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The Institute of Molecular Biology of the Armenian National Academy of Sciences will soon receive an official letter from the ministry of healthcare on the production of tests for diagnosing the novel coronavirus (COVID-19). Director of the Institute Arsen Arakelyan told a press conference in Armenpress that they will start prov...

By Harut Sassounian Publisher, The California Courier John Bolton, Pres. Trump’s former National Security Adviser, published a fascinating book on his work at the White House from April 2018 to September 2019. His revealing book, “The Room Where it Happened: A White House Memoir,” shows why Pres. Trump is unfit for office and...

Armenia has confirmed 415 new coronavirus infections in a 24-hour period, bringing the national tally to 25,542 as of 11 a.m. Tuesday, June 30, the National Center for Disease Control and Prevention at the Ministry of Health reports. 751 more patients have recovered from COVID-19 with the total number of recoveries now standin...

Third President of Armenia, Artsakh Hero Serzh Sargsyan on Friday reacted to a statement made by President of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev on the same day, his office reported. Below are Sargsyan's full remarks. “When did we run into such an absurdity?” Ilham Aliyev, the successor to Azerbaijan’s dictatorial regime, who is praised ...

The ancient Armenian church of Archesh has emerged from under Lake Van as a result of receding water levels of the lake, Asbarez reported, citing the Agos newspaper, which warned that looters may destroy the fragile structure. The church is part of the city of Old Archesh, which was submerged underwater in 1841, when the water...

Congressman Brad Sherman (D-CA) testified for continued life-saving U.S. de-mining assistance to Artsakh (Nagorno Karabakh) on Tuesday, during a first-ever virtual testimony organized by the U.S. House Appropriations Committee, as this key panel gets set to finalize its Fiscal Year 2021 foreign aid priorities over the next two ...

By Harut Sassounian Publisher, The California Courier The High Advisory Board of the Turkish Presidency met last Tuesday for five hours to discuss how to respond “to groundless and anti-Turkey allegations” regarding the Armenian Genocide of 1915. The Advisory Board includes President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, Ismail Kahraman (for...

The Venice Commission adopted on Thursday an amicus curiae brief relating to Article 300.1 of Armenia’s Criminal Code which penalizes overthrowing the constitutional order requested by the country’s Constitutional Court. For the amicus curiae brief, the Constitutional Court of Armenia has asked the Venice Commission five speci...

Universal child benefits, such as unconditional cash payments or tax transfers, are critical in the fight against child poverty, yet are only available in 1 in 10 countries worldwide, according to a new report published by the Overseas Development Institute and UNICEF on Wednesday. The report Universal Child Benefits: Policy I...

By Harut Sassounian Publisher, The California Courier The recently elected Patriarch of Turkey, Sahak Mashalian, continues his controversial public statements thus antagonizing the Armenian community of Istanbul and Armenians worldwide. A few months ago he made critical remarks regarding the resolution adopted by the U.S. Con...