March 7, 2024 - 13:58 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - An ancient censer with incense remains has been unearthed in Armenia. The early medieval rock-cut container was one of the 56 archaeological objects discovered in the village of Ohanavan. The item was cleaned from centuries-old dust in the laboratory of the Service for the Protection...
Read full story February 20, 2024 - 17:12 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Book Giving Day with IDBank took place in a thematic environment: at the library named after Khnko Aper, the Bank organized a reading of a fairy tale for the children of Artsakh. On February 19th, on the occasion of Book Giving Day, IDBank organized a reading of a fairy tale for c...
Read full story February 19, 2024 - 18:54 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Following a well-cherished tradition, the Yerevan Brandy Company celebrated Book Giving Day on February 19. Each year, the company gives a new twist to the holiday; this year, in collaboration with Newmag Publishing house, it organized a literary contest open to all employees. The...
Read full story February 19, 2024 - 12:30 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Ivan Aivazovsky's painting Lunar Night has been auctioned in Russia, fetching 92 million rubles (around $1 million). At the start of the Russian occupation of Crimea in 2014, it was transferred to the Simferopol Art Museum alongside over fifty other paintings. The Russians' plans...
Read full story February 9, 2024 - 13:59 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - The BBC has published a fresh article about the 1,600-year-old Armenian alphabet which has shaped the identity of Armenians throughout centuries. “The Armenian alphabet is not just a writing system: it's also a numerical system used for mathematical calculations and recording calen...
Read full story February 9, 2024 - 12:00 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - The Standing Council of Francophonie has unanimously decided to grant Yerevan the right to host the 2027 Francophonie Sports and Cultural Games, Chief of Staff of thePrime Minister's Office Arayik Harutyunyan said Thursday, February 8. "More than fifty delegations, with around four...
Read full story February 7, 2024 - 12:12 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Celebrated Armenian dance choreographer Gagik Ginosyan has passed away aged 57, the press service of the Yerevan State Institute of Theatre and Cinematography. Ginosyan was the founder and artistic director of Karin Armenian Folk Song and Dance Group. He was a participant in the Na...
Read full story February 6, 2024 - 14:37 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Azerbaijan has removed the cross from the dome of Vankasar Church, a 7th century Armenian church in Akna (Aghdam), which came under Baku’s control in the fall of 2020 – in the aftermath of the 44-day war unleashed by Azerbaijan against the people of Nagorno-Karabakh (Artsakh). A vi...
Read full story January 31, 2024 - 12:57 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Azerbaijan intends to turn the Armenian Church of the Holy Resurrection in Berdzor into a mosque, the State Council for the Protection of Cultural Heritage of Artsakh reports. “Evidence of another manifestation of Azerbaijan’s policy of destroying the Armenian heritage at the state...
Read full story January 30, 2024 - 17:20 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - The State Dance Ensemble of Armenia took part in the Qemam International Festival for Mountain Performance Arts in Saudi Arabia on January 18-28, the press service of the Ministry of Education, Science, Culture and Sport reports. According to local media reports, the festival featu...
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