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Lord Ara Darzi to chair Aurora Prize Selection Committee
The Aurora Humanitarian Initiative has announced the appointment of Lord Ara Darzi as Chair of Aurora Prize Selection Committee. Academy-award winning actor and director and philanthropist George Clooney will remain on the Committee as […]
2019 Aurora Prize awarded to Yazidi activist Mirza Dinnayi
The fourth annual Aurora Prize for Awakening Humanity was awarded today to Mirza Dinnayi, Co-Founder and Director of LuftbrückeIrak (Air Bridge Iraq), Armradio rports. Driven by his passion to save […]
‘NerUzh’ Diaspora Startup Program Application Deadline Approaching
“NerUzh” is initiated and organized by the Ministry of Diaspora of the Republic of Armenia There is only one week left before the deadline for applying for the “NerUzh” Diaspora […]
Jivan Avetisyan Tells the ‘Truth’ About Artsakh through Film
Editor’s Note: Artsakh-based filmmaker Jivan Avetisyan’s latest feature, “Gate to Heaven” had its world premiere on Thursday in Yerevan. On this occasion we are publishing the interview, below, published on H-Pem, Hamazkayin’s recently-unveiled online […]
Armenia Elected To UN Human Rights Council
Armenia has been elected to the UN Human Rights Council (HRC) with 144 supporting votes, Foreign Minister Zohrab Mnatsakanyan said in a Twitter post. He expressed gratitude to all supporters, UN […]
U.S. Congressional Leaders Salute International Pro Artsakh Forum
House Foreign Affairs Committee Chair Eliot Engel (D-NY), House Intelligence Committee Chair Adam Schiff (D-CA), and House Rules Committee Chair James McGovern (D-MA) were joined by leading members of the […]
Ryanair to Start Armenia Flights in January 2020
After months of reports that the Irish budget airline Ryanair was interested in expanding its foothold to Armenia, airline officials on Wednesday announced that the inaugural flights will begin on […]
A Declassified Top Secret CIA Report on the Nagorno-Karabakh Conflict
BY HARUT SASSOUNIAN A 48-page Central Intelligence Agency Top Secret Report, prepared in August 1988 and made public, with some deletions, in 2012, is titled “Unrest in the Caucasus and […]
Britain Withdraws Appointment of Ambassador to Yerevan
The British Embassy in Yerevan announced that the United Kingdom had reversed its appointment of Alan Gognashian as its ambassador to Armenia, citing “operational reasons.” Gogbashian was appointed in August […]
“Ararat. The Holy Mount” exhibition opens at Armenia’s National Gallery
An exhibition titled “Ararat. The Holy Mount” opened today at the Armenian National Gallery, Armradio reports. The exclusive exhibition embraces paintings and graphic works of Armenian classic and contemporary artists, […]