By Harut SassounianPublisher, The California Courierwww.TheCaliforniaCourier.comHere is news that you don’t hear every day: a former Congressman stops working for a foreign client after not receiving his pay for a year!This is exactly what happened to Cong. Dan Burton (Republican-Indiana) who quit last week as chairman of Azerbaijan America Alliance, a powerful Azeri propaganda outfit in the United States, after waiting a whole year to get paid.What were his Azeri masters thinking? How could they ...

BAKU (Panorama.am) — Meti Osmanoglu, an Azerbaijani scholar specializing in literary science, shared his memories about a dialogue between Armenian writer Levon Adyan, who was a member of the Union of Azerbaijani Writers, and Azerbaijani translator and literary critic Abbas Abdulla, a specialist of literary science, Moderator.az writes.

The Embassy of the Republic of Azerbaijan in Italy has published a long list of journalists, banning them from the country.The list of personae non gratae, Italian citizens who are banned from entering the Republic of Azerbaijan, features prominent figures of Italian culture and journalism, writers and artists, including Antonia Arslanand renowned investigative reporter Milena Gabanelli.Osservatorio Balcani e Caucaso's correspondent from Yerevan, Simone Zoppellaro, is also included together ...

By Harut SassounianPublisher, The California Courierwww.TheCaliforniaCourier.comAubrey Herbert, British diplomat, adventurer, intelligence officer, and Member of Parliament, conducted a rare interview with Talaat Pasha, in February 1921, just days before his assassination in Berlin by Soghomon Tehlirian.

By Harut SassounianPublisher, The California Courierwww.TheCaliforniaCourier.comGiven the joyful spirit of the holiday season, I wanted to dedicate my article to a cheerful subject. However, when I saw the text of the bizarre Resolution submitted to Azerbaijan’s Parliament on Christmas Eve, I knew that I could not pick a more disgustingly amusing topic.The proposed Azeri bill is in response to the U.S. House Resolution 4264 (Azerbaijan Democracy Act of 2015) introduced by Helsinki Commission Chair ...

By Harut SassounianPublisher, The California Courierwww.TheCaliforniaCourier.comEven the most uninformed person on earth is aware by now that Turkey is a major accomplice of ISIS. There have been countless news reports in the global media documenting Turkish complicity. Amazingly, there is one American diplomat who seems to be clueless about Turkey’s destructive role in the region, not only in Syria and Iraq, but also in Artsakh (Nagorno Karabagh)!How could the U.S. Ambassador to the Organization ...

By Harut SassounianPublisher, The California Courierwww.TheCaliforniaCourier.comFor over two decades, the international community, led by OSCE Minsk Group mediators representing the United States, France and Russia, has been trying to negotiate a peaceful resolution to the Artsakh (Karabagh) conflict.The main obstacle is Azerbaijan’s persistence in shooting while negotiating, and intensifying its attacks on the eve of every crucial meeting for settlement of the conflict. Such unconstructive ...

By Harut Sassounian,Publisher, The California Courierwww.TheCaliforniaCourier.comAs relations between Israel and Turkey have become increasingly strained in recent years, shifting from strategic alliance to outright hostility, many analysts began to wonder about the Israeli government's uncharacteristically muted reaction to Turkish Pres. Erdogan's anti-Semitic diatribes and anti-Israeli actions.Under these circumstances, Armenians and their supporters are puzzled by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's ...

By Harut SassounianPublisher, The California Courierwww.TheCaliforniaCourier.comThe last thing Donald Trump needs these days is one more controversy. Then again, Trump thrives on controversy and most probably would welcome any publicity -- positive or negative -- as long as his name is in the headlines.Due to his prominent name and bluntness, Trump is leading the large field of 17 Republican candidates for President of the United States, according to the latest national polls.

Speaking at the Parliament today, Chairman of the National Assembly’s Standing Committee on Foreign Relations Artak Zakaryan referred to the Azerbaijani propagana campaign on the so-called “Khojaly” events: