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Kricorian: Stories from the Armenian Quarter
The following piece by New York-based novelist, essayist, and activist Nancy Kricorian will be published in the upcoming anthology This Is Not a Border: Reportage and Reflection from the Palestine...
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Before We Talk about Armenian Genocide Reparations, There Is Another...
From the Armenian Weekly 2017 Magazine Dedicated to the 102nd Anniversary of the Armenian Genocide Did the USSR Really Lose the Cold War? Maybe as a Whole, but Some Have Turned Loss into Staggering...
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D.C. Attack Puts Turkey-U.S. Gun Deal in Jeopardy
ANCA’s Hamparian: ‘Senator Cardin is Right to Put the Brakes on this Proposed Sale of U.S. Firearms to Turkey’ WASHINGTON (A.W.)— Nearly two weeks following the violent attack against a group of...
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ANCA Presses Congress for Continued U.S. Artsakh Funding to Complete De-Mining
WASHINGTON—The Armenian National Committee of America (ANCA) continues to press U.S. Congressional appropriators to ensure continued U.S. federal funding in the Fiscal Year 2018 foreign aid bill for...
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ARF’s Arthur Khachatryan to be Named Shirak’s Next Governor
YEREVAN (A.W.)—The Armenian Revolutionary Federation (ARF) Supreme Council of Armenia confirmed on June 2 that Deputy Minister of Territorial Administration and Development of Armenia Arthur...
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ARF Delegation Meets with European Socialist Leadership
BRUSSELS, Belgium (A.W.)— On May 30, a delegation of Armenian Revolutionary Federation (ARF) representatives held meetings with the leadership of the Progressive Alliance of Socialists and Democrats...
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California State Assembly Adopts Bill Calling for $500 Million Divestment...
ANCA-WR and AYF-WR Welcome Passage of Assemblyman Adrin Nazarian’s Measure (AB 1597); Expand Efforts to Secure Calif. Senate Passage SACRAMENTO, Calif.—With overwhelming bipartisan support, the...
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Special Counsel Mueller to Investigate Flynn’s Turkey Connection
WASHINGTON (A.W.)—Robert Mueller, the special counsel investigating the possible ties between U.S. President Donald Trump’s election campaign and Russia, will be expanding his probe to include a grand...
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Editorial: 102 Years On…
The Armenian Weekly 2017 Magazine Dedicated to the 102nd Anniversary of the Armenian Genocide Each year, as April rolls around and the 24th approaches, rarely do we stop and ask ourselves a simple...
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The Armenian Weekly April 2017 Magazine Now Available Online
Magazine Dedicated to the 102nd Anniversary of the Armenian Genocide WATERTOWN, Mass. (A.W.)—The editorial staff of the Armenian Weekly is pleased to announce the release of the Armenian...
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Australian Novelist Creates an Armenian Private Eye
Why would an Australian author of Anglo-Scottish extraction create a fictional Armenian private eye? For novelist Stuart Campbell, former university Pro-Vice Chancellor and Professor of Linguistics,...
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Reports of the Planned Demolition of Diyarbakir’s Surp Sarkis Church May be...
Sources Close to the Surp Giragos Armenian Church Foundation Tell the Armenian Weekly that the News of the Scheduled Demolition is Not True DIYARBAKIR, Turkey (A.W.)— Netherlands-based ANF News...
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2017 AYF-YOARF Junior Seminar: A Weekend with Purpose
PROSPECT, Penn. (A.W.)—They arrived by the bus loads: 350 members, 84 years of tradition, 15 chapters, nine lecturers, with one purpose. The 2017 Armenian Youth Federation – Youth Organization of the...
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German Foreign Minister Says Germany Will Pull Forces Out of Turkey’s...
ANKARA, Turkey (A.W.)— German Foreign Minister Sigmar Gabriel announced on June 5 that Germany will pull its forces out of the Incirlik air force base in Turkey, despite negotiations in the Turkish...
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Obituary: Mayram Artinian
Mayram Artinian Artinian, Maryam. Survived by her husband of 61 years Missak Artinian. Beloved Mother of Setrak and Marina (Chamchyan) Artinian, Haroutiun and Maral (Hovsepian) Artinian, Vasken...
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Congress Set to Condemn May 16 D.C. Attack on Peaceful Protesters
Strong Bipartisan Backing for June 6 Vote on H.Res.354 WASHINGTON—The U.S. House of Representatives is set to condemn the May 16 attack by Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s bodyguards against...
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Turkish Prime Minister’s Family Owns $140 Million in Foreign Assets
Last week, we disclosed the improper enrichment of President Recep Tayyip Erdogan of Turkey by receiving a $25 million oil tanker as a gift from an Azerbaijani billionaire. This week, we expose the...
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Fourteenth Golden Apricot International Film Festival to Kick-Off in Yerevan...
YEREVAN— The 14th annual Golden Apricot International Film Festival will take place in Armenia’s capital July 9-16. Festival representatives joined Armenian Minister of Culture and representatives of...
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Krafian Crowned Massachusetts Champion Winning All-State Pentathlon
BELMONT, Mass. (The Belmontonian)—Her first name means “sweet” in Armenian and in the state finals of the multi-event pentathlon held June 1, Belmont High junior track star Anoush Krafian strung...
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‘The Promise’ Screened in Canadian Parliament
OTTAWA, Canada—A special screening of the Armenian Genocide-era Hollywood epic, The Promise took place on Parliament Hill on June 5. The special event, which was organized by the Canada-Armenia...
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