Mansurian’s Requiem wins International Classical Music Awards
(Armenpress)- Composer Tigran Mansurian’s Requiem, dedicated to the victims of the Armenian Genocide, has been awarded the Grand Prix of the International Classical Music Competition in the Modern Music category.
The Awards were held January ...
Arsenal Welcomes ‘Wold Class Player’ Mkhitaryan
LONDON—By signing a contract, Armenian captain and midfielder Henrikh Mkhitaryan made his transfer from Manchester United to Arsenal official on Monday, with Arsenal Manage Arsene Wenger calling him a “a world class player.”
After months of ...
Remembering Hrant Dink
Ottawa – January 19, 2018 marks the 11th anniversary of the assassination of prominent Turkish-Armenian Journalist and editor-in-chief of the bilingual Agos Newspaper, Hrant Dink.
Dink was assassinated on January 19, 2007, in front of his ...
Armenia Signs European Convention on Violence Against Women
Ambassador Paruyr Hovhannisyan signs the Istanbul Convention as Deputy Secretary General of the Council of Europe,Gabriella Battaini-Dragoni looks on
YEREVAN—After the Armenian National Assembly passed a law against domestic violence last month, ...
Remembering Armenak Alajajian – Armenia’s Basketball Legend
By Kamo Mayilian
Famous Armenian basketball player Armenak Alajajian (Armenak Alachachan) passed away at the age of 87 in Toronto, Canada, on December 4th, 2017.
Armenak Alajajian’s achievements and support to the Armenian world are ...
Armenia Recognizes Genocide Against Iraq’s Yazidis
(Armenpress)- The Armenian Parliament recognized the genocide committed against the Yazidi people by terrorist groups in Iraq in 2014.
91 MPs voted in favor of the draft statement on condemning and recognizing the Yazidi genocide, 1 abstained.
We ...
His Holiness Aram I Declares 2018 The Year of Independence
His Holiness Aram I declared 2018 “the year of Independence” on the occasion of the 100thanniversary of the first Republic of Armenian.
On Sunday, January 14th, during the Holy Liturgy at St. Gregory the Illuminator Cathedral in Antelias, as ...
