TUMO Raises More Than $17 Million at Los Angeles Gala to Expand Across Armenia
TUMO raised more than $17 million at a Los Angeles gala celebrating its 15th anniversary, securing new funding to expand the Armenian-founded education program across Armenia. The September 20 event at Vibiana brought together leaders in technology, entertainment and sports, along with members of the Armenian-American community. System Of A Down frontman Serj Tankian performed, while Nasdaq Listings host Kristina Ayanian emceed the evening. Founded in Yerevan in 2011, TUMO pr
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Azerbaijan Claims Indigenous Armenian Dadivank Monastery’s Artifacts Were Stolen, Reports Them to Interpol
Azerbaijan says cultural artifacts allegedly removed from the medieval Dadivank monastery and taken to Armenia have been listed in Interpol’s database of stolen art, opening a new front in a growing dispute over Armenian Christian heritage in Nagorno-Karabakh. Sabina Hajiyeva, head of Azerbaijan’s State Service for the Protection, Development and Restoration of Cultural Heritage, said information about frescoes and khachkars — Armenian carved cross-stones — was submitted to I
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Trump Quotes Pashinyan and Aliyev in Marathon U.N. Address
U.S. President Donald Trump pointed to Armenia and Azerbaijan as one of eight conflicts he says he has helped settle, invoking praise from Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan and Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev during his address to the United Nations General Assembly in New York on Tuesday. Trump used the opening day of the U.N. General Assembly’s annual debate to make the case for his record as a peacemaker, saying his administration had helped resolve conflicts that in some
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‘No Facts or Evidence’: Lawyer Challenges Ruben Vardanyan’s 20-Year Sentence in Azerbaijan
INTERVIEW: The Azerbaijani court that sentenced Ruben Vardanyan to 20 years in prison held him responsible for alleged crimes dating back to 1988, decades before he became an official in Artsakh, according to an Armenian lawyer who reviewed the full judgment in his case. Siranush Sahakyan, an attorney representing Vardanyan before the European Court of Human Rights, told The Armenian Report that she found no evidence in the judgment showing that Vardanyan personally ordered,
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Meet John Terzian, the Armenian-American Who Turned His Love of Chicken Tenders Into the Star-Studded TenderFest 2026
TenderFest co-founders Lawrence Longo, left, and Armenian-American entrepreneur John Terzian at TenderFest 2026 in Beverly Hills. INTERVIEW: TenderFest returned to Beverly Hills over the weekend with an all-you-can-eat celebration of chicken tenders, celebrity judges and some of Los Angeles’ best-known restaurants. Behind the festival is Armenian-American hospitality entrepreneur John Terzian, who says the idea reflects the family-centered culture that shaped him. The fifth a
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Russian Voters Head to Polls in Yerevan for Russia’s Parliamentary Election as Protesters Chant ‘No War’
INTERVIEWS: Thousands of Russian citizens turned out to vote in Armenia on Sunday in Russia’s parliamentary election, forming a long line outside the Russian Embassy in Yerevan as anti-war protesters gathered nearby with signs opposing President Vladimir Putin and the war in Ukraine. The Armenian Report was at the embassy as Russians living in Armenia waited to cast their ballots in the first State Duma election since Russia launched its full-scale war in Ukraine in February
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Armenia Celebrates 35 Years of Independence From Soviet Rule
Armenia is celebrating 35 years of independence today, commemorating the 1991 referendum that ended nearly seven decades of Soviet rule and opened a new chapter in the country’s history. On Sept. 21, 1991, Armenians went to the polls to answer a single question: Should Armenia become an independent democratic state outside the Soviet Union? The answer was overwhelming. More than 95% of eligible voters took part, and 94.39% of all eligible voters backed independence. The refer
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Khachkar Studios’ Masterclass #3 Now Available in Three Languages
Masterclass #3, “Revitalizing Churches Worldwide,” has been released in Western Armenian and Eastern Armenian, joining the English edition Khachkar Studios published earlier. Featuring the case study “Armenian Churches Joining the Movement,” the program lays bare the current state of Armenian Christianity and charts a course toward major, Biblically grounded change. The most cited statistic: just 7 per 1,000 U.S. Armenian women ages 18–29 attend church on a typical non-holida
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Arman Tsarukyan Knocks Out Mauricio Ruffy With Four Seconds Left in First Round as Armenian Fans Erupt in Los Angeles
Armenia’s Arman Tsarukyan knocked out Brazil’s Mauricio Ruffy with four seconds left in the opening round Saturday at UFC 331, delivering a dramatic finish in a fight with major implications for the lightweight title picture. Tsarukyan stopped Ruffy with two powerful elbows at 4:56 of the first round in the five-round co-main event at Crypto.com Arena in Los Angeles. Ruffy used his reach effectively early, landing a sharp right hand while keeping Tsarukyan at distance. Tsaruk
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Armenian-American Edmen Shahbazyan Defeats Brunno Ferreira at UFC 331 in Los Angeles
Armenian-American fighter Edmen Shahbazyan returned to the win column Saturday, defeating Brazil’s Brunno Ferreira by unanimous decision at UFC 331 in Los Angeles. The middleweight bout, held on the preliminary card at Crypto.com Arena, went the full three rounds. Judges scored it 29-28, 29-28 and 30-27 for Shahbazyan. Shahbazyan set the pace early, attacking Ferreira’s lead leg and using his range to keep the Brazilian from settling into an offensive rhythm. Ferreira, known
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