SANTA MONICA, Calif.—Acclaimed Armenian singer and performer Adiss Harmandian has died. His family announced that Harmandian peacefully passed away at the UCLA Santa Monica Hospital on September 1 after a 15-year struggle with cancer. He […]
CANNES, France—One thousand choristers paid tribute to French Armenian performer and international icon Charles Aznavour with concerts on the French Riviera on August 9 and 10. The choristers, known as “Les 1000 choristes,” accompanied by […]
The Armenian scholarly community is grieving the loss of renowned genocide researcher and author Vahakn Dadrian, who passed away on August 2, 2019. He was 93 years old. Vahakn Norair Dadrian was born on May […]
ISTANBUL—Three flames, lit in Armenia, Cilicia and Artsakh, will converge in Stepanakert in August at the launch of the 7th Pan-Armenian Games (August 5 to August 17). One torch was lit in Khor Virap, Armenia […]
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, […]
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