Armenian Nursing and Rehabilitation Center Grapples with COVID-19 Epidemic,...
JAMAICA PLAIN, Mass. — The Armenian Nursing and Rehabilitation Center (ANRC) has regularly been providing updates on its situation as it deals with the difficulties of the COVID-19 pandemic. Continuing...
View ArticleCelebrating Long-Term Collaboration of AUA and Mentor, a Siemens Business
YEREVAN – The American University of Armenia (AUA) and Mentor, a Siemens business and US-based electronic design automation leader, initiated a mutually beneficial collaborative relationship back in...
View ArticleA New Life for Seventh-Century Armenian Wall-Painting Art
YEREVAN – The Armenian and English-language book The Restoration of Wall Paintings in Several Armenian Churches of First Christian Ages is the result of an eight-year research, study and restoration...
View ArticleBayside Funeral Director Dies Following Long Battle with Illness
By Bill Parry BAYSIDE, New York (https://qns.com/) – He fought cancer valiantly for more than two decades, but on the eve of a new round of chemotherapy was about to begin, Edward D. Jamie Jr. lost his...
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‘Bloodless’ — The Path to Democracy: A Film by Bared Maronian and Sylva...
Reviewed by Christopher Atamian Special to the Mirror-Spectator Bared Maronian’s “Bloodless” relates the gripping story of the 2018 Velvet Revolution, which saw the overthrow of Serzh Sargsyan’s...
View ArticleAttempt to Burn Door of Armenian Church in Istanbul
ISTANBUL (Ermenihaber, Normarara) – Istanbul police have detained a man for attempting to burn the entrance door of the Armenian Sourp Asdvadzadzin Church in the Bakırköy district. The incident had...
View ArticleArmenian Parliamentarians Exchange Blows After Coronavirus Aid Criticism: Video
YEREVAN (RFE/RL) – Armenian parliamentarians from opposing parties exchanged blows amid a disagreement over the government’s economic response to the coronavirus crisis. During a debate on May 8, Edmon...
View ArticleErdoğan Files Criminal Complaint against Human Rights Activist Zarakolu
STOCKHOLM (Stockholm Center for Freedom) — Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan’s lawyer has filed a criminal complaint against journalist Ragıp Zarakolu for a column he wrote, accusing him of...
View ArticleArmenian Democracy Praised by US Embassy, Yet Still Categorized as Authoritarian
YEREVAN – “The US Embassy in Yerevan is pleased to see that Armenia continues to make impressive progress on its path to a democratic society, achieving the largest two-year improvement of any country...
View ArticleServers Damaged at National Library of Armenia
YEREVAN (National Library of Armenia Facebook page)– The National Library of Armenia has reported that on May 10 certain servers used to host digitized newspaper and other materials were found damaged...
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Lebanese Armenians Managing Life Despite COVID Pandemic
BEIRUT, Lebanon – Perhaps the most resilient country in the Middle East, this sliver of land enveloped by the glistening Mediterranean has faced adversity time and again throughout its storied history....
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Stand Up and Be Counted as Armenian in the US Census
All kinds of figures are bandied about concerning the numbers of Armenians living in the United States. Some say there may be as many as two million but in the 2010 US Census’s American Community...
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To Be Armenian in Van: Gayane from the Republic of Armenia Resettled in Her...
ARDAMED/EDREMIT, Van Province, Turkey/Western Armenia – The question as to whether in the famous town of Van, the historic capital of Armenia, and its surrounding province, there is an Armenian...
View ArticleRecipe Corner: New Armenian Manhattan Cocktail
Recipe and photo courtesy of Robyn and Doug Kalajian at thearmeniankitchen.com. Family gatherings are important, especially when loved ones live far apart. This past Christmas was significant for...
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‘In the Beginning Was Armenia’: Review of Arabic Language Documentary
By Maydaa Nadar Special to the Mirror-Spectator Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, countless events are suspended worldwide. However, before the partial lockdown in Egypt, a very important celebration took...
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UCLA Faculty Providing Covid-19 Expertise to Armenia in Real Time
By Peggy McInerny, Director of Communications WESTWOOD, Calif. (The Promise Armenian Institute) — Funded by the Promise Armenian Institute (PAI) at UCLA, two University of California, Los Angeles...
View ArticleIstanbul Armenian Schools in Serious Financial Crisis
ISTANBUL (NorMarmara, Jamanak, Agos, Armenian Patriarchate of Istanbul) – The coronavirus epidemic has shaken the Istanbul-Armenian community and especially its educational institutions, which have...
View Article‘Smoking Joe’ Hockey Joins Macquarie Group
WASHINGTON (Australian Financial Review, The New Daily) – Joe Hockey, former Australian ambassador to the United States (2016-January 30, 2020), joined the Macquarie Group, an Australian global...
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Bridging Social Distancing for People with Autism
YEREVAN – If you think teaching music, dance and art online is a challenge, consider what faces educators whose students are children and youngsters with autism. The My Way Socio-Rehabilitation Center...
View ArticlePaul Goble Is for Real
Along with the recognition of the genocide by Turkey, Armenians entertain the dream of recovering historic Armenia, based on the Treaty of Sèvres of 1920 and the pledge made by President Woodrow Wilson...
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