ATP Launches Partnership with the Ministry of Environment
YEREVAN — According to official government reports, unemployment rates in Armenia will go up from 17.7 percent to 19 percent as a direct result of the coronavirus pandemic. In an effort to alleviate...
View ArticleArmenian Cultural Hour of Providence Holds Series of Online Events
PROVIDENCE, R.I. — The program Armenian Cultural Hour has been held every Friday by the Sts. Sahag & Mesrob Armenian church’s Cultural Committee over the past two months, and more than 10,000...
View ArticleFresno Church Vandalized
FRESNO — According to the Facebook page of St. Paul Armenian Church of Fresno, on Friday, July 17, the church was vandalized. Upon arrival to work at 9 a.m. the staff noticed suspicious activity inside...
View ArticleSara Gideon Wins Nomination to Challenge Susan Collins in Maine
WASHINGTON (New York Times) — Sara Gideon, the speaker of the Maine House of Representatives, on Tuesday, July 14, formally became the Democratic nominee to challenge Senator Susan Collins of Maine,...
View ArticleThe Media War after the War
After Azerbaijan was dealt a defeat by Armenian forces following the former’s surprise attack on Armenia, it dealt itself another self-inflicted wound by threatening to bomb the Metsamor Nuclear Power...
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Las Vegas Firm Brings Apparel Jobs to Armenian Villages and Yerevan
LAS VEGAS – Arsenal Inc. is a manufacturer of rifles and pistols based in Las Vegas owned and run by Armenian Americans. It has an apparel line which is providing employment for Armenians both in...
View ArticleBorder Seems Calm after Turbulent Week of Azeri Attacks on Armenia
YEREVAN (Combined Sources) — The Armenian and Russia militaries have communicated with each other in connection with deadly clashes that broke out on Armenia’s border with Azerbaijan on July 12,...
View ArticlePallone Amendment on Azerbaijan Human Rights Abuses Is Adopted
WASHINGTON — An amendment offered by Congressman Frank Pallone, Jr. (NJ-06) to the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) was adopted by the U.S. House of Representatives on July 20. The amendment...
View ArticleTurkish Nationalist and Religious Indoctrination
By Raffi Bedrosyan TORONTO – The world recently witnessed how the Turkish state “reconquered” the 1500-year-old Byzantine holy church of Hagia Sophia in Istanbul, by converting it from museum to...
View ArticleProtests in Geneva while German Ambassador Urges Calm
GENEVA (Armenpress, Panarmenian.net) — A peaceful protest took place in front of the United Nations Office in Geneva against the recent military offensive unleashed by Azerbaijan against Armenia on...
View ArticleMP Introduces Motion in NSW Parliament Condemning Azerbaijan
SYDNEY (PanARMENIAN.Net) — Australian state lawmaker Dr. Hugh McDermott has introduced a motion in the Parliament of Australia’s largest state of New South Wales, condemning Azerbaijan’s provocative...
View ArticlePashinyan explains why Azerbaijan attacked Armenia and not Karabakh
YEREVAN (PanARMENIAN.Net, Panorama.am) — In a recent interview with RBC, Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan has weighed in on the recent escalation on the Armenian-Azerbaijani border, and...
View ArticlePresident Sarkissian Visits Family of Soldier Killed by Azerbaijan
YEREVAN — President Armen Sarkissian visited on July 24 the Elbakyan family in Marmashen, Shirak province. Their son, Army Captain Sos Elbakyan, had been killed on the Tavush segment of the...
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Miqayel Voskanyan and Friends Bring Dynamism from Armenia to the Modern Folk...
By Harry Kezelian Special to the Mirror-Spectator DETROIT and YEREVAN — MVF Band has just released a music video of the classic Makhmur Aghjik dedicated to the song’s creators, Silva Kaputikyan and...
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Recipe Corner: Helen Heghine Deraprahamian’s (Modified) Eech Recipe
Eech (or eetch) is a traditional Armenian dish consisting of fine bulgur, onions, tomatoes, tomato paste, bell peppers, lemon juice, olive oil, green onions, parsley, and seasonings, incorporated to...
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Delos Releases New Recording of Komitas’ Divine Liturgy for Mixed Choir by...
NEW YORK — On July 10, Delos released “Komitas: Divine Liturgy”, an early-20th masterpiece by the revered Armenian composer Komitas Vardapet (1869–1935), in the world-premiere recording of a...
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Legend of Russian Makeup Artist Nanara Berezina
By Artsvi Bakhchinyan Special to the Mirror-Spectator YEREVAN/MOSCOW — Nanara Berezina, a leading beautician and makeup artist in Russia, world champion, creative director of the aesthetic section of...
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Houston Armenians Protest against Azerbaijani Aggression: Videos Included
By Garine Abrilian HOUSTON – On August 1, 2020, the Houston Armenian community held a protest against Azerbaijani aggression. The event was held in the Galleria district, a high traffic area, to spread...
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Massive Explosion Ripped Through Beirut, Tekeyan School and Armenian...
BEIRUT (AP, CNN, Zartonk) — Massive explosions rocked downtown Beirut on Tuesday, August 4, flattening much of the port, damaging buildings and blowing out windows and doors as a giant mushroom cloud...
View ArticleArmenia Bars Turkish Weapons Inspectors
YEREVAN (RFE/RL) — Citing “unprecedented” security threats emanating from neighboring Turkey, Armenia on Wednesday, July 29, banned Turkish officers from inspecting Armenian military bases and...
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