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Cyprus Parliament Calls for International Recognition of the Armenian Genocide

Ahead of the 102nd anniversary of the Armenian Genocide, the Parliament of Cyprus has called on the international community to recognize the Armenian Genocide, Ermenihaber reports citing Kibrispostasi news agency. Addressing the House of Represen...

Serj Tankian hopes to give a concert in Artsakh soon

Serj Tankian says he hopes to give a concert in Artsakh. “I would like to come and play in Artsakh one day and bring other artists with me, if possible.  The most important today is to speak about Artsakh and present it in different places and ...

Actor Dean Cain vows to #KeepThePromise to never forget Armenian Genocide

Actor, writer and filmmaker Dean Cain has joined an array of celebrities to #KeepThePromise to never forget the Armenian Genocide. “I’m Dean Cain. In college I studied history, I learned about genocides, like the Armenian Genocide and the ...

Aram I asks ECHR to declare it has jurisdiction over the claim for return of Seat in Sis

Aram I has asked the European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) to declare it has jurisdiction over the Armenian Church’s claim against Turkey for the return of its historical Seat in Sis. On 22 March 2017, the International Legal Team representing ...

Armenian Evangelical Church of Alfortville Subject to Arson Attack

Armenian Evangelical Church of Alfortville in France was set on fire at around 6 a.m. on the morning of April 2. The attack was the third in its kind on the church in the last 12 months. Pastor Gilbert Léonian and his wife, who live on the first ...

Andre Agassi joins promotion campaign for Armenian Genocide film “The Promise”-video

American Armenian tennis player Andre Agassi has joined the promotion campaign for the Armenian Genocide film The Promise. “I’m so proud to see that Kirk Kerkorian’s vision has become a reality. Help me keep Kirk’s promise,” Agassi says ...

Diaspora Armenians to monitor parliamentary elections

(Armradio)- System Of A Down frontman Serj Tankian, Canadian Armenian film director Atom Egoyan, actress Arsine Khanjyan and American Armenian film director Erik Nazaruan have arrived in Armenia to observe the parliamentary elections of April ...

Elton John: What happened to Armenians was awful – Video

“What happened to Armenians was awful,” Elton John said, as he announced the release of the Armenian Genocide film The Promise. “I am excited to announce the release of The Promise, a story of the Armenian Genocide at the outset of World War ...

Sinatra songwriter and cigar legend Avo Uvezian dead at 91

Men's Journal– Pianist and songwriter Avo Uvezian passed away on Friday at 91, leaving behind over seven decades of musical history, and a legacy of cigars. He built a name for himself late in life as a jazz pianist who traveled the world playing ...

8 Armenians to receive 2017 Ellis Island Medal of Honor

Asbarez – May 17 will be a special day for eight Armenian-American who are slated to receive the Ellis Island Medal of Honor during an official ceremony at the iconic and historic gateway for hundreds of thousands who were welcomed into the ...