According to the “Louys” Armenian cultural center in the Russian city of Novorossiysk, some 40 Armenian grave stones were desecrated during the night of July 24 at two local cemeteries.

Local police remain seemingly baffled and have not yet officially stated whether the incidents were racially motivated or pure vandalism.

GM Tigran Nalbandyan won an international tournament held with participation of 92 chess players in Dortmund, Germany. Nalbandyan edged out Thomas Henrichs (Germany) and Mikhail Zaitsev (Russia) on tie-break after all finished on 7/9. Karen Movsisyan scored 4.5 points out of 5 possible in an international chess tournament in Sitges, Spain. He is only half a point behind leader GM Barsov (Uzbekistan).

Supreme Patriarch and Catholicos of All Armenians Garegin II will not travel to Turkey to attend the holy mass to be served in St. Cross Church of Van September 19. Instead, 2 representatives from Holy Echmiatsin will participate in the mass, the spokesman of the Mother See of Holy Echmiatsin Bishop Vahram Melikyan told Panorama.am. Melikyan didn’t provide the names of the two spirituals...