ArmInfo.The European Union is not asking Armenia to choose between its partners, as stated by Vassilis Maragos, Head of the EU Delegation to Armenia,  in an interview with Armenian Public Television.

ArmInfo. The unlawful actions of the Armenian authorities are continue, as stated by Samvel Karapetyan, leader of the Strong Armenia party, to journalists on  July 7.  He was  commenting on the criminal prosecution of businessman Gagik Tsarukyan, leader of the Prosperous Armenia party.

ArmInfo.The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD), one of the world's leading international financial institutions with an AAA credit rating, and Converse Bank, one of the leading participants in the Armenian capital market, announce the successful completion of the placement of the EBRD's AMD-denominated bonds.

ArmInfo.Numan Kurtulmus, Speaker of the Turkish Parliament, has advocated for the formation of a unified center and a collective force in the South Caucasus by Turkey, Armenia, and Azerbaijan. He made this statement in an interview with the state television channel TRT, while discussing  regional developments and the peace process between Armenia and Azerbaijan.

ArmInfo.  A sum of 2,490,000 drams will be returned to the state. The prosecutor's  office's  justified demand to protect state interests has been  satisfied, as reported by the press service of the supervisory body.

ArmInfo.  The very fact of Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan's working visit to Russia  creates opportunities for restoring Armenian-Russian dialogue, but  it's too early to talk about a real thaw in bilateral relations. This  opinion was shared by political analyst and economist Grant Mikaelyan  in an interview with an ArmInfo correspondent. "The fact of the visit  itself offers certain hope and creates opportunities, given that  Moscow was initially against such a visit. We saw that the previous  meeting between Putin and Pashinyan (on April 1 — Ed.) was not very  successful," Mikaelyan noted.

ArmInfo.  The opposition has not abandoned, and will not abandon, street protests, as stated  by Ishkhan Saghatelyan, an MP representing the opposition "Armenia"  faction and a representative of the Supreme Body of the ARF  Dashnaktsutyun party, to journalists on July 7. He was commenting on  the bloc's intentions to take mandates and enter the new parliament.

ArmInfo. Following the recent parliamentary elections, Armenian authorities have focused on  preventing ant attempts to challenge the results by intensufying  pressure on opposition forces, as stated by political analyst and  economist Hrant Mikaelyan in an interview with an ArmInfo  correspondent.

ArmInfo.  It's obvious to everyone that the actions against Gagik Tsarukyan are nothing more  than direct revenge and political persecution. This opinion was  expressed by Ishkhan Saghatelyan, a member of the National Assembly  of the Republic of Armenia from the opposition Armenia bloc, at a  briefing in the court courtyard on July 7, where the arrest of the  leader of the Prosperous Armenia Party was being discussed.

ArmInfo.  Armenian national team midfielder Eduard Spertsyan has completed his transfer from Krasnodar to Saudi Arabia's Al-Ahli. This was reported by championat.com,  citing respected Arab journalist Ahmed Al-Lukan.

ArmInfo.  The searches conducted by security forces at the home of Prosperous Armenia Party leader  Gagik Tsarukyan could be entered into the Guinness Book of Records as  one of the longest investigative operations, lasting approximately 13  hours. This was stated by the political party's press secretary,  Iveta Tonoyan, on July 7, speaking to reporters outside the Yerevan  courthouse, where the decision on Tsarukyan's arrest is currently  being heard.

ArmInfo.  Mother Armenia Party Chairman Andranik Tevanyan, currently under arrest at the  Yerevan-Kentron Penitentiary (better known as the NSS basements -  ed.), issued an appeal titled "For Whom the Bell Tolls" following the  arrest of businessman Gagik Tsarukyan, leader of the opposition  Prosperous Armenia Party. His appeal was published on the official  Mother Armenia Party Facebook page.

ArmInfo.  The Yerevan Criminal Court of Primary Instance is considering the prosecutor's office's  motion to arrest businessman Gagik Tsarukyan, leader of the  Prosperous Armenia Party.

ArmInfo.  Archbishop Bagrat Galstanyan, leader of the "Sacred Struggle" movement, has filed a  lawsuit against Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan. The lawsuit was  published on the website of the judicial information system  datalex.am.

ArmInfo.  The current government in Armenia, led by Nikol Pashinyan, has not received the support of  the majority of citizens, according to Narek Karapetyan, the number  one candidate in Samvel Karapetyan's "Strong Armenia" bloc.

ArmInfo.  A criminal case has been opened against the head of a department at Brusov State  University for bribery. This was reported in a statement by the  Anti-Corruption Committee.

ArmInfo.  The Football Federation of Armenia (FFA), together with Football Investment Group, announced the launch of the "Benfica Academy Armenia" project, under which the  official academy of Benfica, one of Portugal's most decorated clubs,  will open in Yerevan beginning in the 2027-2028 season.

ArmInfo.  On July 7, hundreds of villagers in the Armavir region blocked the Margara-Vanadzor-Tashir  road, demanding that the government and regional administration  urgently present a clear compensation plan for residents affected by  hail and strong winds. This was reported by the website  shamshyan.com.

ArmInfo.  The current pro-Turkish regime in Armenia, by imposing the shameful, essentially  unconstitutional decision of July 4 through the Constitutional Court,  has effectively defied the majority of our people, who voted against  the regime amid widespread threats and repression. This is stated in  a statement by Avetik Chalabyan, coordinator of the national civic  association Hayaqve," who is under arrest.

ArmInfo. The Wings of Unity party, led by former Armenian Ombudsman Arman Tatoyan, issued a statement strongly condemning the criminal prosecution of Gagik Tsarukyan,  leader of the Prosperous Armenia Party.