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Artsakh Visibility at NY Indigenous Day
By Anoush Ter Taulian Special to the Mirror-Spectator NEW YORK — The Redhawk Indigenous Peoples Day Celebration was held on Lenape land on Randall’s Island in New York City on October 10 and 11. Today...
View ArticleKarabakh Refugees Protest in Yerevan
By Nane Sahakian YEREVAN (RFE/RL) — Refugees from Nagorno-Karabakh (Artsakh) again rallied outside the main government building in Yerevan on Tuesday, October 12, to accuse the Armenian authorities of...
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Kristapor A. Najarian: ‘I Love Everything That is Good and Sincere’
YEREVAN / PARIS – American composer and violinist Kristapor Allen Najarian was born in 1991 in Orange County, Calif. He studied music composition and violin at the University of California, Los Angeles...
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Recipe Corner: Sesame Anise Cookies Photo credits Blanche Shaheen
Sesame Anise Cookies from Feast in the Middle East Blanche is an accomplished Arab American food blogger and author who reported on ABC’s “View from the Bay,” and has hosted the independent film show...
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Irish Soccer Pro’s Move to Baku Turned Sinister
By Gavin Gummiskey BAKU (Irish Times) — When investigative journalist Khadija Ismayilova began reporting on the family wealth of Azerbaijan president Ilham Aliyev — including his daughter’s control of...
View ArticleTbilisi’s Largely Forgotten and Neglected Armenian Heritage
By Soso Dzamukashvili Tbilisi’s Armenian heritage is danger of being forgotten entirely, but there is some hope. Armenian intellectuals, wealthy merchants and leading cultural figures have been an...
View ArticleCatholicos Karekin II Meets with Pope Francis
VATICAN — Catholicos of All Armenians Karekin II traveled to Rome this week to take part in a conference and ecumenical gathering, organized by the Roman Catholic Community of Sant’Egidio: the...
View ArticleInvestigators Withhold Details After Former Defense Minister’s Arrest
YEREVAN (RFE/RL) — Armenia’s National Security Service (NSS) has refused to shed more light on corruption charges brought by it against former Defense Minister Davit Tonoyan, two generals and an arms...
View ArticleProsecutor General of Iran Kicks off Armenia Visit
YEREVAN (Armenpress) — At the invitation of the Prosecutor General of Armenia Artur Davtyan, Prosecutor General of Iran Mohammad Jafar Montazeri arrived in Armenia on a three-day working visit on...
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Twenty-Nine Schools Across Artsakh’s Martuni Region Receive Science Lab Kits
MARTUNI, Artsakh —Twenty-nine schools in Artsakh’s Martuni region recently received portable science laboratory kits through the Tufenkian Foundation’s “Tufenkian for Martuni’s Schools” program. The...
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Meduni Promotes Colorectal Cancer Prevention and Healthcare in Armenia
CINCINNATI – Meduni Unicare Medical Solutions, Inc., is a nonprofit organization based in Maryland which primarily aims to provide healthcare assistance and support to people in need in Armenia....
View ArticleFresno Board Stands against Racism and Upholds an Armenian Star by Renaming...
By Tad Weber FRESNO (Fresno Bee) – After a torturous process that dragged out over several months, the Fresno Unified School District trustees did the right thing Wednesday night, October 13, in...
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TCA Sustainable Assistance Program Continues to Help Berdzor Refugees in Armenia
VAYOTS DZOR province, Armenia – After the loss of the Vahan Tekeyan School of Berdzor, Artsakh Republic, the Tekeyan Cultural Association of the United States and Canada (TCA) began a program of aid to...
View ArticleSt. Nersess to Honor First 12 Graduates
ARMONK, N.Y. – St. Nersess Armenian Seminary will be celebrating its 60th Anniversary on November 13 at a special banquet which will honor the vocations of the first 12 students who graduated from St....
View ArticleLos Angeles Community Leader George Mandossian Passes Away
BURBANK, Calif. – There are key individuals at any epoch and any place whose decisive actions shape their environment. George Kevork Mandossian is one such individual. Mandossian passed away on October...
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Armenian-American GM Sam Sevian Close to Becoming US Chess Champion, but GM...
SAINT LOUIS, MO. – Saint Louis hosted the annual US Chess Tournament. Among the 12 candidates, American Grandmasters (GM) Fabiano Caruana, Wesley So, and Sam Sevian, an Armenian American, had each...
View ArticleIndia, Armenia Forge Closer Ties with Foreign Minister Visit
YEREVAN (Combined Sources) — The foreign ministers of Armenia and India pledged to deepen relations between the two countries sharing common geopolitical interests after holding talks on October 13 for...
View ArticleArmenia’s Ombudsman Says Azerbaijani Forces Fortifying Positions in...
YEREVAN (Public Radio of Armenia) — The Azerbaijani armed forces that invaded Armenia’s Gegharkunik region in May have built large shelters, accumulated a large amount of firewood, and paved the roads...
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Fugitive Armenian Statesman Vano Siradeghyan Dies
YEREVAN (RFE/RL) — Vano Siradeghyan, a once powerful Armenian politician and former government member, died at the age of 74 on October 15, more than two decades after fleeing the country to avoid...
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California Dreamin’: a Mark Arax Trilogy
I sometimes wonder what the Mamas and the Papas would think if they were still around to see the big ole’ mess that California has become. A conflagration of intensified forest fires, and droughts;...
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