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French Armenian Astrid Panosyan Named Knight of the National Order of Merit

(Armradio)- French Armenian politician and businesswoman Astrid Panosyan has been honored with a rank of the Knight of the National Order of Merit. President Emmanuel Macron handed over the Order during a ceremony at the Elysee Palace. Astrid ...

Statue of Komitas Unveiled in Montreal

A statue of Komitas Vartabed has been unveiled in Montreal, the Armenian National Committee of Canada reports. Dr. Megerditch Tarakdjian is the sculptor of the monument. The father of Armenian Folk Music, persecuted in 1915, survived the ...

Yerevan Hosts Benefit Concert For Beirut

(Armradio)- As part of the Yerevan Perspectives International Music Festival, Verdi’s “La Traviata”, an open-air benefit concert for Beirut was performed by the Armenian National Philharmonic Orchestra, the National Chamber Choir of Armenia, ...

Package for Integration of Lebanese-Armenians Submitted for Government Consideration

Diaspora High Commissioner Office employee welcomes Lebanese Armenians at Zavartnots airport. (Armradio)- A package of programs for the integration of Lebanese-Armenians has been submitted to the government and put into circulation today. Just ...

24 Diaspora Specialists Start Working for Armenian Government

(Armradio)- Starting today 24 Diaspora Armenian experts are working for the Armenian Government. The specialists hail from Canada, Denmark, Russia, Lebanon, France, Norway, Israel, the Netherlands, and China. Even in the current conditions with the ...

Almost $1.4 Million Raised during HyeAid Lebanon Telethon

(Asbarez)- Almost $1.4 million was raised Sunday during the HyeAid Lebanon telethon to provide much-needed and immediate assistance to the Armenian community of Lebanon, which has been reeling since a massive explosion at the Beirut port on August 4 ...

Hayastan All Armenian Fund Organizes Special Concert “For You Lebanon”

The Hayastan All Armenian Fund, in close cooperation with the Public Television of Armenia, has organized a special concert entitled “For You Lebanon" to be aired on Saturday August 29th at 10:30pm local time on H1TV. The event will also be ...

Canada Allocates $260,000 For COVID-19 Assistance to Armenia

(OTTAWA, August 27, 2020) – The Armenian National Committee of Canada (ANCC) thanked the Government of Canada and particularly Ministers François-Philippe Champagne (Foreign Affairs), Mary Ng (Small Business, Export Promotion and Internati...

Armenia Government Provides Financial Assistance to Needy Families in Syria

(Armradio)- The financial assistance provided to Syrian Armenians by the Armenian Government has been delivered to needy Armenian families in Damascus, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs reports. Armenia’s Ambassador to Syria Tigran Gevorgyan and ...

United Canadian Committee for the Relief of Armenians in Lebanon – Communiqué

Dear compatriots, On August 4, 2020, the double Lebanese crises of a sharp economic downturn and the COVID-19 pandemic were compounded by the atrocious explosion at the port of Beirut. The devastation that followed didn’t spare the nearby ...