By Soso Dzamukashvili Tbilisi’s Armenian heritage is danger of being forgotten entirely, but there is some hope. Armenian intellectuals, wealthy merchants and leading cultural figures have been an integral part of life in the Georgian[...]
By Gavin Gummiskey BAKU (Irish Times) — When investigative journalist Khadija Ismayilova began reporting on the family wealth of Azerbaijan president Ilham Aliyev — including his daughter’s control of the construction company that[...]
YEREVAN / PARIS – American composer and violinist Kristapor Allen Najarian was born in 1991 in Orange County, Calif. He studied music composition and violin at the University of California, Los Angeles (Bachelor of Arts degree in Music)[...]
BERLIN — As the tensions between Azerbaijan and Armenia escalated in Summer 2020, it became clear to some think tanks and specialists in Germany that this was a kind of proxy conflict. Behind the historical conflict between the two[...]
By Araxie Cass Special to the Mirror-Spectator BEIRUT — A little over one year ago, in the aftermath of the 2020 Beirut Explosion, Kooyrigs, an Armenian feminist NGO, sprang into action with an initiative to distribute period kits to[...]
CAMBRIDGE, Ma. — Moderna has no plans to share the recipe for its COVID-19 vaccine because executives have concluded that scaling up the company’s own production is the best way to increase the global supply, the company’s chairman[...]
CAMBRIDGE, Ma. — Moderna co-founder and chairman Noubar Afeyan — an American entrepreneur of Armenian descent — has made to this year’s Forbes list of the 400 richest people in the United States. Landing the 212th with an estimated[...]
VENICE — The sixth annual Aurora Prize for Awakening Humanity was awarded this week to Julienne Lusenge, a human rights defender, co-founder of Women’s Solidarity for Inclusive Peace and Development (SOFEPADI) and Fund for[...]
LONDON — George Jerjian calls himself a “mindset mentor,” and writes self-help books for baby boomers about how to find purpose and passion in their retirement. He practices what he preaches. Jerjian has made it one of his own[...]
For many years, Lebanon was considered an idyllic country, a veritable heaven on earth, because of its natural beauty and freewheeling society offering luxury and a vibrant nightlife. Lebanon was the destination of choice in the Middle[...]
ARLINGTON, Mass. — The Cultural Impact Foundation recently announced its partnership with the film “45 Days: The Fight For A Nation,” a new feature documentary directed by Emile Ghessen and produced by Asko Akopyan. The movie is[...]
