05.09.2018 DR. MHER SAHAKYAN’S NEW BOOK ON CHINA’S ONE BELT, ONE ROAD INITIATIVE AND ARMENIA
Dr. Mher Sahakyan, head of the "China-Eurasia" Political and Strategic Research Foundation, member of the British Association for Chinese Studies, has published the new book on China’s One Belt, One Road Initiative and Armenia. The main aim of this study is to introduce a strategic roadmap through which Armenia can be involved in the Chinese "One Belt, One Road" initiative and strengthen its political, military-technical, financial and economic cooperation with China.

10.07.2018 TWO ARMENIANS TO BE REPRESENTED IN TURKISH PARLIAMENT
According to preliminary results of the Turkish Parliamentary elections, two Armenians will be represented in the Turkish Grand National Assembly. Garo Paylan has been elected from the pro-Kurdish Peoples’ Democratic Party (HDP), Margar Yesayan will represent the ruling Justice and Democracy Party (AKP).

06.07.2018 NASA AWARDS ITS HIGHEST HONOR TO YERVANT TERZIAN
NASA has announced it will award the Distinguished Public Service Medal, its highest honor, to astronomer Yervant Terzian, the Tisch Distinguished Professor Emeritus. The medal will be presented by NASA Administrator Jim Bridenstine at the NASA Johnson Space Center in Houston on Aug. 2. The ceremony will be broadcast live at noon EDT on NASA TV.

06.07.2018 ARMENIAN CHURCH OF HOLY RESURRECTION: SAVING THE SOUL OF A PAST COMMUNITY
The Armenian Church in Dhaka Bangladesh is embarking on an exciting, ambitious and unique community and history project. The church has existed in Dhaka for over 200 years and its community played an important mercantile role in the history of this wonderful country of Bengal.

11.06.2018 ARMENIAN DEFENCE MINISTER MEETS WITH NATO LEADERSHIP, COUNTERPARTS
Armenian Defence Minister Davit Tonoyan held a series of meetings with the NATO leadership and several of his counterparts at the NATO Headquarters in Brussels on 8 June.

08.06.2018 THE NUMBER OF RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT CENTERS IN TURKEY HAS REACHED 900
“The R&D and innovation are indispensable for competition”, Faruk Ozlu, Science, Industry, and Technology Minister of Turkey told to Anadolu Agency. He also presented the R&D achievements in the recent decade.

04.06.2018 ANNOUNCEMENT FOR INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE
By the initiative of the Union of Young Scientists and Specialists of Artsakh and with the support of the Ministry of Sport and Youth Affairs of the Republic of Armenia and Mesrop Mashtots University the third international youth conference «The past, present and future of Armenian Statehood» will be organized in Stepanakert on 13-16 September, 2018. 

04.06.2018 ARMENIAN MILITARY TO GET TOR MISSILE SYSTEMS FROM RUSSIA IN NEXT FEW MONTHS
The Armenian Armed Forces are expected to receive Tor air defense missile systems from Russia within several months, the Public TV Company reported recently, citing its sources at the Defense Ministry. Arthur Poghosyan, the deputy chief of the Air Defense Forces, talked about the missile system’s combat capacities at the “Zinuzh” (Armed Forces) program aired by the TV company on 19 May 2018.

22.05.2018 PRESIDENT SARKISSIAN RECEIVED DELEGATION HEADED BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF CYPRUS
President Armen Sarkissian received today the President of the House of Representatives of the Republic of Cyprus Demetris Syllouris. After a brief tête-à-tête meeting, delegations met in the extended format. Welcoming the guests, the President of Armenia noted that high-level visits, such as this one, strengthen and expand the bilateral relations. 

22.05.2018 ARA BABLOYAN RECEIVES DELEGATION LED BY PRESIDENT OF HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF REPUBLIC OF CYPRUS
On May 21, the President of the RA National Assembly Ara Babloyan received the delegation led by the President of the House of Representatives of the Republic of Cyprus Demetris Syllouris. The meeting was held in an extended composition.

22.05.2018 PRESS RELEASE ON THE SIGNING OF RUSSIAN-SWISS DOCUMENTS
On May 18, the Government of the Russian Federation and the Federal Council of the Swiss Confederation signed an agreement regarding the implementation of a Russian-Georgian agreement on the basic principles for a mechanism of customs administration and monitoring of trade in goods, which was signed on November 9, 2011 as regards the establishment of a trust fund. Also, an agreement was signed between the Russian Government and the Swiss company SGS Societe Generale de Surveillance SA.

04.05.2018 COMMISSION SET UP TO IDENTIFY SOURCES OF HARMFUL NEWS AGAINST AZERBAIJAN
President Ilham Aliyev issued an order "On the establishment of a coordinating Commission for information security." The document was signed on March 29, 2018, but was not published on official websites. However, it is on the website of the Special State Protection Service (SSPS).

18.04.2018 GREECE AND THE GOOSE WITH GOLDEN EGGS
By Angelos Costopoulos
The Greeks believe that they are in the best plot of the planet. Today with the discovery of healthy quantities of oil in the Aegean Sea and the Mediterranean Sea, this Greek "farm" can also be the most valuable in the world.

13.04.2018 THIRD ANNUAL PROGRAMMING CUP FOR HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS
On Saturday March 24, 2018, the Mathematical and Computer Sciences Division at Haigazian University organized its Third Annual Computer Programming Cup for High School Students, with the participation of 38 secondary students from 16 different Lebanese schools across Lebanon.

12.04.2018 CONFERENCE ON “THE RETAIL INDUSTRY TRENDS: OPPORTUNITIES AND CHALLENGES”
The Faculty of Business Administration & Economics at Haigazian University organized a round table conference titled “The Retail Industry Trends: Opportunities and Challenges”, which took place on Friday the 23rd of March 2018, in the University’s auditorium. The two-hour conference, delivered by experts from the retail sector of the Lebanese economy, covered the areas of Franchising, Fast Moving Consumer Goods (FMCG), and the Automotive sector.

10.04.2018 ARMENIA, GREECE HAIL STRENGTHENED COOPERATION IN DEFENSE AND ECONOMY
President Serzh Sargsyan received Greek Minister of National Defense Panagiotis (Panos) Kammenos, who has arrived in Armenia on a two-day visit.

09.04.2018 MILITARY-POLITICAL EVENTS IN AND AROUND NAKHICHEVAN
Turkey’s current foreign policy, emerging from the theory of New – Islamism and Pan-Turkism intertwined with the expansionist Azerbaijan’s aspirations, poses a real threat to the security of the region and the territorial integrity of states. 

29.03.2018 RENOWNED ARMENIAN-AMERICAN ENGINEER ANNE KIREMIDJIAN AWARDED PRESTIGIOUS JOHN FRITZ MEDAL
Stanford professor of civil and environmental engineering Armenian-American Anne Kiremidjian was recently awarded the 2018 John Fritz Medal.

28.03.2018 TURKEY TO SEND DRILL SHIP TO CONTESTED GAS FIELD OFF CYPRUS
A showdown over natural gas and oil deposits in the seas off Cyprus is set to intensify, with Turkey announcing it is to send a drilling ship to the region days after the US energy company ExxonMobil dispatched its own survey vessels to the area.

26.03.2018 ARMENIA, LEBANON MULL JOINT INVESTMENT FUND
A government delegation, headed by Prime Minister Karen Karapetyan, is paying an official visit to Beirut, the capital of Lebanon. After a private meeting between the Prime Ministers, and the official delegations’ expanded talks, Karen Karapetyan and Saad Hariri summarized the results of their talks with statements made at the Lebanese Government’s Press Conference Hall.

12.03.2018 THREE INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS WILL DEVELOP BIOTECHNOLOGY IN ARMENIA
“FMD K & L Europe”, an aftercare beneficiary of the Development Foundation of Armenia, signed a memorandum of understanding with Swiss “Sylex” and “Clinerion” companies to promote biotechnology in Armenia, teh Development Foundation of Armenia informs.

07.03.2018 DR. ANN R. KARAGOZIAN ELECTED TO THE US NATIONAL ACADEMY OF ENGINEERING
The American University of Armenia (AUA) is delighted to share the news that a long-time member of its Board of Trustees and Chair of the Board’s Educational Policy Committee, Dr. Ann R. Karagozian, Distinguished Professor at the Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering in the Henry Samueli School of Engineering and Applied Science at the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) has been elected to the US National Academy of Engineering (NAE).

05.03.2018 ANNOUNCEMENT OF NEW PUBLICATION
This book seeks to pay tribute to the Swiss people’s unprecedented solidarity with the Armenians in their most trying times. After providing a comprehensive overview of Armenian history and the events leading to the massacres and genocide perpetrated against the Armenians, the author explains how it came to be that the Swiss people took a stand alongside their Armenian brothers and sisters in the Christian faith.

28.02.2018 ARMENIAN-AMERICAN JEFFREY HARRIGIAN HEADS US AIR FORCES CENTRAL COMMAND
Armenian-American Lieutenant General Jeffrey Harrigian heads the U.S. Air Forces Central Command. As the air component commander for U.S. Central Command, the general is responsible for developing contingency plans and conducting air operations in a 20-nation area of responsibility, covering Central and Southwest Asia.

20.02.2018 GOVERNMENT SET TO TAKE DRASTIC STEPS TO IMPROVE ARMENIA’S INDEX IN INTERNATIONAL RATINGS
Karen Karapetyan gave two months to the heads of central executive agencies and the Executive Director of the Digital Armenia Foundation to develop specific actions aimed at improving Armenia’s digitization index in international ratings. Those concerned will be allowed a month’s time to define the range of priority public services subject to digitization and submit recommendations to the Government Staff.

16.02.2018 GREEK AND ARMENIAN AMERICANS PRESS U.S. SENATORS TO BLOCK F-35 SALE TO TURKEY
The Hellenic American Leadership Council (HALC) and the Armenian National Committee of America (ANCA) have launched a national advocacy campaign encouraging U.S. Senators to block a planned sale of U.S. F-35 stealth fighters to Turkey’s increasingly erratic and anti-American Erdogan regime. 

26.01.2018 INTER-COMMUNAL WORSHIP FOR CHRISTIAN UNITY
On Sunday, January 21st, 2018 at 5:00 p.m., the Heads and the clergy of the Armenian Evangelical, Catholic and Orthodox Churches were gathered for a special worship service for “Christian Unity” at the Armenian Catholic Holy Trinity (Zevartnots) Church. During the service, the heads of the Armenian Communities, Rev. Haroutune Selimian, President of the Armenian Evangelical Community in Syria, Archbishop Shahan Sarkissian, Head of the Armenian Apostolic church of Aleppo and Father Gomidas Dadaghlian, Representative of the Armenian Catholic Church of Aleppo, all expressed their heartfelt thoughts to the audience.

22.01.2018 THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNION OF THE ARMENIAN EVANGELICAL CHURCHES IN THE NEAR EAST HONORS THE PRESIDENT OF THE ARMENIAN EVANGELICAL COMMUNITY IN SYRIA, REV. HAROUTUNE SELIMIAN
On January 12th, 2018 during the UAECNE President- Rev. Mgrditch Karageozian’s visit to the city of Aleppo, the President and the Central Committee members of UAECNE held a special meeting of fellowship and discussion with the various committee members of the various Armenian and Syriac Evangelical Churches and institutions in Aleppo.

26.12.2017 ARMENIA STARTS ACTIVE COOPERATION WITH GREECE AND CYPRUS
Cooperation between Diaspora communities of Armenia, Greece and Cyprus is further strengthened, reports Armenpress. A trilateral meeting between the delegations led by Armenian diaspora minister Hranush Hakobyan, Commissioner for Humanitarian and Foreign Affairs of the President of Cyprus Fotiu Fotis and deputy foreign minister of Greece Terens – Nikolaos Quick was held in the Armenian Diaspora ministry on December 14. 

20.12.2017 THE VATICAN ISSUES STAMP FEATURING POPE FRANCIS IN FRONT OF THE ARMENIAN GENOCIDE MONUMENT
VATICAN CITY — The Vatican has released special postage stamps dedicated to Pope Francis’ 2016 visits to the Caucasus countries. Among the postage stamps one is dedicated to Pope’s historical visit to Armenia. Pope Francis is depicted on the stamp, and behind him is the Tsitsernakaberd Armenian Genocide Memorial. The author of the postage stamp is Daniela Longo who depicted Pope’s prayer in Tsitsernakaberd.

06.11.2017 “ARMENIANS IN FINANCE” CONFERENCE 2017 IN LONDON
Posted on November. 1. 2017
“Armenians in Finance” conference (AIF) will be held on the 2nd of November 2017 in Bulgari Hotel, London.
The event is an initiative to create a platform to promote networking, collaboration, and support fundraising for profit as well as non-profit causes. It is a step towards a wider effort to form a global finance community of experts and young professionals of Armenian heritage.

13.10.2017 CZECH SENATE PRESIDENT: ARMENIA AND WE HAVE COMMON CHRISTIAN VALUES AND COMMON SOCIALIST PAST
The Czech Republic and Armenia have common Christian values and common socialist past, president of the Czech Senate Milan Štěch said in Yerevan. According to him, there is a good background for the development of relations, and the leaders of the two countries understand this. Both Serzh Sargsyan and Milos Zeman constantly supported bilateral relations at a high level, particularly focusing on the need to develop economic ties.

07.09.2017 KARABAKH, ABKHAZIA FMS DISCUSS COLLABORATION
STEPANAKERT. – Republic of Artsakh (Nagorno-Karabakh Republic/NKR) Foreign Minister Karen Mirzoyan on Monday met with Abkhazian Foreign Minister Daur Kove, who is in NKR capital city Stepanakert on an official visit. 

26.07.2017 THE FIRST ONLINE CONFERENCE OF YOUNG RESEARCHERS FROM THE ARMENIAN DIASPORA IN THE FIELD OF HUMANITIES A SUCCESS
Yerevan, Armenia— The First Online Conference of Young Researchers from the Armenian Diaspora in the Field of Humanities was held on July 22, 2017. The goal of the Conference is to help establish contacts between Armenian young researchers and students in the Armenian Diaspora, consolidate this major intellectual resource, and optimally present Armenian scientific thought to the World.

18.07.2017 ARMENIAN CAUCUS CO-CHAIR REP. DAVE TROTT SPEARHEADS BI-PARTISAN LETTER TO SECRETARY TILLERSON: NO GUNS TO TURKEY
Posted on July. 7. 2017
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, 36 Members of Congress sent a bi-partisan letter, spearheaded by Armenian Caucus Co-Chair Representative Dave Trott (R-MI), to Secretary of State Rex Tillerson, opposing an anticipated gun sale to Turkey in light of the vicious attack by Turkey’s security detail in our Nation’s Capital against peaceful protesters, reported the Armenian Assembly of America (Assembly).

26.06.2017 THREE ARMENIANS ELECTED TO FRENCH PARLIAMENT
Three ethnic Armenians were elected to the French National Assembly in the June 18 run-off, Grigor Amirzayan, a French-Armenian journalist and cartoonist, said Monday. “Jacques Marilosian, Daniel Kazaryan and Guillaume Gasbarian have been elected. All the three are from President Macron’s Forward, Republic! party,” he told Tert.am.

22.06.2017 ARMENIAN SPIES IN AZERBAIJANI ARMY? ALLEGATIONS IN CONTEXT
Analysis by Emil Sanamyan
On May 7, the Azerbaijani government issued a statement claiming that a number of military personnel and civilians were arrested and charged with espionage in favor of Armenia. The statement said the group was operating in Azerbaijan’s Terter district, northeast of Nagorno Karabakh. 

13.06.2017 THE NEWSLETTER OF THE ARMENIAN COMMUNITY OF CHINA IS AVAILABLE AT THE UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, LOS ANGELES
The main aim of the “ChinaHAY” newsletter is to present the history and internal life of the Armenian Community of China. This newsletter is published by the Armenian Community of China.  

02.06.2017 VLADIMIR YAKUNIN HONOURED WITH THE EURASIAN DECORATION OF FRIENDSHIP
On 28 May 2017, Moscow hosted the seventh conference of the Assembly of Russian Peoples and the first conference of the Assembly of Eurasian Peoples.Chairman of the Supervisory Board of the Dialogue of Civilizations Research Institute, Vladimir Yakunin, made a presentation titled “Value-Based Measurement of Geopolitical Shifts in the Eurasian Space”.

31.05.2017 ARMENIAN DEFENSE MINISTER MEETS WITH PRESIDENT OF CYPRUS
Armenia’s Defense minister Vigen Sargsyan had a meeting on May 30 – the second day of his official visit – with President of Cyprus Nicos Anastasiades. The Cypriot president welcomed that Armenian delegation and expressed conviction that it will boost the enhancing of Armenian­ Cypriot cooperation, which is anchored on centuries long friendship.

29.05.2017 ARMENIA PAYS TRIBUTE TO THE MEMORY OF PONTIAN GREEK GENOCIDE VICTIMS
Vice-President of the Armenian National Assembly Edward Sharmazanov, other MPs, representatives of the Greek Embassy in Armenia and the Greek community visited the Tsitsernakaberd memorial today to pay tribute to the memory of victims of the Pontian Greek genocide.

16.05.2017 AZERBAIJAN ACCUSED OF GIVING MILLIONS IN BRIBES TO COUNCIL OF EUROPE
For years, the government of Azerbaijan has been showering politicians and dignitaries from around the world with expensive gifts, such as silk carpets, gold, silver, caviar, cash, and all-expense paid trips in exchange for their votes in favor of Azerbaijan and against Armenia and Artsakh (Karabagh). This illicit practice is so prevalent that Europeans describe it as “caviar diplomacy.”

18.04.2017 GREECE AND ARMENIA TO CONTINUE IMPLEMENTING JOINT DEFENSE PROGRAMS
Defense Minister of Armenia Vigen Sargsian had a working dinner with the Foreign Minister of the Hellenic Republic Nikos Kotzias on March 9 who is on an official visit in Armenia.

21.03.2017 CALL FOR PAPERS/THE FIRST ONLINE CONFERENCE OF YOUNG RESEARCHERS FROM THE ARMENIAN DIASPORA IN THE FIELD OF HUMANITIES
Taking into consideration the fact that in recent years, the number of Armenian students and researchers in Universities all around the world has increased, on July 22-23, 2017, the Armenian Community of China and its Scientific Council will hold the first Online Conference of Young Armenian Diaspora Researchers in the Field of Humanities. The main idea of the conference is to unite Armenian scientific potential in the diaspora and to present a unique platform for Armenian scholars and students to introduce their research.

10.03.2017 CHINA TRYING TO ROPE INDIA, RUSSIA IN CYBER PACT AGAINST WEST
China wants India and other BRICS countries to accept its idea of "cyber sovereignity" that would allow each country to govern the cyber space in the manner they want without facing interference from other countries. Beijing plans to move a proposal for cross-border agreement on the issue at the next BRICS summit, which China will host, later this year.

07.03.2017 TURKEY TO GREECE: ACT LIKE A NEIGHBOR
Prime Minister Binali Yıldırım has sent a letter to his Greek counterpart Aleksis Tsipras to convey Ankara’s disappointment at the court decision rejecting the extradition of eight Turkish soldiers, calling on the Greek government to “act like a neighbor” and renewing his government’s demand.

14.02.2017 ERDOGAN PLOTTED PURGE BEFORE COUP, SAY BRUSSELS SPIES
President Recep Tayyip Erdogan of Turkey planned to purge opposition forces in the military before July’s attempted coup, according to a secret EU intelligence report. The European intelligence contradicts the Turkish government’s claim that Fethullah Gülen, an exiled cleric, was behind the plot to overthrow the Turkish government. Ankara is seeking Gülen’s extradition from the US.

02.02.2017 THE FUTURE PERSPECTIVES FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF ARMENIAN-IRANIAN DEFENSE COOPERATION WERE DISCUSSED
On January 31st, Minister of Defense of the Republic of Armenia Vigen Sargsyan, who is on an official visit to the Islamic Republic of Iran, met with Minister of Defense and Armed Forces Logistics of the Islamic Republic of Iran, Hossein Dehghani.

23.12.2016 VIGEN SARGSYAN MET WITH THE PRESIDENT OF GREECE
A meeting between the Minister of Defense of the Republic of Armenia, Vigen Sargsyan, and the President of Greece, Prokopia Pavlopulosi, took place on December 20th.

23.12.2016 PRIORITIES OF ARMENIAN-GREEK MILITARY COOPERATION WERE PRESENTED AT THE NATIONAL DEFENSE COLLEGE OF GREECE
On December 19th, Minister of Defense of the Republic of Armenia Vigen Sargsyan met with the president of the national defense and external affairs committee of the Greek parliament, Konstantinos Duzinas, as part of his official visit to Greece.

23.12.2016 THE MINISTER OF DEFENSE OF THE REPUBLIC OF ARMENIA MET WITH CADETS STUDYING IN GREECE
Minister of Defense of the Republic of Armenia Vigen Sargsyan met with Armenian cadets and students studying in Greek military educational institutions on December 20th, as part of his official visit to Greece.

06.10.2016 INTERNATIONAL SCHOOL ON GLOBAL SECURITY
International School on Global Security was organized by the Russian Center of Political Studies (PIR Center) and Diplomatic Academy of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation from September 24 to October 2, 2016 in Abramtsevo, Russia.

13.09.2016 MOTHER TERESA’S REAL NAME WAS AGNESSA BOYAJIAN
Mother Teresa… Very few know that this woman’s real name was Agnessa Boyajian. She was an Armenian. She told about it to Catholicos of All Armenians Vazgen I during her visit to Armenia in 1988 after the disastrous earthquake.

08.09.2016 INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON STATE GOVERNANCE IN INFORMATION AGE
International Conference on State Governance in Information Age organized by Chinese Academy of Modern International Relations took place on August 29-30, 2016 in Qingdao, China.

06.09.2016 EURODIALOGUE, VOLUME 3, FROZEN CONFLICT AND SELF-DETERMINATION
This Publication is based on the International Conference “Conflicts and the right to Self-determination” organised in the European Parliament (Brussels - Belgium), by the Member of the European Parliament Dr. Eleni Theocharous, on the 3rd of June 2015, in cooperation with the Jagellonian University of Krakow, the Louvain-la-Neuve University and the American University of Beirut.

10.06.2016 TWO NEW CHEMICAL ELEMENT IN THE PERIODIC TABLE WILL BE NAMED IN HONOR OF THE MOSCOW REGION AND ACADEMICIAN YURI HOVHANNISYAN
International Union of pure and applied chemistry (IUPAC) announced on introduction of four new chemical elements in the periodic table. Two of them will be named in honor of the U.S. state of Tennessee and Japan, and two more got their names because of the scientific Institute in Dubna near Moscow and a scientist of Russian Academy of Sciences Yuri Oganessian.

18.05.2016 THE FRENCH-ARMENIAN BUSINESS SOCIETY
The French-Armenian Business Society is organizing the Armenian-International Business Forum in Paris, on October 15, 2016, at the Napoleon hall of the Westin Paris-Vendôme hotel.

17.05.2016 VATICAN REVEALS UNPUBLISHED ARMENIAN GENOCIDE DOCUMENTS FROM ITS SECRET ARCHIVES
The chilling testimonies will be published in a book. The news came during the presentation of the “Lux Arcana” exhibition which will display the treasures of one of the world’s oldest archives.

05.04.2016 A NEW SYSTEM FOR MANIPULATING INFORMATION IS CREATED
President Obama has decided to replace the «Center for Strategic Counterterrorism Communications», created in 2011, by a «Global Engagement Center». To that end, on the 14th March 2016, he signed a secret decree – but a copy is already in circulation (see document below).

04.04.2016 THE WPF PRESIDENCY ON THE ESCALATION IN NAGORNO-KARABAKH
The Presidency of the World Public Forum “Dialogue of Civilizations” deplores that the cease-fire between the parties of the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict in the Southern Caucasus has been seriously violated once more.

17.03.2016 THINK TANKS IN CIS COUNTRIES AND GEORGIA
The report titled “Think Tanks in CIS Countries and Georgia: Structure, Objectives and Main Development Trends” was included in the Issue 1 for 2016 of the National Strategy Issues scientific journal published by Russian Institute for Strategic Studies (RISS).

16.03.2016 A EUROPE OF DIASPORAS CONFERENCE
On May 2, the European Parliament will host a conference entitled "A Europe of Diasporas". This conference concludes a year of exchange and coalition-building between organizations, academics and activists connected with the Jewish, Roma, Armenian and Assyrian diasporas in Europe.

15.03.2016 ARMENIANS LIVING IN IRAQI KURDISTAN WEAPONS TO PROTECT THEIR HOMES, THE FAITH AND THE RIGHT TO LIVE
Last time, there is little information in the region of Iraqi Kurdistan, where Armenians live. It seems that these people, who were seriously under the former Iraqi leadership position in the country, has disappeared from the earth.

14.03.2016 GAGIK HARUTYUNYAN: RESULTS OF CEASEFIRE IN SYRIA ARE NOTICEABLE
The ceasefire agreement in Syria is very effectively implemented, the results are noticeable. The director of "Noravank" ReasearchEducational Foundation Gagik Harutyunyan said at the press conference in “Armenpress”.

14.03.2016 THE ARMENIAN COMMUNITY OF CHINA ELECTS A NEW PRESIDENT
On March 6, 2016, the Armenian Community of China, commonly known as ChinaHay, elected Mr. Mher Sahakyan as its new President, after its first President, Mr. Henri Arslanian, completed his maximum two-year term.

22.02.2016 THE ARMENIAN COMMUNITY OF JERUSALEM: CHALLENGES AND REALITIES
The Armenians of Jerusalem form one of the oldest Armenian communities outside of Armenia. The Armenian Quarter of the Old City of Jerusalem may be one of the most “Armenian” places in the world, too.

15.02.2016 RAFFI PAPAZIAN NAMED VICE PRESIDENT OF NATIONAL SECURITY TECHNOLOGIES (NSTEC)
National Security Technologies Names Two Vice Presidents. National Security Technologies, LLC (NSTec), the company that runs the Nevada National Security Site (NNSS), has named two vice presidents “to help lead the company to the next level of excellence,” NSTec President Jim Holt has announced.

15.02.2016 ARMENIA SHOULD BE INVOLVED IN SYRIAN TALKS, RETIRED AMBASSADOR SAYS
A retired Armenian diplomat argued today that Armenia should also be involved in the talks on Syria, ‘as the war in that country affects the national interests of Armenia and the interests of the Syrian Armenian community.’

05.02.2016 AL-NUSRA FRONT DESTROYS ARMENIAN CHURCHES IN AL-GHANIMEH VILLAGE
The Al-Nusra Front has destroyed the churches in the Armenian populated village of Al-Ghanimeh to the north of Lattakia, Arevelk reports, quoting the Lebanese Al-Manar TV.

03.02.2016 ANKARA’S COLORFUL MAYOR DECLARES US AMBASSADOR PERSONA NON GRATA – AL-MONITOR: THE PULSE OF THE MIDDLE EAST
Ankara Mayor Melih Gokcek (C) of the ruling Justice and Development Party attends an event as part of his re-election campaign in Ankara, March 18, 2014.
Ankara’s colorful mayor declares US ambassador persona non grata.

25.01.2016 GERMANY RADIO: KARABAKH IS SAFER FOR TOURISTS THAN BERLIN
A German radio reflected on the Nagorno-Karabakh Republic (NKR, or Artsakh), and Armenian News-NEWS.am presents below an abridged version of this report.

08.01.2016 ALEPPO’S GULBENKIAN HOSPITAL REEMERGES FROM RUINS OF WAR
With over 80 years of service dedicated to the Armenian nation, the Verjine Gulbenkian Maternity Hospital has been a blessing to Syrian Armenians, and, in particular, to Aleppo Armenians. This was especially true for the scattered remnants of the Armenian deportees, who, after experiencing the bitter fate of the Genocide, were able to form new families on the hospitable soil of the Syrian homeland.

14.12.2015 EXCLUSIVE: SARIN MATERIALS BROUGHT VIA TURKEY & MIXED IN SYRIAN ISIS CAMPS – TURKISH MP TO RT
Islamic State terrorists in Syria received all necessary materials to produce deadly sarin gas via Turkey, Turkish MP Eren Erdem has told RT, insisting there are grounds to believe a cover up has taken place.

14.12.2015 CHRISTIANITY IN BRITAIN DECLINING AS ISLAM MORE POPULAR, REPORT SHOWS
Modern Britain is no longer a Christian country, a report by the Commission on Religion and Belief in Public Life concludes. It calls on institutions to adapt to the nation’s increasingly multi-faith and non-religious makeup.

06.10.2015 ARMENIAN COMMUNITY OF CHINA TO OFFER SCHOLARSHIP TO CHINESE STUDENTS TO STUDY AT ARMENIA’S AUA
PRESS RELEASE
The Armenian Community of China signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the American University of Armenia (AUA) to provide scholarships for Chinese students to study at AUA. Henri Arslanian, President of the Armenian Community of China, and AUA President Dr. Armen Der Kiureghian met in Yerevan to sign the MoU and solidify the collaboration.

23.09.2015 RUSSIA FUNDS MOSCOW CONFERENCE FOR US, EU AND UKRAINE SEPARATISTS
Conference includes representatives of Sinn Féin and radical black power Uhuru Movement despite Kremlin crackdown on its own dissidents. The Russian government has helped fund a conference in Moscow to bring together separatists from the United States and eastern Ukraine, despite cracking down on its own dissidents.

16.09.2015 CHINAHAY THE ARMENIAN COMMUNITY OF CHINA
Armenian Courses Offered to Chinese University Students
Armenian language are now being offered to Chinese university students in another example of the strengthening links between Armenia and China.

10.09.2015 2015 RHODES FORUM SCIENTIFIC MARATHON RESULTS
The WPF Executive Board having analyzed applications sent for the Rhodes Forum Scientific Marathon chose three winners: Ian Forbes (UK), Gagik Harutyunyan (Armenia), Steve Szeghi (USA).

02.09.2015 ARMENIAN, TURKISH AND GERMAN HISTORIANS TO DISCUSS ARMENIAN GENOCIDE IN BERLIN
On September 5, 2015 a conference titled “The Presence of the Past –100 Years After the Armenian Genocide 1915” will be held in Berlin organized by Heinrich Böll Foundation.

08.07.2015 'SIN FREE FACEBOOK' ATTRACTS THOUSANDS
A group of Evangelical Christians in Brazil has launched a social network where swearing and erotic content in any form is completely banned. The creators of Facegloria claim the site has attracted 100,000 members since its launch last month. There are 600 words which are forbidden on the site and an "Amen" button for expressing appreciation for a post.

02.07.2015 IRAN AND SAUDI ARABIA EDGE TOWARDS CYBER WAR, STUDY SAYS
The battle for influence between Iran and Saudi Arabia has become one of the biggest rivalries in the Middle East. Tehran and Riyadh are fighting for a greater say on several fronts in the region including the campaign against ISIS and Yemen's civil war.

30.06.2015 CHINA 'LEADING SUSPECT' IN US CYBERATTACK, SAYS INTELLIGENCE CHIEF
Chinese hackers were behind the recent cyberattack that compromised the records of millions of government workers, at least according to a top US intelligence official.

23.06.2015 SAUDI ARABIA TELLS CITIZENS TO IGNORE LATEST WIKILEAKS RELEASE
Saudi Arabia has warned its citizens to ignore thousands of its diplomatic documents leaked by the transparency site WikiLeaks, which give a rare insight into the kingdom’s habit of buying influence and monitoring dissidents.

19.06.2015 BEWARE THE LISTENING MACHINES
When dolls and friendly robots can listen and respond to what people say, where's the line between personal assistance and mass surveillance?

19.06.2015 ARAM I TO PRESENT ARMENIAN GENOCIDE CLAIMS AT FRENCH PARLIAMENT
By the initiative of the Armenian National Committee of France, an international conference devoted to the Armenian Genocide will take place on June 19 at the Parliament of France under the title “Justice and compensation of the consequences to the Armenian nation”.

18.06.2015 CAN AMERICA LEARN FROM GERMAN UNIVERSITIES?
Until Hitler took power, German universities were the envy of the world. They had they best facilities, offered the best training, and employed the best researchers. Between 1901 and 1932, scholars based in Germany won 33 Nobel Prizes for academic work (counting the historian Theodor Mommsen, but excluding other winners in Literature). Americans won just five.

16.06.2015 TRIBUTE PAID TO ARMENIAN SOCIALISTS HANGED IN ISTANBUL DURING ARMENIAN GENOCIDE
The members of the initiative “Nor Zartonk” founded by the Armenians of Istanbul paid a tribute to the socialist figure Mateos Sargsyan (Paramaz) and 19 other revolutionary figures killed during the Armenian Genocide of 1915 at the Armenian Edirnekapı Martyr's Cemetery.

15.06.2015 SNOWDEN MAY HAVE SOME CLARIFYING TO DO AFTER BOMBSHELL REPORTS THAT RUSSIA AND CHINA ACCESSED NSA FILES
The Sunday Times reports that Russia and China decrypted files stolen by former NSA contractor Edward Snowden, forcing the UK intelligence service, MI6, to pull officers out of live operations in hostile countries.

10.06.2015 BIN LADEN’S DEATH AND THE FAIRY TALE OF THE WAR ON TERROR
Recent revelations have challenged the official version of Bin Laden’s death, but the real cover-up concerns the motivations behind the War on Terror.

09.06.2015 JOHN PAULSON GIVES $400 MILLION TO HARVARD FOR ENGINEERING SCHOOL
Harvard announced that the billionaire hedge fund manager John A. Paulson had given a $400 million endowment to support the School of Engineering and Applied Sciences — the largest gift in the university’s history.

08.06.2015 ‘THE WORLD IS TOO IMPORTANT TO BE LEFT TO AMERICA’
A Chinese bestseller charting a path for global dominance appears in English for the first time. “It has been China’s dream for a century to become the world’s leading nation,” wrote Liu Mingfu, then a colonel in the People’s Liberation Army, in his 2010 book The China Dream.

08.06.2015 US DATA HACK IS 'A DIFFERENT FORM OF THE COLD WAR'
A massive breach of US federal computer networks disclosed this week is the latest in a flood of attacks by suspected Chinese hackers aimed at grabbing personal data, industrial secrets, and weapons plans from government and private computers.

27.04.2015 ARMENIANS IN CHINA COMMEMORATE GENOCIDE CENTENNIAL, SHOW SOLIDARITY WITH CHINA’S NANJING MASSACRE
The Armenian Community of China organized a landmark series of cultural and artistic events in cities across China, to mark the Centennial of the Armenian Genocide. 

26.02.2015 IS PUTIN'S RUSSIA READY FOR TOTAL ECONOMIC WAR WITH THE WEST?
By: Ron Holland
On February 18, 1943, German Propaganda Minister Joseph Goebbels delivered a rousing speech at the Berlin Sportpalast, asking the German people, "Sind Sie bereit für totalen Krieg?" or "Are you ready for total War?" 

17.02.2015 ISIS: INSIDE THE ARMY OF TERROR
By: Michael Weiss, Hassan Hassan
Initially dismissed by US President Barack Obama, along with other fledgling terrorist groups, as a "jayvee squad" compared to al-Qaeda, the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) has shocked the world by conquering massive territories in both countries and promising to create a vast new Muslim caliphate that observes the strict dictates of Sharia law.

10.01.2015 WE ARE ALL ... FILL IN THE BLANK
Noam Chomsky
chomsky.info, January 10, 2015
The world reacted with horror to the murderous attack on the French satirical journal Charlie Hebdo. In the New York Times, veteran Europe correspondent Steven Erlanger graphically described the immediate aftermath, what many call France’s 9/11, as “a day of sirens, helicopters in the air, frantic news bulletins; of police cordons and anxious crowds; of young children led away from schools to safety. It was a day, like the previous two, of blood and horror in and around Paris.”