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Artsakh President Bako Sahakyan Re-Elected by Parliament
STEPANAKERT, Artskah (A.W.)—Artsakh President Bako Sahakyan was reelected on July 17, at a special session of the country’s National Assembly (Parliament). President Bako Sahakyan during an April 2016...
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Nişanyan to the Armenian Weekly: ‘This Regime is Going to go, and We Will...
WATERTOWN, Mass. (A.W.)— In a recent interview with Armenian Weekly correspondent Gulisor Akkum, Sevan Nişanyan, who escaped prison and fled Turkey on July 14, said that Turkish President Recep Tayyip...
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U.S. Legislators Demand Erdogan Apologize and Extradite Perpetrators of...
WASHINGTON—Senior members of the U.S. House Foreign Affairs Committee Dana Rohrabacher (R-Calif.) and Ted Poe (R-Tex.), Tom Lantos Human Rights Commission Co-Chairman Jim McGovern (D-Mass.), and...
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Lapshin Sentenced to Three Years in Prison by Azerbaijani Court
BAKU, Azerbaijan (A.W.)— On July 20, an Azerbaijani court sentenced Russian-Israeli blogger Alexander Lapshin, who was arrested last December, to three years in prison on a charge related to his 2011...
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On Language: The Identity-Forming Element
Special for the Armenian Weekly The colloquial language of my hometown, Gyumri, is a concoction of the dialects brought from historic Erzurum and Kars, mixed with the occasional Turkish of the...
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Germany Says Erdogan Wants to Destroy the Foundations of Rule of Law and...
Berlin Overhauls Turkey Policy BERLIN, Germany (A.W.)—German Foreign Minister Sigmar Gabriel blasted Turkey’s ongoing crackdown on those in opposition to ruling President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, in a...
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2017 AYF Olympics: And the Winner Is…
Anyone’s guess! With Greater Boston’s win in 2016, we have now had four different Armenian Youth Federation (AYF) Olympic champions over the past four years and it’s been nine years since a champion...
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Turkish Report Exposes Locations of U.S. Troops in Syria
ANKARA, Turkey— In reports published in both Turkish and English, Turkey’s state-run Anadolu Agency published a report that provided details about 10 U.S. bases in northern Syria, including troops...
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ANCA ‘Thunderclap’ Makes Noise for Artsakh
Innovative Campaign—anca.org/Artsakh—Invites Supporters to Donate Their Social Reach to Artsakh’s Future WASHINGTON—The Armenian National Committee of America (ANCA) launched a “Thunderclap” campaign...
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Armenia, Israel Sign Cooperation Agreements
YEREVAN—Foreign Minister of Armenia Edward Nalbandian on July 25 met Minister of Regional Cooperation of Israel Tzachi Hanegbi, who was in Yerevan on an official visit. On July 25, Foreign Minister of...
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Azerbaijan’s U.S. Lobbying Firm’s List of Impressive Accomplishments
Several weeks ago, I wrote about the four lobbying and PR firms hired by Azerbaijan in the United States. One of these companies is the Tool Shed Group. An Azerbaijani flag flies in Baku (Photo:...
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ANCC Calls on the Canadian Government to Immediately Halt Azerbaijani Arms Sales
OTTAWA, Canada—The Armenian National Committee of Canada (ANCC) said in a statement on July 26 that it is appalled to learn the Canadian government has granted an export permit for the transfer of...
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Armenia’s Minister of Finance Highlights Advantages of U.S.-Armenia Double...
ANCA’s Aram Hamparian: ‘Minister Aramyan’s Remarks Today Speak to the Heart of This Matter’ YEREVAN (A.W.)—Armenia’s Minister of Finance Vardan Aramyan on Jully 27 addressed the recently proposed plan...
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Alik Arzoumanian Among Artists Featured at ‘Forever Young: Picture Book Art...
WATERTOWN, Mass. (Wicked Local)—The Mosesian Center for the Arts recently announced “Forever Young: Picture Book Art Exhibition,” on view now through Sept. 15, at 321 Arsenal St., Watertown. The...
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A Purposeful Visit to Great Lakes National Cemetery
I usually have some idea of how I’m going to spend my day when I arise in the morning, but on Monday, July 17, 2017, I had no idea I would make my destination the Great Lakes National Cemetery in...
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A Pakistani’s Love Letter to Armenian Pop Music and TV
By Sarmad Iqbal Special for the Armenian Weekly Barev dzez (hello), to all my Armenian friends who will be reading my love letter to their country’s pop music and TV series. Although my country,...
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Robert Guédiguian’s ‘La Villa’ Selected for Competition at the 74th Venice...
VENICE, Italy (A.W.)—French-Armenian filmmaker Robert Guédiguian’s 2017 film La Villa will be in competition at the 74th Venice Film Festival, reported U.S. entertainment magazine Variety on July 27....
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ANCA Partners with Adam Schiff in Support of Major STEM Education Grant for...
WASHINGTON—Congressman Adam Schiff (D-Calif.)—an increasingly influential national voice on foreign policy issues—remains actively engaged with the Armenian National Committee of America (ANCA) in...
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Drs. Raffy Hovanessian and Nurhan and Celeste Helvacian to Headline AMAA...
PARAMUS, N.J.—“The AMAA (Armenian Missionary Association of America) has been in my blood from an early age,” stated Dr. Raffy Hovanessian in a telephone conversation with this writer. The eminent...
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Armenian Genocide Memoir ‘From Horror to Hope’ Named Next Generation Indie...
PHILADELPHIA—From Horror to Hope, a collection of stories of Armenian Genocide survivors, was named a finalist by the 2017 Next Generation Indie Book Award in the memoir category (overcoming...
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