$10 Million Raised By Hayastan All-Armenian Fund
LOS ANGELES (RFE/RL) — In an annual telethon broadcast from Yerevan and Los Angeles on Thanksgiving, the Hayastan All-Armenian Fund raised about $10 million that will be spent on fresh infrastructure...
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Jack Medzorian Honored For a Lifetime of Service to Armenians
WATERTOWN — A who’s-who of dignitaries, friends, family members, and colleagues gathered on November 17 to wish Jack Medzorian a happy 93rd birthday and to thank him for his service to Armenians and to...
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St. Stephen’s Armenian Elementary School Celebrates 35 Years
WATERTOWN — On Saturday, November 16, a crowd of more than 400 supporters and friends gathered at the Westin Waltham to celebrate St. Stephen’s Armenian Elementary School’s (SSAES) 35th Anniversary....
View ArticleDetroiters Celebrate Knights and Daughters Anniversaries
DETROIT – On November 16th, the Knights of Vartan Nareg-Shavarshan Lodge 100th Anniversary and the Daughters of Vartan Zabelle Chapter 70th Anniversary was celebrated with an elaborate dinner-dance in...
View ArticleAfter Third Block by Republican Senator, Menendez Promises to Bring Armenian...
WASHINGTON – For the third time, Senator Robert Menendez (D-N.J.) on December 5 took the floor seeking unanimous consent of his colleagues to affirm the Armenian Genocide S. 150 resolution. And once...
View ArticleArmenian to Ban Indoor Smoking In 2022
YEREVAN (RFE/RL) — The National Assembly voted on Tuesday, December 10, to accept a government proposal to ban smoking in cafes, restaurants and all other indoor public places across Armenia starting...
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Hermitage Director Piotrovsky Comes from Russia with Love (for Armenia)
YEREVAN – Prof. Dr. Mikhail Piotrovsky, director of the world-famous State Hermitage Museum of Saint Petersburg for almost three decades, was in Armenia in mid-October to explore projects of museum...
View ArticleRestaurant Faces Public Ire, Boycott after Owner Shoots Dog in Public
YEREVAN (JamNews) — Director of the Dilijan National Park and restaurant owner Suren Aghajanyan is facing a public boycott and a demand for justice after publicly shooting a dog on the premises of his...
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Aung San Suu Kyi in The Hague for Rohingya Genocide Showdown
THE HAGUE (Deutsche Welle) — Myanmar’s civilian leader Aung San Suu Kyi appeared at the United Nations International Court of Justice in The Hague on Tuesday, December 10, to defend her country’s...
View ArticleTurkey Must Free Jailed Rights Activist Osman Kavala, Rules EU Court
STRASBOURG, France (Deutsche Welle) — The Strasbourg-based European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) on Tuesday, December 10, told Turkey to release philanthropist and human rights activist Osman Kavala....
View ArticleBratislava Offers Road to Nowhere on Karabakh
The foreign ministers of Armenia and Azerbaijan, Zohrab Mnatsakanyan and Elmar Mammadyarov, respectively, met for the 26th time in Bratislava, Slovakia, on December 4, under the auspices of the...
View ArticleRecipe Corner: Armenian Farina Cake
Ingredients: 6 eggs, beaten 2 cups sugar 1 quart plain white yogurt or madzoon 1/2 pound butter 1 cup flour 2 cups farina 2 teaspoons baking powder 1 teaspoon baking soda 1/4 cup brandy Syrup: 5 cups...
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Premiere of ‘One Province, One Song’ Project on YouTube
YEREVAN — On November 11, the first episode of the “One Province, One Song” project by Argentine-Armenian singer-songwriter Alin Demirdjian was released. After this first episode, a new one will be...
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Diaspora High Commissioner Sinanyan Works for Armenia-Diaspora Integration...
YEREVAN – High Commissioner of Diaspora Affairs of the Republic of Armenia Zareh Sinanyan spoke about the challenges of his office in an interview mid-October of this year. His life has taken an...
View ArticleSenate Passes Armenian Genocide Resolution: Video Clip
By Jordain Carney WASHINGTON (The Hill) — The Senate passed a resolution on Thursday, December 12, formally recognizing the Ottoman Empire’s genocide against the Armenian people, a move strongly...
View ArticleArmenian President Addresses Message to Speaker Pelosi
YEREVAN (Armenpress) — President of Armenia Armen Sarkissian on December 14 addressed a message to Speaker of the United States House of Representatives Nancy Pelosi. “I want to express my deepest...
View ArticleADL Supreme Council Statement to Senate on Resolution
December 12, 2019 will go down in the annals of the history of the United States as a day of victory of human rights and a step towards the restoration of justice to the memory of the 1.5 million...
View ArticleArmenian-Americans, Leaders, Gather in Glendale to Celebrate U.S. Recognition...
By Marianne Love LOS ANGELES (Daily News) — A crowd of about 200 people packed the Glendale Central Library’s auditorium on Saturday, December 14, for a celebration that even a week ago might not have...
View ArticleTurkey Could Close Incirlik Air Base in Face of U.S. Threats: Erdogan
ISTANBUL (Reuters) — Turkey could shut down its Incirlik air base, which hosts U.S. nuclear warheads, in response to threats of U.S. sanctions and a separate U.S. Senate resolution that recognized mass...
View ArticleSenate Foreign Relations Committee Approves Turkey Sanctions, Condemns...
WASHINGTON — The Armenian Assembly of America applauds the Senate Foreign Relations Committee (SFRC) and its approval with a vote of 18-4 of U.S. sanctions against Turkey for its military invasion of...
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