Month: August 2020

Edmen Shahbazyan Makes Patriotic Statement in First Career Defeat

For the first time in his life, Edmen Shahbazyan has experienced the sour taste of defeat. The young middleweight fighter’s…

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ANCA Calls for Emergency US Assistance to Lebanon

WASHINGTON, DC – In the aftermath of a powerful August 4th explosion in Beirut, which has left at least 100…

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Armenia extends hand to Lebanon after deadly explosion

YEREVAN—The Armenian government is mobilizing to provide emergency humanitarian assistance to Lebanon less than a day after a massive explosion…

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The Explosion: Lebanon Isn’t What Lebanon Was

The most beautiful sunset I’d seen over the Beirut horizon was only yesterday. It was a magnificent fusion of smooth,…

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Remembering Gregory E. Areshian

By Kristine Martirosyan-Olshansky and Emily Uyeda Kantrim  On August 2, 2020, the field of Armenian archaeology lost one of its…

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ARS stands with Lebanon and the Armenian community

The Armenian Relief Society extends its deepest condolences to the families of the victims of the calamity in Lebanon on…

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ANCA Fact-Checking False Parity

US diplomats and American media outlets are both guilty of fake parity – an artificial evenhandedness that strives to equate…

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Deadly Explosion Ravages Beirut

Updated August 5, 2020 BEIRUT—Lebanon is in a two-week state of emergency after a deadly massive explosion caused widespread destruction…

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AMAA Awards Scholarships to 85 Students in North America

PARAMUS, NJ – The Armenian Missionary Association of America (AMAA) awarded $221,300 in direct scholarship grants to 85 worthy students…

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In Memory of George Kamajian

George Krikor Kamajian of Thousand Oaks, California (formerly of Havertown, Pennsylvania) passed away peacefully on July 30, 2020. Husband, father,…

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