Parliamentary group of the opposition Yelq party held a demonstration on Monday evening to protest against price hike.

Faction's leader Nikol Pashinyan said they will submit a proposal to hold an extraordinary meeting of the National Assembly to present a new tax code and to prevent further price hike. Pashinyan also promised to continue staging protest actions. 

President of Switzerland’ National Council Dominique de Buman is on a visit to Armenia. Buman visited the Armenian Genocide Memorial and held a meeting with Armenian Parliament Speaker Ara Babloyan. They discussed bilateral relations, Karabakh conflict as well as Armenia-Turkey relations.

Armenian Ambassador to UK, Armen Sarkissian, who is also presidential nominee from the ruling party, met with the Minister of State for Europe and the Americas, Alan Duncan.

They Armenian-UK relations, regional processes, Brexit negotiations and the settlement of the Karabakh conflict.

Two ethnic Armenians were injured in a mortar shelling of Damascus on Monday, the local diocese of the Armenian Apostolic Church said on Facebook.

Brother and sister – Loris and Hakob Demirchyans – were transported to the hospital thanks to the efforts of the local Armenians.

US President Donald Trump proposed the candidacy of Patrick Hovakimian to serve as a member of the Foreign Claims Settlement Commission, Department of Justice.

The candidacy will be considered by the Senate.

Bitcoin, the most popular cryptocurrency in the world, has become cheaper, falling by 25%.

The rate reached $6,000 on Tuesday, CoinMarketCap reports. The market capitalization of the crypto-currency is currently $279.06 billion, with Bitcoin accounting for 37% of the total market.

Goal.com and Whoscored included Arsenal midfielder Henrikh Mkhitaryan in the Premier League’s Team of the Week.

As reported earlier, Arsene Wenger's team defeated Everton 5-1, while Henrikh Mkhitaryan made three goal assists.