Karabakh Leaders Warn Pashinyan
By Susan Badalian and Artak Khulian STEPANAKERT (azatutyun.am) — Nagorno-Karabakh’s leadership on Thursday, April 14, criticized Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan and warned him against helping Azerbaijan...
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Tribute to Aurora Mardiganian by Arsinée Khanjian in University of Michigan...
ANN ARBOR, Mich. — How can we remember someone so deserving of being remembered, but whom we truly know so little about? And how can we do justice to their story? These were some of the questions that...
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Armenian Rock Band Lav Eli Launches East Coast Tour
CHARLOTTE, N.C. — The popular Armenian rock band Lav Eli this week announced a concert tour of select U.S. East Coast cities this spring. The tour will kick off in Richmond, VA on April 27, followed...
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Rémi Panossian: ‘Jazz Is My religion!’
YEREVAN / TOULOUSE — Jazz pianist Rémi Panossian was born in 1983, in Montpellier, France, to an Armenian father and a French mother and started playing piano at 7. He studied at the Lycée Jean Monnet...
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Traditional Armenian Chorag and Mahlab Cake from TheArmenianKitchen.com
Robyn Kalajian from TheArmenianKitchen.com suggests these two traditional Lenten or Easter recipes: Armenian Chorag and Mahlab Cake. Each contains mahlab (or mahlepi), an aromatic spice derived from...
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‘Pride Jewel,’ New Film Directed by Armen Dilchanian to Be Released in May
LOS ANGELES — A new film, “Pride Jewel,” from award-winning screenwriter and producer Armen Dilanchian, directed by Doug Thomsen, and co-produced by Megan Louise Thill will be released on May 3rd on...
View ArticleNASSR Presents Inaugural Vartan Gregorian Lecture on April 28
BELMONT, Mass. — The National Association for Armenian Studies and Research (NAASR) will present its first annual Vartan Gregorian Memorial Lecture on Thursday, April 28, at 7:30 p.m. (Eastern) / 4:30...
View ArticleActive Community Member, Accountant Joseph M. Hovsepian Passes Away
PARAMUS, N.J. — Joseph M. Hovsepian, 81, of Paramus, NJ passed away at home surrounded by his family on April 13, 2022. Joseph was born on March 1, 1941 in Jerusalem, Palestine. He was the youngest of...
View ArticleOpposition Leader Vanetsyan Begins Sit-in, Calls on Pashinyan to Resign
By Mark Dovich YEREVAN (Civilnet) — Artur Vanetsyan, an opposition leader in Armenia’s parliament, announced on Sunday, April 17, that he and several other party leaders would hold an indefinite sit-in...
View ArticleExcerpts of Pashinyan’s Speeches on April 13, 14
YEREVAN — On April 13, Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan delivered a general address to parliament, but his comments on Karabakh were so explosive that the next day, he delivered a second message to...
View ArticleArtsakh Public TV Reports (Video)
STEPANAKERT – The Armenian Mirror-Spectator continues its collaboration with colleagues from Artsakh’s Public TV Company. The videos prepared by reporters of Nagorno-Karabakh cover the debates at...
View ArticleWhat Should Follow PM Pashinyan’s Catastrophic Confessions?
By Dr. Arshavir Gundjian C.M. On April 13, Armenia’s Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan delivered a stunning speech for over an hour at the National Assembly in Yerevan. It was a compilation of...
View ArticleAurora Co-Founder Vartan Gregorian’s Legacy Honored In New York City
NEW YORK — The Aurora Humanitarian Initiative joined the memorial service organized by the Carnegie Corporation of New York on April 13, 2022 at Carnegie Hall in New York City. Dr. Gregorian, President...
View ArticleRemembering Legacy of Eiichi Shibusawa as He Helped Armenian Refugees during...
By Anna Vardanyan Special to the Mirror-Spectator Nowadays, interest in Eiichi Shibusawa, as a unique, exemplary entrepreneur does not stop in Japan․ He founded more than 500 enterprises operating in...
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Zabelle Panosian, WWI Era Armenian Singing Star, Remembered in New Book and...
BALTIMORE — One hundred years ago, as the members of the fledgling Armenian-American community witnessed the holocaust of their compatriots and families back in Ottoman Turkey, a young woman, born in...
View ArticleKarabakh Officials Angrily React to Pashinyan Speech Asking for ‘Lower Bar’
STEPANAKERT (RFE/RL) — Nagorno-Karabakh’s leadership on Thursday, April 14, criticized Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan and warned him against helping Azerbaijan regain control over the...
View ArticleKarabakh’s Independence not a Bargaining Chip, Says Aram I
BEIRUT (PanARMENIAN.Net) — The independence of Nagorno-Karabakh (Artsakh) cannot be a bargaining chip, Catholicos of the Great House of Cilicia Aram I said during an Easter mass on Sunday, April 17....
View ArticleMoscow Rejects Armenian Criticism of Russian Peacekeepers
MOSCOW (RFE/RL) — Responding to criticism by Armenia, Russia said on April 15 that its peacekeeping forces did not breach any agreements when they refused to allow Armenian opposition parliamentarians...
View ArticleU.S. Supreme Court seeks Biden Administration’s view on Turkish immunity for...
WASHINGTON (Law.com) — The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday, April 18, asked for the views of the Biden administration on whether the justices should review Turkey’s claims of immunity from a lawsuit over...
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Easter Services Held in Echmiadzin
ECHMADZIN — On April 17, the Armenian Apostolic Holy Church celebrated the Feast of the Miraculous Resurrection of our Lord, Savior Jesus Christ. On the occasion of the holiday, Karekin II, Supreme...
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