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In Sight

Regardless of whether President Biden honors his commitment to officially recognize the Armenian Genocide, the battle for recognition has clearly swung in favor of the truth. As the nation count increases, the defiant Turks are […]

Sports

Berj Najarian fosters ‘The Patriot Way’ with custom, record-breaking cleats for Armenia

Cam Newton was pacing the SoFi Stadium sideline flashing his megawatt smile and waiting for the clock to run out when Berj Najarian, the team’s director of football and head coach administration, called on the […]

News

Armenia and Artsakh face tension, uncertainty in new year

As Armenia enters the new year, it faces a host of national security challenges in the aftermath of the recent Artsakh War that reveal limited prospects for peace under the ceasefire agreement. The November 9 […]

Art

Masha Keryan is having a moment.

Local artist Masha Keryan finds beauty in chaos…even something as all-consuming and cataclysmic as war in her homeland. “When the war started, I lost touch with reality,” she reflected one Sunday afternoon from her underground […]

In Sight

The debate currently raging in Armenia about the future of Prime Minister Pashinyan’s government has brought out the best and worst of a wounded society. Certainly, the political rhetoric is not contributing to the stability […]

Opinion

The current crisis in Armenia and Artsakh has led to a national brain freeze. After having spent the last month and a half in a delusional state, Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan and his supporters and […]

Literary Corner

A group of European scholars, writers, professors and politicians are proud to present their love letter to Armenia. Armenia, Mon Amour. Ten Europeans Speak is a collection of perceptive, moving and amusing essays authored by […]

News

YEREVAN – The postal services of Armenia, Haypost, announced the release of a postage stamp dedicated to Diana A. Apcar (1859-1937) as part of its annual “Armenian history” series. The postage stamp (30.0 x 40.0 […]

In Sight

Once again we find ourselves at a fork in the road. This is where we either remain whole and move forward or we splinter into pieces sacrificing our future. When something as traumatic as the […]

Tashjian's Take

On November 10, 2020, Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan announced on Facebook that Yerevan had agreed to a Russian-brokered armistice and thus cessation of hostilities with Azerbaijan. “I made that decision as a result of […]