United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres has appointed Movses Abelian of Armenia (as well as a national of Georgia), as the next Under-Secretary-General for General Assembly and Conference Management. He will succeed Catherine Pollard of Guyana […]
ALEPPO, Syria—ARF Bureau Representative Hagop Der Khatchadourian called for unity during a recent trip to Syria. On June 1, the Armenian Youth Federation (AYF) of Syria organized a celebration dedicated to the 101st anniversary of […]
Raffi Killian is based in London and was appointed to the ACAA Artsakh Fund in 2016. He is primarily responsible for project management oversight for the various initiatives of the committee. The following interview was […]
NEW YORK—Following her critically acclaimed debut last year, Armenian-American pianist Kariné Poghosyan returned to Zankel Hall at Carnegie Hall with “Music of My Soul” on May 30. Performances included DeFalla’s Fantasia Baetica and Khachaturian’s Adagio […]
YEREVAN (Asbarez)—The Armenian Revolutionary Federation Supreme Council of Armenia on Thursday held a rally at Yerevan’s Freedom Square that gave a stern warning to Armenia’s authorities to “Get Serious in the Name of the Country” […]
YEREVAN—Armenia’s President Armen Sarkissian met with a delegation representing the Armenian Revolutionary Federation (ARF), headed by the party’s Bureau chairperson Hagop Der Khatchadourian and ARF Armenia Supreme Council chairperson Ishkhan Saghatelyan. Upon the delegation’s request, […]
WORCESTER, Mass.—The sixth annual Worcester Armenian Film Festival, held on May 16 (Sprinkler Factory) and May 19 (Armenian Church of the Martyrs) brought together an eclectic selection of film and discussions with filmmakers. Organized by […]
BEIRUT, Lebanon—After months of careful planning and development, h-pem, an online cultural platform established by the Hamazkayin Armenian Educational and Cultural Society, was launched and made available to the public on May 13, 2019. “There […]
WATERTOWN, Mass.—Hamazkayin Eastern Region held its 43rd convention on May 4 and elected a new regional board. Representatives of Hamazkayin chapters region-wide as well as invited guests attended the convention that discussed the organization’s past […]
The Armenian Revolutionary Federation (ARF) Bureau has condemned the recent attack on the long-serving former ARF Bureau chairperson Hrant Markarian. The ARF says Markarian, an organizer of Artsakh’s struggle for freedom, was physically and verbally […]
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