Armenia & Karabakh

By Gerald Papasian GYUMRI, Armenia — On May 14, at Gyumri’s Yeia Ekmekchyan Benjamin Hall, and on May 16 in Yerevan, at the Hrachya Ghaplanian Dramatic Theater, the Turkish Niluferi[...]

YEREVAN (Armenpress) — On May 28 Armenians worldwide celebrated the 99th anniversary of establishment of the First Republic of Armenia and the historical victory in the battle of Sardarapat. On May 28, 1918,[...]

YEREVAN (Armenpress) — President Serzh Sargsyan awarded Armenian National Football Team and Manchester United midfielder Henrikh Mkhitaryan with the first degree Order for Services to the Motherland on the[...]

ECHMIADZIN, Armenia — Catholicos of All Armenians Karekin II received Edmond Y. Azadian, president of the Tekeyan Cultural Association of the United States and Canada, last week. The two discussed[...]

YEREVAN (Armenpress) — The preservation of the status qua in Nagorno Karabakh conflict zone is unacceptable, but at the same time the conflict has no military solution and must be settled only through peaceful[...]

YEREVAN — Nominations are open for the 2018 Aurora Prize for Awakening Humanity, a global humanitarian award granted by the Aurora Humanitarian Initiative on behalf of the survivors of the Armenian[...]

YEREVAN — The $1.1 Million Aurora Prize for Awakening Humanity was awarded on May 28, to Dr. Tom Catena, a Catholic missionary from Amsterdam, NY, who has saved thousands of lives[...]

YEREVAN —  On May 28, President Serzh Sargsyan hosted a gathering at the Presidential Palace for representatives of The Club de Madrid and Aurora Prize selection committee. The Club de Madrid is an[...]

YEREVAN (Armenpress) — On May 27, UWC Dilijan celebrated the graduation of its second crop of students, bidding farewell to 87 students from 50 countries who are leaving the college to explore the world.[...]

YEREVAN (Mediamax) —  First Aurora Prize Laureate Marguerite Barankitse has paid a visit to Armenia. First she visited the Tsitsernakaberd monument and laid flowers at the eternal flame. “I haven’t[...]

BOSTON — The iconic images of the late Princess Diana walking on a mine field cleared by the HALO Trust in Angola 20 years ago shocked people around the world and[...]