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Sasha Djihanian Joins Serouj Kradjian and the Amici Chamber Ensemble for a Strauss Concert

By: Dr. Araxie Altounian The Royal Conservatory’s Ettore Mazzoleni Hall was full on Sunday afternoon, January 28, with a crowd of music lovers who had come to hear a concert dedicated to the post-romantic German composer Richard Strauss ...

French President Emmanuel Macron Pledges to Add Armenian Genocide Commemoration Day to French Calendar

Emmanuel Macron was the guest, Tuesday evening, at the dinner of the Coordination Council of Armenian Organizations in France (CCAF). The French president  promised to include a Day of Commemoration of the Armenian Genocide in the calendar. It ...

Opening the Gates․ ANCA Hovig Apo Saghdejian Capital Gateway Program Welcomes New Winter 2018 Class

ANCA Hovig Apo Saghdejian Program Advisory Committee and alumni welcome the Winter 2018 class to Washington on the first evening of the session (Photo: ANCA) WASHINGTON—The Armenian National Committee of America (ANCA) kicked off its 2018 youth ...

Toronto Armenians celebrate the life of Hrant Dink

On the 11th anniversary of Hrant Dink’s assassination, the Armenian community of Toronto gathered at St. Gregory Armenian Catholic Church to honour his legacy and remember his message for humanity and love. Journalist, Filmaker, and Professor at ...

Top officials of Armenia and Artsakh pay tribute to memory of fallen soldiers in Yerablur Pantheon

On the occasion of the 26th anniversary of the establishment of the Armenian Army, the top leadership of Armenia and Artsakh, including Presidents Serzh Sargsyan and Bako Sahakyan, Armenia’s Prime Minister Karen Karapetyan, Defense Minister Vigen ...

117-year-old Armenian woman now likely world’s oldest living person

The oldest passport holder in Armenia is 117 year old Farang Baghdasaryan, born in 1901 in Iran. According to Yerkir Media TV channel, Baghdasaryan now lives in the village of Nor Kyank in Ararat province. The exact date and month ...

Karabakh Reports Azeri Incursion Attempt

(Azatutyun)- Nagorno-Karabakh’s Armenian-backed military claimed to have thwarted an Azerbaijani commando raid on its frontline positions early on Thursday, the first such incident reported by it in the last seven months. In a statement, the ...

Karabakh Movement 30th Anniversary Symbol Has Been Approved

January 24, a regular sitting of the State Commission on the organization and coordination of the celebration of the 30th anniversary of the Karabakh Movement and the national liberation struggle of Artsakh Armenians under the chairmanship of Ashot ...

Garo Paylan proposed to be nominated for Nobel Peace Prize

The “Hamshenuhi” (Hamshen-Armenian Woman) International Women's Association has applied to the Nobel Committee with a proposal to award Turkish lawmaker of Armenian descent representing Peoples' Democratic Party (HDP) with the Nobel Peace Prize, ...

Yerevan’s Blue Mosque to Be Submitted for UNESCO Heritage Site Consideration

 (A.W.)—Armenia will officially submit Yerevan’s Blue Mosque for consideration for UNESCO’s (United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization) World Heritage Site List, according to Deputy Head of Iran’s Cultural ...