George Dermksian, M. D. (1927-2021): In Memoriam
NEW YORK (armenianprelacy.org) – George Dermksian was born in New York City on November 10, 1927, to Yervant and Mariam Dermksian. He had one sister, Seerarpey. He grew up in New York City and went to...
View ArticleA Diplomatic Opportunity Which Calls for Commensurate Action: Communique of...
The Armenian Democratic Liberal Party (ADL) District Committee of the Eastern United States and Canada welcomes President Joe Biden’s humanitarian-based foreign policy approach to restoring the...
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Armenian Trucks Reportedly Attacked in Georgian Area Populated by Azerbaijanis
TBILISI (azatutyun.am) – Armenian heavy trucks were pelted with stones and damaged early on January 25 as they drove through a region in Georgia mostly populated by ethnic Azerbaijanis, according to...
View ArticleACYOA Planning 75th (+1) Anniversary Alumni Reunion Weekend in 2022, New Dates
NEW YORK – The Armenian Church Youth Organization of America (ACYOA), the national youth program of the Diocese of the Armenian Church of America, has decided to postpone the original plans of an...
View ArticleNFL Najarian Cleat Auction Winners Donate to Armenian Museum of America
WATERTOWN – The #PeaceForArmenians cleats that broke NFL records have made the news again as the winning bidders on January 6, 2021 were revealed to be Michele Kolligian and Bob Khederian of Boston....
View ArticleA Window of Diplomatic Opportunity
The speed and magnitude of the Karabakh war of September 27-November 9 stunned the diplomatic world. Turkey had chosen the right psychological moment to strike. Russia was no less interested in the...
View ArticleLast Minute U.S.-Turkey Accord Grants Ankara Rights to Christian Cultural...
WASHINGTON — In its final hours, the Trump Administration signed a disastrous bilateral U.S.-Turkey Memorandum of Understanding granting Turkey legal rights over the vast religious-cultural heritage of...
View ArticleTurkish Firm Opens Drone Factory in Ankara
ANKARA (PanARMENIAN.Net) — A drone manufacturing plant started operations on Friday, January 22, in Turkey’s capital Ankara, Anadolu Agency reports. Lapis Havacilik, a Turkish aviation company,...
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Detroit’s Armenian Radio Shows Forge Ahead
DETROIT — The Detroit metropolitan area, the home of some 40,000 Armenians, has perhaps the singular honor in the Eastern United States of having two Armenian programs broadcast on the radio airwaves....
View ArticleOmbudsman Publishes more Evidence of Online Armenophobia in Azerbaijan
YEREVAN (PanARMENIAN.Net ) — The Human Rights Defender of Armenia Arman Tatoyan has published additional evidence of deep-rooted hatred and enmity toward Armenians in Azerbaijan. Below are translations...
View ArticleErdogan Criticizes NATO Allies for not Selling Turkey Drone Cameras
ISTANBUL (Panorama.am) — Turkey’s President Recep Tayyip Erdogan criticized the country’s NATO allies for being “bad neighbors” for refusing to supply parts for Turkish drones, Duvar English reported...
View ArticleMarseille Community Center Is Shot At
MARSEILLE, France (Armenews.com) — The Sahak Mesrop Cultural Center on the grounds of the Armenian Church on avenue du Prado in Marseille was the target of gunfire on Sunday, January 24 at 6:40 p.m....
View ArticleOpposition Slams Pashinyan’s Reported Choice For Armenian Envoy To U.S.
YEREVAN (RFE/RL) — Opposition leaders denounced on Monday, January 25, Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan’s reported plans to appoint a senior but politically inexperienced lawmaker as Armenia’s new...
View ArticleFrench-Armenian Surgeon Leads Operation on World’s First...
LYON (The Guardian) — French Armenian surgeon Aram Gazarian led the first double-arm-and-shoulder transplantation operation in Lyon. The Icelandic man who got the transplant is recovering well after...
View ArticleEuropean Parliament Condemns Turkey’s Role in Karabakh War
BRUSSELS (RFE/RL) — The European Parliament has strongly condemned Turkey’s “destabilizing role” in the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict, accused Ankara of sending “terrorist fighters” to the conflict zone...
View ArticleHow an Armenian Moviemaker Created Westerns in the USSR
MOSCOW – In 1965 the Soviet government was getting ready to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the Great October Revolution of 1917. The government invited moviemakers to discuss the prospects of making...
View ArticleDr. Cliff Megerian Named CEO of Cleveland’s University Hospitals
By Lydia Coutré CLEVELAND, Ohio (Crain’s Cleveland Business) – Dr. Cliff Megerian, a respected researcher and clinician, has been tapped as the next CEO of University Hospitals. Megerian, currently...
View ArticleCzech Parliament Committee Urges Azerbaijan to Return Armenian POWs
PRAGUE (PanARMENIAN.Net) — The Foreign Affairs Committee of the Czech Chamber of Deputies has slammed Azerbaijan’s failure to return the Armenian prisoners of war after the completion of hostilities in...
View ArticleObituary: Souren Maserejian, Dedicated to AGBU New England Chapter
WATERTOWN — Souren Maserejian of Belmont, Mass. died on February 5, 2021 at the age of 70 after a brief illness. He was born on July 16, 1950 in Aleppo, Syria to the late Yacoub and Siranoush...
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New Artsakh Foreign Minister Babayan Declares Artsakh Republic Must Remain...
STEPANAKERT – David (Davit) Babayan is a familiar figure to those interested in the Artsakh Republic or Nagorno Karabakh. He has held various Artsakh government positions since 2000 and since 2013 has...
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