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ATHENS (Nor Ashkharh) – Taking advantage of the presence in Athens of Dr. Hratch Kouyoumjian, the secretary of the central executive of the Armenian Democratic Liberal Party (ADL)’s Reform and[...]

ISTANBUL (Daily Sabah) — The Supreme Court of Switzerland has overruled its judgment of Dogu Perinçek, a prominent Turkish politician and leader of the Vatan Party, over his conviction for[...]

MADRID, Spain (Public Radio of Armenia) — The Spanish city of Benalmadena  has officially recognized and condemned the Armenian Genocide. The City Council unanimously voted in favor of the institutional statement. More[...]

Muriel Mirak-Weissbach Special to the Mirror-Spectator BERLIN — Rumors, reports and allegations pertaining to covert support for terrorists by Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s government have circulated since the first armed[...]

Special to the Mirror-Spectator Much has been made of the official Turkish reaction to statements made by Pope Francis during his visit to Armenia June 24-26. That hysterical response was[...]

By Muriel Mirak-Weissbach Special to the Mirror-Spectator BERLIN — This is a most rare art exhibition. Not focused on one artist or even a school, it presents the works of distinct[...]

VATICAN (Vatican Radio) — The official program for Pope Francis’ three-day visit to Armenia, from June 24 to 26 (all times are local) was just released by the Vatican. It[...]

YEREVAN (RFE/RL) — France plans to enact a new law that will make it a crime to publicly deny the 1915 Armenian genocide in Ottoman Turkey, the French ambassador to Armenia,[...]

YEREVAN (Armenpress) — Citizens of Armenia will be able to acquire visas to travel to Switzerland by means of a simplified procedure. The Armenian parliament is discussing the ratification issue[...]

By Muriel Mirak-Weissbach Special to the Mirror-Spectator BERLIN — As the croupier at the roulette table says, “les jeux sont fait.” The die is cast. In the wake of the German[...]

PRAGUE (Armenpress) — In an interview with the Czech Parliamentni Listi online newspaper, Czech President Milos Zeman said he intends to urge the Parliament and the Government of the Czech Republic[...]