The Challenges Confronting the Armenian Community of East Jerusalem: An Interview with Prof. Bedross Der Matossian
Interviewer: Greg Sarkissian, President of the Zoryan Institute Interview Conducted on July 14, 2026 Zoryan: Prof. Der Matossian, thank you very much for agreeing to speak with the Institute today
Trump ballroom donor to lead state department’s $200m Armenia fund
Konstantin Sokolov, who gave undisclosed sum and has not held government job before, to chair Tripp+ trade project Cate Brown The Guardian Konstantin Sokolov, a Russian-born private equity investor
Here, Elsewhere — documenting daily life during Nagorno-Karabakh’s final days
By Xandie (Alexandra) Kuenning OC Media Lebanese–Armenian director Comes Chahbazian created this documentary from first-hand footage collected by a Stepanakert resident and his wife in 2023. Over
The Trial of Erdogan’s Challenger
By Kaya Genc The Dial Ekrem İmamoğlu’s trial will likely bar him from running for Turkey’s President. There’s a Turkish saying, Silivri soğuktur. “It’s cold in Silivri.” You’ll hear
Clark Art Institute Unveils Design for New Tavitian Wing
Clark Art Institute, View from South Street: Design by Selldorf Architects, rendering credit to Playtime Williamstown, Massachusetts — The Clark Art Institute unveiled Selldorf Architects’
Pashinyan’s Party Member Sues him for Defamation
Sofia Hovsepyan, former member of the Armenian Parliament from the ruling party, filed a lawsuit this week against Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan, demanding compensation for damage to her honor
How Pashinyan Metes Justice
By Jirair Tutunjian King Louis XIV of France did not utter the apocryphal “L’Etat c’est moi,” but Nikol Pashinyan did say: “I am the government.” Stalin sent his enemies to Siberian
California Residents Are Moving to Indiana. Here’s What They’re Discovering About the State’s Gaming Scene
Dana R. | Culture and lifestyle writer, covering California migration trends and regional policy. Tested July 2026. The boxes are packed. The U-Haul is pointed east. And for a growing number
Tsarukian Slams ‘Illegal’ Shutdowns Of His Firms
Robert Zargarian Azatutyun.am Opposition leader Gagik Tsarukian is taken to a court in Yerevan following his arrest, July 7, 2026. Businessman and opposition leader Gagik Tsarukian denounced the Armenian

