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PKK: Truce with Turkey Has No Meaning
The Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK) said that its fragile truce with Turkish authorities had lost all meaning following Turkish warplanes attacked PKK camps in northern Iraq this week. “The truce has no...
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Chobanian Premieres ‘Der Voghormia’
BEREA, Ohio—Loris Ohannes Chobanian is professor emeritus and a composer-in-residence at Baldwin Wallace (BW) University, and her composition “Der Voghormia” (Lord Have Mercy) for chorus, piano, and...
View ArticleSassounian: Erdogan Is Pursuing His Self-Interests, Instead of Fighting ISIS...
Last month, only after losing his party’s parliamentary majority, President Recep Tayyip Erdogan realized that there are dangerous terrorists in neighboring Syria who are a threat to Turkey’s security....
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Hamazkayin Launches ArtLinks 2015
The Hamazkayin Armenian Educational and Cultural Associations of North America are launching ArtLinks, the first youth forum to link a range of renowned Armenian artists with young Armenians interested...
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An Obituary That Proved Erroneous
As an obituary writer in my previous newspaper life, I took great satisfaction at perusing the day’s death notices and picking out one for a memorial tribute. I upheld this tradition for years with the...
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Diyarbakir, Dersim to Participate in Pan-Armenian Games
TORONTO (A.W.)—For the first time, teams from Diyarbakir and Dersim will participate in the Pan-Armenian Games in Yerevan. They join 57 other teams this summer from cities in Armenia, Russia, Georgia,...
View ArticleTurkey: A Flip and a Flop with Benefits!
Dear Editor, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan could not pass up an opportunity to bomb the Kurds on his way to attack ISIS strongholds in Syria. The United States has been waiting for months...
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Project 2015 Calls for Investigation into Elçi Murder
Apparent Assassination Latest in Spate of Targeted Attacks against Kurdish Peace Activists NEW YORK, N.Y.—Project 2015 on Nov. 28 condemned the apparent assassination of Tahir Elçi, a prominent lawyer...
View ArticleErdogan Shot Himself in the Foot by Shooting Down Russian Jet
Leaders around the world have been pandering to Recep Tayyip Erdogan for years, trying to win him over to their side. They flattered the Turkish president so much that the lavish compliments went to...
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Fethiye Çetin: An Inevitable Journey
Lawyer and human rights activist Fethiye Çetin delivered the following speech (translated by A. Bolcakan) at the Armenian National Committee of America (ANCA) Eastern Region (ER) Banquet on Nov. 14,...
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Aleppo Community Leader Tours East Coast, Discusses Syria
WORCESTER, Mass. (A.W.)—Dr. Nerses Sarkissian, a member of the Armenian Revolutionary Federation (ARF) Central Committee of Syria and the Syrian Armenian Committee for Urgent Relief and Rehabilitation,...
View ArticleA Santa Claus for the Ages
The first time I donned a Santa suit, it turned into a disaster. My 8-year-old niece looked at me with suspicion, pulled down my beard, and shouted aloud: “Uncle Tom. You’re not Santa Claus. You’re a...
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France’s Genocide Criminalization Bill Sent to Justice Commission
PARIS, France (Asbarez)—France’s National Assembly on Dec. 3 voted to send a bill criminalizing the denial of the Armenian Genocide—introduced by National Assembly member Valérie Boyer—back to the...
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Demonstrations against Constitutional Reforms Held in Yerevan
ARF: Reforms Will Change the System, Not Just Those in Power YEREVAN (A.W.)—Rallies continued on the streets of Yerevan today urging Armenian citizens not to vote in favor of the proposed...
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Poghosyan to Perform Benefit Concert for Tchaikovsky Music School
NEW YORK—The Armenian-American pianist Kariné Poghosyan will pay tribute to Ludwig van Beethoven (b. Dec. 16, 1770) with a birthday celebration that will also benefit the Armenia Fund USA’s Tchaikovsky...
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Spotlight on ‘Spotlight’: Two Armenians Who Took On the Catholic Church
Special for the Armenian Weekly Theatrical poster for ‘Spotlight’ (Photo: Open Road Films) It’s no secret by now that Boston has been Hollywood’s darling for the past few years. Just this fall, two...
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Minsk Group Calls NKR Status Quo ‘Unsustainable’
BELGRADE, Serbia (A.W.)—The heads of delegation of the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE) Minsk Group countries expressed concern about the ongoing of escalation in violence...
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‘Tzur Nstink, Shitak Khosink’: Talking Straight About Artsakh
Special for the Armenian Weekly It has been more than two decades since the ceasefire created the de facto state of Artsakh (Nagorno-Karabagh Republic). During this same time-frame we have been...
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Why Vote for the ARF?
By Vatche Proodian Why Vote for the Armenian Revolutionary Federation (ARF)? Because the ARF is consistent with its views and keeps its promises. ‘Why vote for the ARF? Because the ARF is consistent...
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NKR President Spokesperson: European Organizations Turned a Blind Eye to...
STEPANAKERT, NKR (A.W.)—Nagorno-Karabagh (NKR/Artsakh) President spokesperson David Babayan recently criticized European organizations for “turning a blind eye” to the extradition and arrest of...
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