Month: September 2024

US Helsinki Commission hearing spotlights Azerbaijan’s aggression against Armenia

WASHINGTON—Senate Foreign Relations Committee Chair Ben Cardin (D-MD) condemned Azerbaijan’s ethnic cleansing of Nagorno-Karabakh (Artsakh) and its ongoing aggression against…

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A Russian national to represent Armenia in Miss Universe 2024

If a few years ago I was told that a Russian woman would represent Armenia in the Miss Universe competition,…

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The faces of being serious while searching for happiness

Armenians tend to be passionate and even intense people. Expressing an opinion can be so filled with emotion that a…

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Rebecca’s Window

On a Saturday morning, April 13, 1974 to be exact, a thought came to me to visit my maternal grandparents,…

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The Region in Brief

Artsakh The Prosecutor General of Azerbaijan has announced the conclusion of a preliminary investigation into the former military and political…

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Armenia and Azerbaijan spar over Pashinyan’s proposal for interim treaty

YEREVAN—During the “Yerevan Dialogue” international forum on September 10, Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan addressed the pressing question of whether…

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The 81st Venice Film Festival presents “I Will Take Revenge on the World Through Love”

On September 6, 2024, the 81st Venice International Film Festival premiered the documentary drama I Will Take Revenge on the…

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Heads in the dirt

Hundreds, even thousands, of men’s heads sticking out of the ground in the scorching heat. Women bashing their heads on…

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The significance of the Holy Cross

In the Armenian Apostolic Church there are a few feasts dedicated to the Holy Cross. One of them is “Discovering…

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St. Khach chapel, pilgrimage site of Khachverats

The population of Gavar city and the nearby villages of the Gegharkunik province of Armenia assemble annually at St. Khach…

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