He highlighted that this “tragedy casts a shadow on Russia, deceived in its peacekeeping mission.”

The trial, which began on January 17, continues amid calls for leniency.

WASHINGTON, Jan. 21, 2025—The World Bank Group’s Board of Executive Directors today endorsed a new five-year Country Partnership Framework (CPF) for Armenia. The framework aims to reduce poverty and promote prosperity across the country by creating better job opportunities, improving human capital outcomes, and enhancing resilience. Armenia has made significant development gains in recent years. However, infrastructure

Continuing its digitalization ambitious efforts to enhance the customer service experience quality Ucom announces its collaboration with Cerillion, a global leader in Operational and Business Support Systems (OSS/BSS) for the telecom industry. The new solution allows Ucom to integrate its services and customer data into a unified convergent system. This will empower Ucom to scale

Today, January 21, 2025, marked the first day for Sahag-Mesrob Armenian Christian School students to continue their 2025-2026 school year at the AGBU Vatche and Tamar Manoukian Cultural Center in Pasadena, after the tragic Eaton Fire destroyed their campus in Altadena, reports Zartonk Media.The students were officially welcomed to their new temporary home during an

I won’t lie — these days, my trips to Toronto often begin with a sense of dread.  The journey feels longer now than when I was younger. The once-exciting plane rides have become tests of patience, filled with cramped seats and stale air. Time zones feel harder to adjust to, and with each visit, I

Austrian poet Rainer Maria Rilke wrote: “It is not enough to have memories. You must be able to forget them when they are many and have the immense patience to wait until they return.” This is perhaps truer of refugees than any other member of society. Through the passage of time and new political realities,

At each family gathering, I prepare the centerpiece of the table: freshly cut pomegranates, their ruby seeds glistening like jewels. Pomegranates are sacred in Armenian culture, representing fertility, unity and the resilience of our people.  Splitting one open is both an art and a test of patience, requiring careful precision to preserve the seeds without

YEREVAN—On January 17, 2025, several organizations from Artsakh held a public demonstration near the United Nations office in Yerevan, Armenia, demanding the release of Armenian prisoners of war. The date of the protest was not chosen randomly; it coincided with the commencement of illegal and superficial trials in Azerbaijan against 16 individuals detained on false

WATERTOWN, Mass.—On January 18, over 45 central council members of the Armenian Youth Federation – Youth Organization of the Armenian Revolutionary Federation (AYF-YOARF) traveled to the Hairenik Building in Watertown, Massachusetts to plan programs and events, outline calendars and exchange ideas with their peers to shape the forthcoming year.  “Behind every event, fundraiser, gathering or

On January 14, 2025, as U.S. President Joe Biden’s administration breathed its last days, Armenia and the United States signed a Strategic Partnership Charter in Washington, D.C. The document was signed by Armenia’s Foreign Minister Ararat Mirzoyan and U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken. This article will highlight the key points of the agreement and

Despite our disunity, many diasporan Armenians prefer to remain optimistic about our future. It seems logical at face value. Why would we dedicate ourselves to our community institutions if we had lost hope about the sustainability of those investments? Our communities and organizations are blessed with countless servants who carry the torch from the past

This year, I attended the Burbank Human Relations Council’s annual Martin Luther King Jr. Day celebration. The focus was on assisting those suffering from the ravages of the two most destructive urban fires in Los Angeles. As usual, it was an uplifting event and reconfirmed my inclination to present an Armenian-adapted version of MLK’s famous

On January 19, 2007, a 17-year-old self-proclaimed Turkish nationalist killed Hrant Dink, the editor of Istanbul’s bilingual Turkish and Armenian weekly Agos, outside his office. News of his murder stunned people inside and outside Turkey. The 53-year-old Dink was guilty of nothing more than having the courage to defend freedom of the press and to

Former Congressman Robert Livingston Former Congressman Robert Livingston published a commentary in the Wall Street Journal last week asking outgoing U.S. Attorney General Merrick Garland to apologize for investigating the Livingston Group, a lobbying firm that was paid millions of dollars by the government of Turkey to deny the Armenian Genocide and block its acknowledgment

Natacha Kalfayan is a visionary artist who turns trash into treasure with her bold upcycled designs. A Lebanese-Egyptian-Armenian who moved to Armenia in 2006, she has redefined jewelry through her Made-vel-e brand—not just by teaching her team to craft unconventional pieces, but by championing an ideology of innovation and sustainability. Her creations, made from paper

COMO  | ★★★½ | ֏֏֏ ($$$) | Pan Italian | 25 Pushkin Street | (011) 771077  In recent years, Yerevan has seen a surge of Italian restaurant openings, from Extra Virgin and La Piazza to Mina, Casa Nostra, and more. These establishments consistently range from good to very good. Among them is Como Restaurant. Today,

How often have you heard about vending machines that dispense food for stray dogs in exchange for recycled plastic? Or perhaps you’ve come across stories of Sweden, one of the global leaders in sustainability, importing waste from other countries and turning it into a profitable recycling industry. Waste management has come a long way, globally.

In 1960s Beirut, Anahid Doniguian would spend her afternoons as a child in the warm, enticing aromas of her family kitchen, carefully observing her mother as she artfully prepared an array of appetizing dishes and desserts. With each stir of a pot and fold of dough, Anahid unknowingly set the foundation for what would become

The former firehouse in Sakharov Square, designed by Yerevan’s first chief architect Nikoghayos Buniatyan, has been abandoned for over a decade. Once a state protected heritage site, the building was privatized, and its survival and future remains unclear. But what is clear, yet known to few, is that the former fire station has had a