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3 days ago | 
thecaliforniacourier.com | Harut Sassounian |Gohar Grigoryan
By Harut SassounianArmenians often lament that they are a divided nation, believing mistakenly that other people are far more united. This perception mirrors families who argue behind closed doors, while assuming that their neighbors live in harmony. It’s a classic case of “the grass is greener on the other side of the fence.”However, internal divisions exist everywhere, including in Azerbaijan and Turkey. Azerbaijan’s jails are filled with protesters and dissidents who oppose the Aliyev regime.
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1 week ago | 
thecaliforniacourier.com | Brett Hershman |Gohar Grigoryan
“My parents did everything for me to get a high-quality education, and they always wanted me to get an education abroad,” Khach told me. He started college at American University of Armenia, in the capital city of Yerevan, where he earned a BA in business before enrolling in a program in Innovation and Entrepreneurship at Draper University, in San Mateo, Calif. After graduation, he landed an internship at Facebook. But he passed on the offer. Silicon Valley life was not for him.
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2 months ago | 
thecaliforniacourier.com | Harut Sassounian |Gohar Grigoryan
By Harut SassounianTop Armenian government officials have crossed all red lines. After giving away Artsakh, they are now endangering the existence of the Armenian Republic. This alarming development is the fault of the entire leadership of the ruling Civil Contract Party, starting from Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan and ending with his Ministers, the Speaker and majority of the National Assembly.
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2 months ago | 
thecaliforniacourier.com | Charlie Breitrose |Gohar Grigoryan
Watertown — An intersection in East Watertown will be named in honor of an Armenian artist who made his home in Watertown for several years. On Tuesday, the City Council voted to name the intersection of Dexter Avenue and Hazel Street for Arshile Gorky.
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2 months ago | 
thecaliforniacourier.com | Alex MacDonald |Gohar Grigoryan
Rights groups and journalists have criticised X owner and executive chairman Elon Musk after the social media platform complied with a Turkish government request to block scores of accounts in the country, including a number of prominent journalists and news outlets.
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Feb 10, 2025 | 
thecaliforniacourier.com | Harut Sassounian |Gohar Grigoryan
By Harut SassounianOver the years, many articles have appeared in the Turkish press claiming that various high-ranking Turkish officials are of Armenian or Kurdish origin. These officials have often vehemently denied the claim, but sometimes have ignored it in order to avoid drawing more attention to it. For example, several years ago, when it was claimed that Pres.
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Feb 6, 2025 | 
thecaliforniacourier.com | Gisselle Medina |Gohar Grigoryan
The Armenian Museum of Fresno will host a reception for the paintings of two Armenian brothers on Feb. 5, with the exhibition open to the public for free until Feb. 28. Internationally recognized brothers Paylak and Kayts Vanikian will showcase an exhibition featuring over 60 oil paintings on high-quality linen, which kicks off with an opening reception on Feb. 5. The brothers will attend the reception, which will take place from 3 to 6 p.m. at the Armenian Museum of Fresno, located in the UC Center.
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Feb 3, 2025 | 
thecaliforniacourier.com | Kathleen Ditton |Sheldon Fox |Gohar Grigoryan
BY KATHLEEN DITTON, SHELDON FOX, RUBÉN ROSARIOWSVN.COMMIAMI BEACH, FLA. (WSVN) – Police said they’ve recovered some exotic rides and arrested three men in connection with an organized scheme to steal and resell the high-end vehicles. According to Miami Beach Police, the ritzy crime ring has resulted in a loss of approximately $300,000.
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Feb 3, 2025 | 
thecaliforniacourier.com | Justin Keay |Gohar Grigoryan
By Justin KeayHarper’s UKJustin Keay speaks to Armenian star, Zorik Gharibian, who grew up in Italy and turned his back on a successful career in fashion in order to make wine in his ancestral homeland. As the founder and winemaker of Zorah Wines, Gharibian has played a pivotal role in helping shape the country’s modern wine industry, most recently having just revived a range of once-extinct native varieties. For the UK wine trade, the 2020s is marking itself as the decade of wine discovery.
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Feb 3, 2025 | 
thecaliforniacourier.com | Harut Sassounian |Gohar Grigoryan
By Harut SassounianTheCaliforniaCourier.comEver since Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan’s disgraceful attempt to raise unnecessary questions about the facts of the Armenian Genocide to a group of Swiss-Armenians in Zurich last month, he and his blind followers have been making excuses for his deplorable remarks. Pashinyan casually told the Swiss-Armenian group: “We need to also return to the history of the Armenian Genocide.
