Concert to Feature Quartet Led by Cellist Artyom Manukyan
WATERTOWN — The Armenian Museum of America recently announced its 9th Online Concert featuring an exclusive performance by the Artyom Manukyan Quartet. This Armenia-based electro-jazz ensemble features...
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Nairi Folk Ensemble Wows US Audiences
SOUTHFIELD, Mich. — On Tuesday, February 8, a group of devotees of Armenian culture ventured out in the snow and cold to St. John’s Armenian Church, to attend a performance about which they knew...
View ArticleUkraine Crisis and Its Spillover in Armenia
The new world order, following the fall of the Soviet Union, is still taking shape. That is why many aftershocks are continuing to shake up international relations. Amongst those aftershocks are the...
View ArticleRecipe Corner: Salpy’s New York Cheesecake with Chocolate Ganache
This original recipe and photo are courtesy of Salpy’s International Kitchen food blog. Discover this recipe and other international recipes at Salpy’s International Kitchen created, adapted, and...
View ArticleSons of Azerbaijani Strongman Received Millions from Money Laundering
GENEVA (Public Radio of Armenia) — Having opened bank accounts with Credit Suisse, Barclays, and other foreign banks, Rza and Seymur Talibov received over $20 million in suspicious wire transfers,...
View ArticleAzeri Lawmakers Visit Armenia Amid Protests
By Nairi Nalbandian YEREVAN (RFE/RL) — Two members of Azerbaijan’s parliament faced angry protests in Yerevan on February 22 as they attended a meeting of lawmakers from the European Union and...
View ArticleProfessor Safrastyan Discusses Turkish-Armenian Relations at ADL Press Meeting
WATERTOWN — Prof. Ruben Safrastyan spoke at the Armenian Democratic Liberal (ADL) Party press online lecture on February 16 on recent developments in Turkish-Armenian relations. Safrastyan is director...
View ArticleYerevan Worried About Wider Impact of Western Sanctions Against Russia
By Astghik Bedevian YEREVAN (RFE/RL) — Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan on February 25 signaled concerns over the economic impact of Western sanctions, imposed on Russia over its invasion of Ukraine, on...
View ArticleAs Ukraine Boils, Don’t Forget the Other Big Conflict in the Region
By David Amiryan The 2020 war in Nagorno-Karabakh (NK) between Armenia and Azerbaijan that left thousands dead did not put an end to the longest conflict in region. Active hostilities have largely...
View ArticleAs Ukraine Crisis Unfolds, Azerbaijan Pivots Closer to Russia
By Michael Rubin WASHINGTON (washingtonexaminer.com) — Al Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden famously said, “When people see a strong horse and a weak horse, by nature, they will like the strong horse.” To...
View ArticleObituary: Antranig Afarian, Active Tekeyan Cultural Association Leader and...
DUARTE, Calif. — Antranig Diran Afarian, who passed away on February 19, was born in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia on April 8, 1933. His family took a vacation in Beirut, Lebanon while Antranig was still a...
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A Historian Corrects Misunderstandings about Ukrainian and Russian History: A...
ANN ARBOR, Mich. (theconversation.com) — The first casualty of war, says historian Ronald Suny, is not just the truth. Often, he says, “it is what is left out.” Russian President Vladimir Putin began a...
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Ukrainians Organize Yerevan Rally
YEREVAN — The Ukrainian Embassy in Armenia initiated a rally in solidarity with Ukraine on February 27 at the Yerevan monument of Taras Shevchenko, a Ukrainian writer and ethnographer of the nineteenth...
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Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, Adds 35 Martin Barooshian Works to Its Collection
BOSTON — The Museum of Fine Arts, Boston (MFA), and the Martin Barooshian Art Trust are pleased to announce that the MFA has added 35 additional pieces by Martin Barooshian (1929-2022), to its...
View ArticlePutin Again Talks to Armenian, Azerbaijani Leaders
YEREVAN (Azatutyun) — Russian President Vladimir Putin spoke with the leaders of Armenia and Azerbaijan by phone February 26 as Russia continued its military assault on Ukraine. Official Russian and...
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An Overview of Armenians in Ukraine
MAHWAH, N.J. — According to the official Ukrainian census, 99,894 Armenians were permanently settled in Ukraine in 2001, not counting the large number of workers coming from Armenia and other republics...
View ArticleEx-President Sarkissian Exposed in ‘Suisse Secrets’ Investigation
GENEVA (Deutche Welle) — A global media investigation dubbed Suisse Secrets has revealed that Switzerland’s second-largest bank failed to crack down on illicit funds passing through accounts held by...
View ArticleArmenian Ombudsman Tatoyan Will Continue Human Rights Work After Leaving Office
WATERTOWN — Dr. Arman Tatoyan, Ombudsman or Human Rights Defender of Armenia, spoke at the Armenian Democratic Liberal Party (ADL) press forum via Zoom on February 23, the last day of his six-year term...
View ArticleAzerbaijanis Conduct Psychological and Physical Attacks against Khramort...
YEREVAN — A new example of Azerbaijani aggression against Armenians took place on February 26 at the village of Khramort in Artsakh. This village of Khramort has become a border post after the 2020...
View ArticleWar in Ukraine: Implications for Armenia
By Benyamin Poghosyan Special to the Mirror-Spectator On February 24, 2022, Russia launched a special military operation in Ukraine. Russia published draft texts of two agreements with the US and NATO...
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