WASHINGTON, D.C.—The U.S. Senate has rejected a bid to block the easing of sanctions on Russian aluminum company Rusal PLC, which will have the practical effect of reducing pressure on an Armenian aluminum mill, reported […]
YEREVAN—The seventh National Assembly of Armenia officially convened for its first parliamentary session since December’s snap election. Deputies were sworn in last week ahead of Monday’s meeting, completing the peaceful transition of power triggered by […]
According to the Early Warning Project of the U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum, Turkey is ranked 8th among countries with the highest risk of committing mass killings. Azerbaijan is wrongly ranked much lower at 87th, and […]
Many Armenians of the diaspora ended up in California. Another group settled on the east coast. My destiny was in Minnesota. In 2009 at Russian-Armenian (Slavonic) University, I won an academic exchange fellowship to study […]
Our mother was born in Yerevan, Armenia. She was named Ziazan, which means rainbow—a symbol of new beginnings and new hope since she was born the day after the anniversary of Armenia’s independence: May 28, […]
Here we are in a brand new year and the bad news from the end of last year is hounding Armenians already. The Republic of Armenia (ROA) has decided to dissolve its Diaspora ministry as […]
We, the undersigned independent journalists of the Armenian Diaspora, join our brothers and sisters in Armenia and elsewhere who have thus far expressed shock and dismay over recent announcements that Armenia’s Ministry of the Diaspora […]
The impasse between the legislative and executive branches in Washington, DC has led to the “government shutdown” dominating U.S. news in recent days. Before addressing the issue itself and its connection to Armenian concerns, here’s […]
NEW YORK — With the Armenian flag raised over New York City’s historic Cunard building, 400 guests attended the sold-out 15th Annual Children of Armenia Fund (COAF) Holiday Gala held on December 15th at Cipriani […]
We are nearing the Armenian Revolutionary Federation (ARF) World Congress when this 128 year-old political organization’s global branches will send delegates to Armenia for a thorough review of the past four years of activity, as […]
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