At Interfaith Memorial, Primate Extolls ‘Higher Vision’ Uniting All Faithful
NEW YORK — In the wake of the massacre at the Tree of Life Synagogue in Pittsburgh on October 27, prominent New York religious leaders gathered for an interfaith prayer service at Manhattan’s venerable...
View ArticleArmenian Envoy to Germany Denies Alleged Ties to Ethnic Mafia
BERLIN (RFE/RL) — Armenia’s ambassador to Germany Ashot Smbatyan on November 5 categorically denied any ties to local Armenian criminal groups after an investigation conducted by two leading German...
View ArticleRecipe Corner: Lentil Potato Patties
Ingredients: 2 cups cooked red lentils, well drained 2 cups leftover chilled mashed potatoes 1 medium onion, grated 1 cooked carrot, chilled and mashed 2 tablespoons unsalted melted butter 2 eggs,...
View ArticleHumanitarian Mission to Be dispatched to Syria
YEREVAN (Armenpress) — A humanitarian mission of Armenian Defense Ministry will be sent to Syria after procedures prescribed by memorands are fulfilled, Acting Defense Minister of Armenia David Tonoyan...
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Majestic Tekeyan Hall in Cairo Opens
The garden of the Tekeyan Building CAIRO —On Thursday, November 8, the opening of the renovated and revamped additional partitions of Goganian club took place in a pleasant and glamorous atmosphere....
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Majority of Armenian Caucus Members Re-Elected in Midterms
WASHINGTON — In the House of Representatives, the Members of the Congressional Caucus on Armenian issues had a strong showing with the overwhelming majority (over 92 percent) of those seeking...
View ArticleMichigan Progressive Mari Manoogian Wins House Race
DETROIT (Combined sources) — Mari Manoogian, a 26-year-old former US State Department worker, won the Michigan State House District 40 seat, currently held by Republicans on Tuesday, November 6....
View ArticleUSC Shoah Foundation Staff Share Institute Resources on Armenian Genocide...
LOS ANGELES — Educators attending a professional development conference at Ferrahian High School. Two University of Southern California (USC) Shoah Foundation staff members recently shared the...
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Armenian Dance Teacher from Japan: Interview with Azat Gharibyan
By Artsvi Bakhchinyan Special to the Armenian Mirror-Spectator FUKUOKA, JAPAN — In the Japanese town of Fukuoka, a ballet school and a dancing company function, bearing the Armenian name Gharibyan...
View ArticleReview: Middle Eastern Flavors Shine at Lyra in East Nashville
By Nancy Vienneau NASHVILLE, Tenn. (Nashville Tennessean) — Lyra is small constellation known for its most brilliant star, Vega. While we don’t know what prompted chef Hrant Arakelian and his wife...
View ArticleDNC Tech Chief Says no Successful Hacking Attempts Were Seen in the Midterms
By Hadas Gold LISBON (CNN) — Two years after a campaign marred by hacking, the Democratic National Committee’s chief technology officer thinks they may have avoided a similar situation in the 2018...
View ArticleThe War that Did Not End All Wars
In the aftermath of World War I, US President Woodrow Wilson was wearing the mantle of peacemaker. It was in that role that he proclaimed World War I was the war to end all wars. Unfortunately,...
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‘American Mirror’ Wins Top Documentary Award at LA Festival
LOS ANGELES — “American Mirror — Intimations of Immortality,” directed by Arthur Balder and produced by David Shara, received the top prize at the Documentary Film Festival of Los Angeles (DOCLA),...
View ArticleKhmer Rouge’s Slaughter in Cambodia Is Ruled a Genocide
By Hannah Beech PHNOM PENH, Cambodia (New York Times) — Many of the foot soldiers for the Khmer Rouge remain in Cambodia’s remote reaches, each with a chronicle of the horror-soaked years in which Pol...
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Exploring Story of Talaat as Nation Builder, Architect of Genocide
PRINCETON, N.J. — Talaat Pasha (1874–1921) led the triumvirate that ruled the late Ottoman Empire during World War I and is arguably the father of modern Turkey. He was also the architect of the...
View ArticleBlundering American Ambassadors Unmask the War on Terror
By David Boyajian We know that US ambassadors tend to be bureaucratic and boring. If you challenge them forcefully, however, the resulting outbursts can provide stunning insights into their ineptitude...
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Alexis Ohanian Launches Shakmat Brandy
LOS ANGELES — What do you do after you make millions in tech, receives accolades as a model husband for one of the world’s top athletes, and father an adorable child? For Reddit co-founder Alexis...
View ArticleCYSCA, Open World Team up to Train Armenian Activists in Cambridge
CAMBRIDGE, Mass.— Five young activists from Armenia will be in Greater Boston November 30-December 8, to participate in a grant program focused on activism/transition to leadership hosted by the...
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Armenia Honors its Fallen War Hero Robert Abajyan
YEREVAN — Acting Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan and his wife Anna Hakobyan visited the Fatherland Defender’s Rehabilitation Center – a military clinic – to take part in the celebration of 2016 April...
View ArticlePashinyan Rules out Change in Armenia’s Policy on Iran
YEREVAN (RFE/RL) — Armenia will maintain its close relationship with neighboring Iran despite renewed US sanctions against the Islamic Republic, Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan said on Tuesday, November...
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