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Friday, 13 November
17 stories, 303 articles, 4 blindspots
The day's stories
- Foreign policy & security
Turkish officials inspect work on Kars–Gyumri railway
Ismail Demirtaş, head of the Akyaka district of Turkey's Kars province, and Fuat Arslan, chairman of the Kars council, visited a section of the railway on the Armenia-Turkey border.
- Society
Explosion at gas filling station in Tumanyan community, no injuries
On November 13, an explosion occurred at a gas filling station in the Tumanyan community of Lori Province; no one was injured.
- Foreign policy & security
European countries voice support for Armenia in joint statement
On the sidelines of the 9th European Political Community summit underway in Dublin, leaders of several European countries and the EU met with Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan and adopted a joint statement.
- Society
Yerevan route 22 bus driver dies at the wheel before crash
At around 06:30 on November 13, the driver of a bus serving Yerevan's route 22 died on the way from the depot to the terminus, the Yerevan Bus company reported.
- World
IRGC says it struck a US radar in Bahrain
Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) has said it struck and destroyed a US early warning radar in Bahrain.
- Blindspot: pro-government media Pro-government outlets barely covered this story, while opposition outlets covered it widely. Foreign policy & security
Armen Grigoryan calls Armenia's EU membership unrealistic
Former Security Council Secretary Armen Grigoryan published an article titled "The Illusion of EU Membership" on November 11.
- Blindspot: pro-government media Pro-government outlets barely covered this story, while opposition outlets covered it widely. Foreign policy & security
Zakharova calls Alen Simonyan's remarks on the CSTO a fabrication
Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova called a "fabrication" the claims by Armenian Security Council Secretary Alen Simonyan that the CSTO had not responded to Yerevan's appeals.
- Blindspot: pro-government media Pro-government outlets barely covered this story, while opposition outlets covered it widely. Politics
Levon Kocharyan's aide sues National Assembly staff
Artur Sukoyan, an aide to MP Levon Kocharyan of the Armenia faction in the National Assembly, has filed a lawsuit against the National Assembly staff, demanding that he be allowed to enter the parliament building.
- Foreign policy & security
Ararat Mirzoyan holds brief discussion with Kaja Kallas in Dublin
On the sidelines of the European Political Community summit underway in Dublin, Armenian Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Trade Ararat Mirzoyan held a brief discussion with European Commission Vice-President and EU High Representative Kaja Kallas.
- Justice
Bribery case against Gegharkunik official and 4 principals sent to court
According to the Anti-Corruption Committee, the head of the relevant department of the Gegharkunik governor's staff is charged with taking bribes from the principals of several schools in the province.
- Blindspot: pro-government media Pro-government outlets barely covered this story, while opposition outlets covered it widely. World
S-70 helicopter crashes in Turkey, killing four service members
An S-70 military helicopter has crashed in Turkey's Malatya province. According to a statement by Turkey's Ministry of National Defense, the four service members on board were killed, and the circumstances of the crash have not yet been established.
- Foreign policy & security
Pashinyan and Aliyev meet in Dublin on sidelines of EPC summit
Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan and Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev met in Dublin on November 12 on the sidelines of the 9th European Political Community summit, the prime minister's press secretary said.
- Society
Government allocates additional AMD 6.9 billion to ESCS Ministry
On November 12, the government allocated about AMD 6.93 billion to the Ministry of Education, Science, Culture and Sport through a budget reallocation.
- Justice
Interior Minister discusses reducing community police workload
On November 11, a meeting chaired by Interior Minister Arpine Sargsyan was held on reducing the workload of the Community Police and clarifying its powers.
- Society
Government allows change to insulin procurement contract
The government approved a draft decision permitting an amendment to a procurement contract.
- Foreign policy & security
French minister: resolving Armenian prisoners issue is a precondition
Nicolas Forissier, France's Minister Delegate for Foreign Trade and Investment Attractiveness, stated that resolving the issue of prisoners is a precondition in the process of normalizing relations between Armenia and Azerbaijan.
