Court Sentences Two Syrian Mercenaries to Life in Prison
KAPAN (Armenpress) — A court of general jurisdiction in Armenia’s Syunik province sentenced the two Syrian mercenaries, who were fighting for Azerbaijan against Artsakh during the 2020 war, to life in...
View ArticleArmenians Meeting in the Most Unexpected Places
It is a fact that despite being relatively few in number, we Armenians are everywhere. Even in the most unbelievable places, in the least populated regions of the world, we learn about the distant...
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Armenians Forward Together Forum
By Tamara Babaian YEREVAN — Armenians Forward Together is a Forum that will take place in Yerevan, Armenia this year on August 12-14 in the Ibis Hotel located in the center of the capital. Barring...
View ArticleRhode Island College Professor Okoomian Reacts to Presidential Genocide...
PROVIDENCE – Rhode Island College professor Janice Okoomian was interviewed by Rhode Island’s public radio station, the local National Public Radio (NPR) affiliate, about her reaction to President Joe...
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Lithuania (2005), Latvia (2021), and Estonia (?): The Story of the Baltic...
RIGA – In 2005, the year of the 90th anniversary of the Armenian Genocide, five countries recognized the Armenian Genocide, with Lithuania being the last one. The parliament of this European state near...
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Knights and Daughters of Vartan Commemorate Armenian Genocide at Times Square...
NEW YORK – The 106th anniversary of the Armenian Genocide, sponsored by the Knights and Daughters of Vartan, was commemorated in a limited setting in Times Square, New York City, on Sunday, April 26,...
View ArticleJapanese Media Coverage of the Armenian Genocide, 1894-1920s
By Astghik Hovhannisyan Senior lecturer, Russia-Armenian University, Yerevan Visiting researcher, Ritsumeikan University, Japan TOKYO – On November 7, 1918 the Japanese newspaper Asahi published an...
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Nora Azadian: Celebrating an Artist’s Purposeful Life
DETROIT — Nora Azadian always wondered why nature did not fashion the life of humans as it did that of trees, which lose their foliage in the fall and are revived in the spring. This year, once again,...
View ArticleFormer President Kocharyan Looks and Acts Like New Candidate
YEREVAN – Armenia’s second president, Robert Kocharyan, took a further step towards formalizing his participation in upcoming snap parliamentary elections on Sunday, May 9. At a press briefing for his...
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A Critical Exclusive: Of Days and Night: Mood Pieces by Esther Heboyan
“I am not an Athenian or a Greek, but a citizen of the world.” – Socrates Poet Esther Heboyan has led a peripatetic life. Born in Istanbul to Armenian parents in 1955, she attended Armenian school...
View ArticleÜmit Kurt Discusses Economic Aspects of Genocide
BELMONT, Mass. — On April 20, the Armenian Center at Columbia University, the National Association of Armenian Studies and Research (NAASR) with the co-sponsorship of the Research Institute on Turkey...
View ArticleLA Armenian Democratic Liberal and Tekeyan Cultural Association Leader Ara...
By Hagop Vartivarian GLENDALE, Calif. – Ara Karekin Aharonian was born in Tripoli, Lebanon on June 28, 1952 to Paylag and Mari Aharonian. He received his primary education at the Khrimian-Noubarian...
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Violinist Samvel Arakelyan Brings Armenian Classical Tradition to Michigan
LANSING, Mich. — Violinist Samvel Arakelyan has travelled a long way away from his childhood days in Yerevan. The 35-year-old classically-trained musician came to the United States about 10 years ago...
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Recipe Corner: Bulgur Pilaf with Pomegranate Molasses and Black Garlic...
Blanche Shaheen is an Arab American television host and reporter who reported on ABC’s “View from the Bay,” hosted the independent film show, “Video I” for PBS for 10 years, and reported live news...
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Beverly Hills Film Festival Awards ‘Bloodless’ Golden Palm Award And Best...
BEVERLY HILLS, Calif. — The documentary feature “Bloodless: The Path to Democracy” snatched two of the top awards at the prestigious 21st Beverly Hills Film Festival–The Golden Palm Award and Best...
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Annual Armenian Madagh Picnic Set for June 27 at St. Hagop Church in Racine
RACINE, Wis. — On Sunday, June 27, 2021, St. Hagop Armenian Apostolic Church will hold its annual Armenian Madagh Picnic at their church grounds, 4100 North Newman Road, in Racine. St. Hagop’s has held...
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Eduard Kazarian: ‘My Work Brings Armenia and Kazakhstan Closer Together’
YEREVAN / ALMATY — Eduard Kazarian is a Kazakhstani sculptor who creates works ranging in size from small to monumental. Born in 1964 in Almaty, he graduated from the Almaty State Theater and Art...
View ArticleArmenian Heritage Park Programs to Be in Person Starting in June
BOSTON — Programs at Armenian Heritage Park on the Greenway, Boston are happening in person beginning in June. Also, the first Park’s Giving Day is on Thursday, May 20, a day to support the Park’s care...
View ArticleGoodbye Dear Friend and Mother
By Nora Armani “Nora, we lost Nora.” Edmond’s email message was short, crisp, clear, yet characteristically poetic. Nora Ipekian-Azadian, my namesake, my friend, my inspiration, my ex-mother-in-law,...
View ArticleActing PM Pashinyan Holds Security Council Meeting on Azerbaijan’s Syunik...
YEREVAN (president.am) – Armenia’s Security Council held an extraordinary sitting, chaired by Acting Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan on May 12. The Council discussed the situation at the border section...
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