Araratcement & rule of law: Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan said Araratcement will soon be transferred to state ownership, with a temporary administrator appointed, while warning employees not to get pulled into protests. Prosperous Armenia crackdown: Gagik Tsarukyan remains in custody after fraud and money-laundering charges; his supporters and critics accuse the move of political pressure, as Arekhnaz Manukyan was also detained for court. Economy & exports: The government approved about AMD 3.1 billion in compensation for agricultural exporters, as Pashinyan urged farmers to diversify apricot and other exports to avoid overreliance on one market. EU demining help: Armenia received EU remotely operated mine-clearing vehicles to support humanitarian demining and border demarcation. Regional diplomacy & borders: Armenia and Azerbaijan have delimited around 13 km of their state border, while Yerevan insists delimitation must follow USSR-era legal maps. Society & daily life: A 2–3 magnitude earthquake was recorded near Aparan; Yerevan’s Hrazdan stadium track and field is set for renovation ahead of the 2027 Francophonie Games. International context: Reports say US strikes hit railway bridges in northeastern Iran, and Armenia’s TRIPP corridor remains a sensitive point in Yerevan-Tehran and Yerevan-Moscow messaging.