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Why Did the Turkish Institute- In Washington Close Down?
  • Politics
  • 2021-10-13 10:33:29

  The Hoya, the student newspaper of Georgetown University in Washington, DC, published last week a lengthy investigative article about the demise of the Institute of Turkish Studies, established by

Global Finance Names Ameriabank the Safest Bank in Armenia
  • Press release
  • 2021-10-12 17:37:08

  Global Finance names Ameriabank as the Safest Bank in Armenia for 2021 in its 30th annual ranking of the World’s Safest Banks, which honors institutions that stand out for

The Human Rights Defender of Armenia revealed the 3rd case of Azerbaijani unlawful incursion (October, 2020), causing gross violations of RA civilians' rights in Kapan
  • Press release
  • 2021-10-12 10:40:48

  Our ongoing fact-finding activities have revealed that during the war, in the end of October 2020 Azerbaijani armed forces incurred the sovereign territory of RA in the border area

AT UCOM ONLY: TV SETS AT 10% DISCOUNT + 1 MONTH FREE UMIX PACKAGE + 4K TV CHANNEL
  • Press release
  • 2021-10-07 17:42:58

From now on at Ucom’s online shop, new subscribers can purchase one of the Xiaomi Mi Led 4s and Xiaomi Mi TV P1 TV sets and benefit from 1

Ameriabank’s Special Offer for New Clients of Hrazdan Branch
  • Press release
  • 2021-10-06 17:58:23

  Ameriabank has opened its new branch Hrazdan at 139 Z. Andranik Ave., Microdistrict, Hrazdan, Kotayk region.  The branch will operate Monday to Friday, from 10:30 a.m. till 06:00 p.m.  Hrazdan Branch

Pres. Aliyev’s 11-Year-Old Son Owned $45 Million Property in Central London. By Harut Sassounian
  • Politics
  • 2021-10-06 10:47:32

   This sensational report was exposed by the international news media on Oct. 3, 2021. While this is not the first time it has been revealed that the family of

"Fall forward": Gurgen Khachatryan, the Co-Founder of the Galaxy Group of Companies, addressed a message to young people in Armenia
  • Social
  • 2021-10-06 10:31:10

  Galaxy Group of Companies, one of the largest employers and taxpayers in Armenia, announces the launch of development projects campaign for 2022. The campaign launch is marked with an

UCOM HOSTED INTERNS OF RUSSIAN CBOSS CORPORATION FOR A MONTH
  • Press release
  • 2021-10-05 17:25:56

During one month, the interns of the Russian "CBOSS" IT company: Andrey Dudnikov, Igor Zlobin, Daria Simakova, Dmitry Sidak and Anatoly Nosov had an immersive experience in the business

THE 20-EPISODE “BLOODY BET” THRILLER TO BE BROADCAST ON UCOM'S “ARMENIA PREMIUM” TV CHANNEL
  • Press release
  • 2021-10-01 17:42:00

On September 30 the private screening of a new TV-movie, a co-production by Ucom and Armenia TV, took place. “Bloody Bet”, a new 20-episode thriller and drama TV-series, directed

Cornell Mundruzo – Golden Apricot 2021 Jury President
  • Press release
  • 2021-10-01 10:35:23

  Cornell Mundruzo,  Hungarian theater and film director, laureate of dozens of other prestigious film festivals in Cannes, Locarno is this year's president of the Golden Apricot 18th Yerevan IFF

Aliyev-Pashinyan Duel via Video- At United Nations General Assembly
  • Politics
  • 2021-09-29 10:35:28

  Just days before the first anniversary of the 44-day war, the Prime Minister of Armenia Nikol Pashinyan and the President of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev clashed once again, this time

The meeting of Foreign Ministers of Armenia and Slovenia
  • Press release
  • 2021-09-23 09:31:33

  Ararat Mirzoyan, the Foreign Minister of Armenia, who is in New York to take part in the 76th Session of the UN General Assembly, had a meeting with Anže

Fulbright-Hovnanian Program Announces Three New Nominees
  • Press release
  • 2021-09-22 15:34:00

  We are proud to announce three new finalists nominated for the Fulbright-Hovnanian Program for 2022-2023 academic year studies. Standouts from the 30+ applicants who underwent a competitive interview process

Turkish-American Groups Contributed $2.2 Million to Politicians Since 2007
  • Politics
  • 2021-09-22 11:00:17

  I came across a Turkish-American website, “tenthousandturks.org,” which is described as: “Ten Thousand Turks Campaign.”   The website includes the combined information of five separate Turkish-American political action committees (PACs): 1)

U.S.-Armenia Relations: Thirty Years of Partnership Rooted in Shared Values by Ambassador Lynne M. Tracy, U.S. Ambassador to Armenia
  • Press release
  • 2021-09-21 10:18:35

  Exactly thirty years ago, the Armenian people overwhelmingly voted to secede from the Soviet Union, taking the first step to regain their status as an independent, sovereign nation.     Today, as

The Galaxy Group of Companies celebrates 22nd anniversary. The occasion was marked by a special rock-classical concert
  • Social
  • 2021-09-20 10:39:02

  The Galaxy Group of Companies is 22 years old. One of the first and largest conglomerates in Armenia, with its 2,500 employees in 15 companies, celebrated its 22nd anniversary

Embassy Yerevan welcomes back Ambassador John M. Ordway (ret.) who led the U.S. Mission to Armenia in 2001-2004
  • Press release
  • 2021-09-18 12:32:16

  Embassy Yerevan welcomes back Ambassador John M. Ordway (ret.) who led the U.S. Mission to Armenia in 2001-2004. We are excited to have Ambassador Ordway in Armenia, as the

Aurora to Refocus Prize on Immediate Crises - The Initiative will direct resources to the places that need help urgently
  • Press release
  • 2021-09-16 12:05:46

  Aurora to Refocus Prize on Immediate Crises   The Initiative will direct resources to the places that need help urgently   September 16, 2020 – Yerevan, Armenia – The Aurora Humanitarian Initiative has

UCOM PROLONGS THE UNLIMITED INTERNET OFFER FOR THE LEVEL UP 4700 AND LEVEL UP 5500 SUBSCRIBERS
  • Press release
  • 2021-09-15 17:15:39

Ucom has extended the deadline for the unlimited internet access offer. Both new and existing subscribers of the Ucom’s voice service’s Level Up 4700 prepaid and Level Up 5500

Pashinyan Should not Follow Sargsyan’s Mistaken Policy on Relations with Turkey
  • Politics
  • 2021-09-15 14:57:53

  Here we go again. Back in 2009, Pres. Serzh Sargsyan engaged in a misguided effort to sign an agreement with Turkey ostensibly to open the mutual border. Even though

UNLIKE – a new Armenian designer clothing brand
  • Press release
  • 2021-09-14 17:51:20

Hermine Stepanyan, a well-known actress, TV host and blogger, and designer Gayane Soghomonyan united their efforts to create a new Armenian brand - UNLIKE Fashion Outbreak.   UNLIKE collection is made

UCOM EMPLOYEES RECEIVED RECOGNITION FOR THEIR SERVICES TO THE HOMELAND
  • Press release
  • 2021-09-14 16:00:12

On August 9, 2021, the Head of Security Department at Ucom, Aram Sargsyan, has been awarded with the "Gratitude" medal by the President of the Republic of Artsakh Arayik

Generation A 13 – your chance to be the change
  • Press release
  • 2021-09-07 18:00:04

  Ameriabank is happy to announce the launch of one of its successful and long-awaited programs - Generation A 13. The program is an exceptional opportunity for young people aged

New Controversy Looms in Jerusalem -Over Land Leased by the Patriarchate
  • Politics
  • 2021-09-07 10:29:13

  As if Armenians did not have enough problems these days with the disastrous developments in Artsakh, we are now faced with a new controversy in the Diaspora. I have

Arayik Harutyunyan sent a message on Artsakh Republic Day
  • Press release
  • 2021-09-02 10:33:11

  The message reads as follows:   ''Dear compatriots,   September 2 is the most important day in our life. The Nagorno Karabakh Republic was proclaimed at the joint session of the Nagorno Karabakh

Armenian Parliamentarians Brawl -While the Barbarians are at the Gates
  • Politics
  • 2021-09-01 15:18:31

  Another appropriate title would have been, “Parliamentarians fiddle while Armenia burns,” which is my version of the well-known historic phrase, “Nero fiddles while Rome burns,” referring to Emperor Nero’s

"UDAYS" SPECIAL OFFER AT UCOM: DISCOUNTS FOR ALL SMARTPHONES AND ACCESSORIES FOR 2 DAYS ONLY
  • Social
  • 2021-08-31 14:49:37

   For two days only, on August 31st and September 1st, 2021 within the special offer of "uDays" at Ucom sales and service centers, as well as in Ucom’s online

High Representative of the EU Josep Borrell sent a congratulatory message to Ararat Mirzoyan
  • Press release
  • 2021-08-28 12:33:34

  Vice-President of the European Commission, High Representative of the EU for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy Josep Borrell sent a congratulatory message to Ararat Mirzoyan on the occasion of

The European Union and WHO deliver medical refrigerators for vaccine storage to Armenia
  • Press release
  • 2021-08-28 11:47:49

  The European Union and WHO today handed to the Ministry of Health of the Republic of Armenia 30 medical refrigerators for vaccine storage to ensure that vaccines are adequately

Candidate for Governor of Virginia, A Turkish Lobbyist, Should be Defeated
  • Politics
  • 2021-08-25 10:28:02

  The Washington Free Beacon online newspaper published on Aug. 20, 2021 an article by Chuck Ross, titled: “Turkey Paid McAuliffe’s Firm to Lobby US Against Recognition of Armenian Genocide.”   Terry

TRANSFORMATION AND TRUST ARE IMPORTANT FOR SUCCESS IN MODERN BANKING. ARTAK HANESYAN
  • Press release
  • 2021-08-24 12:15:44

  In an interview for GlobalMarkets, Artak Hanesyan, Ameriabank’s CEO, explains the bank’s strategy and highlights some of the key reasons for its success in the Armenian market.     Global Markets: What

The Azerbaijani serviceman directed his rifle upon us: the RA Human Rights Defender became convinced by own experience that Azerbaijani Military presence on the roads in Syunik is a real threat to a person
  • Press release
  • 2021-08-23 12:07:00

      Last week, we became convinced by our own experience that presence of Azerbaijani servicemen on the roads between Armenia’s Syunik province is a violation of the right to life

NEW SUBSCRIBERS OF THE UCOM’S MOBILE INTERNET UGO 5500, UGO 7500 AND UBOX 12500 TARIFF PLANS TO GET 2X MORE INTERNET
  • Press release
  • 2021-08-20 12:04:13

  Until September 30, all new subscribers of Ucom's mobile internet uGo 5500, uGo 7500 and uBox 12500 postpaid tariff plans will receive 2X gigabytes, as well as an additional

Aurora Strengthens Presence in Artsakh
  • Press release
  • 2021-08-19 13:18:39

  The program expands with a new local office and another call for applications   August 19, 2021 – Stepanakert, Artsakh/Nagorno-Karabakh – The Aurora Humanitarian Initiative continues to expand the Aurora for

AT UCOM ONLY: ONEPLUS NORD N100 SMARTPHONE + LEVEL UP 2700 INCLUSIONS 3 MONTHS FOR FREE + SIM-CARD WITH A NICE NUMBER
  • Press release
  • 2021-08-18 13:47:11

  Until September 30, 2021 at Ucom sales and service centers, as well as in Ucom’s online shop, everyone can purchase the Oneplus Nord N100 smartphone at an exceptional price,

UCOM SUBSCRIBERS TO BENEFIT FROM ROAMING RATES STARTING FROM 4.4 AMD PER 1 MB
  • Press release
  • 2021-08-17 16:41:28

From August 16, Ucom mobile voice subscribers can activate one of Ucom's "Internet in Roaming" bundles when traveling to European countries like Greece, Cyprus, Italy, Spain, France or other

Turkey Banned Armenian Overflights; Why Didn’t Armenia Reciprocate?
  • Politics
  • 2021-08-17 11:24:23

  I just became aware that the Government of Turkey banned Armenian aircraft from overflying its air space as of a year ago. This was disclosed earlier this month by

Power of Indian Cinema unites India, Armenia and Georgia
  • Press release
  • 2021-08-13 13:45:39

  On August 14 2021 a new documentary film titled "Frunzik Mkrtchyan - India Remembers Me" will premiere in Moscow Cinema, Yerevan, Armenia. The 40-minute documentary has been produced jointly

UCOM TV SUBSCRIBERS TO WATCH UEFA SUPER CUP MATCH ON FIRST ARMENIAN SPORTS TV CHANNELS
  • Press release
  • 2021-08-11 16:03:31

As of today, all Ucom TV subscribers will have access to the first Armenian sports TV channels: the "Vmedia" and "Vmedia +". These TV channels will simultaneously broadcast football,

Greek Foreign Minister Makes Excuses for-Ambassador’s Propaganda Tour of Shushi
  • Politics
  • 2021-08-11 15:50:23

The Armenian National Committee of Greece sent a letter to the Greek Foreign Minister Nikos Dendias complaining about the Greek Ambassador’s propaganda tour of occupied Shushi, orchestrated by the

Armenian Legal Center for Justice & Human Rights announces legal action before the European Court for POWs murdered by Azerbaijan
  • Press release
  • 2021-08-11 12:33:32

WASHINGTON, DC — The Armenian Legal Center for Justice & Human Rights (ALC) in partnership with the International & Comparative Law Center (ICLaw) has announced the filing of new

Eurowings flies to Armenia for the first time
  • Press release
  • 2021-08-07 11:26:36

   From 6 August, Eurowings will be offering non-stop flights to Armenia: The airline is launching a new direct connection and will fly its passengers from Cologne/Bonn to the Armenian

UCOM IS THE FIRST COMPANY IN ARMENIA TO REBROADCAST A 4K TV CHANNEL
  • Press release
  • 2021-08-05 16:34:38

From August 20, Ucom will be the first company in Armenia to rebroadcast the 4K quality "Love Nature" TV channel, which will be available to all Ucom TV subscribers

Erdogan’s Huge Mosque Near Washington-Is a Trojan Horse for Turkey’s Interests
  • Politics
  • 2021-08-04 12:40:47

  Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan inaugurated one of the largest mosques in the United States in April 2016. It is officially called the Diyanet Center of America (DCA), a

"ProfEye Challenge" finalist for the most important international awards in the field of communications
  • Social
  • 2021-08-03 15:36:58

“ProfEye Challenge” which aims to preserve the historical features of Yerevan, draw the public attention towards the reconstruction and modernization of the old buildings which have become the symbols

Erdogan’s Huge Mosque Near Washington-Is a Trojan Horse for Turkey’s Interests
  • Politics
  • 2021-08-03 11:48:52

  Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan inaugurated one of the largest mosques in the United States in April 2016. It is officially called the Diyanet Center of America (DCA), a

Statement of the Aurora Humanitarian Initiative on the Passing of 2018 Aurora Prize Laureate Kyaw Hla Aung
  • Press release
  • 2021-08-02 19:23:10

We mourn the loss of esteemed lawyer Kyaw Hla Aung (1941–2021) who had dedicated his life to fighting injustice and advocating for the Rohingya people in Myanmar   Though imprisoned for

“UCOM SPORT” CHALLENGE KICKS OFF DURING TOKYO 2020 TIMEFRAME
  • Press release
  • 2021-07-29 21:06:30

From July 29 to 23:59 of August 8, 2021, during the period of Tokyo Olympics Ucom launches the “Ucom Sport” Challenge on TikTok and Instagram. During this contest-challenge, Ucom

The U.S. Department of State declassified on March 24, 2021 a ‘secret’ government cable, under a Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) request
  • Politics
  • 2021-07-28 10:46:09

  The cable described the extensive efforts made by the Clinton administration in late October 2000 to block the vote in the House of Representatives on a resolution to recognize

The European Union and WHO donate modern X-ray equipment to the Martuni Medical Center
  • Press release
  • 2021-07-27 19:05:59

  The European Union and WHO today donated X-ray equipment to the Martuni Medical Center for use in their radiology room. The donation is part of a larger assistance package,