Unseen Armenia – from Avarayr to Getikvank
by Hovsep Daghdigian Vayots Dzor Traveling south from Yerevan towards Artsakh, after passing through Ararat province, the main highway enters Vayots Dzor. Shortly thereafter there is the village of Areni,…
Suck On This: Armenia’s Green Alternative To Plastic Straws
By Amos Chapple A nature-loving entrepreneur in Armenia has found a niche selling an elegant alternative to plastic straws. 1This is Gevorg Gasparian, an IT worker who also leads hiking…
A ‘football revolution’ – Armenia’s ambitious plans for the sport
The head of the Armenian Football Federation, Arthur Vantsyan, who is also the head of the country’s National Security Agency, has presented a rather ambitious plan for the development of…
Movsisya n and Sa rgsya n win bronze in international chess tournaments
Armenian grandmasters Gabriel Sargsyan and Sergey Movsisyan have concluded two international tournaments. Movsisyan finished 3rd in the chess festival in Pardubice. He earned 7 points out of 9 and shared…
Photo Exhibition of Akhtamar’s Holy Cross Armenian Church Opens in Istanbul
ISTANBUL — Photography exhibition of Armenian Holy Cross Church of Akhtamar Island has opened in Istanbul under the patronage Turkish Presidency Directorate of Communications. During the opening of the exhibition,…
Armenia’s Ambassador to U.S. Meets with ARF Central Committee
Armenia’s Ambassador to the United States Varuzhan Nersesyan on Wednesday met with the Armenian Revolutionary Federation Western U.S. Central Committee at its headquarters in Glendale. During the meeting, which lasted…
Book Program at Tekeyan Center in Pasadena
PASADENA, Calif. — Tekeyan Cultural Association’s Pasadena-Glendale Chapter organized a book presentation that took place on Sunday, July 14, at Tekeyan’s Beshgeturian Center Hall in Altadena. Asdghig Khanjian was master…
US Places Sanctions on Turkish Firm for its Corrupt Trade with Venezuela
BY Harut Sassounian California Courier Editor In addition to US and European Union punitive actions against Turkey for various violations, the US Treasury Department imposed sanctions last week against a…
Armenian Flag Raised on Mt. Kilimanjaro
Anthony Ghanime, a 27-year-old Glendale resident, recently climbed the tallest peak in Africa—Mt. Kilimanjaro, Asbarez reported. The trek to the summit of Mt. Kilimanjaro took a total of 8 days,…
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Re: THE GRACIOUS ACT OF ABDICATION Dear Prof. Demirdjian, Your farsighted and healthy advice should be heeded by the corrupted religious leaders both in the persons of Arch. Hovnan Derderian…