LONDON—Thousands attended the popular and much-loved annual Armenian Summer Festival (ASF) in London on Sunday. What has become a yearly ritual for UK-based Armenians is also recognized as the largest Armenian event of the...
LONDON—Thousands attended the popular and much-loved annual Armenian Summer Festival (ASF) in London on Sunday. What has become a yearly ritual for UK-based Armenians is also recognized as the largest Armenian event of the summer in Europe. Armenians and non-Armenians alike from across the United Kingdom and Northern Ireland...
Washington, D.C. – Today, the U.S. House of Representatives is poised to consider the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) for Fiscal Year 2023 (FY23), of which 5 bipartisan amendments, ranging from the release of Armenian POWs to prohibiting the sale of F-16s to Turkey, were made in order by...
Dr. Richard Hovannisian (center) receiving the Distinguished Humanitarian Award alongside Assembly Co-Chair Anthony Barsamian, Assembly President Carolyn Mugar, and Assembly Co-Chair Van Krikorian Los Angeles, CA – The Armenian Assembly of America (Assembly) celebrated its milestone 50th anniversary at the downtown Los Angeles Jonathan Club’s outdoor “Great Lawn” on...
On November 11-13 the first Convention of the Future Armenian will be held in Yerevan based on the “citizens’ assembly” model of participatory democracy. The participants of the Convention from the Republic of Armenia, Artsakh and Diaspora will discuss the existing issues and challenges and will adopt package proposals...
On 30 June, the European Commission and Europa Nostra announced the 2022 winners of the European Heritage Awards / Europa Nostra Awards, funded by the EU Creative Europe programme. This year, which marks the 20th anniversary of Europe’s most prestigious awards in the heritage field, 30 heritage achievements from...
Across the Armenian world, the need for unity of purpose has been repeated time and again – especially in these times of existential crisis. The importance of harmonizing the strengths and skills of our thousand-year-old people, both in Armenia and in Diaspora, thus assumes a fundamental role. Armenians are...
Photo: Czech Presidency of the Council of the European Union The small Bohemian town of Litomyšl became a metaphorical “centre of Europe” this Friday as the Czech government met with European Commission leaders to discuss the country’s plans for its six-month-long EU presidency. Following the meeting, the Czech Philharmonic...
JERUSALEM, June 18–The Palestinian Authority’s Higher Presidential Committee of Church Affairs has sent a letter to Patriarch Nourhan Manougian of Jerusalem demanding an explanation for the latter’s questionable real estate transactions (lease or sale) with Israeli interests. Below are the highlights of the letter and the Arabic original of...
A leading Armenian telecoms company – Telecom Armenia – is to receive a US$ 20 million loan from the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) to finance its growth, including network expansion in rural areas, and refinance existing debt. Telecom Armenia is undertaking a seven-year network improvement programme...
Serge Momjian’s new book “Vardan” was published in London. The author, Serge Momjian, splendidly recaptures the horror of theChristian persecutions and martyrs of the past and the terrific spiritof Vardan, who, along with the Armenian people, defended theirprinciples during a turbulent period of their history. The book offersfresh and...
