WATERTOWN, Mass. (A.W.) – On Aug. 10, Martin Essayan, a member of the Calouste Gulbenkian Foundation’s Board of Trustees, visited the Armenian Revolutionary Federation (ARF) Archives Institute office at the Hairenik Association, located in Watertown.
(L-R) Avedissian, Proodian, Essayan, and Sonentz.
Essayan, who is the great grandson of Calouste Gulbenkian, was welcomed by ARF Archives Institute president Vatche [...]

Deal to Be Signed During Medvedev Visit to Yerevan
YEREVAN (Reuters)— On Aug. 18, Armenia announced it had agreed to extend the lease on a Russian military base in the south Caucasus country until 2044, strengthening Moscow’s military presence in the strategic region.
Russian soldiers in South Ossetia
The deal will be signed during a visit to Yerevan [...]

YEREVAN—Upon the invitation of President Serge Sarkisian, Russian President Dmitry Medvedev and his wife, Svetlana Medvedeva, will arrive in Yerevan on a state visit on Aug. 19.
Sarkisian (L) and Medvedev
Medvedev is scheduled to visit Dzidzernagapert and lay a wreath at the memorial to the victims of the Armenian Genocide. Afterward, a state dinner in honor [...]

BERLIN, Germany (Reuters)–German experts have confirmed the authenticity of photographs that purport to show PKK fighters killed by chemical weapons. The evidence puts increasing pressure on the Turkish government, which has long been suspected of using such weapons against Kurdish rebels. German politicians are demanding an investigation.
It would be difficult to exceed the horror shown [...]

By Adrineh Der-Boghossian
YEREVAN—Irind, a village in Aragatzotn marz about 30 km. from the Turkish border, was founded in 1921 by men and women from Western Armenia. These individuals, 46 of whom came from Sassoun and 33 from Mush, fled the Armenian Genocide of 1915, a reminder of which can be found by the impressive monument [...]

By Dr. Audrey Selian
YEREVAN, Armenia—It is not especially common in the Armenian cultural or religious tradition to have a celebratory event memorializing those who have passed, and yet what nearly 500 people witnessed on Thurs., June 10 in Yerevan’s Kino Moscva could really only have happened in Armenia. The “one night only” performance of “Two [...]

WASHINGTON–On June 21, the Armenian National Committee of America (ANCA) responded to the OSCE Minsk Group co-chairs’ statement on the recent attack by Azerbaijani forces on Nagorno-Karabagh, considering its condemnation “generic,” and noting that it gives Baku a “free pass” to keep moving toward war.
“The OSCE Minsk Group co-chairs, in choosing to issue a generic condemnation of [...]

BOSTON, Mass.—A petition campaign created by a broad coalition of Boston-area Jewish and Armenian groups and community members has passed its original goal of 10,000 signatures and continues to gain support. The online petition hosted by Change.org urges U.S. officials to stand up to Turkey’s multi-million dollar campaign of genocide denial, specifically calling on Congress and [...]

WATERTOWN, Mass.—On June 4, the Armenian Library and Museum of America (ALMA) will feature acclaimed singer Eva Medzorian in concert with pianist Gegham Markarian. The special event will take place at 8 p.m. in the museum’s third floor Contemporary Art Gallery, an intimate venue where music and art collide. ALMA will also offer complimentary museum [...]

HOUSTON, Texas—On Sun., April 25, the Saint Kevork Armenian Church of Houston hosted a community commemoration of the 95th anniversary of the Armenian Genocide. The event, which drew over 100 members of the parish community, took place at Tcholakian Hall following a brief Requiem Service for the victims of the genocide. Dr. Arbi Ohanian, from [...]