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Oscars 2022: Armenia Selects ‘Should the Wind Drop’ for International Feature Film

Armenia has chosen Should the Wind Drop as its official submission to the 94rd Academy Awards in the international feature film category. The 2020 Armenian-Belgian-French drama film is directed by Nora Martirosyan and ...

Armenian Singer, Songwriter Hayko Dies Aged 48

Singer and songwriter, Honored Artist of Armenia Hayko (Hayk Hakobyan) has died aged 48. Chief of staff of the Yerevan State Medical University Shushan Danielyan confirmed the news to Public Radio of Armenia. He had been in grave condition since ...

Yemenidjian Family Donates $10 Million for ‘TUMO Armenia’ Campaign

"Asbarez" – Marking TUMO’s 10 year anniversary and the inauguration of the new TUMO Gyumri building, the TUMO Center for Creative Technologies last week announced a five year, $50 million initiative to make its leading edge educational program ...

Armenian Relief Society’s Humanitarian Assistance in Artsakh and Armenia

September 27, 2020 marks the start of the attack on Artsakh by the Azeri government along with its allies and hired guns. We stand with all the soldiers who fought valiantly to defend our homeland. We stand in solidarity with all those who gave ...

Twenty-Nine Schools Across Artsakh’s Martuni Region Receive Science Lab Kits

A scene from the handover event, which took place at the Martuni Regional Administration building on Sept. 16 (Photo: Tufenkian Foundation) Twenty-nine schools in Artsakh’s Martuni region recently received portable science laboratory kits through ...

One Year Ago Today, Freedom Came Under Attack

A serviceman of Artsakh's Defense Army fires an artillery piece towards Azeri positions during fighting over Nagorno-Karabakh, September 28, 2020 ARMENPRESS. Last year on September 27th, Armenians woke up to news that Azerbaijan is attacking ...

U.S. House Passes Cardenas-Schiff-Sherman Amendment, Demands Azerbaijan’s Immediate Release of Armenian POWs

(ANCA )- The U.S. House passed the Cardenas-Schiff-Sherman Amendment, demanding Azerbaijan's immediate release of Armenian POWs, and calling for a report on Azerbaijani war crimes, including the use of illegal munitions and white phosphorus against ...

Archbishop Raphaël François Minassian Elected Armenian Catholic Patriarch of Cilicia

The Synod of Bishops of the Patriarchal Church of Cilicia of the Armenians, Lebanon, convoked by the Holy Father in Rome on 22 and 23 September 2021, has elected His Excellency Archbishop Raphaël François Minassian, titular of Caesaria in Cappad...

On Armenian Independence Day, the ANCC Presses Ottawa to Establish an Embassy in Yerevan

(OTTAWA – September 21, 2021) – Today, the Armenian National Committee of Canada (ANCC) is joining Armenians in Canada and around the world in celebrating the 30th anniversary of the independence of the Republic of Armenia. On ...

Armenia’s largest Flag Raised in Yeraskh Community

The largest flag in Armenia was raised in the Yeraskh community of Ararat region today. The dimensions of the flag are 6 m × 12 m, the height of the flagpole is 35 m. The solemn ceremony was attended by the Governor of Ararat Razmik Tevonyan, ...