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‘Never Give Up Hope,’ Recently Freed POW Maral Najarian Says

Maral Najarian has her freedom back after being held captive in Azerbaijan BY JASMINE SEYMOUR In a normal civilized world it would be absurd to rejoice the liberation of someone, who should have never been prisoner of war in the first place. ...

A Century Of Sweetness: Founded By Armenians The Legendary Liberty Orchards Company to Close

Cashmere, Washington—After more than 100 years of business, Liberty Orchards Company, the Washington State family-owned makers of Aplets & Cotlets candies, will close operations by June 2021.  The Company will continue to seek a buyer for ...

Latvian Culture Figures, Intellectuals Call For Release Of Armenian Pows

Prominent artists, intellectuals and culture professionals of Latvia have made a statement, appealing to Azerbaijan to speed up the exchange of bodies, prisoners of war, and hostages and their return to Armenia,  the Armenian Embassy to Latvia ...

Hampig Sassounian to be Granted Parole

(Asbarez)- The office of California Governor Gavin Newsom informed the Armenian National Committee of America Western Region Wednesday that the Governor has decided to allow Hampig Sassounian’s release by waiving any further appeals of the ...

Azerbaijan Releases Armenian Woman After Months in Captivity

(Civilnet)- Maral Najarian, the Lebanese-Armenian woman captured by Azerbaijani forces in Karabakh soon after the Second Artsakh War, has been released.  After months in captivity, Najarian, who was born in Lebanon, was reunited with her ...

Burbank City Council Recognizes Artsakh, Rescinds Burbank-Hadrut Friendship City Status

(Armradio)- Burbank City Council voted unanimously to recognize Artsakh as an independent republic and at the same time rescinded the Burbank-Hadrut Friendship City status while the city remains under the illegal Azerbaijani occupation. The ANCA ...

TUMO To Extend To Javakhk

(Armradio)- The TUMO program will soon be available to the youth of Javakhk. Thanks to the cooperation between TUMO and the Javakhk branch of the Armenian Relief Society, the TUMO educational program will soon operate in the Georgian city of ...

Vatican Holds First Observance Of Gregory Of Narek Day

The first observance of Gregory of Narek Day was held in Vatican today, (Vatican News,  Armradio )- The first commemoration of St. Gregory Narekatsi (Gregory of Narek) was held in Vatican under the auspices of the Assembly of Eastern ...

Western Armenian to Be Taught In Cyprus Public High Schools

(Armradio)- The Republic of Cyprus has approved a programme to implement the teaching of the Western Armenian in some local public Lyceums with enough Armenian students attending, Vartkes Mahdessian, Armenian MP in the Cyprus Parliament, informs. ...

Dutch Government Says Release of All Prisoners of “Paramount Importance”

(Armradio)- The Dutch government says the release of prisoners after the Nagorno Karabakh conflict is of paramount importance. “The EU called for this in the statement of 19 November, and on 29 January this call was repeated by the EU spokesman ...