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By Alexander-Michael Hadjilyra ANTELIAS, Lebanon — Ara Mandjikian was born in Karadouran, Kessab, Syria, on March 21, 1942. At a young age, he and his family moved to Bourj Hammoud,[...]

LOS ANGELES — Nerses Babayan is the son of Yervant and Rosine Babayan and the grandson of Archpriest Nerses Avak Kahana Babayan of Aintab. He was born in Aleppo in[...]

BEIRUT — The Vahan Tekeyan School in Lebanon announced the inauguration of the Sam and Sylva Simonian Kindergarten on Sunday, October 1. This event took place on the school premises[...]

WATERTOWN — Tekeyan Cultural Association West Coast members and friends have contributed $10,400 towards the purchase of an urgently needed school bus for the Vahan Tekeyan School in Beirut, Lebanon.[...]

BEIRUT — The once-mighty Armenian diasporan community of Lebanon has suffered greatly as a result of the nonstop onslaught on the country’s economy. While many have left to seek a[...]

BEIRUT — On Wednesday, July 19, 2023 the Haigazian University (HU) Arthur Matossian Gallery exhibited the handwoven kilims of 35 students from different Lebanese Armenian schools. The exhibit was attended[...]

NEW YORK — The continuously growing socio-economic crisis in Lebanon is negatively affecting various Lebanese organizations and ventures, one of them being the Tekeyan Cultural Association’s beloved Vahan Tekeyan Middle School[...]

GLENDALE, Calif. — On Saturday, April 15, 2023, Dr. Vartkes Najarian passed away peacefully at his home in Glendale, CA, surrounded by his wife, children, their spouses, grandchildren and great-grandchild.[...]

YEREVAN — Hrair Diarbekirian is one of the prominent representatives of contemporary Lebanese fine art. Born in Beirut, in 1946, he attended the Academie Libanaise des Beaux Arts. A staple[...]

By Raffi V. Arkun and Aram Arkun Special to the Mirror-Spectator JAMAICA PLAIN, Mass. — While there may seem to be more and more people living to their 90s, and[...]