FAR recently had the pleasure of being named Yerevan #89 Secondary School’s “Best Friend.” Each year at the end of November, the school...

This article is bound to make you hungry. By Robyn & Doug Kalajian via Ararat Magazine Is there a more nearly perfect food than the...

Brooklyn-based photojournalist Scout Tufankjian is looking for volunteers for her Armenian Diaspora Project, which captures the life of...

Levon Minasian’s film The Piano illustrates the difficulty of life in Gyumri’s temporary shelters more than 13 years after the...

We at FAR introduced our readers to Veronika Mkrtchyan a few months ago. At the time she was studying for a master’s degree in...

In 2008, Gyumri native Janna Harutyunyan was awarded the Mathevosian Scholarship, giving her the opportunity to study international...

Placido Domingo to perform in Yerevan! Via News.am World famous tenor Placido Domingo will arrive in Armenia tomorrow and will give a...

Germans were one of the first groups to help Gyumri after the earthquake when they built Gyumri Hospital and Berlin Art Hotel. Both of...

Art to unite Gyumri and Kars. By Gayane Abrahamyan via ArmeniaNow A joint program implemented by Armenian and Turkish artists opened a...

Cleaning and washing of Yerevan's central streets will return the city's title “Pink City”. Via The Armenian Observer Blog For about two...

President Serzh Sargsyan honors Mikael Sogoian with the title of the Designated Artist of Armenia. Via The Armenian Reporter Echmiadzin,...

The Armenian Center for Contemporary Experimental Art (otherwise known as ACCEA or NPAK in Armenian acronym) aims at encouraging and...

Dear Friends, We are in that brief period of time before the hectic holiday season is fully upon us. This is the moment when we can take...

A new exhibit in Yerevan raises more awareness about domestic violence. Via Asbarez.com YEREVAN – On Thursday, November 25, the Tufenkian...

On November 23, FAR was invited by Ms. Dafina Gercheva, United Nations Resident Coordinator and United Nations Development Program (UNDP)...

Following the recent discussion groups held in Kotayk and Ararat about the prevention of child abuse, about 75 representatives from youth...

A beautiful prayer. Let us be thankful for such a rich culture and let us remain empowered and proud. By Tom Vartabedian via the Armenian...

Growing up, my ideas about this place were shaped by my father who talked a lot about Gyumri, the second largest city of modern Armenia....

I was one of the many fortunate Armenians who attended the November 15 concert of world famous composer Goran Bregovic and his band the...

Dzmer Pap – making his way to the streets of Yerevan. By Nazik Armenakyan via ArmeniaNow With a week till (western) Christmas and two...

Bravo Vladimir Arzumanyan! Congratulations Armenia! By Suren Musayelyan via ArmeniaNow An upbeat song performed by an Armenian boy won...

FAR’s most recent medical seminar on cardiology and neurology was held on November 18 at the Martuni Medical Center in Gegharkunik Marz....

Well, the statistics show that the Internet is more affordable and more accessible to Armenians than ever before. Internet World Stats...

“In the end, there was much to like in Sofian’s presentation: the tender introduction that visually highlighted her mother and especially...