The Golden Apricot Film Festival boasts a rich non-competition program this year and will host a number of famous people from the world of cinema.

The Festival will open with Henri Verneuil’s film, Mayrig (Mother).  Three films by Verneuil will be screened to celebrate the director’s 90th anniversary.  The films will be presented by Patrick Malakyan, Henri Verneuil’s son. »»»»»

Citing ethical considerations, Samvel Zakaryan , President of the Union of Drug Manufacturers and Importers in Armenia, refused to mention the names of drugs he says are currently produced in Armenia.

At a press conference today, Mr. Zakaryan said, “I adhere to my ethical principles and cannot provide you with the names of these drugs. When you turn off the cameras I will list their names. I can only say that Armenian drug manufactueres have over 300 registered drugs in Armenia. You can ask any pharmacist for the locally produced version.” »»»»»

There are foreign citizens living among us who work in our country and perform their official obligations. Generally, it is their official activities which are the center of attention. But they also have their personal life and live with their personal feelings. What follows is an interview with Marie Yovanovitch, who has been serving as the U.S. Ambassador to Armenia for over a year now. We talked to Ambassador Yovanovitch about her life here in Armenia. »»»»»

Tigran Karapetyan, head of the Armenian People’s Party, declared at a press conference today that he didn’t expect anything to come out of the next face-to face meeting between Armenian President Sargsyan and Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev scheduled for this year.

“The two presidents met six times in 2009 and nothing happened. They can meet sixteen times in 2010 but it’s the same story. That Aliyev is like a crazy man demanding that Karabakh be returned to Azerbaijani control. He won’t accept anything less,” stated Karapetyan. »»»»»

Personal Commentary or Alternative News Sources?

A blog is a collection of personal reflections on internet space under a variety of names called WordPress, LiveJournal, Blogspot, etc. If we look at it from an agricultural viewpoint, WordPress is a large piece of farm land chopped up into smaller pieces and partitioned to people to use at no charge. »»»»»

Ani Hovhannisyan

I am from a country in need of peace. I was born in 1989, when the war between Armenia and Azerbaijan broke out. The town of Sisian in southern Armenia, where I was born, lay 90 kilometers from the battlefield. My parents tell me that I was under my grandmother’s care for the first year of my life since they had operated on my father’s foot and that my mother had to take care of him. My mother’s eyes swell with tears every times she says, “When we returned from the hospital, you didn’t recognize us.” »»»»»