Direct contacts between Armenians and Azerbaijanis are almost non-existent. Founded by Raffi Wartanian, the Letters for Peace project is an attempt to create ties between young people from both countries through epistolary exchanges. 

Places carry memory. 100 years later, photographer Larissa Araz documented Kamp Armen and Terchoonian Home Orphanage, two homes for orphans of the Armenian genocide.

On April 24 of every year, Armenians the world over take to the streets to commemorate the 1915 genocide. In Yerevan, the commemoration this year, 100 years since the killings, took on greater significance. Young and old, women and men, gathered for a nightly climb to the “eternal fire”, symbolising Armenia’s insistence on recognition and remembrance.

Speaking to the founders of Aghvor Parer, a blog and Facebook page dedicated to the everything about the Armenian language, specifically the Western Armenian dialect spoken in Istanbul, the Near East and other parts of the diaspora.

A photograph of an unknown Armenian couple found at a flea market in Yerevan. This started Cassandra Tavukciyan’s work on illuminating old family portraits.

Tigran Hamasyan, one of Armenia’s most acclaimed jazz pianists, brought to the screens in the dreamlike music video “Road Song.”

Delicious, tasty, cute and culinary Middle Eastern food blogs and websites enjoyed by Mashallah News, licking our fingers.

Ask anyone in Armenia — be it diasporan, repatriate, resident or tourist — where to find the best apricots in the world. The answer you’ll receive is: here.