Fethiye Çetin, an attorney representing the family of slain Turkish-Armenian journalist Hrant Dink, slammed Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdoğan on Thursday for his recent remarks about the Dink murder case and claimed that the government is trying to protect those who were involved in the assassination.

After the US Embassy in Armenia issued a terse warning to Armenian businesses about the consequences of doing business with Russia in light of the most recent Western sanctions, the Russian Embassy fired back accusing the US of “threatening” Armenia.

Azerbaijani officials on Thursday alleged that a prominent human rights activist, Leyla Yunus, arrested on Wednesday was spying for Armenia and charged her with treason, reported Agence France Presse.

On July 30 the Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Armenia Edward Nalbandian received Herbert Salber, the newly appointed EU Special Representative for the South Caucasus.

Armenians are being urged to do their patriotic duty — by each writing an article on Wikipedia.

The Anti-Defamation League (ADL) earlier this month expressed alarm at the increasingly hostile environment toward Israel in Turkey, which with the recent intensification of the conflict between Israel and Hamas is extending to the Turkish Jewish community, and called on Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan to reject this targeting and publicly assert that the Jewish community has the full support and protection of the state.

On Saturday, July 26, the ANCA Pasadena Chapter hosted a Dinner Comedy Night at the Armenian Center on Foothill Blvd with Krikor Satamian performing the stage monologue.

On Sunday, July 27, the Armenian nation celebrated the Feast of the Transfiguration of our Lord Jesus Christ, also known as Vartavar, one of the five major feasts of the Armenian Apostolic Church.

A Russian aircraft manufacturer has confirmed that Baku is planning to purchase an unknown number of Yak-130 combat aircraft, further increasing Russia’s sale of military hardware to Azerbaijan.

President Serzh Sarkisian wants to curtail sweeping constitutional powers enjoyed by him but has yet to decide whether Armenia must be transformed into a parliamentary republic, one of his political allies said on Tuesday.

The delegation of the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) in Armenia says it regrets that it has had to suspend its work in support of civilians harvesting fields in Chinari village, Tavush Region, as a result of shooting from Azerbaijani units from across the border that occurred on 26 July.

Armenian businessman and philanthropist Levon Hayrapetyan, who was arrested in Moscow earlier this month, fainted in his detention cell on Wednesday morning, Artsakh Today reported. He was later revived.

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Artsakh Republic is working hard at promoting the international recognition of the country’s independence, peaceful settlement of the conflict between Azerbaijan and Nagorno Karabakh, attracting foreign investments to the Artsakh economy, as well as strengthening of Artsakh-Armenia-Diaspora cooperation.

VTB Bank (Armenia), a subsidiary of Russia’s second largest bank, VTB, said on Monday that the new Western sanctions targeting major sectors of the Russian economy, including VTB Bank, will have no impact on its customers.