Lebanon

WATERTOWN — Siran Salibian, the decades-long Activity Director of the Armenian Nursing and Rehabilitation Center, passed away peacefully on June 28, 2025 in Irvine, California, with her beloved children, Garo[...]

A powerhouse of philanthropic vision and a pillar of strength to the Armenian community of Lebanon, steel industrialist Sarkis Demirdjian died on June 8, 2025, at age 92, with an[...]

BEIRUT (Armenpress) — Nora Bayrakdarian has been appointed Lebanon’s Minister of Youth and Sports, the Lebanese Aztag newspaper reported on February 11. Bayrakdarian, an Armenian-Lebanese Professor, is a lecturer at[...]

BEIRUT (L’Orient-Le Jour) — Armenians across the Middle East and the rest of the diaspora were shocked by reports that on February 1, the Very Rev. Anania Koujanian, Deputy Archbishop of[...]

WATERTOWN — Arsinée Keusseyan of Watertown, MA, passed away peacefully at age 93 on December 21, 2024. She was born in Iskenderoun (formerly Syria, now Turkey). After the annexation of[...]

YEREVAN/GENEVA — The Beirut-born Vicken Bayramian is an international business lawyer and serial entrepreneur. He holds a Master of Laws (LL.M.) in International Business, Trade, and Tax Law from Sorbonne[...]

Author Ghillie Başan writes: “The food of Lebanon, Syria and Jordan takes me on a journey as every dish has a connection to stories and passion, old traditions and new.[...]

NEW YORK — Nubar Kupelian was born in Egypt on November 1, 1933, to Armenian Genocide survivors Megerditch and Araxi. He was one of three children, with an older sister[...]

CHICAGO — Catholicos Aram I of the Great House of Cilicia visited the Honorary Consulate of Armenia in Chicago. Honorary Consul Oscar S. Tatosian hosted a reception and luncheon in[...]

BOSTON — This week, Catholicos of the Great See of Cilicia Aram I is paying a visit to the Boston area. During the past week, he visited St. Stephen’s Armenian[...]