launch of the Charles Aznavour 100th anniversary stamp in Paris FA

launch of the Charles Aznavour 100th anniversary stamp in Paris FA

Ambassador of the Republic of Armenia to France Hasmik Tolmajian (2R) poses for a photo next to CEO of the Armenian Post Office Arayik Abrahamyan (R) during the preview launch of the Charles Aznavour 100th anniversary stamp, at the Parc des expositions in Paris on May 30, 2024. Photo by Firas Abdullah/ABACAPRESS.COM

Inauguration Of The Charles Aznavour Garden - Paris

Inauguration Of The Charles Aznavour Garden - Paris

Armenian ambassador to France Hasmik Tolmajian, Mayor of Paris 8th district Jeanne d'Hauteserre, Nicolas Aznavour and Anne Hidalgo during the inauguration of the Charles Aznavour Garden in Paris, France on May 22, 2024. Photo by Denis Prezat/ABACAPRESS.COM

Inauguration Of The Charles Aznavour Garden - Paris

Inauguration Of The Charles Aznavour Garden - Paris

Armenian ambassador to France Hasmik Tolmajian, Mayor of Paris 8th district Jeanne d'Hauteserre, Nicolas Aznavour and Anne Hidalgo during the inauguration of the Charles Aznavour Garden in Paris, France on May 22, 2024. Photo by Denis Prezat/ABACAPRESS.COM

Inauguration Of The Charles Aznavour Garden - Paris

Inauguration Of The Charles Aznavour Garden - Paris

Nicolas Aznavour, Anne Hidalgo, Armenian ambassador to France Hasmik Tolmajian and Mayor of Paris 8th district Jeanne d'Hauteserre during the inauguration of the Charles Aznavour Garden in Paris, France on May 22, 2024. Photo by Denis Prezat/ABACAPRESS.COM

Inauguration Of The Charles Aznavour Garden - Paris

Inauguration Of The Charles Aznavour Garden - Paris

Armenian ambassador to France Hasmik Tolmajian during the inauguration of the Charles Aznavour Garden in Paris, France on May 22, 2024. Photo by Denis Prezat/ABACAPRESS.COM

Inauguration Of The Charles Aznavour Garden - Paris

Inauguration Of The Charles Aznavour Garden - Paris

Armenian ambassador to France Hasmik Tolmajian during the inauguration of the Charles Aznavour Garden in Paris, France on May 22, 2024. Photo by Denis Prezat/ABACAPRESS.COM

Syrians find escape in dance, music amid prolonged conflicts

STORY: Syrians find escape in dance, music amid prolonged conflicts DATELINE: Oct. 24, 2022 LENGTH: 0:02:11 LOCATION: Damascus CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of Tango training 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (Arabic): WIAM AL-KHOUS, Actress 3. SOUNDBITE 2 (Arabic): GHAZWAN MALKI, Lawyer 4. various of people dancing Tango 5. SOUNDBITE 3 (Arabic): HASMIK SALIKYAN, Tango coach 6. various of people dancing Tango STORYLINE: As Syrians are facing increasing suffering and hardship due to over a decade of war, dance and music have brought a note of comfort to the struggling people. At a cultural center in the heart of the capital city Damascus, a group of people gathers here three times a week to practice Tango. This has become an important way for them to deal with hardships in the war-torn country. Between practice sessions, the Tango dancers organize milonga music concerts, where they dress up and listen to the music amid an atmosphere of joy and energy. SOUNDBITE 1 (Arabic): WIAM AL-KHOUS, Actress "I started Tango,

106th anniversary of WWI-era massacres of Armenians - Paris

106th anniversary of WWI-era massacres of Armenians - Paris

Hasmik Tolmajian, Anne Hidalgo and Emmanuel Macron. French President Emmanuel Macron attends a ceremony marking the 106th anniversary of World War I-era mass killings of Armenians. Paris, France, on April 24, 2021. Photo by Jacques Witt/Pool/ABACAPRESS.COM