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First Episode of Moon Knight Makes Mention of Armenian Genocide

In the series premiere, which debuted on Disney+ on Wednesday, villain Arthur Harrow (Ethan Hawke), a cult leader who wants to resurrect the Egyptian god Ammit so that they can rid the world of anyone whose heart is impure, tells Marc Spector ...

March 31, 2022

Armenia’s ‘Light Drops’ Wins Best Drama at Alternative Film Festival in Toronto

(Panorama)- The Armenian film “Light Drops” (Drops of Light) by filmmaker Arman Chilingaryan has been awarded Best Drama at the Alternative Film Festival in Toronto, Canada. The festival winners were revealed on March 27. “Light ...

March 29, 2022

PicsArt, DISQO, ServiceTitan: Three Armenian Companies on Forbes List of Best Startup Employers

(Armradio)- Three Armenian companies – PicsArt, DISQO and ServiceTitan have been listed among America’s Best 500 Startup Employers. Forbes, in partnership with market research company Statista, has compiled the list by evaluating 2,500 U.S. ...

March 23, 2022

UCLA Promise Institute Names Taner Akcam Inaugural Director of Armenian Genocide Research Program

(Armenian weekly)- The Promise Armenian Institute (PAI) at the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) is pleased to announce the appointment of Taner Akçam as inaugural director of the Armenian Genocide Research Program. Akçam is ...

February 17, 2022

Der Matossian Unveils New Book on Adana Massacres of 1909

The Horrors of Adana: Revolution and Violence in the Early Twentieth Century” book cover and the author Bedros Der Matossian After a decade of meticulous research in more than 15 archives, Bedross Der Matossian’s book on the Adana Massacres ...

February 17, 2022

UNESCO Responds to Alarms about Desecration of Armenian Monuments by Azerbaijan, Hopes to Send Mission Soon

UNESCO continues working to send an Independent Technical Mission to Nagorno Karabakh, a spokesperson for the organization told Armenpress. The comments come in the wake of alarms about the cases of distortion and destruction of the ...

February 15, 2022

A Challenge to UN Court: Yerevan Condemns Baku’s Plans to Destroy The Identity of Armenian Churches

Shushi's Ghazanchetsots Cathedral (Holy Savior). The photo was taken on 02/8/2022). Azerbaijan is actively destroying Armenian cultural heritage under the guise of restoration. Ghazanchetsots (Armradio)- Armenia has strongly condemned the ...

February 8, 2022

Historical Armenian Church in Diyarbakir Set to Be Restored

The ruins of the Surp Sarkis Church in 2013 (Photo: George Aghjayan) (Armradio)- An ancient Armenian church in southeastern Turkey is set to be restored, Anadolu Agency quotes officials as saying. The Surp Sargis Armenian Church, built in the ...

February 7, 2022

Azerbaijani Authorities Inciting Religious Enmity at State Level, Armenian Ombudsman Says

(Armradio) – The Azerbaijani authorities are inciting religious enmity at the state level, accusing us of Islamophobia with absolute falsehood, Human Rights Defender Arman Tatoyan says. “How, for example, can they explain the famous Decree ...

February 7, 2022

Composer Arthur Grigoryan Dies Aged 63

(Armradio)- Composer Artur Grigoryan has died after a long illness. He was 63. Born in Yerevan on 31 July 1958, he studied at the Yerevan Music School after Tigran Chukhajyan, class of composition, then graduated from the Musical college after ...

February 4, 2022