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Turkey Summons U.S. Ambassador; Blames U.S. Security Personnel for Turkish...
Hamparian: ‘Erdogan’s Adding Insult to Injury. Having Ordered this Attack, He’s Now Accusing U.S. Police of Aggression’ WASHINGTON (A.W.)—The Ambassador of the Unites States of America in Ankara John...
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U.S. Secretary of State Tillerson to Turkish Ambassador: D.C. Attack is...
WASHINGTON, (A.W.)— During an interview with Fox News Sunday’s Chris Wallace, United States Secretary of State Rex Tillerson said that the U.S. had summoned the Turkish Ambassador to the State...
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Homenetmen Eastern U.S. Welcomes Merrimack Valley ‘Miavor’
MERRIMACK VALLEY, Mass. (A.W.)— The Homenetmen’s Eastern United States Regional Executive recently announced the formation of a new Homenetmen miavor (unit) in the Greater Merrimack Valley of...
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No Ordinary Trip: Artsakh Liberation Memorialized
Special for the Armenian Weekly “It wasn’t an ordinary trip to Armenia,” I told my family with tired certainty, recollecting the whirlwind of places I’ve been and things I have seen. Gor Darmanyan and...
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Top United States Senate Appropriators Threaten Turkey Aid
Twenty-Nine U.S. Representatives Press Secretary Tillerson to Take Decisive Action against Ankara WASHINGTON—Congressional uproar over the May 16th brutal beating of peaceful American protesters in...
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Hamazkayin New York Makes $15,000 Donation to the Soldiers of Artsakh
Hamazkayin New York’s 50th anniversary logo NEW YORK (A.W.)—The Hamazkayin Armenian Educational and Cultural Society New York Chapter Executive Committee recently announced that it has allocated all of...
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Armenia Condemns Manchester Terrorist Attack
YEREVAN (A.W.)— On May 23, Armenia joined a series of countries condemning the terrorist attack in the United Kingdom, which claimed the lives of 22 people and injured over 50. A suicide bomber killed...
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Armenian Genocide and Holocaust Commemorated at R.I. State House
PROVIDENCE, R.I—The Rhode Island House and Senate recently passed resolutions commemorating both the Armenian Genocide and the Holocaust. This was the first time a joint resolution for both genocides...
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ANC of Rhode Island Holds Instructional Workshops
PROVIDENCE, RI. (A.W.)— On May 13, the Armenian National Committee of Rhode Island (ANC-R.I.) held an instructional workshop for its current and prospective members. Participants from Rhode Island...
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Genocide Education Project of R.I. Announces Recipient of 2017 Genocide...
PROVIDENCE, R.I. (A.W.)— The Rhode Island branch of The Genocide Education Project recently announced the recipient of its 2017 Genocide Educator of the Year Award: Claudia Traub. The award was...
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Honoring Balaban Hoja: A Hero for Armenian Orphans
From the Armenian Weekly 2017 Magazine Dedicated to the 102nd Anniversary of the Armenian Genocide To his students in the Aintab orphanage, Sarkis Balabanian (Balaban Hoja) (1882-1963) was not simply...
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UCLA Armenian Students’ Association Demonstrates Against the Young Turks’ Ana...
LOS ANGELES, Calif.—On May 22, the UCLA Armenian Students’ Association held a demonstration against the Young Turks’ Ana Kasparian, who was invited to speak at an event called POLITIFEST organized by...
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Rep. Ted Poe Condemns D.C. Attack, Erdogan, on U.S. House Floor
WASHINGTON (A.W.)—Rep. Ted Poe (R-Tex.), who represents Texas’s 2nd congressional district in the United States House of Representatives, condemned the May 16 attack on peaceful protesters, carried out...
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Comedian Kev Orkian to Uncover Armenia
LONDON, U.K.—Comedian Kev Orkian is so proud of his Armenian heritage, that he is on a mission to tell the world about his homeland and its talented people, in an exciting new film—Armenia Uncovered—to...
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Professional Development Program for Lebanon’s Armenian School Teachers Launched
BEIRUT, Lebanon—On May 20, Haigazian University launched the Professional Development Program for Teachers of the Armenian Schools in Lebanon. On May 20, Haigazian University launched the Professional...
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Breaking: House Foreign Affairs Committee Set to Vote on Resolution...
H.Res.354 Calls for Perpetrators to be Charged and Prosecuted Under U.S. Law; Waiver of Immunity of any Turkish Security Detail Engaged in Assault WASHINGTON—On May 25, the House Foreign Affairs...
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ANCA to Testify at Key House Foreign Affairs Panel Hearing on Beatings of...
House Foreign Affairs Full Committee Set to Vote on Royce-Engel Resolution Condemning the Attacks WASHINGTON—Armenian National Committee of America (ANCA) Executive Director Aram Hamparian is set to...
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OSCE Mission Monitors the LoC; Azerbaijan Does not Lead Mission to Front Line
STEPANAKERT, Artsakh—On May 25, in accordance with the arrangement reached with the authorities of the Republic of Artsakh, the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE) Mission...
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ANCA: ‘We are Troubled by Trump’s Ill-Advised and Misguided Proposal to Cut...
WASHINGTON (Asbarez)—The budget unveiled on May 22 by the Trump administration will see a drastic 69.6 percent cut in aid to Armenia over the fiscal year 2017 budget, which allocated $22.4 million in...
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Roots in Turkey: Misconceptions About Being ‘Bolsahye’ in the...
Special for the Armenian Weekly I am Bolsahye—my Armenian parents were born in Istanbul, or Bolis. Sometimes when I tell other Armenians this, I am met with a terse “oh,” and the conversation quickly...
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