Mayor Vows to Compensate Yerevan For $20,000 Air Ticket
Dec 24, 2024 · By Gayane Saribekian. YEREVAN (Azatutyun.am) — Amid an uproar from his political opponents and media, Yerevan Mayor Tigran Avinyan said on Monday, December 23 that he will pay the municipal administration about $20,000 to cover the exorbitant cost of his recent flight to the United States.
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Visiting Armenia, Greta Thunberg Decries Azerbaijan’s Repressive …
Nov 21, 2024 · “Together with colleagues, on the Armenia-Georgia border, it is with great responsibility and joy that we welcomed Swedish environmental activist Greta Thunberg, who arrived in Armenia, boycotting the ongoing COP29 in …
Vardanyan Legal Team Condemns Azerbaijan’s New Charges …
Dec 19, 2024 · YEREVAN — In an unprecedented escalation of its ongoing crackdown on dissent, Azerbaijan prosecutors have unveiled a new and enormous array of some 45 potential charges against Armenian humanitarian and political prisoner Ruben Vardanyan, according to his legal team, in a statement on December 16.
From ‘Four Letter Words’ to ‘Anora,’ Karren Karagulian’s 30-Year ...
Nov 7, 2024 · By Preston Barta – Film Critic HOLLYWOOD (Denton Record-Chronicle) — After nearly three decades of working together, one of cinema’s more unnoticed but enduring collaborations returns. “Anora” sees writer-director Sean Baker and Armenian-American actor Karren Karagulian joining forces for the ninth time in film since they first linked up in 1996 for “Four Letter Words,” later ...
Could Aliyev Collapse like Assad? - The Armenian Mirror-Spectator
Dec 12, 2024 · The Assad family, father and son, dominated Syria for more than a half century. The last 13 years in Syria were chaotic, but diplomats from both the moderate Arab camp and Europe believed that since Bashar al-Assad and the Syrian army had won the civil war after recapturing much of northwestern Syria in 2016, that rapprochement was just a matter of time.
UCLA Announces Release of Documentary on Armenian Genocide …
Dec 19, 2024 · LOS ANGELES — The Armenian Genocide Research Program (AGRP) within the Promise Armenian Institute at UCLA and the Armenian Film Foundation present the release of a documentary titled, “What’s Next: Armenian Genocide Restitution in the Post-Recognition Era.”. Following President Biden’s recognition of the Armenian genocide in 2021, legal scholars and experts have considered what’s ...
Black Sea Lit Project Brings Nations Together
Oct 31, 2024 · SEVAN, Armenia — The transcultural literature project Geschichten vom Schwarzen Meer – Black Sea Lit is meant to open a dialog about the Black Sea region, including Armenia. Together with […]
Karen Ouzounian and Lembit Beecher’s Armenian Ode: Dear …
Dec 19, 2024 · On Friday, November 22 and Saturday, November 23, 2024, Cantori New York opened its 40th season with a thought provoking and technically accomplished commissioned world premiere of Dear Mountains, co-composed by the renowned cellist Karen Ouzounian and Lembit Beecher.. Conducted by Mark Shapiro, the piece featured performances by Ouzounian on cello, oud expert Ara Dinkjian and Philip Mayer on ...
AI Is the Future, and Armenia Is Placing a Big Bet on It
Nov 11, 2024 · Building on Strong Foundations. Armenia’s legacy as a tech hub and center of engineering talent dates back to the Soviet era, when the country ranked second among Soviet republics in the production of electric machines and had factories making early computers, automated control systems, radio electronics, space communication devices, and more.