Foreign policy
Indian defence college delegation visits Tsitsernakaberd
A delegation led by the head of India's College of Defence Management, Brigadier General Thakur Mayank Sinha, visited the Armenian Genocide Memorial Complex.
Daily briefing
Wednesday, 14 October
All of the day's stories on one page.
28 stories, 538 articles, 3 blindspots
The day's stories
- Foreign policy
Mirzoyan: No one yet knows the end point of the move toward the EU
Foreign Minister Ararat Mirzoyan told the Warsaw Security Forum that Armenia-EU relations are unprecedentedly close and suggested deciding the end point of the move toward the EU later.
- Economy
Petrosyan: Government to recognize overriding public interest in ENA shares
Romanos Petrosyan, the temporary manager of Electric Networks of Armenia (ENA), announced that in the next stage of the nationalization process, the government will adopt a decision in the coming days recognizing an overriding public interest in 100% of the company's shares.
- World
Protests in Ankara and Istanbul against Azerbaijan's hijab ban
Protests were held outside Azerbaijan's embassy in Ankara and its consulate general in Istanbul against restrictions on wearing headscarves in Azerbaijani schools.
- ⚡ Important Blindspot: pro-government media Pro-government outlets barely covered this story, while opposition outlets covered it widely. Society
Sixth flight this year with deportees from Germany arrives in Armenia
On October 13, a flight carrying Armenian citizens deported from Germany arrived in Armenia, the sixth this year according to Sputnik Armenia's count.
- Economy
Pashinyan receives Russian Railways chief Oleg Belozyorov
Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan received in Yerevan a delegation led by Oleg Belozyorov, CEO of Russian Railways JSC.
- Justice
Prosecutors seek confiscation of Aghvan Vardanyan's property and money
The Anti-Corruption Court has accepted for proceedings a lawsuit by the Prosecutor General's Office seeking confiscation of property belonging to MP and former Minister of Labor and Social Affairs Aghvan Vardanyan and persons affiliated with him.
- Foreign policy
Lavrov arrives in Baku to attend CICA summit
Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov has arrived in Baku to attend the 7th summit of the Conference on Interaction and Confidence-Building Measures in Asia.
- World
Air India plane makes emergency landing in Jaipur
Air India flight AI2030 from Frankfurt to Delhi landed in Jaipur after the pilot transmitted code 7500, which signals a hijacking or unlawful interference.
- World
Ukrainian drones strike Sberbank data center
On the night of October 14, Ukrainian drones attacked the city of Balakovo in Russia's Saratov region.
- Politics
Tatev Antonyan dismissed as deputy head of Security Council office
By decision of Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan, Tatev Antonyan has been relieved of her post as deputy head of the Security Council office of the Prime Minister's staff.
- Justice
Appeals court rejects challenge to Robert Kocharyan's detention
The Court of Appeal has rejected the appeal against the detention of Armenia's second president, Robert Kocharyan, lawyer Aram Orbelyan said at a press conference.
- Economy
SRC to launch pilot product labeling programs from November 1
The State Revenue Committee has announced that from November 1, 2026, pilot programs for labeling with identification means will be introduced for a number of product groups.
- Sport
Traffic to be restricted on October 17-18 due to Yerevan Marathon
According to the police of the Ministry of Internal Affairs, the Yerevan Marathon international running competition will be held in Yerevan on October 17 and 18, and traffic will be temporarily restricted on a number of streets.
- Justice
41 land plots on Lake Sevan shore returned to the state
As a result of lawsuits filed by the Prosecutor's Office, 41 land plots on the shore of Lake Sevan have been returned to the possession and use of the state and Sevan National Park since December 2025, the Prosecutor's Office reports.
- World
Over 100 Azerbaijani government domains hit by cyberattack
According to Azerbaijan's State Service of Special Communication and Information Security, a foreign hacker group carried out a cyberattack on more than 100 of the country's government domains.
- Blindspot: pro-government media Pro-government outlets barely covered this story, while opposition outlets covered it widely. Society
Anna Hakobyan's petition against domestic violence reaches universities
According to the daily Hraparak, posters for the signature campaign of Anna Hakobyan, who is leading an initiative to toughen legislation against domestic violence, have been put up in a number of universities.
- Foreign policy
Mirzoyan: Process of opening the border with Turkey has matured
Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Trade Ararat Mirzoyan said at the Warsaw Security Forum that the border with Turkey is still closed, but the normalization process has matured considerably.
- World
Zelensky: Ukraine got no warning before strikes on Kyiv
According to Zelensky, on the evening of October 12 Russia struck Kyiv's civilian infrastructure with five ballistic missiles, and there was no warning from partners.
- World
Lukashenko: Belarus is preparing for war in order to avoid it
Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko said on Tuesday at a meeting with security officials that Belarus is preparing for war in order to avoid it and has no intention of attacking anyone.
- Politics
Civil Contract board discusses local elections and new Constitution
On October 13, the board of the Civil Contract party held a session chaired by board chairman Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan.
- Foreign policy
Mirzoyan speaks on Eastern Partnership in Warsaw
On October 13, Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Trade Ararat Mirzoyan delivered opening remarks at the Warsaw Security Forum roundtable "Rethinking the EU Eastern Partnership." He said Armenia-EU relations have made substantial progress, and that a new strategic partnership agenda was adopted in December 2025.
- Blindspot: pro-government media Pro-government outlets barely covered this story, while opposition outlets covered it widely. Culture
Artsakh Monuments: Azerbaijan destroyed two monuments in Shosh village
According to Artsakh Monuments, analysis of satellite images shows that a monument to the victims of the Great Patriotic War and a memorial to Argam Harutyunyan (Shoshi Ago), a participant in the First Artsakh War, have been destroyed in the village of Shosh in the Askeran region.
- Foreign policy
Davit Khudatyan receives UK Ambassador Alexandra Cole
Minister of Territorial Administration and Infrastructure Davit Khudatyan received UK Ambassador to Armenia Alexandra Cole on October 13. According to the ministry, they discussed prospects for cooperation in local self-government, transport, aviation, energy and mining.
- Justice
Man, 44, wanted for robbery arrested in Yerevan
Officers of the Yerevan city department of the Criminal Police on October 9 found and detained a 44-year-old man in a house on Abovyan Street who was wanted for large-scale robbery committed by a group by prior conspiracy.
- World
Trump and Sybiha: US continues to share intelligence with Kyiv
US President Donald Trump told reporters that Washington has not stopped passing intelligence to Ukraine and is working towards ending the war.
- ⚡ ImportantForeign policy
UN Secretary-General Guterres to visit Yerevan on October 15-16
UN Secretary-General António Guterres will visit Yerevan on October 15-16 to take part in the COP17 biodiversity conference.
- Sport
Seyran Khudanyan wins bronze at European U23 Weightlifting Championships
At the European U23 Weightlifting Championships under way in Albania, Seyran Khudanyan placed third in the clean and jerk and won a bronze medal, with a total of 256 kg. His weight category is given as 60 kg in some sources and 65 kg in others.
