A Closer Look at the Trilateral Agreement to End War
By Philippe Raffi Kalfayan Special to the Mirror-Spectator While this column always tends to be analytical in approach, this current one will focus in minute detail on the agreement whose signing Prime...
View ArticlePresident Sarkissian Calls for Early Elections
YEREVAN – President Armen Sarkissian of Armenia called for early elections in his video-statement that the press office of the president’s administration published the afternoon of November 16. The...
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Mt. Davidson Cross Armenian Council in San Francisco Announces Six New Board...
SAN FRANCISCO, Calif. – The Mt. Davidson Cross Armenian Council announces the appointment of six new members to the Cross Council, as well as the full slate of board members for 2020-2021. The Council...
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Armenian Protesters Persist in Boston
BOSTON – Armenian-American young men and women in Boston haven’t given up demonstrating and fighting for Armenian human rights and against Azerbaijan and Turkey for their invasion of the Artsakh...
View ArticlePrimate of Aleppo Armenian Diocese Leads Delegation to Visit Syrian Minister...
TARTOUS, Syria (Kantsasar) – On Friday, November 13, 2020 the Primate of the Armenian Diocese of Aleppo, Bishop Masis Zobuyan, with his delegation visited Syrian Minister of Religious Properties Dr....
View ArticleTurkish National Assembly Deputies Received in the Sisli Sports Club
ISTANBUL (Jamanak) — A group of deputies belonging to the investigative committee on Human Rights of the Grand National Assembly of Turkey recently visited the Şişli Sports Club. During the atmosphere...
View ArticleUS Secretary of State Pompeo Discussed Karabakh with French Foreign Minister...
ISTANBUL – At a November 16 US State Department press briefing in Istanbul, a State Department official reported on what was discussed concerning Nagorno Karabakh between French Foreign Minister...
View ArticlePutin: Status of Karabakh Is Not Resolved
MOSCOW (Combined Sources) — The status of Nagorno Karabakh will be determined in the future, Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Tuesday, November 17, in an interview with Russia TV. Putin said he...
View ArticleNY Metropolitan Museum of Art Issues Statement on Armenian Cultural Heritage...
NEW YORK – The following statement was issued by the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York, under the signatures of Dan Weiss, president and CEO, and Max Hollein, director, on November 17, 2020,...
View ArticleFor Armenian Strategic Thought: Part I
By Varoujan Sirapian We are healing our wounds after this defeat in the Artsakh war, endorsed by a trilateral ceasefire among Armenia, Azerbaijan, and Russia. However, we have not stopped thinking...
View ArticleSpanish Parliament Passes Motion to Send Aid to Artsakh, Suspend Arms Sales...
MADRID (Panorama.am) — The Spanish Parliament on Monday, November 17, adopted a motion submitted by MP Jon Inarritu to send humanitarian assistance to Nagorno-Karabakh (Artsakh) and to suspend arms...
View ArticleRecipe Corner: Armenian Stuffed Meatballs From In The Vintage Kitchen
This recipe was originally published in the 1971 edition of the New York Times International Cook Book, and was reprinted on January 8, 2020 at In The Vintage Kitchen food blog. “Armenia is the...
View ArticleLeftovers of the Sword and the Big Ideas of the World
Sirvart-Auntie was a “leftover of the sword.” This remarkable woman, a native of Fenesse, Turkey, and a survivor of the Armenian genocide, was the reason my great-grandmother, Vartanoush Kezelian, her...
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Ruben Giney: Armenian Quest in China
YEREVAN / SHANGHAI — Film director, actor, researcher and writer Ruben Giney (Gasparyan) started making movies when he was 5. His first 8mm film was screened at the Moscow Children’s Film Festival....
View ArticleTrump Won’t Be the Last American Populist
By Prof. Daron Acemoglu After four horrible, discombobulating years, many Americans want to believe that the United States is on the verge of a new beginning. Former Vice President Joe Biden appears to...
View ArticleArmenia and Armenians at a Watershed
The fall of Nagorno Karabakh is a defining moment in Armenian history. Almost a century ago, Turkey struck a sufficiently powerful blow to the Armenians to grieve for one hundred and five years and...
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Wounded Heroes of Armenia and Artsakh Still Need Diaspora’s Help
WATERTOWN — The war may be over for now, but soldiers in Armenia and Artsakh are still on duty and still need the diaspora’s help, says the co-founder of the Armenian Wounded Heroes Fund (AWHF). A...
View ArticleAyvazian Named as New Armenian Foreign Minister
YEREVAN – President Armen Sarkissian signed a decree, initiated by Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan, two days after the resignation of Foreign Minister Zohrab Mnatsakanyan, appointing Ara Ayvazyan on...
View ArticleKarabakh Religious Leader Suffers Heart Attack
STEPANAKERT (PanARMENIAN.Net ) — Primate of the Diocese of Artsakh (Nagorno-Karabakh) of the Armenian Apostolic Church Archbishop Pargev Martirossyan has suffered a heart attack, Armlur.am reported on...
View ArticleTekeyan Cultural Association Thanks Donors for Artsakh/Armenia Fund “We are...
The Central Board of the Tekeyan Cultural Association of the United States and Canada (TCA) wishes to thank the following donors who stepped up in a time of humanitarian need to raise money for...
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