This Sunday, November 10, 2024—at the request of His Holiness Karekin II, the Supreme Patriarch and Catholicos of All Armenians—the Armenian faithful around the world will join a special prayer service for the Armenian...
This Sunday, November 10, 2024—at the request of His Holiness Karekin II, the Supreme Patriarch and Catholicos of All Armenians—the Armenian faithful around the world will join a special prayer service for the Armenian POWs still held captive in Azerbaijan since the Artsakh War of 2020 and the Artsakh...
On 6 November 2024 a conference titled “COP29 in Baku: Greenwashing an Ethnic Cleansing?” was held at the European Parlement. The conference focused on various aspects of holding this global UN conference in Azerbaijan, notably in the context of the developments in the region, such as the ethnic cleansing...
On 25 October, Armenia’s first cultural policy platform – ASA FORUM – was launched in Yerevan. Funded by the European Union under the KATAPULT project, and implemented by AGBU Armenia, Creative Armenia, and ArtNexus Sweden, this forum aims to strengthen cultural policies and encourage innovative collaborations. It brings together...
By Paul Vartan Sookiasian A film profiling the life of an Armenian man who fled pogroms in Azerbaijan and embarked on a new career fixing instruments for students in the United States has won the Oscar for Best Documentary Short Film at Sunday’s Academy Awards. “The Last Repair Shop”...
Caption for photo 1: Pictured from left to right: ZI President K.M. Greg Sarkissian and Her Excellency the Right Honourable Mary Simon, Governor General of Canada (Photo via Office of Governor General) On February 22, 2024, 60 new members were invested into the Order of Canada at Rideau Hall...
BRUSSELS, ARMENPRESS. Ambassador of Armenia to Belgium and Head of the Mission of Armenia to the European Union Anna Aghadjanian has lauded the very high-level political dialogue between Armenia and Belgium.In an interview to ARMENPRESS ahead of the Belgian Foreign Minister Hadja Lahbib’s visit to Armenia, Ambassador Aghadjanian spoke...
On July 29, 68-year-old Vagif Khachatryan, who, having serious health issues, was being transported from Nagorno-Karabakh to Armenia for medical treatment, accompanied by the International Committee of Red Cross, was abducted by the representatives of the border guard service of Azerbaijan at the illegal checkpoint installed on the Lachin...
The devastating news that Sinead O’Connor has died arrived Wednesday afternoon. Details are scant, but O’Connor had battled mental health problems for years. She was just 56. “It is with great sadness that we announce the passing of our beloved Sinéad,” her family wrote in a statement. “Her family and friends...
The Republic’s President chaired a meeting of the Cabinet of Ministers On February 23, President of the Artsakh Republic Arayik Harutyunyan chaired a meeting of the Cabinet of Ministers. The Head of the State presented the military political and socio-economic situation developed in the republic as a result of...
The entire faithful of the Armenian Church in the UK and I join the people of the United Kingdom and Commonwealth with our prayers for the peaceful rest of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II. We pray that the Lord may receive her faithful soul in in His Heavenly...