Louise Manoogian Simone passed away at the age of 85 on February 18, 2019. She dedicated her life to civic leadership, philanthropy, and was first and foremost passionate about the promotion of Armenian culture and heritage. Most who knew her will remember her as an intelligent, outspoken, witty woman who strived for excellence in herself and others. The driving principle in all that she did was to benefici ...

This article sets out how Turks generally view the context, events and implications of the massacres of ethnic Armenians living in the Ottoman Empire during World War I. Armenians dispute key parts of the information . In Turkey today, most people know nothing about their fourth generation of grandparents, many have hometowns outside of Turkey’s current borders. Millions more are grandchildren of immigrants ...

This article sets out how Armenians generally view the context, events and implications of the massacres of ethnic Armenians living in the Ottoman Empire during World War I. Turkey disputes key parts of the information . The extermination of Armenians in the Ottoman Empire and the surrounding regions during 1915-1923 was masterminded and perpetrated by the government of Young Turks, according to the Armenia ...

YEREVAN, January 23. /ARKA/. Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan had an informal meeting with Azerbaijan’s President Ilham Aliyev yesterday in Davos. Pashinyan posted on his Facebook page that during the meeting, the parties exchanged views on the current status and the prospects of the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict settlement negotiations and that the meeting lasted around one hour and a half. Karabakh con ...

The EU welcomed on Friday (18 January) a recent thaw in relations between Azerbaijan and Armenia over the conflict of Nagorno-Karabakh. Armenia is technically at war with Azerbaijan over the territory of Nagorno-Karabakh, which is only de facto under the control of Yerevan. Fighting between ethnic Azeris and Armenians first erupted in 1991 and a ceasefire was agreed in 1994. Armenia and Azerbaijan were agai ...

Sizlere ve Ailelerinize, Mutlu ve Saglikli bir 2019 senesi diler. Թող 2019-ը Ձեր և Ձեր ընտանիքների համար լինի ծաղկուն ու երջանիկ տարի Wishes you and your families, a Happy & Prosperous 2019 ...

    Our annual “country of the year” award goes not to the most influential nation, nor to the richest, nor to the one with the tastiest food (sorry, Japan). It celebrates progress. Which country has improved the most in the past 12 months? It is a tricky choice. A stellar performance in one year is no guarantee of future success. Last year’s pick, France, is now racked by riots. Myanmar, our winner in 2015 ...

Armenia's acting Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan has won a convincing victory in Sunday's snap parliamentary election, consolidating his authority. His bloc won more than 70% of the vote, the country's election commission said. A journalist turned politician, Mr Pashinyan spearheaded a peaceful revolution in April. He now has a parliamentary majority to push through his programme of tackling corruption and r ...

Trump administration plants US flag in Armenia A visit by National Security Advisor John Bolton made clear that the past practice of looking the other way as Armenia deepened ties with Iran is over Richard Giragosian For the small country of Armenia, the past several months have marked an impressive emergence on the world stage. In a first-ever visit by a German leader, Chancellor Angela Merkel visited Arme ...

Electrical generation, gas pipelines and hydro power are all being considered, as sanctions on Iran have been dropped By Najam Abbas LONDON Armenia is negotiating a series of major trade and investment deals with Iran, in the wake of international sanctions being lifted. These include: -- Iran-Armenia railway -- Iranian gas transit through Armenia -- Armenia-Iran power transmission line -- North-South highw ...