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Armenian Deputy Prime Minister Avinyan Visits NY
NEW YORK — On Thursday, July 18, Bishop Daniel Findikyan opened the doors of New York’s St. Vartan Cathedral to a visiting dignitary from Armenia: Deputy Prime Minister Tigran Avinyan. The Primate led...
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Rep. Clark Meets with Parliament Speaker Mirzoyan, Armenian Leaders in US...
WASHINGTON — On July 18, Vice Chair of the House Democratic Caucus Katherine Clark (MA-5) met with President of the National Assembly of Armenia Ararat Mirzoyan, head of the My Step Alliance faction in...
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Veteran Diplomat, Scholar Dr. Arman Kirakossian Dies
YEREVAN (Combined Sources) — Ambassador Dr. Arman Kirakossian, Armenia’s representative to the United Kingdom and Northern Ireland, died in London on July 6 after a lengthy illness. He was 63. His...
View ArticleWhat Does USA Mean to Levon Mikaelian?
By Haykaram Nahapetyan Mirror-Spectator Video Correspondent CHEVY CHASE, Md. – According to an online-dictionary of acronyms, USA stands for not only the name of the country but over 50 different names...
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Book Program at Tekeyan Center in Pasadena
PASADENA, Calif. — Tekeyan Cultural Association’s Pasadena-Glendale Chapter organized a book presentation that took place on Sunday, July 14, at Tekeyan’s Beshgeturian Center Hall in Altadena. Asdghig...
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Recipe Corner: Yogurt Cakes
Yogurt is an ancient food, used by peoples in Asia, Europe, and the Middle East across the millennia. Yogurt first appeared during the Neolithic period, around 5,000–10,000 years ago, probably as a...
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St. Stephen’s Armenian Elementary School Holds Graduation Ceremonies
WATERTOWN — In June, St. Stephen’s Armenian Elementary School (SSAES) completed its 35th academic year. The Graduation Ceremonies were held on June 13 (K) and June 14 (Elementary), in the presence of...
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ADL Supreme Council Delegation Meets with Catholicos Aram I
BIKFAYA, Lebanon — On Friday, July 5, Catholicos Aram I of the Holy See of Cilicia received a delegation of members of the Armenian Democratic Liberal Party (ADL) Supreme Council at St. Mary Monastery...
View ArticleTekeyan and Mirror-Spectator Meet with Deputy Prime Minister Avinyan
CAMBRIDGE, Mass. – Deputy Prime Minister of Armenia Tigran Avinyan met with a Tekeyan Cultural Association of the United States and Canada (TCA) and Armenian Mirror-Spectator delegation on July 20. The...
View ArticleRep. Clark Meets with Parliament Speaker Mirzoyan, Armenian Leaders in US...
WASHINGTON — On July 18, Vice Chair of the House Democratic Caucus Katherine Clark (MA-5) met with President of the National Assembly of Armenia Ararat Mirzoyan, head of the My Step Alliance faction in...
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Kef Music – the Jazz of Armenian People
By Harry Kezelian Special to the Mirror-Spectator Imagine a world where jazz music in America remained to this day the most popular dance music for parties, just as it was in the Big Band Swing Era....
View ArticleYazidi Woman from Iraq Told Trump ISIS Killed Her Family. ‘Where Are They...
By Colby Itkowitz WASHINGTON — When President Trump this week met human rights activist Nadia Murad, an Iraqi who was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in 2018 for speaking out about her agonizing torture...
View ArticleÖzdemir Receives Wallenberg Medal
BERLIN — Raoul Wallenberg was a Swedish diplomat who saved the lives of Jews and others during World War II in Nazi-occupied Hungary. A foundation named after the humanitarian, who was detained and...
View ArticleAurora Humanitarian Initiative Launces Global Crowdfunding Campaign
YEREVAN — The Aurora Humanitarian Initiative has announced the #AraratChallenge, a new crowdfunding campaign aimed at supporting those in urgent need of basic humanitarian aid around the world. The...
View ArticleArmenian Youth Killed in Aleppo
ALEPPO, Syria (Armenpress) — A 17-year-old Armenian youth, Shant Keoshkerian, was shot dead in Aleppo on July 29, Arevelk periodical reported, citing its own sources. Keoshkerian was shot on Martin...
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Yerevan Music Students Win in Rimini
RIMINI, Italy — Everyone was amazed at the excellence displayed by the young musicians from Armenia. They participated in the International Artistic Days Italia, a festival and contest held in Rimini...
View ArticleFamous international lawyer Benjamin Ferencz joins Aurora Prize
NEW YORK — The Aurora Humanitarian Initiative announced this week that Benjamin Ferencz, noted peace and human rights activist, has joined the Selection Committee of the Aurora Prize for Awakening...
View ArticleDefinitive Answers Sought to Identify Purpose of Armenian Stonehenge
YEREVAN (Armenpress) — Bnorran Historic-Cultural NGO and the Institute of Archaeology and Ethnography (National Academy of Sciences) are teaming up to jointly study the mysterious Carahunge, the...
View ArticleArmenian Soldier Killed Near Border with Azerbaijan
YEREVAN (RFE/RL) — An Armenian soldier was killed near the border with Azerbaijan on July 28, a Defense Ministry spokesman announced. According to Artsrun Hovannisian, Arman Bulghadaryan, a 24-year-old...
View ArticleRow Between Armenian, Karabakh Leaders ‘Settled’
YEREVAN (RFE/RL) — The leaders of Armenia and Nagorno-Karabakh have normalized their relations following a recent public spat, a senior official in Yerevan insisted on Friday, July 26. “The...
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