A 7-year-old American chess player of Armenian origin, Aren Emrikian has won the World Chess Federation’s Cadet Championship gold medal for male players younger than 8, The Chicago Tribune reports. His victory came after 11 rounds of play in the Brazilian city of Pocos de Caldas. In a recent interview, Emrikian reveals that it was his mom who taught him play …
Dans les SMI de la semaine dernière on a pu lire que les responsables de la municipalité d’Edremit (arm. Artamet – transcription supposée) de la région de Van ont fait construire une plage publique avec vestiaire et WC sur l’emplacement historique du cimetière arménien. Les ossements ont été dispersés à travers tout le cimetière. A …
A la veille du référendum concernant l’indépendance du Kurdistan irakien prévu le 25 septembre, la capitale de cette région non encore indépendante est devenue « la Mecque politique » du Proche Orient. De nombreuses délégations étrangères se rendent à Erbil pour discuter avec les dirigeants locaux des perspectives du développement de la situation non seulement en Irak …
The Armenian community of Lebanon has a State Shura Council General Inspector in the country’s government, and after ten years. Houri Der Sarkissian, 43, has been appointed to this position, after a long effort. Der Sarkissian told Armenian News-NEWS.am that after graduating from Armenian school, she studied at the French University where she got a …
Iran will return a 629-year-old bell belonging to the Armenian Holy Cross Church on Akhatamar Island in Van, Asbarezwrites. The bell appeared in Iran under unknown circumstances. It has been on display at the Anthropology museum in the north-western city of Urumieh, “We have begun a policy of returning all historical monuments and artifacts in Iran …
Marking three years since the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL/Da’esh) attacked the Yazidis in Syria, a United Nations-mandated inquiry has called for justice and rescue plans. “The Commission of Inquiry calls on the international community to recognize the crime of genocide being committed by ISIL against the Yazidis and to undertake steps to refer …
According to Kern, Turkey’s membership to EU is ruled out, while the expansion of the customs union is possible only if Turkey fulfills the tough conditions required for a rightful state. He noted that Turkey should act for creating “an element of new relations between the EU and Turkey.” Kern also noted that Turkey largely …
Former U.S. Ambassador to Armenia John Evans believes that the ISIS genocide against Christians and Yazidis in the Middle East is strikingly similar to the Armenian Genocide. “Unfortunately, I do see parallels. I mean, first of all, it’s ironically happening in almost the same areas of the Middle East,” he said during a panel celebrating …
The UN human rights office today published a report detailing allegations of massive destruction, killings and numerous other serious human rights violations committed between July 2015 and December 2016 in southeast Turkey. “I am particularly concerned by reports that no credible investigation has been conducted into hundreds of alleged unlawful killings, including women and children …
Since the Armenian Issue (Question) initiation (1878) and the period after the Genocide of the Armenians (1894-1923) the new agenda (national program) for the final settlement of the Armenian Issue has not been formed, with the exception of the Newest armed liberation struggle and activity program during 1973-1985 period. Instead Armenians abroad put on their …
