Discovering young talents: Armenian midfielder from MLS
BY SAMVEL SUKIASYAN NEWS.am Sport continues presenting the young Armenian football players who play abroad, but dream of playing for the Armenian national team one day.Attacking midfielder Gevork Diarbian, 18,…
Nations Cup: Armenia’s Aronian becomes hero of the day with two wins
Armenian GM Levon Aronian became the hero of the day scoring 2 out of 2 with wins over Vidit Gujrathi from India and Leinier Dominguez from Cuba in the 3rd…
New Jersey Armenian Community Relief Initiative Supporting Families, Healthcare Workers in Pandemic
The New Jersey Armenian Community Relief Initiative and its COVID-19 Task Force have been working hard supporting local families during the global pandemic. The initiative was organized by the ARF…
Parliament ratifies CoE Convention on the protection of children against sexual exploitation and sexual abuse
The Armenian National Assembly, by a vote of 79 to 12, today ratified the The Council of Europe Convention on the Protection of Children against Sexual Exploitation and Sexual Abuse.…
Sebouh Aslanian Appointed Director of UCLA’s Armenian Studies Center
WESTWOOD, Calif. – Sebouh Aslanian, Professor of History and holder of the Richard Hovannisian Chair in Modern Armenian History, was appointed the inaugural director of the Armenian Studies Center at…
Congressman Adam Schiff Joined the Armenian American Medical Society for Virtual Town Hall Meeting on the COVID-19 Response
The Armenian American Medical Society hosted a virtual town hall featuring Congressman Adam Schiff to provide members with a congressional perspective on the handling of the COVID-19 pandemic. Schiff fielded…
IN THE SPOTLIGHT: ATHENA MANOUKIAN
With her song, ‘Chains On You’, Athena Manoukian was chosen to represent Armenia in 2020. In light of the unfortunate cancellation of the 65th Eurovision Song Contest, we wish to…
Libya’s Interim Government Recognizes The Armenian Genocide Once Again
Libya’s interim government recognized the Armenian Genocide on April 24, 2020, for the second year in a row. On April 19, 2019, the provisional government had issued a similar recognition,…
FEAR NOT. NOW IS THE TIME TO INVEST
BY STEPAN PILIGIAN | The Armenian Weekly On numerous occasions, we have discussed the critical differentiator of leaders—the ability to define and articulate a vision. It is a vision that…
Erdogan Again Targets Human Rights Activist Ragip Zarakolu Accusing Him of Instigating a Military Coup
STOCKHOLM — Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s lawyer has filed a criminal complaint against journalist Ragip Zarakolu for a column he wrote, accusing him of “instigating a military coup d’état,”…