Fresno’s Honorary Consul to Armenia Berj K. Apkarian carries the country’s flag at the annual Armenian genocide commemoration and flag-raising ceremony at Fresno City Hall on April 24, 2025.

Fresno’s Honorary Consul to Armenia Berj K. Apkarian carries the country’s flag at the annual Armenian genocide commemoration and flag-raising ceremony at Fresno City Hall on April 24, 2025.

FITCHBURG — Area residents who are part of the local Armenian diaspora, and those who love the country of Armenia, are invited to a flag raising of the Armenian flag at 1 p.m. Thursday, April 24 ...

YEREVAN, Armenia (AP) — Azerbaijan withdrew from the European Weightlifting Championships on Saturday in the capital of Armenia a day after a man ran onto the stage at the competition’s ...

Azerbaijan says it has withdrawn its athletes from the European Weightlifting Championships hosted in the capital of rival Armenia after a flag-burning incident during the opening ceremony.

After two days of heated comments from the authorities and media in Azerbaijan, Armenia has condemned the burning of Azerbaijan’s flag at the Opening Ceremony of the European Weightlifting ...

Armenia has accused Azerbaijani forces of firing on themselves in order to create pretexts to attack Armenian forces across the border, as fears of another escalation have again mounted. Skip to main ...

The Armenian flag was raised outside Fresno City Hall on Thursday in remembrance of the estimated 1.5 million people killed or displaced during the Armenian genocide. The genocide was carried out ...

Azerbaijan withdrew from the European Weightlifting Championships on Saturday in the capital of Armenia a day after a man ran onto the stage at the competition's opening ceremony, seized an ...

Azerbaijan withdrew from the European Weightlifting Championships a day after a man ran onto the stage at the competition's opening ceremony, seized an Azerbaijan flag and set it on fire.