silvia Toiu held a phone conversation to discuss initiatives aimed at deepening the partnership between Armenia and  the EU.

ArmInfo.During a meeting in Yerevan, the Secretary of the Armenian Security Council, Armen Grigoryan, and the Head of the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) delegation in Armenia, Daphne Mare, discussed the  details of ongoing programs implemented within the framework of bilateral cooperation.

ArmInfo.  The US believed that the destruction of the hawks would bring the doves to power in Iran, but they miscalculated, as stated by Robert Kocharyan, the second President of the Republic of Armenia, nominated by the Armenia bloc as the candidate for Prime Minister, during his latest podcast.

ArmInfo.  The Pan-Armenian Council for the Preservation of the Armenian Church considers the government's campaign against the Armenian Apostolic Church (AAC) a deliberate, planned spiritual massacre.

ArmInfo. The Green Climate Fund Board has approved a new national program for Armenia: "Enhancing National Adaptation Capacity to Climate-Induced Natural Hazards through Strengthening Monitoring and Early Warning Systems," as noted in a statement issued by the RA Ministry of Environment.

ArmInfo. Armenian Ombudsperson Anahit Manasyan has responded to the situation regarding the obstruction of lawyers' access to detained members and supporters of the Strong Armenia party.