Numerous events are planned to take place as part of the upcoming 3rd Yerevan Book Fest, a festival organized by the Ministry of Education, Science, Culture and Sports due November 22-24 in the Armenian capital. Yerevan Book Fest is held annually since 2017 and aims at promoting reading, interest towards modern literature, infor...

Armenia’s delegation led by deputy minister of high technological industry Gegham Vardanyan is taking part in the Singapore Week of Innovation and Technology (SWITCH) conference and exhibition from November 11 to 13, the ministry told Armenpress. The event is attended by more than 120.000 representatives from 100 countries, incl...

The secondary school of Tandzut, located in the northern wing of the Kashatagh region of the Artsakh Republic is now open and welcomes the students after a half-year long reconstruction organized and implemented by the Tufenkian Foundation. The institution will bear the name of Adam Sahakyan, who was one of the soldiers who di...

The European Union’s top court has ruled that EU countries must identify products made in Israeli settlements on their labels, in a decision welcomed by rights groups but likely to spark anger in Israel, The Guardian reported. The European court of justice said: “Foodstuffs originating in the territories occupied by the state ...

Following the 2018 events in Armenia the number of Armenian citizens seeking asylum in the European Union’s territory has declined by nearly 60%, Prime Minister of Armenia Nikol Pashinyan said at a meeting with the Armenian community representatives of France in Paris. “Real estate prices in Armenia have recorded a major growth ...

The Armenian National Assembly resumed its regular four-day session on Wednesday. Lawmakers are set to debate, among other things, the proposed amendments and supplements to the country’s Criminal Code. Bills on the minimum monthly wage and real estate tax are also on the agenda....

Ministry of Economy’s Tourism Committee has developed the 2020-2030 tourism development strategy of Armenia. The strategy envisages making the governmental policy in tourism more effective by involving also other stakeholder parties. The document defines Armenia’s tourism vision, mission and possibilities for further growth by 2...

Prince Harry and Meghan may not come back to the UK for Christmas - deciding instead to spend it in America with Meghan’s mum instead, Daily Mirror reports. The Duke and Duchess of Sussex are heading to California to spend time with Doria Ragland, with Remembrance Sunday thought to be their last joint public engagement. The t...

The Armenian parliament has adopted at second hearing the government-authored bill on amending the Code of Subsoil which envisages disclosing beneficial ownership in the mining industry. The bill proposes that persons who are members of collegial or individual governance bodies (shareholder assembly, board and executive body) of...

By Harut Sassounian Publisher, The California Courier It is amazing the lengths to which the Turkish government went to include Istanbul Armenian clergy and laymen in its propaganda campaign. On November 5, 2019, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s Communications Office organized an exhibit in New York City featuring ph...