Obama’s energy diplomacy can spell further profits for the likes of Exxon-Mobile, Halliburton while Ukraine crisis deepens.
BY ARA KHACHATOURIAN
The US is rushing to fast-track its ambitions to begin exporting its newfound natural gas resources to Europe in a scheme that is being framed as an effort by the Obama administration to undercut Russian President Vladimir [...]

Congressional Armenian Caucus Co-Chair Frank Pallone (D-NJ) was joined by U.S. House colleagues Judy Chu (D-CA), Gary Peters (D-MI) and Linda Sanchez (D-CA) in commemorating the 26th anniversary of the Azerbaijani pogroms against Armenians in Sumgait, spotlighting the Aliyev regime’s ongoing threats and violence against Armenia and Karabakh, in powerful statements issued earlier today, reported the Armenian National Committee of America (ANCA).

Great Britain’s Ambassador to Azerbaijan on Wednesday, drew comparisons between Nagorno-Karabakh and the movement by Scotland to secede from the United Kingdom, saying that the Karabakh status should be determined through a referendum, reported the Azeri press.

Turkish-Armenian linguist and writer Sevan Nisanyan, who was jailed on charges of illegal construction, is being forced to sleep on the floor in his cell and is being prevented from taking showers, activists have told Turkish media.

The crisis in Ukraine and its resulting negative economic impact on Russia could have spillover effects on Armenia, Economy Minister Vahram Avanesian admitted on Thursday.

Armenia is set to join the Customs Union of Russia, Belarus and Kazakhstan in 2014, the chairman of the Eurasian Economic Commission, Viktor Khristenko, said today.

Armenian national and Borussia Dortmund midfielder Henrikh Mkhitaryan was awarded the Zvezda Award for best player of the CIS and Baltic countries for 2013.

Dr. James Russell, Mashtots Professor of Armenian Studies at Harvard University, will speak on “An Armenian Eccentric: The Life and Times of Kara Darvish” at 7:30 pm on Thursday, March 20, at the Fresno State University Business Center, Alice Peters Auditorium, Room 191.

On March 2, the Armenian Youth Federation Crescenta Valley “Zartonk” Chapter hosted its annual Open Mic Night at the Crescenta Valley Armenian Center.

The Armenian National Committee of America is engaged in ongoing discussions with the State Department and the U.S. Agency for International Development regarding Armenian American concerns about the negative impact of high-profile U.S. advocacy for increasingly controversial pension reforms in Armenia.

An elderly Armenian man freed by Azerbaijan was tortured during his more than month-long captivity and needs to remain in hospital for the time being, doctors and his relatives said on Wednesday.

Massachusetts Governor Deval Patrick’s nominee for a Superior Court judgeship has been rejected by the Governor’s Council, which approves judicial nominees.

Armenian Foreign Minister Edward Nalbandian made a statement at a high level meeting of the United Nations Human Rights Council in Geneva on Wednesday in which he reminded the Council about the several human rights crimes committed by Azerbaijan before and during the Karabakh War, including the pogroms in Sumgait, Baku, and Kirovabad.

Russian President Vladimir Putin believes it is time to start drawing up an agreement on Armenia’s accession to the Eurasian Economic Union, which should be formed in 2015, the Voice of Russia reports.