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ARS Eastern U.S. Announces Winners of 2017 Essay Contest
The ARS was founded in 1910 WATERTOWN, Mass. (A.W.)—On May 30, the Armenian Relief Society (ARS) of the Eastern United States Board of Directors released a statement congratulating all the students who...
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Photos: May 28 Celebrations in Aleppo
ALEPPO, Syria (A.W.)—Thousands of community members celebrated 99th anniversary of the establishment of the First Republic of Armenia on May 28 in Aleppo. According to Aleppo-based Armenian news outlet...
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NAASR Receives $225,000 Grant from Massachusetts Cultural Facilities Fund
Building Transformation Scheduled to Start March 2018 BELMONT, Mass.—On May 18, the National Association for Armenian Studies and Research (NAASR) received a grant of $225,000 from the Massachusetts...
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Azerbaijani Billionaire Gives Erdogan $25 Million Oil Tanker as a ‘Gift’
When Recep Tayyip Erdogan first came to power as Turkey’s Prime Minister in 2003, he was welcomed by the majority of Turks as a devout Muslim and honest politician, after being ruled by corrupt leaders...
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The Power of Purpose
It is truly amazing being Armenian… Not a day goes by without either thinking of the event that just passed or about the next event coming up. Whether it is your next chapter meeting, dance, social or...
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OSCE Promises Continued Involvement in Armenia Despite Office Closure
YEREVAN (A.W.)— On May 30, the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE) Secretary General Lamberto Zannier held meetings with Armenian President Serge Sarkisian and Foreign Minister...
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AMAA Leadership Visits Artsakh
STEPANAKERT, Artsakh—Armenian Missionary Association of America (AMAA) Executive Director/CEO Zaven Khanjian recently visited Artsakh, where he met with several high-ranking officials and had the...
View ArticleJob Opportunity: Executive Director – Armenian Relief Society (ARS) Inc.
The Armenian Relief Society (ARS) Inc. is seeking a new Executive Director. The successful candidate must demonstrate ability to function within a not for profit, with entities in 27 different...
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Armenia Looks to Ban Smoking in Public Places
YEREVAN (A.W.)—Armenia’s Health Minister Levon Altunyan told reporters on May 31 that he had received instructions from the country’s leadership to declare a war on tobacco and to reduce the number of...
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ANCA Supporters Host Event for Nebraska Congressman Jeff Fortenberry
Senior Republican Serves on House Appropriations Committee; Leads Congressional Caucus on Religious Minorities in the Middle East PASADENA, Calif.—Friends and supporters of the Armenian National...
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Karanian: Building Bridges in Western Armenia
From the Armenian Weekly 2017 Magazine Dedicated to the 102nd Anniversary of the Armenian Genocide Thursday was a school day in Chunkush. The children who normally filled its streets with laughter...
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Exiled Azerbaijani Journalist at Risk of Torture After Baku Abduction
BAKU, Azerbaijan (A.W.)— Azerbaijani investigative journalist Afghan Mukhtarli, who vanished from Tbilisi, Georgia on May 29, is at risk of torture and other ill-treatment in Baku. Afghan Mukhtarli...
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Poem: We Have Not Forgotten
In 1944, Soviet Armenian writer Gevorg Abov wrote a poem entitled, “Menk Chenk Moratsel” («Մենք չենք մոռացել» – “We Have Not Forgotten”). In his poem, he criticized the Armenian Revolutionary...
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Turkey Declares Curfews in More Than 40 Diyarbakir Villages
DIYARBAKIR, Turkey (A.W.)— On May 30, the Turkish government imposed curfews in more than 40 villages in southeastern province of Diyarbakir as part of what it called a security operation against the...
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Congresswoman Napolitano Praises ANCA-LAWA Dialogue on Direct LAX-Yerevan...
Senior U.S. House Transportation Committee Member Backs ANCA Efforts to Directly Connect Armenia with Los Angeles WASHINGTON—A senior member of the U.S. House Transportation Committee has warmly...
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ARF Delegation Meets with Armenia’s Ambassador to the U.S.
WASHINGTON (A.W.)—An Armenian Revolutionary Federation (ARF) delegation met with the Armenian Ambassador to the United States, His Excellency Grigor Hovhannissian, on May 25 in Washington, D.C. The...
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More Tainted Fruit
As if it wasn’t enough that we are deprived of eating apricots grown in our and their native soil unless they’ve gone through Turkey’s economic system. A worker preparing fresh pomegranate juice in...
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Three ARF Ministers Reappointed
YEREVAN (A.W.)—Armenian President Serge Sarkisian reappointed three members of the Armenian Revolutionary Federation (ARF) to the government’s new cabinet on May 31. Levon Mkrtchyan, Davit Lokyan,...
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Azerbaijani Forces Fire at Baghanis Border Village
Mayor Tells the Armenian Weekly Two Homes Were Damaged BAGHANIS, Armenia (A.W.)—On the night of May 31, Armenia’s Baghanis village of the Tavush province was shelled by Azerbaijani forces. Both...
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A Case of Turkish Genetic Appropriation
By Aris Govjian Special for the Armenian Weekly On May 30, major news and entertainment outlets across the internet began sharing a revelation in the scientific community—the genetic material of...
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