ArmInfo.The popular Junius tournament in the Idram Junior app is being held for the final time, once again giving children the opportunity to learn through play and win valuable prizes.

ArmInfo. Multi Wellness, a company owned by businessman Gagik Tsarukyan, leader of the Prosperous Armenia Party, has filed a lawsuit against the  Cadastre Committee, demanding that the decision to terminate rights to a sports and wellness complex and transfer it to the jurisdiction of the Yerevan municipality be declared invalid.

ArmInfo.  Washington Post columnist, foreign policy commentator, and journalist David Ignatius has joined the Aurora Prize Selection Committee.

ArmInfo. Indian Defense Secretary, Rajesh Kumar Singh, arrived in Armenia on an official  visit on August 16, according to the Armenian Defense Ministry press  service. No further details regarding the visit have been provided at  this time.

ArmInfo. Starting this autumn, citizens of the Republic of Armenia will be able to apply for new biometric passports and ID cards under a modernized civil  documentation system. Nelly Davtyan, Acting Head of the Migration and Citizenship Service of the Ministry of Internal Affairs, announced  the updated fee structure and procedural guidelines during a press conference on August 14, 2026.

ArmInfo. This summer, with the support of Idram and IDBank, 200 children of the “Republican Center for Children and Youth” SNCO from Yerevan and different regions of Armenia once again participated in the Children and Youth Sports and Tourism Tent Camp.

ArmInfo. The Investigative Committee of Armenia has completed its preliminary  investigation into a criminal case concerning voter coercion and  bribery during the elections to the Council of Elders in the enlarged  Vagharshapat community, which took place on November 16 of last year. 

ArmInfo. The Surb Harutyun ( Holy Resurrection) Armenian Church, built in 1621, has been desecrated in occupied Hadrut. Public figure Alen Ghulyan shares  this information on Facebook and posted a respective video.

ArmInfo. Armenian Lacrosse Co-Founder and Coach Johnny Mouradian is on a road trip in Armenia for 12 days, visiting 12 remarkable locations, and sharing 12 daily Bible reading videos across all six Armenian Lacrosse social media platforms from 11 August through 22 August 2026.

ArmInfo. Armenian universities deserve genuine self- governance, not absolute arbitrary rule by their new political masters, according to Armen Ashotyan,  Vice Chairman of the Republican Party of Armenia, who is currently under arrest.

ArmInfo.  Criminal proceedings initiated by the Anti-Corruption Committee of Armenia have  established that between 2016 and 2024, an individual who held the  positions of chief and leading specialist of the Ararat Regional  Department of the Probation Service of the RA Ministry of Justice,  using his official authority, received wages and equivalent payments  accrued in his name while absent from work without legal grounds for  597 days and failing to fulfill his job duties. 

ArmInfo.Precise mathematical calculations, financial skills, and boundless enthusiasm: another round of the Junius Financial Tournament has come to an end.      During the official award ceremony, participants who collected the highest number of crystals and were recognized as the best in their respective age groups, received valuable prizes.   

ArmInfo. The former head of the Kasakh community, along with five former administration  employees, has been implicated in the illegal alienation of 28  community-owned land plots valued at approximately AMD 228 million,  as reported by the Investigative Committee of the Republic of  Armenia. 

ArmInfo. It's crucial to understand that without the ability to implement its fundamental principles, the EAEU will face a crisis. Armenian Prime Minister  Nikol Pashinyan stated this in Kyrgyzstan during a conversation with  journalists. He called the situation with Armenian goods not only a  problem for the Republic of Armenia but also a major problem for the  EAEU.

ArmInfo.  In the first half of 2026, the Investigative Committee of Armenia reviewed 1,794 criminal cases of domestic violence (1,482 in 2025), of which 712 were  postponed from 2025, and 1,082 were accepted for review during 2026.  This was stated in a statement by the agency.

ArmInfo.The international Docomomo has condemned the initiative of organization the Armenian government to remove the old building of the Zvartnots airport from the State List of Immovable Historical and Cultural  Monuments of Yerevan and terminate its legal status as an object  subject to protection, as noted in the statement issued by the  Armenian representative office of Docomomo, which is engaged in  documenting and preserving the heritage of architectural modernism of  the 20th century.

ArmInfo.    The Baku Court of Appeals upheld the sentences handed down against former military and political leaders of Artsakh, who were sentenced to life imprisonment or 20 years. This was reported by Azerbaijani media, which also published photographs from the court hearing.

ArmInfo. The Anti-Corruption Court of Armenia has granted the prosecutor's  office's demand to confiscate the financial assets and real estate  belonging to the former governor of the Aragatsotn region, Sargis  Sahakyan.

ArmInfo. The "Multi Wellness Complex" will challenge the decision of the Yerevan  municipality to prematurely terminate its lease agreement through the  courts.  This is reported on the judicial information website  Datalex.am. 

ArmInfo. Euromoney is one of the most authoritative international periodicals in the financial sector, and its Awards for Excellence are globally recognized as one of the most prestigious evaluations of banking achievements and successes in the industry.