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Syrian Town Of Kessab Hit By Rockets

 Today, May 6th afternoon, militant groups launched a rocket attack on Kessab’s Eskiuran village and surrounding areas. Local sources say 3 rockets only hit the village of Eskuran. Two Kessab Armenians were wounded as a result of the rocket ...
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Soheil Parsa’s New Adaptation Of The Cherry Orchard Wraps Up

 Arsinee Khanjian and Cliff Saunders starring in Chekhov’s The Cherry Orchard directed by Soheil Parsa. (Photo by John Lauener).   By: Varak Babian Chekhov’s last play, The Cherry Orchard, written in 1903, just one year before his ...
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Interview With Visual Artist Matilda Aslizadeh: Exploring Perception Through Mixed Media

                                                             A scene from RESORT Installation, 2016. Matilda Aslizadeh is a visual artist based in Vancouver, British Columbia. Throughout her career, she has developed a ...
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The Legislative Assembly of Ontario Commemorates the Armenian Genocide։ Statement by MPP Aris Babikian

 MPP Aris Babikian at the the Ontario Legislature.   Aris Babikian, MPP for Scarborough—Agincourt, commemorated the memory of the Armenian Genocide victims in the Legislative Assembly of Ontario. Mr Speaker, On April 24, 2019, Armenians in ...
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Portugal’s Parliament Recognizes Armenian Genocide

 The Portugal Parliament, known as the Assembly of the Republic, is session. (Asbarez)- Lawmakers in Portugal on Friday voted overwhelmingly to recognize the Armenian Genocide, saying in a resolution passed at the Assembly of the Republic that ...
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Erdogan Says Deporting Armenians Was ‘Appropriate’ at the Time

 (Bloomberg)- Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said the deportation of Armenians by the Ottoman Empire in the early 20th century was “reasonable” at the time. Erdogan made the comment Wednesday at a symposium where he slammed France for ...
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Thousands Gather in Ottawa to Commemorate the 104th Anniversary of the Armenian Genocide

 OTTAWA – On Wednesday, April 24, thousands of Canadians from across the country gathered in Ottawa, to commemorate the 104thanniversary of the Armenian Genocide and to reinstate their commitment to remembering, condemning and demanding ...
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French Prime Minister participates in Armenian Genocide commemoration

 "Armradio"- French Prime Minister Edouard Philippe has participated in the Armenian genocide commemoration in Paris. “By paying tribute to the victims of the Armenian Genocide, France iremains faithful to its values. We seek historical accuracy ...
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Colorado Senate Commemorates Armenian Genocide, Recognizes Artsakh

 On April 24, the House of Representatives of Colorado adopted a resolution condemning the Armenian Genocide. ANCA-WR Community Development Coordinator Simon Maghakyan noted that the resolution also recognized the independence of the Republic of ...
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President Trump Doubles Down on “Turkey First” Armenian Genocide Policy

 WASHINGTON, DC – For the third year, President Donald Trump failed to properly condemn as ‘genocide’ the Ottoman Turkish government’s annihilation of millions of Armenians, Greeks, Assyrians, Chaldeans and other Christians in his ...
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