The Prosperous Armenia Party, President Serzh Sarkisian’s lead partner in the ruling coalition, announced Thursday that it will not be joining a new government, creating a new political playing field in Armenia.

High-ranking representatives of Azerbaijan’s ruling party have blamed Armenia and the worldwide “Armenian lobby” for their country’s mounting tensions with Iran that led Tehran to withdraw its ambassador from Baku on Tuesday.

The Armenian Revolutionary Federation Youth organization condemned violence and oppression of minorities during a conference over the weekend of the Young European Socialists (ECOSY) entitled “Fight against right-wing extremism and problems of refugees and their integration.”

In a ceremony dedicated to Clara Burton, the founder and first president of the American Red Cross, the Armenian Genocide Museum-Institute unveiled a publication and mementos honoring the humanitarian.

On the occasion of the 97th anniversary of the Armenian Genocide, The Genocide Education Project (GenEd) reached out to teachers and community members, reminding them of the importance of expanding instruction about the first genocide of the 20th century into more school classrooms.

Horst Faas, Eddie Adams, and Michel Laurent were colleagues and competitive photographers.

An Armenian church and school were attacked in the Syrian city of Homs on Saturday by members of the Syrian opposition.

Massachusetts and Armenian government officials joined hundreds of attendees from the Armenian community and surrounding neighborhoods on Tuesday at the dedication of Armenian Heritage Park, the newest addition to the Rose Fitzgerald Kennedy Greenway.

asbarez.com, along with the Armenian National Committee of America-Western Region and the ARF Shant Student Association will host a discussion with the editor of Hetq.am, Edik Baghdasaryan.

Armenia’s Deputy Defense Minister Ashot Hovakimyan and US Ambassador to Armenia John Heffern signed an agreement Tuesday on cooperation between the National Security Service of the Republic of Armenia and the US Department of Defense on assistance in border security to prevent the proliferation of weapons of mass destruction.

The three political parties represented in Armenia’s outgoing government will sign a new power-sharing agreement after all, one of their leading members predicted on Tuesday.

The Los Angeles Police Protective League endorsed Adrin Nazarian in the race for the State Assembly in the 46th district, announced his campaign.

I have been informed by reliable sources that Turkey’s Foreign Minister Ahmet Davutoglu is continuing his efforts to initiate a personal ‘dialog’ with the Diaspora on Armenian-Turkish issues. Earlier this month, Davutoglu met with Armenian-Americans, as follow up to the meetings he held in Washington last March.

The Armenian Youth Federation’s “With Our Soldiers” campaign will host a fundraiser to celebrate the 20th anniversary of the liberation of Shushi and benefit the treatment and needs of Artsakh veterans, the AYF Central Executive reported.