CNN has included Armenian lavash in its list of the 50 best breads in the world. “When your Armenian mother-in-law comes toward you wielding a hula hoop-sized flatbread, don’t duck: Lavash is draped o...
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No security cameras were monitoring the second-floor balcony where thieves gained access to the Louvre to steal historic jewels worth over $100 million, CNN writes, citing the museum’s director Lauren...
Just hours after the Louvre robbery, another museum in France was looted. Le Figaro reports that the Denis Diderot House of Enlightenment, located in the country’s northeast, was targeted. Unknown ind...
Aida Aznavour-Garvarentz, the sister of Charles Aznavour, has passed away at the age of 102, the Aznavour Foundation reports. She will be laid to rest in the family cemetery in Montfort-l’Amaury, alon...
For the first time in 13 years, a performance is being held at the Yerevan Circus. Audiences are being treated to the exclusive theatrical-circus show ETERNIA. Special guests at the performance includ...
The jewelry stolen from the Louvre was not insured, and France will not receive compensation for their loss, the Financial Times reports, citing the French government. The country’s Ministry of Cultur...
A Louvre heist completed in just seven minutes: How four thieves managed to enter the world’s most famous museum in only seven minutes and steal nine historically valuable pieces of jewelry. Two of th...
Spanish police are investigating the sudden death of the Mango clothing empire’s founder Isak Andic as a possible homicide, with his son as the key suspect, Agence France-Presse writes. Andic, 71, who...
Iran has unveiled a new subway station in Tehran called Maryam-e Moqaddas, meaning Holy Virgin Mary, Newsweek writes. The station is adorned with Christian art and located near one of the capital’s ma...
In Madrid, on Spain’s National Day, activists staged a protest against colonialism and the exploitation of indigenous peoples by pouring red paint on a painting of Christopher Columbus. The incident t...
Istanbul police carried out a special operation this morning, arresting dozens of celebrities, including singers, actors, and bloggers. The operation was conducted as part of an anti-drug campaign. Am...
World-renowned Armenian chess grandmaster Levon Aronian celebrates his 43rd birthday today. Although he chose chess over music, Aronian considers music the great love of his life. From a young age, he...