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         <title><![CDATA[Salvard’s Future Uncertain as Village School Faces Closure Under Merger Plan]]></title>
         <description><![CDATA[The mud on the streets of Salvard , a remote village nestled in the mountains of Armenia’s southern Syunik Province, had not yet dried after the morning rain.]]></description>
                  <author>info@hetq.am (Frunz Avetisyan)</author>
                  <link>https://hetq.am/en/article/182169</link>
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         <pubDate>Sat, 20 Jun 2026 14:19:00 +0400</pubDate>
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         <title><![CDATA[Catholicos Aram I Meets Lebanese MP Murr, President of Syriac League]]></title>
         <description><![CDATA[Catholicos Aram I hosted Lebanese MP Michel Elias Murr and his delegation on June 19. The visit affirmed respect for the Lebanese Armenian community and their willingness to serve.]]></description>
                  <link>https://hetq.am/en/article/182198</link>
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         <pubDate>Sat, 20 Jun 2026 14:16:00 +0400</pubDate>
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         <title><![CDATA[Armenian Deputy FM, New EUPM Head Meet in Yerevan]]></title>
         <description><![CDATA[Armenian Deputy Foreign Minister Vahan Kostanyan and Ambassador Cosmin George Dinescu, Head of Mission for the newly established European Union Partnership Mission in Armenia (EUPM Armenia), met today in Yerevan.]]></description>
                  <link>https://hetq.am/en/article/182186</link>
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         <pubDate>Fri, 19 Jun 2026 16:50:00 +0400</pubDate>
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         <title><![CDATA[Former MP Rubik Hakobyan Arrested in Criminal Investigation]]></title>
         <description><![CDATA[A Hetq source says the case concerns Hakobyan’s alleged statements inciting hatred and discrimination.]]></description>
                  <author>info@hetq.am (Grisha Balasanyan)</author>
                  <link>https://hetq.am/en/article/182176</link>
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         <pubDate>Fri, 19 Jun 2026 11:48:00 +0400</pubDate>
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         <title><![CDATA[Idram and Glovo Sign Memorandum of Cooperation in Barcelona]]></title>
         <description><![CDATA[The collaboration aims to create a more convenient, fast, and secure digital experience for users in Armenia by combining the strong and complementary ecosystems of the two companies.]]></description>
                  <link>https://hetq.am/en/article/182170</link>
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         <pubDate>Thu, 18 Jun 2026 20:30:00 +0400</pubDate>
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         <title><![CDATA[Yerevan&#039;s &quot;Vahagn the Dragon Slayer&quot; Statue to be Moved to Russia Square]]></title>
         <description><![CDATA[The Armenian government has given the green-light to move a statute depicting Vahagn Vishapakagh (Vahagn the Dragon Slayer), the ancient Armenian pagan god of fire, thunder, and war, from its current location to Russia Square, in front of the Yerevan]]></description>
                  <link>https://hetq.am/en/article/182167</link>
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         <pubDate>Thu, 18 Jun 2026 17:18:00 +0400</pubDate>
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         <title><![CDATA[Armenia to Purchase Six H145 Helicopters]]></title>
         <description><![CDATA[The H145’s strong performance in high-altitude and hot conditions makes it well suited to Armenia’s varied, mountainous terrain. Its five-bladed version offers greater payload capacity, a smoother flight experience, and simpler maintenance.]]></description>
                  <link>https://hetq.am/en/article/182164</link>
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         <pubDate>Thu, 18 Jun 2026 16:47:00 +0400</pubDate>
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         <title><![CDATA[Catholicos Karekin II, &#039;Save Armenia&#039; Delegation Meet in Etchmiadzin]]></title>
         <description><![CDATA[On June 17, Catholicos of All Armenians Karekin II hosted a delegation from the Save Armenia organization led by Executive Director Dr. Paul Murray at the Mother See of Holy Etchmiadzin.]]></description>
                  <link>https://hetq.am/en/article/182149</link>
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         <pubDate>Thu, 18 Jun 2026 07:48:00 +0400</pubDate>
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         <title><![CDATA[Catholicos Aram, Coptic Metropolitan Antonius Discuss Plight of Jerusalem Churches]]></title>
         <description><![CDATA[Metropolitan Antonius first conveyed the fraternal greetings of Pope Tawadros II of Alexandria. He then briefed Catholicos Aram I on the current situation of the churches in Jerusalem, outlining the challenges and concerns they face.]]></description>
                  <link>https://hetq.am/en/article/182145</link>
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         <pubDate>Wed, 17 Jun 2026 17:57:00 +0400</pubDate>
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         <title><![CDATA[Armenia, EU Discuss Broader Defense and Space Cooperation]]></title>
         <description><![CDATA[Prospects for expanding Armenia-EU cooperation in the fields of defense industry, innovation, space security, and Earth observation were discussed.]]></description>
                  <link>https://hetq.am/en/article/182144</link>
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         <pubDate>Wed, 17 Jun 2026 17:50:00 +0400</pubDate>
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         <title><![CDATA[Eagle Partner 2026 Joint Military Exercise in Armenia]]></title>
         <description><![CDATA[This year’s drills include personnel from the Armenian Armed Forces Peacekeeping Brigade, U.S. Army Europe and Africa, and the Kansas National Guard. For the first time, troops from France and Greece are also taking part, broadening the exercise’s mu]]></description>
                  <link>https://hetq.am/en/article/182142</link>
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         <pubDate>Wed, 17 Jun 2026 15:51:00 +0400</pubDate>
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         <title><![CDATA[European Court Rules Against Armenia in &#039;Electric Yerevan&#039; Protest Cases]]></title>
         <description><![CDATA[The European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) in its judgment of June 11, 2026 found a violation of Article 5 Point 1 (right to liberty and security of person) of the European Convention in the cases of Ashghyan and Poghosyan v. Armenia (applications Nos]]></description>
                  <author>info@hetq.am (Levon Hayrapetyan )</author>
                  <link>https://hetq.am/en/article/182128</link>
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         <pubDate>Wed, 17 Jun 2026 08:05:00 +0400</pubDate>
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         <title><![CDATA[UNICEF Report: More Than 668,000 Children in Armenia Exposed to Air Pollution]]></title>
         <description><![CDATA[The report provides the most detailed global picture to date of where children face the greatest climate risks, including drought, extreme heat, and heat waves.]]></description>
                  <link>https://hetq.am/en/article/182122</link>
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         <pubDate>Tue, 16 Jun 2026 17:09:00 +0400</pubDate>
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         <title><![CDATA[Firebird and Kazakhstan Sign Strategic Agreements to Advance National AI Infrastructure]]></title>
         <description><![CDATA[It supports Kazakhstan’s ambition to strengthen its position as a leading technology and innovation hub in Central Eurasia.]]></description>
                  <link>https://hetq.am/en/article/182111</link>
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         <pubDate>Tue, 16 Jun 2026 12:04:00 +0400</pubDate>
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         <title><![CDATA[Uncomfortable Yerevan: Why the City Is So Noisy]]></title>
         <description><![CDATA[Silence has become a rare luxury for the residents of Yerevan. We have grown used to the noise, but it is just as dangerous as air or water pollution; it affects our health.]]></description>
                  <author>info@hetq.am (Syuzanna Ohanyan)</author>
                  <link>https://hetq.am/en/article/182107</link>
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         <pubDate>Mon, 15 Jun 2026 21:17:00 +0400</pubDate>
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         <title><![CDATA[Armenian, German Foreign Ministers Discuss Bilateral Partnership]]></title>
         <description><![CDATA[The two, according to Mirzoyan’s office, exchanged views on issues of implementing the RA-EU Strategic Agenda.]]></description>
                  <link>https://hetq.am/en/article/182101</link>
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         <pubDate>Mon, 15 Jun 2026 19:35:00 +0400</pubDate>
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         <title><![CDATA[My Heart Always Ached in Armenian: Armenian Identity in Diaspora]]></title>
         <description><![CDATA[You can change your language, your city, even your name. But some things are difficult to erase as they run too deep and have very unexpected ways of finding their way back.]]></description>
                  <link>https://hetq.am/en/article/182091</link>
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         <pubDate>Mon, 15 Jun 2026 15:54:00 +0400</pubDate>
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         <title><![CDATA[First Lady?  Anna Hakobyan On a Business Trip to U.S. as PM Pashinyan’s Wife]]></title>
         <description><![CDATA[Anna Hakobyan’s marital relationship with Armenian PM Nikol Pashinyan is back in the news following Pashinyan decision to send her on an all-expense paid nine day trip to New York later this month to attend the fourth annual Global First Ladies Acade]]></description>
                  <author>info@hetq.am (Grisha Balasanyan)</author>
                  <link>https://hetq.am/en/article/182093</link>
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         <pubDate>Mon, 15 Jun 2026 15:10:00 +0400</pubDate>
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         <title><![CDATA[Ruben Vardanyan&#039;s Wife to Organize Women&#039;s Humanitarian Delegation to Baku]]></title>
         <description><![CDATA[Over the next two weeks, we are collecting letters of support for the Armenian prisoners held in Azerbaijan. We will do our best to deliver them alongside family packages as part of this humanitarian initiative.]]></description>
                  <link>https://hetq.am/en/article/182092</link>
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         <pubDate>Mon, 15 Jun 2026 15:08:00 +0400</pubDate>
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         <title><![CDATA[Armenia: Opposition Challenges Legitimacy of June 7 Election]]></title>
         <description><![CDATA[Six political forces that ran against Armenian PM Nikol Pashinyan&#039;s Civil Contract party in the June 7 parliamentay election issued the following statement on June 14 claiming the election was not free and fair and that the vote count doesn&#039;t reflect]]></description>
                  <link>https://hetq.am/en/article/182090</link>
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         <pubDate>Mon, 15 Jun 2026 12:55:00 +0400</pubDate>
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         <title><![CDATA[Prosperous Armenia Party Fails to Make Vote Threshold for Parliament]]></title>
         <description><![CDATA[The party, according to the Central Electoral Commission&#039;s final vote count issued today, received 3.989% of the total vote, a hair shy of the 4% threshold.]]></description>
                  <author>info@hetq.am (Lusine Hakobyan)</author>
                  <link>https://hetq.am/en/article/182085</link>
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         <pubDate>Sun, 14 Jun 2026 22:25:00 +0400</pubDate>
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         <title><![CDATA[Pashinyan Congratulates Trump on Birthday]]></title>
         <description><![CDATA[Armenian PM Nikol Pashinyan today congratulated U.S. President Donal Trump on his eightieth birthday.]]></description>
                  <link>https://hetq.am/en/article/182079</link>
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         <pubDate>Sun, 14 Jun 2026 15:46:00 +0400</pubDate>
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         <title><![CDATA[Prosperous Armenia Party Demands New Vote in Two Precincts]]></title>
         <description><![CDATA[Tsarukyan claimed the CEC held a secret session that annulled the election results in two precincts without scheduling a rerun, as required by the country’s Electoral Code.]]></description>
                  <link>https://hetq.am/en/article/182078</link>
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         <pubDate>Sun, 14 Jun 2026 15:41:00 +0400</pubDate>
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         <title><![CDATA[Yerevan&#039;s Matenadaran Gifted 4,000-Year-Old Akkadian Clay Tablet]]></title>
         <description><![CDATA[A 4,000-year-old artifact has been donated to the Matenadaran in Yerevan, adding an important piece of ancient Near Eastern history to Armenia’s renowned collection of manuscripts and historical treasures.]]></description>
                  <link>https://hetq.am/en/article/182073</link>
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         <pubDate>Sat, 13 Jun 2026 18:00:00 +0400</pubDate>
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         <title><![CDATA[Tsarukyan Sues Pashinyan, Public Broadcaster for Defamation]]></title>
         <description><![CDATA[Prosperous Armenia party head Gagik Tsarukyan has filed a defamation suit against PM Nikol Pashinyan, demanding that he refute statements he made during the June 7 parliamentary election campaign accusing him of being a “criminal, spy, and robbing th]]></description>
                  <author>info@hetq.am (Grisha Balasanyan)</author>
                  <link>https://hetq.am/en/article/182068</link>
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         <pubDate>Sat, 13 Jun 2026 09:50:00 +0400</pubDate>
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         <title><![CDATA[About Identity and Belonging.  In Memory of Monte Melkonian]]></title>
         <description><![CDATA[We will bear this regret for the rest of our lives.]]></description>
                  <link>https://hetq.am/en/article/182044</link>
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         <pubDate>Fri, 12 Jun 2026 21:40:00 +0400</pubDate>
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         <title><![CDATA[Strong Armenia Wants Electoral Commission to Invalidate June 7 Election Results]]></title>
         <description><![CDATA[The alliance, headed by billionaire Samvel Karapetyan, came in second to Pashinyan’s Civil Contract party.]]></description>
                  <author>info@hetq.am (Lusine Hakobyan)</author>
                  <link>https://hetq.am/en/article/182040</link>
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         <pubDate>Fri, 12 Jun 2026 11:45:00 +0400</pubDate>
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         <title><![CDATA[Prosperous Armenia Accuses Electoral Commision of Stealing Its Votes]]></title>
         <description><![CDATA[Prosperous Armenia party leader Gagik Tsarukyan today accused Armenia’s Central Electoral Commission (CEC) of fraudulently stealing votes cast in its favor and thus preventing from winning seats in the country’s next parliament.]]></description>
                  <link>https://hetq.am/en/article/182038</link>
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         <pubDate>Fri, 12 Jun 2026 11:33:00 +0400</pubDate>
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         <title><![CDATA[Lebanese Religious Leaders Meet with Country’s President, Prime Minister]]></title>
         <description><![CDATA[With the blessing of Catholicos Aram I, V. Rev. Fr. Sarkis Aprahamian represented the Armenian Church, the Great House of Cilicia.]]></description>
                  <link>https://hetq.am/en/article/182028</link>
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         <pubDate>Thu, 11 Jun 2026 19:19:00 +0400</pubDate>
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         <title><![CDATA[Wildberries and Unibank in Armenia Launch Installment Purchase Service]]></title>
         <description><![CDATA[If the customer decides to return the product, the funds paid will be refunded. At the same time, the obligations under the credit agreement will be recalculated or closed.]]></description>
                  <link>https://hetq.am/en/article/182018</link>
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         <pubDate>Thu, 11 Jun 2026 16:53:00 +0400</pubDate>
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         <title><![CDATA[Erdoğan Congratulates Pashinyan on Election Win]]></title>
         <description><![CDATA[I also take this opportunity to wish you good health and well-being, and to wish the people of Armenia prosperity and happiness.”]]></description>
                  <link>https://hetq.am/en/article/182011</link>
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         <pubDate>Thu, 11 Jun 2026 15:44:00 +0400</pubDate>
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         <title><![CDATA[Pashinyan Sues Karapetyan, Strong Armenia Party for Defamation]]></title>
         <description><![CDATA[On May 27, the Strong Armenia party alleged that, if reelected, Pashinyan would bring 300,000 Azerbaijanis to Armenia. Pashinyan denies the claim and calls it defamatory.]]></description>
                  <author>info@hetq.am (Grisha Balasanyan)</author>
                  <link>https://hetq.am/en/article/181998</link>
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         <pubDate>Thu, 11 Jun 2026 09:13:00 +0400</pubDate>
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         <title><![CDATA[Trump Congratulates Pashinyan on Election Victory]]></title>
         <description><![CDATA[U.S. President Donald Trump congratulated Armenian PM Nikol Pashinyan on the victory of his Civil Contact Party in the June 7 parliamentary election.]]></description>
                  <link>https://hetq.am/en/article/181993</link>
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         <pubDate>Wed, 10 Jun 2026 23:57:00 +0400</pubDate>
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         <title><![CDATA[Lavrov Displeased with Armenia’s Tilt to NATO; Wants Clarification from Yerevan]]></title>
         <description><![CDATA[According to RIA Novosti, Lavrov said the matter is urgent because Armenia has already passed a law on EU integration. He also noted that the Armenian government says it does not currently plan to leave the EAEU.]]></description>
                  <link>https://hetq.am/en/article/181988</link>
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         <pubDate>Wed, 10 Jun 2026 17:54:00 +0400</pubDate>
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         <title><![CDATA[U.S. Chargé d’Affaires Visits Armenia&#039;s Syunik Province]]></title>
         <description><![CDATA[U.S. Chargé d’Affaires a.i. David Allen is visiting Syunik Province this week to highlight the many areas of U.S.-Armenia bilateral cooperation across the region.]]></description>
                  <link>https://hetq.am/en/article/181973</link>
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         <pubDate>Tue, 09 Jun 2026 19:06:00 +0400</pubDate>
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         <title><![CDATA[Hunger Striker Osipyan Refuses Medical Exam]]></title>
         <description><![CDATA[Artur Osipyan, a former resident of Artsakh who has been on a hunger strike for twenty-two days, has refused to undergo a medical examination as a sign of protest.]]></description>
                  <author>info@hetq.am (Grisha Balasanyan)</author>
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         <pubDate>Tue, 09 Jun 2026 16:33:00 +0400</pubDate>
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         <title><![CDATA[International Observers Positively Assess Armenia Election Despite Campaign Shortcomings]]></title>
         <description><![CDATA[Observer organizations, however, stressed the need to strengthen Armenia’s democratic landscape given several internal and external factors that played out in the election campaign.]]></description>
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         <title><![CDATA[World Leaders, EU Congratulate Pashinyan on Election Victory]]></title>
         <description><![CDATA[In a social media post, Macron called the result a “resounding victory” and offered his warm congratulations to the Armenian leader.]]></description>
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         <pubDate>Tue, 09 Jun 2026 14:20:00 +0400</pubDate>
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         <title><![CDATA[Masoud Pezeshkian sends congratulatory message to Prime Minister Pashinyan]]></title>
         <description><![CDATA[Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian congratulated Nikol Pashinyan and the Civil Contract Party on their victory in the Armenian parliamentary elections, expressing confidence that bilateral ties will continue to expand in the coming years.]]></description>
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         <title><![CDATA[ODIHR Says Armenia’s Voters Were Offered a &quot;Genuine Choice&quot; in June 7 Election]]></title>
         <description><![CDATA[The full report on the preliminary conclusions of the ODIHR (Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights) election observation mission in Armenia is presented below․]]></description>
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         <pubDate>Mon, 08 Jun 2026 18:52:00 +0400</pubDate>
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         <title><![CDATA[Civil Contract Party Scores Decisive Victory in Armenia Election]]></title>
         <description><![CDATA[Armenia’s Central Electoral Commission today released the following preliminary results of Sunday’s parliamentary election.]]></description>
                  <author>info@hetq.am (Armen Ghazaryan)</author>
                  <link>https://hetq.am/en/article/181937</link>
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         <pubDate>Mon, 08 Jun 2026 13:12:00 +0400</pubDate>
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         <title><![CDATA[Armenia Heads to the Polls]]></title>
         <description><![CDATA[Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan’s ruling Civil Contract party faces a fragmented opposition led by businessman Samvel Karapetyan’s Strong Armenia alliance and former President Robert Kocharyan’s Armenia alliance.]]></description>
                  <link>https://hetq.am/en/article/181891</link>
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         <pubDate>Sun, 07 Jun 2026 14:30:00 +0400</pubDate>
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         <title><![CDATA[Ameriabank and FMO Sign EUR 120 Million Agreement to Support MSMEs and Advance Green Finance in Armenia]]></title>
         <description><![CDATA[The agreement aims to expand access to finance for micro, small and medium-sized enterprises (MSMEs) in Armenia and further promote sustainable development through green financing.]]></description>
                  <link>https://hetq.am/en/article/181846</link>
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         <pubDate>Sat, 06 Jun 2026 15:24:00 +0400</pubDate>
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         <title><![CDATA[Former Head of Armenia’s State Property Management Department Gets Two Month Detention]]></title>
         <description><![CDATA[Sahakyan was arrested in April of this year as part of a criminal investigation into allegations of giving and receiving election bribes.]]></description>
                  <author>info@hetq.am (Lusine Hakobyan)</author>
                  <link>https://hetq.am/en/article/181814</link>
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         <pubDate>Fri, 05 Jun 2026 14:05:00 +0400</pubDate>
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         <title><![CDATA[Former Yerevan Mayor Gagik Beglaryan Arrested]]></title>
         <description><![CDATA[Former Yerevan mayor Gagik Beglaryan was arrested today following charges filed against him in 2025 of money laundering and abuse of official powers.]]></description>
                  <author>info@hetq.am (Lusine Hakobyan)</author>
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         <pubDate>Fri, 05 Jun 2026 14:01:00 +0400</pubDate>
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         <title><![CDATA[Solis CJSC Issues USD Bonds]]></title>
         <description><![CDATA[The current portfolio of Solis company contributes to energy independence and diversification in Armenia by developing local renewable energy generation.]]></description>
                  <link>https://hetq.am/en/article/181798</link>
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         <pubDate>Thu, 04 Jun 2026 17:28:00 +0400</pubDate>
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         <title><![CDATA[Thousands Attend Strong Armenia Party Rally in Yerevan]]></title>
         <description><![CDATA[Party leader Samvel Karapetyan, a businessman holding Russian and Cypriot citizenship, was detained in June 2025 on charges of calling for a coup after criticizing the Armenian government&#039;s actions regarding the Armenian Apostolic Church.]]></description>
                  <author>info@hetq.am (Narek Aleksanyan)</author>
                  <link>https://hetq.am/en/article/181782</link>
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         <pubDate>Thu, 04 Jun 2026 17:23:00 +0400</pubDate>
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         <title><![CDATA[EU to Provide Armenia with €50 million in Support to Counter Russian Restrictions]]></title>
         <description><![CDATA[By extending export restrictions on Armenian products, Moscow is weaponizing economic relations for political pressure.]]></description>
                  <link>https://hetq.am/en/article/181794</link>
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         <pubDate>Thu, 04 Jun 2026 15:19:00 +0400</pubDate>
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         <title><![CDATA[Lebanese Religious Leaders Condemn Israeli Attacks]]></title>
         <description><![CDATA[On June 2, leading Christian and Muslim spiritual figures gathered at the Druze Community Center in Beirut and unanimously adopted a statement prepared by the Christian-Muslim Dialogue Committee that condemns Israeli attacks on Lebanon.]]></description>
                  <link>https://hetq.am/en/article/181777</link>
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         <pubDate>Wed, 03 Jun 2026 16:58:00 +0400</pubDate>
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         <title><![CDATA[Magnitsky Case Fallout: How Questionable 500,000 Swiss Francs Reached Armenia]]></title>
         <description><![CDATA[While a Swiss court is trying to freeze millions of dollars in the Magnitsky case, some of that money has ended up in Armenia.]]></description>
                  <author>info@hetq.am (Edik Baghdasaryan)</author>
                  <link>https://hetq.am/en/article/181761</link>
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         <pubDate>Wed, 03 Jun 2026 16:47:00 +0400</pubDate>
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