U.S. Embassy’s 2021 American Film Showcase opens in Yerevan
The U.S. Embassy brings back the fifth iteration of the American Film Showcase. This year the film festival will be comprised of free film screenings, three public lectures and two…
Legendary army commander Arkady Ter-Tadevosyan dies
Today, hero of Artsakh (Nagorno-Karabakh), commander of the military operation for the liberation of Shushi, Major General Arkady Ter-Tadevosyan (Komandos) died at the age of 81. The news was confirmed…
Sen. Menendez questions USAID Administrator nominee Samantha Power on support to Artsakh Armenians
US Senate Committee on Foreign Relations Chairman Senator Bob Menendez questioned USAID Administrator nominee Samantha Power about U.S. efforts to support Artsakh Armenians forced from their homes by last year’s…
Baku’s attempts to justify the barbaric destruction of place of worship deplorable – Armenian MFA
The Azerbaijani side has confirmed the deliberate and pre-planned nature of the full destruction of Zoravor Surb Astvatsatsin Church in Mekhakavan (Jebrail), which was carried out by the decision of…
Dink family: court’s verdict in 2007 assassination is “long way from the truth”
ISTANBUL, Turkey—The family of slain journalist Hrant Dink is unsatisfied with a Turkish court’s decision to sentence four former public officials to life in prison for their role in the…
Armenia Beat Iceland 2-0 in World Cup Qualifier
YEREVAN — The Armenian national football team defeated Iceland 2- 0 in Yerevan on Sunday, within the framework of the 2022 World Cup qualifying round. At the beginning of the…
BBC Report Confirms Demolition of Armenian Church by Azerbaijan
BBC correspondent Jonah Fisher has investigated the disappearance of an Armenian church that changed hands in the recent Nagorno-Karabakh war. An online video shows Armenian Holy Mother of God church…
Lost religious relics from Dikranagerd and Akhtamar find a new home at Ararat-Eskijian Museum
MISSION HILLS, CA – Ararat-Eskijian Museum has acquired five unique items from the 18th and 19th centuries, which were used in Armenian churches in the cities of Van and Diyarbakir,…
Goris Deputy Mayor informs about Azerbaijani hooliganism against van transporting bodies of victims
YEREVAN, ARMENPRESS. Deputy Mayor of Goris town Irina Yolyan informs that overnight March 28-29 Azerbaijanis threw stones at a van transporting bodies of killed servicemen, breaking the windows of the…
Confronting defamation starts with looking in the mirror
BY STEPAN PILIGIAN | The Armenian Weekly A new front in the ongoing Azeri/Turkish assault on Armenians has taken the form of a deceitful defamation campaign. Their plan is crystal…