Delegation to Assess Democratic Conditions Through Broad Consultations Yerevan, Armenia — The International Observatory for Democracy in Armenia (IODA), an international, non-partisan organization, today announced the launch of its first fact-finding mission to evaluate democratic...
From Arthur Hagopian in Sydney Feb 25, 2026 Police have arrested two men in connection with the assumed murder of aged Armenian widower, Chris Baghsarian, the 85-year-old Armenian widower, who was...
From Arthur Hagopian Sydney, Feb 21, 2026 It’s been eight days now, and Australia’s Armenians are still waiting for a safe denouement of the mistaken kidnapping of an aged Armenian from his home in...
On 17–19 February 2026, at the invitation and with the blessing of His Holiness Karekin II, Supreme Patriarch and Catholicos of All Armenians, the Assembly of Bishops convened in the city of Sankt Pölten,...
By Arthur Hagopian Sydney, Feb 16, 2026 Never in their painful annals have the Armenians of Jerusalem been visited by this latest calamity in, of all places, distant Australia’s largest metropolis, Sydney. It was...
More than 300 eligible nominators worldwide contacted ahead of the 2026 Nobel Peace Prize deadline of 31 January 2026 25 January 2026 — A global civil society initiative advocating for the release of Armenian...
Armenian-American writer Taleen Voskuni will release Our Ex’s Wedding, a new romantic comedy from Berkley, on January 20, 2026, centering an Armenian love story in California wine country, where a wedding planner and a...
AGBU and Creative Armenia have jointly announced the recipients of the 2026 Creative Armenia-AGBU Fellowships—a one-year program that provides five exceptional artists with a $5,000 grant, mentorships with industry leaders, and diverse promotional opportunities. As partner...
Foreign Minister Ararat Mirzoyan meets with Secretary of State Marco Rubio in Washington on Jan. 13 Foreign Minister Ararat Mirzoyan and Secretary of State Marco Rubio signed a joint statement on the implementation of...
The World Bank’s Board of Executive Directors has approved $250 million in financing for the Armenia Housing Response and Mortgage Market Enhancement Project, a program designed to expand access to affordable housing for refugee...
Delegation to Assess Democratic Conditions Through Broad Consultations Yerevan, Armenia — The International Observatory for Democracy in Armenia (IODA), an international, non-partisan organization, today announced the launch of its first fact-finding mission to evaluate democratic conditions ahead of Armenia’s parliamentary elections scheduled for June 7, 2026. From March 7 to...
From Arthur Hagopian in Sydney Feb 25, 2026 Police have arrested two men in connection with the assumed murder of aged Armenian widower, Chris Baghsarian, the 85-year-old Armenian widower, who was kidnapped from his home in suburban Sydney 12 days ago. The move came following the...
From Arthur Hagopian Sydney, Feb 21, 2026 It’s been eight days now, and Australia’s Armenians are still waiting for a safe denouement of the mistaken kidnapping of an aged Armenian from his home in a suburb of Sydney. The innocent, 85-year-old man, Chris (Khatchig) Baghsarian was snatched at 5am...
On 17–19 February 2026, at the invitation and with the blessing of His Holiness Karekin II, Supreme Patriarch and Catholicos of All Armenians, the Assembly of Bishops convened in the city of Sankt Pölten, Austria, concluded its proceedings. As a result of the meeting, the participants issued the following...
By Arthur Hagopian Sydney, Feb 16, 2026 Never in their painful annals have the Armenians of Jerusalem been visited by this latest calamity in, of all places, distant Australia’s largest metropolis, Sydney. It was 5am, Friday morning. 85-year-old Chris Baghsarian tossed and turned in bed, battling with a nightmare that...
More than 300 eligible nominators worldwide contacted ahead of the 2026 Nobel Peace Prize deadline of 31 January 2026 25 January 2026 — A global civil society initiative advocating for the release of Armenian hostages and the protection of fundamental human rights has launched an international campaign urging eligible...
Armenian-American writer Taleen Voskuni will release Our Ex’s Wedding, a new romantic comedy from Berkley, on January 20, 2026, centering an Armenian love story in California wine country, where a wedding planner and a winery owner are forced to work together on their mutual ex’s wedding, a setup Voskuni...
AGBU and Creative Armenia have jointly announced the recipients of the 2026 Creative Armenia-AGBU Fellowships—a one-year program that provides five exceptional artists with a $5,000 grant, mentorships with industry leaders, and diverse promotional opportunities. As partner with Creative Armenia since the inception of its fellowship program, AGBU expressed its congratulations and...
Foreign Minister Ararat Mirzoyan meets with Secretary of State Marco Rubio in Washington on Jan. 13 Foreign Minister Ararat Mirzoyan and Secretary of State Marco Rubio signed a joint statement on the implementation of the Trump Route for International Peace and Prosperity, known as TRIPP, after their meeting in...
The World Bank’s Board of Executive Directors has approved $250 million in financing for the Armenia Housing Response and Mortgage Market Enhancement Project, a program designed to expand access to affordable housing for refugee households through rental assistance and subsidized mortgages, while also strengthening Armenia’s housing and mortgage systems....
