The bill implementing Britain's exit deal with the European Union officially became law on Thursday ahead of the country's departure from the bloc next week, Reuters reported. The legislation passed its final parliamentary stage on Wednesday, after more than three years of bitter wrangling over how, when and even if Brexit sho...

News outlets have revealed the identity of the gunman who earlier today opened fire in Erebuni Plaza business center. ARMENPRESS reports “Hraparak” news outlet writes that the gunman’s name is Artur Torosyan. “Examining his Facebook page it can be assessed that he is the supporter of Robert Kocharyan. Back in August 2019 he made...

Prime Minister of Armenia Nikol Pashinyan received on January 23 the delegations led by Foreign Minister of the Netherlands Stef Blok, who is in Armenia on an official visit. As ARMENPRESS was informed from the Office of the Prime Minister of Armenia, Nikol Pashinyan welcomed the visit of Stef Blok to Armenia and expressed confi...

On January 13th, media reports said Azerbaijani singer Yusif Eyvazov has refused to perform with Mantashyan due to “political concerns”. The two singers were scheduled to perform together on February 7 at Semper Opernball. Afterwards, the Azerbaijani singer claimed on his social media account that the reports are fake news. He ...

The suspect who opened gunfire at the Erebuni Business Center in Yerevan has been apprehended and taken into custody, police said. “At 14:00 police received a call that there is an active shooter in Erebuni Plaza. Top police officers and tactical units were immediately dispatched to the scene”, police said. According to police, ...

Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan has reacted to the shooting in a business center in Yerevan on January 23. “Any manifestation of violence, for any reason or grounds, is inadmissible. No to violence! Violence-free Armenia!” he said on Facebook. A shooter opened gunfire inside the Erebuni Plaza Business Center on January 23. No inj...

At 14:45, January 23, Yerevan police received a shots fired call in the Erebuni Plaza Business Center. Police spokesperson Ashot Aharonyan told ARMENPRESS that officers from multiple law enforcement agencies are at the scene. He said according to preliminary information there are no victims, but the information is still being va...

A gunman has opened erratic gunfire in the direction of the Erebuni Plaza Business Center in downtown Yerevan, ARMENPRESS reports. No injuries are reported, according to preliminary reports. The area is cordoned off by police. According to preliminary information the shooter is still at-large and is inside the building. Edite...

"#Iran remains open to dialogue with its neighbors, and we declare our readiness to participate in any complementary work that is in the interest of the region, and we welcome any step that restores hope to its people and brings them stability and prosperity," Iranian FM Zarif wrote in his Twitter account on Thursday. Earlier,...

President of Armenia Armen Sarkissian and spouse Nouneh Sarkissian visited the Knesset, the parliament of Israel, on the sidelines of his working visit, the Presidential Office told Armenpress. The Armenian President and his spouse were hosted by Knesset Speaker Yuli Edelstein and his wife. “It’s a great honor for us to host you...