Haig K. Deranian, Former Grand Commander of Knights of Vartan, Dies
BELMONT, Mass. — Haig K. Deranian, of Belmont, formerly of Worcester and Watertown, died on October 2. He was 75. Deranian served as commander of Ararat Lodge No. 1, Boston in 1984 and 1985 and served...
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Michael Kehyaian Passes Away (January 6, 1931- September 8, 2017)
Mamas Michael was the son of Armenian immigrants who survived the 1915 Armenian genocide. The family, Serop Kehyaian and Esther Shahinian, Serop’s mother Serpouhe, and Esther’s mother Mariam, came to...
View ArticleKevork Msrlian Presents New Book on Armenians of Irbid and Northern Jordan in...
By Kevork Keushkerian ALTADENA, Calif. – Kevork Msrlian presented his book The Armenians of Irbid and Northern Jordan through an Armenian-language PowerPoint lecture at the Tekeyan Cultural Association...
View ArticleErdogan’s Attack Backfired, Turkish Writer Says
By Andrew Rettman BRUSSELS (EUObserver) — Turkey’s attempt to silence dissident writer Dogan Akhanli has backfired by giving him a bigger platform, he said in a recent interview. Akhanli spoke amid...
View ArticleArmenian Premier, Experts from MIT Discuss Gyumri’s Development
GYUMRI (Armenpress) — Prime Minister of Armenia Karen Karapetyan received on October 5 Dean of the School of Architecture and Planning of Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) Hashim Sarkis and...
View ArticleErdogan’s Escalating Feud with US Hammers Turkish Markets
By Tugce Ozsoy and Selcan Hacaoglu ISTANBUL (Bloomberg) — Markets in Istanbul tumbled after the US and Turkey stopped issuing visas for each other’s citizens in a spat related to last year’s failed...
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Anaïde Nahikian: Maximizing Help on Frontlines around the World
CAMBRIDGE, Mass. — We are all too familiar with the sight of brave men and women responding in the aftermaths of tragedies, be they the result of wars, genocides or natural disasters. What is seldom...
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Armenia Set to Finally Pass Law Against Domestic Violence
Coalition to Stop Violence Against Women holds a protest march under the slogan ‘Stop being indifferent to violence’ in Yerevan YEREVAN (RFE/RL) — After years of foot-dragging and indecision, the...
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Acting Legend John Malkovich Arrives in Armenia
YEREVAN (Panorama/Panarmenian.am) — American actor, producer, director and scriptwriter John Malkovich arrived in Armenia on Monday, October 9, to attend the opening ceremony of the fifth Aram...
View ArticleFifth Kurdish lawmaker ousted from Turkish Parliament
ERBIL, Kurdistan Region (Kurdistan 24) – The Turkish Parliament on Tuesday, October 10, in its first legislative session of the new term, stripped Kurdish lawmaker Besime Konca of her membership over a...
View ArticleRecipe Corner: Artichoke Lemon Appetizer
Ingredients: 3-4 (6 oz.) jars of marinated artichoke hearts 1 small red or white onion, finely chopped 1 bunch green onions, finely chopped 1 small bunch flat-leaf parsley, minced 1 roasted red or...
View ArticleArmenia and Germany Celebrate Quarter Century of Diplomatic Ties
BERLIN — What a night for a party! Though not of the same magnitude as the hurricanes that recently ravaged several states and Puerto Rico, the storm winds and rain that swept across northern Germany...
View ArticleErdogan’s Multiple Political Challenges
Events in the Middle East are moving at a dizzying pace, and Turkey’s President Recep Tayyip Erdogan is in the midst of all these movements like a medieval juggler pulling tricks out of his sleeves to...
View ArticleErevan Choral Society Seeks Singers
CAMBRIDGE, Mass. — The Erevan Choral Society of the Holy Trinity Armenian Church of Cambridge (seen above) is welcoming voices in all sections in preparation for its Annual Christmas Holiday Concert on...
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Washington Genocide Museum Shame Continues
The Washington Bank Building GREAT NECK, N.Y. — Sometimes fairy tales don’t come true. The story of Anoush Mathevosian and the Armenian Genocide museum in Washington, DC is one such case. Anoush’s...
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Stellar Panel of Journalists at November 2 Mirror-Spectator Symposium
David Barsamian BOSTON — On Thursday, November 2, the Armenian Mirror-Spectator, as part of its two-part 85th anniversary celebration, will sponsor a symposium on the campus of Wellesley College. The...
View ArticleIstanbul Street to Be Named after Photojournalist Ara Guler
ISTANBUL (Panorama.am) — The municipality of Istanbul adopted a decision to name Toshabag Street in the Beyoglu District after renowned Armenian-Turkish photojournalist, Ara Guler, Agos newspaper. The...
View ArticleGovernment Reports Major Increase in Tourism
YEREVAN (RFE/RL) — The number of foreign tourists visiting Armenia rose by more than 24 percent in the first half of this year, the Armenian government said on Friday. In an extensive report on its...
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Malta Car Bomb Kills Panama Papers Journalist
By Juliette Garside VALLETTA, Malta (Guardian) — Daphne Caruana Galizia died on Monday, October 16, when her car, a Peugeot 108, was destroyed by a powerful explosive device which blew the vehicle into...
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Aliyev, Sargsyan Meet for ‘Constructive’ Talks in Switzerland
GENEVA (RFE/RL) — The presidents of Armenia and Azerbaijan reportedly agreed to intensify the protracted search for a peaceful resolution of the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict and bolster the ceasefire...
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