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How the Armenia Tree Project is greening the country
Before/After of Ajapniak district of Yerevan The ecological nadir of the history of Armenia was during the Soviet Era, when barely eight percent of the country was covered in forests. During the early...
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Beyond Motherhood: Powerful Women in Science
In this installment of the women’s empowerment series, we introduce three phenomenal Armenian women who, through their strong work ethic and intelligence, changed the world of science and left their...
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ARS of Eastern USA awards 46 students with scholarships
WATERTOWN, Mass. —The Armenian Relief Society (ARS) of Eastern USA has announced the recipients of this year’s ARS Undergraduate Scholarship and ARS George and Beatrice Lazarian Graduate Scholarship....
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Reflections on the Feast of Transfiguration
Two years ago, around this time, we arrived early Sunday morning in Armenia. Soon after, my son Hovsep and I attended badarak at the Saint Gregory The Illuminator Cathedral in Yerevan. The festivities...
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Calouste Gulbenkian Foundation announces Western Armenian Universal...
The Armenian Communities Department of the Calouste Gulbenkian Foundation is delighted to announce the release of the Western Armenian Universal Dependencies Treebank, which is now available on the...
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AYF Olympics Ad Book deadline set for August 8
The deadline for submissions to appear in the 2021 AYF Olympic Games Ad Book is fast approaching. The 2021 AYF Central Executive (CE) has announced a deadline of August 8 ahead of the highly...
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Exposing the Fake Appeal Allegedly Sent by Baku Armenians to Catholicos
Several Azeri websites claimed that Armenians in Azerbaijan sent last October, in the midst of the Artsakh War, an appeal to “Catholicos Karekin II, Armenians of the world, and Armenians in Karabakh.”...
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Pashinyan’s Foreign Policy Challenges
Acting Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan pictured with Russian President Vladimir Putin during his working visit to Russia, July 7, 2021 Caretaker PM Nikol Pashinyan and his party’s euphoria from election...
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ANCA-ER presents “Hill 101”
In the second of its eight Zoom-based advocacy workshops on July 7, the Armenian National Committee of America – Eastern Region (ANCA-ER) instructed activists how to interact with legislators during...
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Nectar for the Bitter World
Djivan Gasparyan, 2009 (Wikipedia) Another Armenian legend has passed away. The pioneer of Armenian soulful music and the tremendous motivating and unifying force of all Armenians will continue to...
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Armenian American Museum celebrates historic groundbreaking
Armenian American Museum Board of Trustees and Board of Governors at shovel ceremony GLENDALE, Calif. – The Armenian American Museum held a festive celebration to mark its historic groundbreaking...
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Former Boston TV reporter Jeff Derderian to host “Boston & Beyond”
Jeff Derderian BOSTON, Mass.—Salem Media Group Boston’s WROL 950AM and 100.3 FM, The Spirit of Boston, has announced a new live talk show called “Boston & Beyond with Jeff Derderian.” The show...
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Western Armenian book “Teen Diary” newly published in Montreal
MONTREAL, Canada—Weekly contributor Shogher Aline Markarian has just published her first Western Armenian book for teenagers. Titled Պատանեկան Օրագիր (“Teen Diary”), the fiction publication is about a...
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Making the Most of a Second Chance
Nikol Pashinyan pictured during his speech at the post-election rally in Republic Square, June 2021 Due process is proceeding in Armenia in the post-election environment. The election concluded with...
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Weekly contributor, Burlington native competing for title of Miss Massachusetts
Miss Boston Kristina Ayanian WORCESTER, Mass.—Kristina Ayanian is vying to become the first Armenian to ever hold the title of Miss Massachusetts. The 24 year-old Weekly contributor will be taking the...
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Armenian American cartoonist produces “Shades of Armenian” art series
Basturma is red. Lake Sevan is blue. What do these colors evoke in you? The Armenian way of life is undoubtedly vibrant and resonates with many Diasporans in a variety of ways. Storyteller and...
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Another Armenian soldier killed along the Armenia-Azerbaijan border
View of Sadarak, Nakhichevan An Armenian soldier has died in a shootout along the Armenia-Azerbaijan border. According to the Armenian Ministry of Defense, the shootout took place at the Yeraskh...
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Surp Takavor Church desecrated again in Istanbul
An investigation has been launched against three suspects for the desecration of an Armenian church in Istanbul. A video circulated online this week depicting three individuals, two of whom are...
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Hovig Apo Saghdejian Capital Gateway Program to welcome fall 2021 fellows to...
WASHINGTON, DC – The Armenian National Committee of America (ANCA) Hovig Apo Saghdejian Capital Gateway Program (CGP) will resume its in-person Washington, DC-based fellowship this September following...
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ANCA seeking close scrutiny of Jeff Flake’s nomination to serve as US...
“We can and must do better – giving substance to our Armenian Genocide policy by sending Turkey an Ambassador, in the spirit of Henry Morgenthau or John Evans, with a strong public record of forcefully...
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