When Arev Melkonyan went to her first prenatal checkup, she felt invisible. “The doctor ignored me completely,” she remembers. Melkonyan was with a friend of hers, a friend whom the doctor immediately instructed to lie […]
YEREVAN—In October, Armenia became the innovation hub of the world. More than 90 scientists and 1000 participants from 20 countries participated in the Global Innovation Forum (GIF). Dubbed “Transforming Intelligence,” the three-day event was organized […]
Editor’s Note: The previously published version of this article inaccurately described the communique of the ARF’s youth wing, writing that it specifically referenced the Ministry’s funding for houZANK u ZANQ. YEREVAN—A public dance performance in […]
“She plays the piano like a man!“ That was one of the statements in a review of my 2008 Merkin Hall debut at Lincoln Center. I remember reading this strange expression and suddenly feeling a […]
Well, the secret is out—2020 looks like it’s going to be a very busy year for the Armenian tourism industry. This week’s news that the Irish low-cost carrier Ryanair will start flights to Yerevan follows […]
YEREVAN—The Yerevan Municipal Council passed a decision this week to name a park after the First Armenian Republic’s Honorary Consul to Japan Diana Apcar. The October 8 decision, which entered into force the next day, […]
YEREVAN—The presidents of Russia, Belarus, Kazakhstan, and Kyrgyzstan came together in Armenia along with Iran’s President Hassan Rohani and Singaporean Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong for the one-day session of the Supreme Eurasian Economic Council. […]
YEREVAN—The annual Teach For All Global Conference will be held from October 21 to 23, 2019 in the Armenian capital of Yerevan. Co-hosted with Teach For Armenia, the conference will gather more than 450 members […]
At first blush, it may seem like an odd pairing: Gurdjieff and Komitas. The father of modern Armenian music, Komitas Vartabed the itinerant priest who recorded thousands of Armenian ballads before the onslaught of the […]
Kim Kardashan broke the Internet again! Well, the Armenian Internet anyway. When the organizing team of the World Congress on Information Technology, of which I am a member, broke the news that Armenia’s prodigal daughter […]
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