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ARF Supreme Council Releases Statement Regarding Armenia’s Parliamentary...
YEREVAN (A.W.)—On April 5, the Armenian Revolutionary Federation (ARF) Supreme Council of Armenia released the following statement regarding the 2017 Armenian Parliamentary Elections. The statement was...
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Building Set for D.C. Armenian Genocide Museum Sold for $57 Million
WASHINGTON (A.W.)— Lincoln Property Co. is now in control of the building that was formerly planned to be the Armenian Genocide Museum, reported the Washington Business Journal. Washington D.C. deeds...
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OSCE Conducts Planned Monitoring Near Hadrut
STEPANAKERT, Artsakh (A.W.)— On April 5, an Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE) mission conducted a planned monitoring of the Line of Contact (LoC) between the armed forces of...
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Expropriation of Surp Giragos Armenian Church Suspended
DIYARBAKIR, Turkey (A.W.)—The Supreme Court of Appeals in Turkey has annulled the decision to expropriate Surp Giragos of Diyarbakir, reported Istanbul-based Agos. The Surp Giragos Armenian Apostolic...
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Vardanyan Speaks About Parliamentary Elections in New Interview
YEREVAN (A.W.)— In an interview with RFE/RL’s Armenian service on April 5, Armenian Revolutionary Federation (ARF) Supreme Council representative Aghvan Vardanyan addressed the results of the recent...
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Armenian Government Officials Told to Work Longer Hours
YEREVAN (A.W.)— On April 6, Prime Minister Karen Karapetyan announced that Armenian government agencies must work in “emergency” mode in order to fulfill the expectation of the voters. Karen...
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Businessman Suspected in Italian Bribery Case Linked to Azerbaijani First Family
MILAN, Italy (A.W.)— An Italian money-laundering case set to begin in mid-April has exposed a hidden offshore operation that may have contributed to a major human rights crackdown in Azerbaijan in...
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ARS Eastern USA’s Pinajian Art Exhibit an Unprecedented Success
NEW YORK— The Armenian Relief Society (ARS) Eastern USA Regional Board ushered in the month of April with an astounding art exhibit featuring the works of Arthur Pinajian. His abstract and late...
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Four Ethnic Minorities to be Represented in Armenian Parliament
YEREVAN (A.W.)— Four representatives of Armenia’s major ethnic minorities have been elected to Armenia’s National Assembly (Parliament) in the recent Parliamentary Elections, which took place on...
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Successful ARS Seminar Focuses on Leadership Skills, Values, and Reconnection
DETROIT, Mich.—The Armenian Relief Society (ARS) of Eastern USA members convened in Detroit to learn more about ways to hone their leadership skills and reconnect to the values that have driven the ARS...
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Op-ed: It is Time for the United States to Properly Recognize the Armenian...
Rep. Dave Trott (R-Mich.) Pens Op-ed Urging U.S. to ‘Stand with the Armenian People’ Special for the Armenian Weekly I have the honor of representing the most ethnically diverse congressional...
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‘The Promise’ Gets Star-Studded Red Carpet Treatment at Hollywood Premiere
Cher, the Kardashians, and Several Celebrities Attend Film’s LA Premiere HOLLYWOOD, Calif. (A.W.)—Hollywood superstars joined the star-studded cast of The Promise on the red carpet at the TCL Chinese...
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First Ever Greek Orthodox Metropolis of Boston Commemoration of the Armenian...
BOSTON, Mass.—His Eminence Metropolitan Methodios will lead the first ever Greek Orthodox Metropolis of Boston commemoration of the Armenian Genocide at the Annunciation Greek Orthodox Cathedral of New...
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Artsakh Servicemen and Their Families Receive Keys to New Apartments
STEPANAKERT, Artsakh— On April 12, Artsakh Prime Minister Arayik Harutyunyan partook at the opening ceremony of three buildings constructed for the families of servicemen of the Artsakh Armed Forces....
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The Official Inauguration of Soghomon Tehlirian Square to Take Place in...
MARSEILLE, France (A.W.)—A square in the French city of Marseille will be officially named after Soghomon Tehlirian—the Armenian who assassinated Talaat Pasha, the former Grand Vizier of the Ottoman...
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End of Transition: Armenia 25 Years On, Now What?
‘The End of Transition: Shifting Focus’ Takes Place at USC LOS ANGELES, Calif.—To mark a quarter century of transition beginning with the Soviet collapse in 1991, the University of Southern California...
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Lecture on Long-Term Effects of 2016 April War to be Offered at NAASR
BELMONT, Mass.—Dr. Gayane Novikova, the Founding Director of the Spectrum Center for Strategic Analysis in Yerevan, Armenia, and currently an Associate at the Davis Center for Russian and Eurasian...
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Khatcherian Presents New Book ‘Khatchkar’ in New York
NEW YORK—The year 1993 was a life-changing year for Hrair Hawk Khatcherian. The cover of Khatcherian’s latest book, Khatchkar That year, he was told that he had lung cancer and had only 10 days “to...
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‘The Promise’ in Theaters Near You
The Armenian Genocide-era blockbuster, The Promise, is opening on April 21 in over 1,400 theaters and counting across the United States. The Promise will be in theaters on April 21 To purchase tickets,...
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SAS Scandal: Armenia’s Prosecutor General to Examine Report of Employee...
YEREVAN (A.W.)—Armenia’s Prosecutor General announced on April 14 that it is examining a troubling report published by Yerevan-based news outlet Hayastan24 on April 13, which includes a 40-minute...
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