Daily news digest

1. Government agrees to pledge 69.9 percent of hydroelectric power station
2. Policeman smuggles 2.7 kg of gold through Bagratashen checkpoint; gold belongs to Turkish citizen
3. Greece grants temporary residence permit to Sevan Nishanyan
4. 23 Islamic State terrorists’ suspects arrested in Istanbul
5. US sanctions against Russia may harm EU energy sector: Germany
6. Saakashvili accuses President Poroshenko of depriving him of Ukrainian citizenship
7. Protests in New York against Trump's ban on transgender troops
8. Moldovan court finds President Dodon's referendum plan unconstitutional
9. Air temperature to be 4-6° C above normal from July 28 to August 1
10. Sergeant who committed suicide had been subjected to violence by fellow soldier
11. Protestants near Government demand to relaunch “Nairit” plant