25 May, 2017 17:36
Provost of the University of Southern California, Michael Quick, opens the END OF TRANSITION: Armenia 25 Years On, Now What?" conference in Yerevan, which took place May 23-24, 2017. The program was organized by the USC Institute of Armenian Studies, the first leg of this international conference took place April 9-10, 2017 at the University of Southern California. CivilNet LIVE streamed the conference.
19 օգոստոս, 2020 20:17
Former President Serzh Sargsyan has held his first press conference since the 2018 Revolution. Corruption allegations have been levied against Former Yerevan Mayor Gagik Beglaryan. The Education Ministry has revealed anti-epidemic measures for schools. The Prime Minister has appointed a new chief advisor. The Bright Armenia Party has applied to the constitutional court regarding recent constitutional changes.
17 օգոստոս, 2020 20:35
Vahram Avetisyan, a candidate for Armenia’s Constitutional Court has refused the position . The tourism sector in Artsakh has experienced a significant decline. Armenia is developing social assistance and integration programs for Lebanese Armenians. Former President Serzh Sargsyan is to hold a press conference.
30 հոկտեմբեր, 2019 15:30
The US House of Representatives voted overwhelmingly on October 29 to recognize the 1915 Armenian genocide. It is the first time that a chamber of Congress has officially designated the 1915 slaughter of an estimated 1.5 million Armenians as genocide. Dr. Viken Hovsepian talks with CivilNet’s Ani Paitjan about the significance of the adoption of the Genocide resolution and its consequences on the relationship between Turkey and the US.
17 սեպտեմբեր, 2020 10:12
Pietro Shakarian is a PhD in History candidate at the Ohio State University, currently working on a biography of the prominent Soviet official of Armenian descent Anastas Mikoyan Мikoyan was the only Soviet politician who managed to remain at the highest levels of power from the latter days of Lenin’s rule, throughout the eras of Stalin and Khrushchev, until his retirement in the first months of Brezhnev’s rule Shakarian responded to Emil Sanamyan’s questions by email Q Can Mikoyan be called the most important Armenian in the Soviet Union To what extent was he still “Armenian” after almost half a century in the Soviet leadership A Mikoyan can easily be called the most powerful Armenian in the USSR And he strongly identified with his Armenian roots right up to his passing in 1978 and was heavily involved in Soviet Armenian affairs In short, Mikoyan was effectively a “national communist” At one point, he was a Bolshevik and an internationalist, b
13 սեպտեմբեր, 2020 14:01
Russia’s Nord Stream 2 gasline project is facing its biggest threat ever, and its support in Germany, the country which has so far backed it against all attacks, is being shaken. On September 8, during a closed meeting of her CDU party’s parliamentary group, German Chancellor Angela Merkel said that the question of whether or not to cancel (or suspend) the Nord Stream 2 gasline project, in response to Russia’s latest actions, is now open and would be submitted to the European Union (EU). The Russian government is strongly suspected of being behind the attempted murder by poisoning of opposition leader Alexei Navalny, which came to light on August 20. Over the last few days, many in Germany, even within the CDU itself, have called for Nord Stream 2 to be shut down, and comments attributed to Merkel have suggested that she herself may be considering such a move.
4 սեպտեմբեր, 2020 16:09
Political and military tensions in the Eastern Mediterranean rose so high in August that, in the words of German Foreign Minister Heiko Maas, “the slightest spark can lead to disaster”. Faced with the escalation of the Turkish offensive, France deployed a carrier strike group to the region, while joint military maneuvers were held by Cyprus, Greece, France and Italy, as well as by Greece and the UAE. At least one incident between Greek and Turkish ships (a collision between frigates) took place, as well as countless provocations over the Mediterranean by military aircraft from both countries.