The world continues to reflect on the decision of the Turkish government to convert the Hagia Sophia museum into a mosque, Ahval reported.
“To convert it back to a mosque is to say to the rest of the world unfortunately we are not secular anymore,” Turkish Nobel prize-winning novelist Orhan Pamuk told the BBC on Friday.
“There are millions of secular Turks like me who are crying against Continue reading
The Security Council of the Republic of Armenia is holding a regular meeting in Yerevan, chaired by Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan, the PM’s Office told Armenpress.
The meeting shall approve Armenia’s National Security Strategy, in addition to discussing other security-related issues. Continue reading
(Message of the Council of 12 of Pan-Armenian Intellectuals to the world nations)
Today our world is standing on the verge of an unprecedented collapse of the existing civilizational system of consumerism, and its explicit and implicit centers of power have unleashed an outright war against humanity for the sake of the system’s resuscitation and preservation. Continue reading
White House press secretary Kayleigh McEnany on July 6 referred to the Armenian genocide, an event the U.S government has previously declined to acknowledge, as reports The Washington Post.
President Trump’s close ally, Continue reading
White House spokesperson Kayleigh McEnany used the Armenian Genocide term during a press briefing.
Asked to comment on US President Donald Trump’s remarks that many of the problems the country faces stem from “extreme indoctrination and bias” in the education system, the press secretary noted: “But, look, we’ve got a real problem in Continue reading
July 4 marks the birthday anniversary of talented Soviet Armenian actor Mher Mkrtchyan, better known by his stage name Frunzik. The prominent actor would have turned 90 today.
“Great Armenian artist Martiros Saryan, while painting my portrait, asked me: “Where are you from, Mher?” I replied: “My father is from Mush, mother is from Van and I was born in Leninakan. So, where I am from?” Continue reading
The authorities of the Republic of Artsakh confirm their determination to seek the de-occupation of the territories of Artsakh and the restoration of the territorial integrity of the Republic, ARMENPRESS reports reads the statement issued by the Foreign Ministry of Artsakh. Continue reading
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Friday denounced the rising international criticism over Turkey’s intention to covert Istanbul’s iconic Hagia Sophia museum into a mosque.
“The accusations against our country on the Hagia Sophia mean a direct attack on our sovereignty rights,” Erdogan said at the opening ceremony of another mosque in Istanbul. Continue reading
In the Cathedral of St. Alban in the English city of St. Albans, a picture of the Last Supper appeared on the altar, in which Jesus Christ is depicted as dark-skinned, writes the Daily Telegraph.
The main priest of the church, Jeffrey John, agreed to hang the picture after pressure from Continue reading
National Security Strategy of the Republic of Armenia – 2020