The AGBU Nubar Library Launches Website For Its Digital Collection
The AGBU Nubar Library in Paris is proud to announce the launch of its website, offering a wealth of information, photos and documents about Armenians in the Ottoman Empire and the Armenian diaspora. The library's collection primarily concerns the nineteenth and twentieth century and is a vital resource in the preservation of Armenian cultural ...
Armenian American Museum Unveils Concept Design for Downtown Glendale Site
Street East To West (daytime)
The Armenian American Museum and Cultural Center (AAM) unveiled the Concept Design of the museum for the location across from the Central Library in downtown Glendale at a gathering of more than 400 community members on Thursday, December 8 at the Brandview Ballroom.
The Museum envisions an iconic design that ...
Lydian Armenia to Invest $5 million for Jermuk National Park
Memorandum of Understanding signed by Armenian Minister of Nature Protection Artsvik Minasyan (right) and a representative of Lydian Armenia CJSC (Photo: Armenia Ministry of Nature Protection)
Lydian Armenia, a subsidiary of Lydian International Limited developing the Amulsar gold deposit in Armenia, pledged to invest over $5 million in the ...
“Jermuk Group” To Boost Exports
“Jermuk Group” is planning to significantly increase its export volumes. After the launch of its new factory, “Jermuk Group” increased production 4 times.
Executive Director of the company, Vahagn Arsenian said the new factory has been built from scratch during just one year with the purpose of increasing exports.
“We have to do ...
Hayastan All-Armenian Fund Begins Construction of Greenhouses for 59 More Families
With support from Argentinean-Armenian donors, the Hayastan All-Armenian Fund has launched the third phase of its increasingly popular greenhouse program in Armenia’s Tavush Region.
Greenhouses, each with a total area of 100 square meters, are being built for 57 farming families in the villages of Voskevan, Artsvaberd, Koti, Nerkin Tsaghkav...
More Homes Built In Armenian Earthquake Zone
Armenia -- Newly constructed apartment buildings in Akhurian, 20Dec2016
More than a hundred families living in a small town in northwestern Armenia moved into newly built apartments 28 years after a catastrophic earthquake that destroyed their homes.
The three apartment blocks in Akhurian were built as part of a protracted government-funded ...
Armenian, Iranian Leaders Agree On Closer Ties
Armenia - President Serzh Sarkisian (R) greets his Iranian counterpart Hassan Rouhani at Yerevan airport, 21Dec2016.
Iran will increase exports of natural gas to Armenia and deepen broader economic ties with its Christian neighbor, Iranian President Hassan Rouhani said during an official visit to Yerevan on December 21.
Rouhani ...
Armenia-Iran Business Forum Spotlights Trade, North-South Corridor
Armenia’s First Deputy Minister of Economic Development and Investments Garegin Melkonyan speaking at the forum in Yerevan (Photo: mineconomy.am)
(Arka)—The fourth Armenian-Iranian business forum in the last 12 months organized as part of Iranian President Hassan Rouhani’s official visit to Armenia kicked off in Yerevan on December ...
Former Armenian Defense Minister Seyran Ohanyan to Return to Politics
(A.W.)—Former Defense Minister Seyran Ohanyan announced on Dec. 20 that he will “actively” participate in Armenia’s upcoming parliamentary elections. His announcement came just days after Unity Party leader Vartan Oskanian expressed hope that Ohanyan would join an alliance with his party and other opposition groups.
“I have decided to ...
New Armenian Opposition Bloc Formed
Armenia - Leaders of the opposition Civil Contract, Bright Armenia and Hanrapetutyun parties announce the creation of an electoral alliance in Yerevan, 12Dec2016.
(RFE/RL)- Three Armenian opposition parties critical of Russia formally agreed on Monday to set up an alliance that will challenge the government in parliamentary elections slated for ...
