Lisbon Beyond Editorials
On July 26, on the eve of the 30th anniversary of the Lisbon Five operation, hundreds marched in Lebanon in commemoration of the legacy of the five young Armenians who gave their lives for the […]
On July 26, on the eve of the 30th anniversary of the Lisbon Five operation, hundreds marched in Lebanon in commemoration of the legacy of the five young Armenians who gave their lives for the […]
Thousands of activists celebrate victory across the capital YEREVAN (A.W.)—Yerevan Mayor Taron Margaryan suspended the decision to raise transportation fares in a statement publicized on July 25. However, Margaryan insisted that the rise in prices […]
Layer by layer, the excavated ruins of one of the ancient Armenian cities of Tigranakert is revealing evidence of a once-thriving Armenian settlement that dates back to before the time of Christ. This Tigranakert is […]
Electricity production in Armenia has fully recovered from the major problems it was facing in the early 1990’s and is now a reliable industry. Armenia’s energy issues began after the 1989 earthquake, when the government […]
For more than a quarter of a century, journalist and author David Barsamian has been a tireless voice for social justice, broadcasting programs from India, to Syria, to the United States. Barsamian, whom Howard Zinn […]
The idea for this article came about when two individuals, one in Armenia, the other in the United States, asked what had led me to write a book on Komitas (Gomidas, in Western Armenian) and […]
YEREVAN, Armenia (A.W.)—The government’s decision to increase prices for public transport entered into force on July 20. Commuters using mini-buses (marshootkas) and buses saw fares increase by over 30 percent, from 100 to 150 drams […]
After brutally quelling massive domestic protests against his increasingly despotic rule, Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan is now facing another serious problem: his unexpected “success” in uniting Arabs and Jews against him! The Turkish […]
Senate Foreign Relations Committee Chairman Cites ‘Principled Position’ of UN Ambassador Nominee WASHINGTON—Senator Robert Menendez (D-N.J.), chairman of the Foreign Relations Committee, opened his hearing on the confirmation of Samantha Power to serve as UN […]
PHILADELPHIA, Pa.—The 93rd Convention of the Armenian Relief Society (ARS) Eastern Region focused on assisting Syrian Armenians affected by the war. Members of the convention were disturbed to hear that thousands of Armenian families in […]
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