Hirair Hovnanian dies aged 91

April 11, 2021 By administrator

Hirair Hovnanian, the renowned American Armenian entrepreneur, philanthropist, and member of the Board of Trustees of the Hayastan All Armenian Fund, has died at the age of 91.

@MorenoOcampo1, former Chief Prosecutor of the International Criminal Court, issued a Call to Action for Armenians worldwide.

On November 7, 2025, @MorenoOcampo1, former Chief Prosecutor of the International Criminal Court, issued a Call to Action for Armenians worldwide. He stresses that while U.S. President Donald Trump has expressed a desire to be considered for the 2026 Nobel Peace Prize, his potential nomination cannot be genuinely recognized unless Aliyev acts. Ocampo is unequivocal: […]

Enjoy the stench of “Real Armenia”: Hayk Demoyan

By Wally Sarkeesian, Former director of the Genocide Museum-Institute Hayk Demoyan wrote: “Enjoy the stench of “Real Armenia.” It will linger for a long time, and never turn around to find out where that stench comes from. It comes from each of us – the educated, the uneducated, the famous scientist, and the ordinary citizen. […]

US Government is More Pro-Artsakh Than the Prime Minister of Armenia

By Harut Sassounian Just when we had lost all hope that the United States government would ever say or do anything to support Artsakh, we were pleasantly surprised to see a letter by a high-ranking State Department official who stated all the right things in defense of Artsakh. The letter, dated Sept. 25, 2025, was […]

Democracy is not just about elections.

Democracy is not just about elections. Elections can be bought, manipulated, and corrupted. What truly matters is the constitution and the judiciary. If judges are corrupt, if they simply obey the dictator’s orders, then there is no democracy—no matter how many elections are held. Azerbaijan has elections too—Aliyev “wins” 90% of the vote. How? Because […]

13 Members and Associates of Rival Armenian Syndicates Arrested on Federal Complaints Alleging Attempted Murder, Kidnapping, Theft

Press release: LOS ANGELES – Law enforcement officials in California and Florida today arrested 13 alleged members and associates of Armenian organized crime syndicates who are charged in five federal complaints with a series of crimes – including attempted murder, kidnapping, tens of millions of dollars’ worth of thefts of online retailer shipments, and illegal firearm […]

Turkey’s Dark History: Can Armenia or Any Country Truly Trust It?

By Wally Sarkeesian Armenia is being urged to make peace with Turkey — but history and reality make that a difficult path to believe in. Turkey still refuses to acknowledge the genocide of 1.5 million Armenians, a denial that casts a long shadow over any so-called reconciliation. Meanwhile, in the present, Turkey remains locked in […]

Levon Zurabyan filed a crime report related to Pashinyan’s statement “I am the Government”

Source: factor.am Armenian National Congress Vice-Chairman Levon Zurabyan filed a criminal complaint regarding Prime Minister Pashinyan’s statement. Let us recall that the day before yesterday, Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan, responding to the observation that the Government had accepted that the Stockholm Arbitration Award was subject to mandatory execution, stated: “I am the Government, if […]

Nobel Peace Prize for Trump Road for Azerbaijan; Nothing for Armenia

By Harut Sassounian As expected, Pres. Donald Trump turned the White House Summit for “peace” in the Caucasus into a farcical show, constantly engaging in self-flattery, taking credit for things he had not done, blaming Pres. Biden, and frequently straying from the subject of the meeting. Trump had only one purpose for organizing this White […]

Impact of USDA’s Data Demand on CalFresh Recipients

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Understanding America’s Credit Crisis

By Wally Sarkeesian Living Paycheck to Paycheck: The Hidden Cost of America’s Credit Culture 76% of Americans are living paycheck to paycheck.This alarming statistic reflects more than just personal spending habits—it exposes the deeper design of an economy built on borrowing, consumerism, and financial misunderstanding. “In traditional Asian culture, people earn a dollar and spend […]

The Myth of Authenticity: Why We’re All Just Playing a Role

By Wally Sarkeesian Authenticity is often praised as the highest virtue in our culture—“Just be yourself,” we’re told. But what if that very idea is a myth? What if no one is ever truly authentic? In truth, being human means being social, and to be social is to perform. From early childhood, we learn how […]

(MHP), Devlet Bahçeli, has invited Kurdish Leader Öcalan to the Parliament “Ask to end terrorism and dissolve the PKK.”

Significant developments are occurring. The leader of the Nationalist Movement Party (MHP), Devlet Bahçeli, has invited Öcalan to the Parliament and requested him to make a call to “end terrorism and dissolve the PKK.” A Kurdish politician named İbrahim Halil shared the following information, which he claimed to have received from PKK circles in Kandil, […]

Kadim Al Sahir كاظم الساهر Iraqi singer and composer, born in Mosul, on September 12, 1957

Kadim Jabbar Al Samarai (born 12 September 1957),[1] better known by his stage name Kadim Al Sahir (Arabic: كاظم الساهر), is an Iraqi singer and composer. Dubbed The Caesar, he has earned numerous local, regional, and international awards.[2] One of the most famous singers in the Arab world, Al-Sahir has sold more than 100 million […]

Azerbaiajn Dictator Hires PR Firm for $4.7 Million To Cleanse Image before Climate Summit

By Harut Sassounian, Azerbaijan’s dictatorial and corrupt government is paying $4.7 million to a US PR firm in order to whitewash its tarnished image before hosting the prestigious COP29 international conference in Baku this November. In February, Azerbaijan hired the American public relations firm Teneo Strategy to make “the warring petrostate look like a Mother […]

Fascism in Armenia at Rapid Speed: 60 Police Officers Attempt to Storm ARF Headquarters in Yerevan

On Monday, approximately 60 police officers attempted to storm the Simon Vratsian Center in Yerevan, the headquarters of the Armenian Revolutionary Federation Supreme Council of Armenia. According to a statement from the Council, police officers “provoked and attacked party leaders who blocked their illegal entry into the building.” The statement continued, “Using brute force—behavior typical […]

Rather than Fizzling out, the Movement To Replace Pashinyan is Gaining Strength

By Harut Sassounian, Even since Archbishop Bagrat Galstanyan, with his thousands of followers, started marching towards Yerevan, many wondered what would happen on May 9 once they reached the Republic Square, where Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan’s offices are located. After arriving in Yerevan, Bagrat Srpazan gave one hour to Pashinyan to resign. When the hour […]

Donations Tilt Vatican In Favor of Azerbaijan

By Harut Sassounian, In a lengthy article published in the Irpmedia.irpi.eu in Italian on March 27, 2024, titled, “How Vatican helped legitimize the Aliyev autocracy in Azerbaijan,” Simone Zoppellaro exposes Vatican’s pro-Azerbaijan tilt due to financial donations, despite Armenia being a Christian nation, while Azerbaijan is Islamic. On Feb. 22, 2020, the autocratic leader of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev, […]

No one is safe under Turkish Agent Pashinyan, whether your Prest, member of Parlement, or pregnant woman

“The police say that they did not detain me. What was it, if not to bring him into custody? Deputy Artur Khachatryan Today, the police took Artur Khachatryan, deputy of the National Assembly “Hazdan” faction, to the Hrazdan police station from the Yerevan-Hrazdan highway. The deputy participated in the protest when the citizens blocked the […]

ARMENIAN GENOCIDE DENIER NIKOL PASHINIAN, ANDRANIK KOCHARYAN

On April 24, the 109th anniversary of the Armenian Genocide, people’s thoughts and prayers always go to the martyrs of the genocide, to the year 1915, to the unquenchable fire of Tsitsernakaberd, to those fateful and difficult times that give reason to think about our current reality and forces to draw parallels with the past, […]

Russia Seizes Over 650,000 Acres Of Farmland And Other Assets From Company With Ties To ‘Unfriendly’ Country

Kevin Vandenboss, In a significant escalation of its retaliatory measures against “unfriendly” states amid heightened geopolitical tensions, Russia has seized assets of the agricultural holdings company AgroTerra Group. The move, announced on April 8, 2024, has sent shockwaves through the agricultural sector and raised concerns over food security and international trade relations. President Vladimir Putin’s […]

IN THE AMERICAN CITY, 1 POLICE OFFICER PER 500 INHABITANTS; IN ARMENIA – 1 POLICE FOR 60 INHABITANTS

Garegin Vardanyan Whether some people like it or not, we have to admit that in the last three decades, Armenians have created the most monstrous police force in the world. During this so-called “independent” period, a part of the people in the country, with a population of about 3.5 million, emigrated, and the rest were […]

Armenia Got Funding and Propaganda From EU and US, but not a Single Bullet

By Harut Sassounian, The highly anticipated meeting between high-ranking European and US officials and Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan took place in Brussels last Friday. Armenians excitedly hyped up the meeting long before it was held. Some Armenians speculated vainly that Armenia would soon join the European Union, while others went as far as predicting Armenia […]

JEFFREY SACHS: “I want to take it back to the 1840s, to the real roots of hegemony, which is Great Britain.

“I want to take it back to the 1840s, to the real roots of hegemony, which is Great Britain. There was never a hegemon with such ambition and a curious view of the world. But Britain wanted to run the world in the 19th century and taught America everything it knew. Recently, I read a […]

Nikol Pashinyan, during a meeting with a CP party activist, compared his activity to Christ’s path.

Last week, RA Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan, during a meeting with a CP party activist, compared his activity to the path taken by Christ, and in his message of the Holy Resurrection, he hinted at his “impeccable” course. (From here, by the way, it can be assumed that the members of the CP board perform […]

Pashinyan, endless Corruption; 2 grants in 1 day to “Public Relations and Information Center”

“Zhoghovurd” daily writes: “In 2024, the RA Prime Minister’s staff transferred money to the “Public Relations and Information Center” SNOC, which is known as the “fake” SNOC, twice in one day in 2024. The value of the first grant was 731 million 763 thousand one hundred drams, and the second one was 16 million 500 […]

Pashinyan is a Greater Threat to Armenia’s Security Than Artsakh’s Government-in-Exile

By Harut Sassounian We all know the disasters that Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan brought upon Armenia, in addition to the loss of Artsakh due to his incompetence. We can cite Pashinyan’s many misguided actions and contradictory statements. Following his complete mismanagement of the military as Commander-in-Chief during the 2020 war, Pashinyan is now making sure […]

Lavrov: EU mission in Armenia is turning into a NATO mission

The situation in relations between Armenia and Russia does not inspire optimism due to the position of the Armenian leadership, which deliberately ruins relations with the Russian Federation. Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov stated in an interview with Izvestia on 28 March. “I have already had to comment on the current situation in Armenia, it […]

Denialists Erdogan and Netanyahu Shamefully Exploit the Term Genocide to Bash Each Other

By Harut Sassounian For several decades, Israel and Turkey were in a honeymoon, supporting each other politically and economically. However, over the years, their relationship soured due to their opposing positions on the Palestinian issues. On several occasions, Israel and Turkey withdrew their ambassadors from each other’s capitals due to such conflicts, only to reinstate […]

German Television Exposes Azerbaijan’s Massive Bribery of European Officials

By Harut Sassounian This is not the first time that autocratic Azerbaijan has come under scrutiny for handing out billions of dollars in bribes to Western officials to ignore its massive violations of the human rights of its own population and Artsakh Armenians. The term ‘Caviar diplomacy’ was coined to describe specifically the corrupt practices […]

Turkey’s Dictator, like Armenia’s Dictator, Bans Entry of Foreigners Who Criticize President Erdogan

By Harut Sassounian, The Turkish government, led by the autocratic leader Recep Tayyip Erdogan, has banned the entry of over 100,000 foreigners from 150 countries, including journalists and academics, just because they have expressed views critical of the government. This violates the most fundamental principle of democracy — freedom of expression. This is also a […]

Despite His Denials, Aliyev is Upset By International Criticism of Azerbaijan

By Harut Sassounian, Pres. Ilham Aliyev of Azerbaijan repeatedly states that he ignores all international criticisms regarding his violations of the human rights of his own citizens, war crimes by his soldiers, and ethnic cleansing of Artsakh Armenians. Aliyev tries to cover up these violations and crimes through ‘Caviar diplomacy,’ by providing billions of dollars […]

Gagik Tsarukyan Attends ‘Anti-West’ Forum in Moscow

Gagik Tsarukyan, who heads the Prosperous Armenia party, recently attended a “For Freedom of Nations” forum in Moscow organized by Russia’s governing United Russia party. Tsarukyan, an Armenian businessman with pro-Russian leanings, in a Facebook post today writes that he attended the conference to improve relations between Yerevan and Moscow that have soured of late. […]

Classical Meets Contemporary at John Wayne Airport Transport yourself to ancient Greece and Rome at John Wayne Airport

(SANTA ANA, CA) – Transport yourself to ancient Greece and Rome at John Wayne Airport with Brennan Major Harris’s newest exhibition, Arete & Ergon, on view from January 29, 2024, to February 29, 2024. Hailing from Southern California, Harris earned his BA in Studio Art from California State University, Long Beach, where he specialized in drawing and painting. […]

Fake Names on List of Donors to Pashinyan’s Candidate for Yerevan Mayor

By Harut Sassounian Prime Minister of Armenia Nikol Pashinyan has boasted for five years about his political party’s fair conduct in elections, blaming the former leaders of carrying out fraudulent elections. As the proverb says, “People who live in glass houses shouldn’t throw stones.” Pashinyan has used the considerable resources of his government to gain […]

The Committee for the Defense of Fundamental Rights of the People of Artsakh stated on Friday. It reads as follows:

The Committee for the Defense of Fundamental Rights of the People of Artsakh issued a statement on Friday. It reads as follows: In furtherance of its statement dated January 18, 2024, the Committee for the Defense of Fundamental Rights of the People of Artsakh (Nagorno-Karabakh) informs that the initial composition of the Committee includes the […]

Armenia: The wife of National Assembly speaker Alen Simonyan’s brother was detained for two months.

The Anti-Corruption Court of Armenia has ruled to detain Ani Gevorgyan, the wife of National Assembly speaker Alen Simonyan’s brother, for two months, the Armenian News-NEWS.am correspondent reports from the court. This court proceeding is along the lines of the case into the arrests at the Ministry of Economy of Armenia that started Wednesday—and in […]

Armenia’s Deputy Minister of Economy, Ani Ispiryan, has been detained as part of an investigation into corruption within the ministry.

Armenia’s Deputy Minister of Economy, Ani Ispiryan, who arrived in Armenia as a participant in the Armenian government’s iGorts program for Diaspora Armenians, has reportedly been detained as part of an investigation into corruption within the ministry. On January 31, Armenia’s Ministry of Economy announced an ongoing investigation in the ministry. The Minister of Economy’s […]

Parliamentary Assembly of Council of Europe Voted 76-10 to Kick Azerbaijan Out

By Harut Sassounian, With each passing day, the noose is tightening around Pres. Ilham Aliyev’s neck. The European Union’s Chief of Foreign Policy Josep Borrell warned Azerbaijan on January 22 that there would be ‘severe consequences’ if Armenia’s territory were to be violated. The French Senate adopted a resolution by a vote of 336 to 1 […]

Freedom Slams Biden for F-16 Sale to “Unreliable” Turkey: “Blood on Your Hands”

Human rights activist Enes Freedom is accusing President Biden of putting innocent lives at risk by selling F-16 fighter jets to Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan. In a fiery Twitter thread, Freedom compares the sale to arming terrorist groups and warns of potential civilian casualties from Turkish airstrikes. “You are going to have innocent people’s blood on […]

Comedy Night: with Vahe Berberian, San Francisco, and Detroit. Do not miss

DETROIT, MICHIGAN, SAN FRANCISCO, CA. WHAT: Armenian Relief Society and the 80th Anniversary of the ARS Mid Council presents Vahe’s latest monologue Payts in Armenian. All proceed to fun ARS Zavarian Armenian One Day School. WHEN: Saturday, February 3, 2024, at 7:30 PM. WHERE: Vistatech Center (On the campus of Schoolcraft College), 18600 Haggerty Rd. Livonia, MI. […]

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