To the British Museum, she is “probably Aphrodite,” the Greek goddess of love and beauty. To most Armenians, she is Anahit, an ancient Armenian goddess of fertility.
Armenia may start promoting an “Australian-style” model of development for the separatist territory of Nagorno-Karabakh.
Azerbaijan has toned down its rhetoric about shooting down planes that fly over the disputed territory of Nagorno-Karabakh. But Baku remains at loggerheads with Armenia and Karabakh separatists over plans to reopen the region’s airport. From Eurasianet.org
Armenia’s civil rights record isn’t exactly unblemished, but to thousands of Iranians eager to hear pop singers banned in Iran, the conservative South Caucasus country still ranks as a land of liberty.
The project of an Armenian theatrical director and actor turned peace activist to open a peace center in Tekalo, a small village in Georgia a few kilometers from the border with Armenia and Azerbaijan. An update on Nagorno Karabakh from the OBC.
Well, the country may suffer a brain drain, be surrounded by volatile neighbors, and has a terrible reputation for corruption, but Armenia can now crow about something: it is home to the world’s largest chocolate bar, surpassing that of Italy’s, which had held the record since 2007.
Yerevan. Yes, that’s right. The New York times just covered the opening of the Cafesjian Center for the Arts in Yerevan, the capital of Armenia. This US$40 million art center sits on top of the Cascade, an ostentatious yet delightful structure that sums up Armenia. As true with any nationality, being part Armenian, I had [...]