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Governor Newsom signs AB 91 to include Armenian-Americans in California demographic reporting
California Governor Gavin Newsom has signed Assembly Bill 91, The MENA Inclusion Act, into law, reports Armenian National Committee of America – Western Region (ANCA-WR). Authored by Assemblymember John Harabedian, Chair of the California Armenian...

Former Armenian Ombudsman Unveils New Opposition Group
“We are coming to solve problems,” he told a news conference. “We aspire to forming a government. I aspire to the post of Armenia’s prime minister. As an independent political force, we will be following this agenda.” Tatoyan, who is popular with...

Architect of need to change approach to renovation of Armenian Genocide Memorial
ArmInfo. Instead of completely demolishing the Tsitsernakaberd Armenian Genocide Memorial Complex, it's necessary to simply reconsider the approach to its reconstruction. Architect Anahit Tarkhanyan stated this at a press conference in Yerevan...

Ameriabank Joins FinTech Armenia Association as a Founding Member
YEREVAN — Ameriabank is the first bank to join FinTech Armenia Association as a founding member – a pioneering industry organization driving better fintech connectivity, innovation and transformation – both in Armenia and internationally. With its...

Artsakh Armenians hold protest in front of RA Government
ArmInfo. A group of Artsakh residents held a protest in front of the Armenian government building, demanding that the authorities no longer speak on their behalf on international platforms. Specifically, they expressed dissatisfaction with...

Sonesta’s Strategic Alliance with AKEN Hotels & Resorts Expands to Colombia
NEWTON, MA – Sonesta International Hotels Corporation (Sonesta) today announced the addition of a Colombian hotel to its distribution channels as part of its strategic alliance with AKEN Hotels & Resorts (AKEN). Effective immediately, the Bio...

Yerevan court sentences Armenian archbishop to two years in prison
The Yerevan City Criminal Court has sentenced Archbishop Mikael Ajapakhyan to two years in prison, finding him guilty in a case of public calls for seizing power, News.am reports. The prosecution requested a sentence of two years and six months in...
An Armenian family moved to South Carolina to live out the American dream. Then ICE arrested
CHARLESTON — Garik Mkrtchyan moved his family to the Lowcountry from Armenia in 2022 in search of the American dream. He started his own business, and his wife, Anahit Sirunyan, found a good office job with a commercial shipping company. They took...
British Library exhibition ‘Britanahay’ celebrates centuries of Armenian-British ties
London (Armenpress) — On October 6, the opening of the Britahanay exhibition took place at the British Library in London. Located in the Library’s Treasures Gallery, the exhibition celebrates the centuries-old relationship between Armenians and...
AMAA’s Tree-Planting Ceremony in Yerevan Honors Legacy of Rev. Dr. Movses B. Janbazian
Paramus, NJ – A fir tree-planting ceremony was held on September 25, at the courtyard of the Armenian Missionary Association of America’s (AMAA) Yerevan Headquarters on Baghramyan Ave. 18 to commemorate the 25th anniversary of the passing of Rev....

Mum takes her young children to countries with HIGH terrorism alerts - and says 'it's safer than the UK'
A mother who has taken her kids to countries with high terrorism alerts has shared why she feels they are actually safer than the UK. Karen Edwards and her husband, Shaun, are self-proclaimed globe-trotting nomads. The pair have visited an...

Court verdict: Armenia`s former minister of culture to pay AMD 25mln
ArmInfo.On October 7, 2025, the Anti-Corruption Court, following a new hearing of a civil case, upheld the claim of the RA Prosecutor General's Office against former RA Minister of Culture Hasmik Poghosyan. This was stated in a statement by the...
Armenian Archbishop Handed 2-Year Jail Term
A court in Yerevan handed the sentence to Archbishop Mikael Ajapahian at the end of an unusually quick trial condemned by the church, opposition groups and other critics of the Armenian government as a travesty of justice. It convicted him last...

Gender Party better than abortions
ArmInfo. Shaki Waterfall, a hydrogeological natural monument of Armenia and under state protection, has turned blood-red. This is due to the increasing frequency of "gender parties" (a shamanic event during which expectant parents, their friends,...

Armenian authorities preparing essential changes in submission of individual income statements - MP
ArmInfo.Armenian authorities are preparing significant changes to the process for individuals to submit income declarations. Acting Chairman of the National Assembly Committee on Economic Affairs Babken Tunyan announced this on his Facebook page....

Today, as Artsakh lies depopulated and Armenian cultural heritage faces systematic destruction, the silence of the international community has become a global disgrace. This silence is not a sign of peace-it is the death knell of justice
On September 27, 2020, at 7:10 a.m., the Turkish-Azerbaijani terrorist tandem unleashed a large-scale, meticulously pre-planned war against the Republic of Artsakh. The war was not only military in nature but also carried a clear genocidal...

2 dead after migrant speedboat overturns in Greece
ATHENS, Greece -- ATHENS, Greece (AP) — A speedboat carrying migrants overturned while it was being chased by the Greek coast guard near the island of Rhodes, leaving a man and a boy dead, the coast guard said Tuesday. The coast guard vessel was...

What the Rich Kids of Instagram did next: They were the wealthy brats who invented influencer culture - but 10 years on, dark truths have emerged about their glossy lifestyles
They flushed Rolexes down the toilet and smashed up supercars for fun. Private jet was their favourite mode of transport and they mocked 'peasants' who couldn't afford their lifestyle. The Rich Kids of Instagram may have been obnoxious, but...

Audición Gomidas of Uruguay, the first radio program of the Armenian diaspora, celebrates 90 years on air
Ninety years ago, in Montevideo, Uruguay, a group of young Armenians launched a radio program that would become the first of its kind in the diaspora. On August 18, 1935, Audición Gomidas (Komitas) went on air for the first time. What started as a...

Opening of the “Britano-Armenian” Exhibition at the British Library in London
LONDON — The British Library in London hosted the opening of the exhibition titled “Britano-Armenian” on October 6. The Embassy of Armenia in the United Kingdom released a statement about the event. Displayed in the Library’s Treasures Gallery,...