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Russians Flock to Armenia Amid Ukraine War, Western Sanctions
By Robert Zargarian and Artak Khulian YEREVAN (RFE/RL) — Thousands of Russians, many of them tech professionals, have migrated to Armenia since the start of Russian invasion of Ukraine and the ensuing...
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Recipe Corner: Blanche Shaheen’s Egyption Balela Salad
MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif. — Blanche Shaheen is a very successful Arab-American network television host and reporter in both entertainment and news. She reported live daily on the ABC entertainment program...
View ArticleArmenian Ambassador to Germany Yengibaryan: ‘Time to Set a New, More...
The following interview was conducted with Viktor Yengibaryan, the new ambassador of Armenia to Germany, after his appointment was announced. Ambassador Yengibaryan, welcome to Germany! Perhaps it...
View ArticleNew Exhibits Unveiled on Armenian Cartography and the Art of the Khachkar
WATERTOWN — The Armenian Museum of America recently announced the opening of two new exhibitions in its galleries. The first, “The Art of the Armenian Khachkar,” was curated by Helen C. Evans, an...
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EU Sanctions Putin’s Spokesman, Oligarchs, Journalists
By Georgi Gotev BRUSSELS (Euractiv.com) — Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov is among 26 prominent people sanctioned by the European Union for Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, according to the decision...
View ArticleObituary: Tamar Anoush Bucci State Trooper Killed While Helping Motorist
BOSTON (Combined Sources) — The state has suspended the license of the truck driver involved in the crash that killed Massachusetts State Police Trooper Tamar Bucci on March 4, WBZ reported. The...
View ArticleVartan Garabedian: ‘Let’s Start to Help Armenia from Within!’
YEREVAN / VÄSTERVIK, Sweden — Vartan Garabedian is a musician, born in 1986 in Beirut. He studied at Armenian schools in Beirut — the Yeghishe Manoukian High School and Souren Khanamirian College....
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Sinclair Lecture Reveals Interconnectedness of Medieval Armenia
BELMONT, Mass. — On Friday, March 4, the National Association for Armenian Studies and Research (NAASR) sponsored a lecture by Dr. Thomas Sinclair, formerly of the University of Cyprus. Sinclair was a...
View ArticleSenate Foreign Relations Chair Menendez Asks for Increased Oversight in Wake...
WASHINGTON — U.S. Senator Bob Menendez (D-N.J.), Chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, on March 2 released a statement following the Government Accountability Office’s (GAO) publication...
View ArticleArtsakh Sends 14 Tons of Humanitarian Aid to Ukraine
STEPANAKERT (Public Radio of Armenia) — At the initiative of the Government of the Artsakh Republic, 14 tons of humanitarian aid, in the form of locally produced basic necessity goods, were sent to the...
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Opening up World of Psychology, Removing Stigma in Armenia
YEREVAN — Psychology and psychological services have undergone drastic changes in Armenia, not only in the implementation of new trends and tendencies but also in the elimination of prejudice about the...
View ArticleComposer Hayg Boyadjian’s Watercolors on Display at Gallery
BEDFORD, Mass. — Lexington-based Grammy Award nominee composer Hayg Boyadjian, apart from being a composer whose compositions have been performed around the world, is also a painter. The Great Road...
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Recipe Corner: Lydia Walshin’s Armenian Red Lentil Soup
Red lentils are ideal for a favorite Armenian soup like this one contributed by Lydia Walshin, a professional writer, long-time food blogger, and cook who lives in Boston’s Chinatown. From 2006-2016,...
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Michael Goorjian: Shooting ‘Amerikasti’ a Return to Filmmaking in Armenia
YEREVAN/OAKLAND – Michael Goorjian is actor, director and writer. Since 1991 he has appeared in 58 TV and films, and directed 14 films, documentaries and videos. Among his notable works are his TV...
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Run Silent, Run Deep: The Six Survivors of War
YEREVAN — Seventy days in a blockade, wandering around the abandoned villages, leaning on rice and compote. The story of six soldiers who were found alive after the war of 2020 is known to many. After...
View ArticleNew Armenian President Sworn in
YEREVAN (RFE/RL) — Vahagn Khachatryan, an economist and veteran politician, pledged to “spare no effort to strengthen national unity” as he was sworn in as Armenia’s new president on Sunday, March 13....
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Commemoration of St. Gregory of Narek and Presentation of English Translation...
ROME — On February 28, on the occasion of the day of remembrance of St. Gregory of Narek (or Grigor Narekatsi in Armenian), in accordance to the Roman Catholic Church calendar, an ecumenical prayer...
View ArticleArmenian, Turkish Foreign Minister Meet; Paylan Expresses Delight
ANKARA (Bianet) — Peoples’ Democratic Party (HDP) Diyarbakır MP Garo Paylan has welcomed the meeting of Armenia’s Minister of Foreign Affairs Ararat Mirzoyan and Turkey’s Minister of Foreign Affairs...
View ArticleArmenia ‘Responds’ To Azerbaijani Proposal
YEREVAN (RFE/RL) — Armenia has responded to a new proposal from Azerbaijan by requesting international mediation for peace talks, official Yerevan said on March 14. In a statement made last Friday a...
View ArticleLA County Sheriff Offers Safety Points in Talk
By Kevork Keushkerian Special to the Mirror-Spectator PASADENA, Calif. — Los Angeles County Sheriff Alex Villanueva was the guest speaker at a special community event at St. Gregory Armenian Apostolic...
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