July 17 2026, 20:40 Escalation was bound to happen: Oleg Makarenko Oleg Makarenko, political scientist and Middle East expert, commented to Alpha News on the latest round of escalation surrounding the US-Iran conflict. "The…
July 17 2026, 20:30 Memory of the Armenian Genocide cannot become a subject of political concessions: Alex Hadjian Normalizing relations between Armenia and neighboring countries is important, but it cannot be based on forgetting or denying the Armenian Genocide. This opinion…
July 17 2026, 20:00 Ground operation against Iran is not in Trump’s interest right now: Irina Fedorova Irina Fedorova, senior research fellow at the Center for the Study of the Middle and Near East, Institute of Oriental Studies of the…
July 17 2026, 19:18 Aliyev is following Ukraine’s path: Alexey Leonkov Military analyst Alexey Leonkov commented to Alpha News on statements by Ilham Aliyev, President of Azerbaijan, regarding support for Ukraine in its confrontation with Russia. "Everyone…
July 17 2026, 18:30 Little harvest, high costs, and no trade at all: produce seller The shortage of apricots and peaches is due to the hail that fell earlier this season, a woman selling agricultural produce said in…
July 17 2026, 17:56 Vladimir Spivakov recovering in Yerevan: Sati Spivakova shares happy news Sati Spivakova posted a photo on Instagram with her husband, Vladimir Spivakov, People's Artist of the USSR, taken in Yerevan. She noted that…
July 17 2026, 17:42 Armenia’s official code already implemented in Turkey’s customs system The website of the pro-government Turkish newspaper Sabah reports that Turkey's Ministry of Trade, as part of the normalization process with Armenia, has…
July 17 2026, 17:40 In Armenia today, transport costs exceed the value of the harvest itself: farmer One Armenian farmer, speaking in an Alpha News poll, noted that the quality of this year's harvest remains unclear, since a heavy hailstorm…
July 17 2026, 17:15 Svetlana Maslyakova, director of KVN program, dies Svetlana Maslyakova, director of the KVN program (a popular Russian comedy competition show), has died at the age of 79. She was the…
July 17 2026, 17:00 New development in the Tsarukyan case: what de facto peace is Bayramov talking about? Alpha Newsroom 17.07.2026 Today in Alpha News Room: 🔹 Peace between Armenia and Azerbaijan de facto exists today: Bayramov 🔹 Defense's appeal for special review…
July 17 2026, 16:26 Court transfers Gyumri mayor Vardan Ghukasyan to house arrest The court has changed the pretrial detention measure against Vardan Ghukasyan, Mayor of Gyumri: instead of being held in custody, he has been…
July 17 2026, 16:25 Rosselkhoznadzor asks Iran to suspend certification of flowers for supplies to Russia due to similarity with Armenian products Rosselkhoznadzor has appealed to Iran's Plant Protection Organization with a request to suspend certification of flowers for supplies to Russia, the agency reported.…
July 17 2026, 16:10 Migrants in Russia may be required to buy a phone immediately upon arrival According to Igor Zubov, Deputy Minister of Internal Affairs, speaking at a meeting of the Federation Council Committee on International Affairs, the device…
July 17 2026, 16:08 Appeal filed with Court of Appeals for review of pretrial detention measure against Gagik Tsarukyan An appeal has been filed with the Criminal Court of Appeals of the Republic of Armenia by the defense, requesting a review of…
July 17 2026, 16:03 Motion filed to extend Vardan Ghukasyan’s arrest by another 3 months The public prosecutor has petitioned to extend the pretrial detention measure by another 3 months for Vardan Ghukasyan, Mayor of Gyumri.
July 17 2026, 15:46 “Let’s go block roads, cause unrest, so that someone finally responds to us”: protest participant The situation near the "Multi Group Stone" factory, owned by Gagik Tsarukyan, leader of PAP, remains tense. Police officers have called on protesters…
July 17 2026, 15:30 Armenian scientists confirm Einstein’s prediction as part of international LARES project The study measured, with record-breaking precision, the Lense-Thirring effect, the "dragging of inertial reference frames" predicted by general relativity. The results have been…
July 17 2026, 14:45 Armenian forward Grant-Leon Ranos to continue career in Spain Grant-Leon Ranos, forward for the Armenian national team, is close to moving from Borussia Mönchengladbach to CD Teneriffa, which plays in the second…
July 17 2026, 14:00 Utilities, loans, and uncertainty: protest outside “Multi Group Stone.” Violence in private kindergarten. Alpha Newsroom 17.07.2026 Today in Alpha News Room: Memory of the Armenian Genocide cannot be a subject of political concessions: Alex Adjian Escalation was bound to…
July 17 2026, 13:53 “We’ve found ourselves in a hopeless situation”: “Multi Group Stone” employees continue protest One of the employees of "Multi Group Stone" taking part in the protest outside the company's building told journalists that, at this point,…
