Twelve Armenian Brands Participating in the Athens Fashion Trade Show
For the first time, 12 Armenian brands (designers and textile companies) are participating in the Athens fashion trade show in the capital of Greece, taking place on January 28th – 30th . A unified Armenian pavilion will present its summer collections to international buyers. The project’s initiators are the Fashion Design Chamber, Hellenic Clothing Industry […]
University of Luxembourg to Host Tumo Center
The University of Luxembourg will soon be home to a Tumo Center for Creative Technologies, a free education Armenian program that has expanded to Paris, Beirut, Moscow, Tirana, and Berlin.During his working visit to the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg, Armenian Foreign Minister Ararat Mirzoyan visited the University on January 25. The University’s Rector Stéphane Pallage […]
History of National Army Day
National Army Day in Armenia is a public holiday on January 28th. Also known as Homeland Defender’s Day, this non-working day commemorates the formation of the armed forces of the newly independent Republic of Armenia in 1992. In September 1991, a referendum for independence in Armenia ended nearly 70 years of Soviet rule. By December […]
9 New Drone Laboratories To Open In Armenia And Artsakh
Raffi Kassarjian, now former Executive Director of the Union of Advanced Technology Enterprises (UATE) of Armenia summed up the 2021 activities of UATE in a press conference. Mr. Kassarjian informed that a drone laboratory was opened at the Monte Melkonian college in 2021, and in 2022 they plan to open nine new drone laboratories in […]
Armenia’s Erebuni Museum To Cooperate With Louvre
The Historical and Archaeological Museum-Reserve of Erebuni in Yerevan will cooperate with the Louvre Museum. During the discussions with with Ariane Thomas, Director of the Department of Oriental Antiquities at the Louvre and her deputy Vincent Blanchard, a number of agreements were reached on future cooperation between the Louvre and Erebuni. In particular, the specialists […]
A handful of Armenia in Brazil
Little Armenias takes us to Brazil, visiting the Armenian Apostolic Church of St. George and the Armenian Catholic Church of São Paulo. https://www.facebook.com/watch/?extid=NS-UNK-UNK-UNK-UNK_GK0T-GK1C&v=1002349337346610
History of Diaspora. New Julfa
New Julfa / Nor Juga / Նոր ջուղա, Isfahan, IranPopulation: 12,000 The first Iranian filmmaker, the creator of the first printing press in Iran, the first Iranian woman astronomer, the first mayor of Tehran, the first Iranian woman mountaineer, the first plastic surgeon in the country – all of them were ethnic Armenians. That is […]
Armenia bans gambling advertisements
The Armenian parliament adopted amendments to the Law on Advertising, banning all kinds of gambling advertisements.The bill passed first reading with 56 votes in favor, 8 against and 16 lawmakers voted present.The law bans gambling advertisements of all types, including via television, radio, internet with few exceptions: the casinos or bookmakers will still be able […]
Navasard Hakobian Winner of 34th Annual Eleanor McCollum Competition for Young Singers
Houston Grand Opera has announced the top three winners of the 34th Annual Eleanor McCollum Competition for Young Singers. First place went to baritone Navasard Hakobyan, who will take $10,000. Coming in second was soprano Amanda Batista, who will earn $5,000. Taking home the third-place prize of $3,000 will be bass-baritone Jongwon Han; who also […]
