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Kessab: Deep Roots Under Attack
This article is the second in a two part series written by Armenian Weekly columnist Lalai Manjikian. To read part I, click here. Every fall, my father who was born in Kessab, plants tulip bulbs in his...
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Tennessee Panel Rejects Pro-Azerbaijan Measure
State Legislators Defeat Bill that Undermines the Right to Self-Determination of the People of Nagorno Karabakh NASHVILLE, Tenn.—A key committee of the Tennessee House of Representatives rejected,...
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Gunaysu: Exhibition of Bitlis Armenians Held in Tatvan
Special for the Armenian Weekly March 1, 2014. We are at the municipality’s Cultural Center of Tatvan, a district of Bitlis, close to the city center. There is a poster in the entrance of the building...
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The Urgency of Adaptation: Combating Climate Change in Armenia
The UN’s Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) will meet in Yokohama, Japan, on March 25-29 to discuss its latest and most comprehensive report on climate change. Made up of leading...
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The Making of ‘Jingalov Hats’
Special for the Armenian Weekly After finally receiving my 10-year residency card in Armenia, I knew the best way to celebrate would be to travel to Arstakh (Karabagh) without—finally!—needing a visa....
View ArticleARF Eastern US Central Committee Issues Statement on Kessab
The ARF Eastern US Central Committee has issued the following announcement pledging its solidarity with the people of Kessab, which has been under siege since Friday when rebel gunmen entered Syria...
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Members of Congress Condemn Kessab Attacks
WASHINGTON—Senate Foreign Relations Committee Chairman Robert Menendez (D-N.J.) was joined by Congressional Armenian Caucus Co-Chairs Frank Pallone (D-N.J.) and Michael Grimm (R-N.Y.), Armenian...
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Erdogan’s AKP Clear Winner, While Pro-Kurdish BDP Surges in Southeast
Special for the Armenian Weekly DIYARBAKIR, Turkey (A.W.)—Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s Justice and Development Party (AKP) has emerged as a clear winner in the local elections held in Turkey,...
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Armenia’s Emerging New Foreign Policy
The Armenian Weekly March 2014 Magazine: Armenia’s Foreign Policy in Focus Ukraine has been in the spotlight of the international media since President Viktor Yanukovich announced1 the suspension of...
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Bill Calling for Report on Turkey’s Stolen Churches Introduced
ANCA Welcomes Launch of Bipartisan Religious Freedom Legislation WASHINGTON—House Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman Ed Royce (R-Calif.) has been joined by the panel’s Ranking Democrat Eliot Engel...
View ArticleSassounian: Text of Swiss Appeal to European Court on Armenian Genocide...
Two weeks ago—on the last day of the three-month deadline—the Swiss government decided to file an appeal with the European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) on the Perincek vs. Switzerland lawsuit. Even...
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Farewell to Complementarity: Armenia’s Foreign Policy at a Crossroad
The Armenian Weekly March 2014 Magazine: Armenia’s Foreign Policy in Focus In an interview with news.am in June 20121, Armenia’s deputy foreign minister, Shavarsh Kocharyan, defined the resolution of...
View ArticleAmb. Power: Most UN Security Council Members Concerned About Kessab
WASHINGTON, DC – Most United Nations Security Council members have “raised the issue” of the recent takeover of the historically Armenian town of Kessab, Syria, and urged the world body “to do more to...
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Reflections on the Killing of Junior Sergeant Armen L. Hovhannisyan
The Armenian Weekly March 2014 Magazine: Armenia’s Foreign Policy in Focus According to the Karabagh Ministry of Defense, Junior Sergeant Armen L. Hovhannisyan was killed on Jan. 20, 2014 repelling an...
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Retired Boston Globe Reporter Kurkjian to Speak at NAASR
Stephen Kurkjian, three-time Pulitzer Prize-winning investigative reporter (retired) for the Boston Globe and the son of a survivor of the Armenian Genocide, will present an overview of his ten years...
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US-Armenia: Evolution of Bilateral Relations
The Armenian Weekly March 2014 Magazine: Armenia’s Foreign Policy in Focus The U.S. was quick in acknowledging the independence of the Soviet breakaway countries, and was one of the first to...
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Armenia-EU Relations: ‘What Shall We Do?’
On Sept. 3, 2013, following a meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin, President Serge Sarkisian unexpectedly announced Armenia’s intention to join the Russian-led Customs Union (CU) comprised of...
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Between the Devil and the Deep Blue Sea
The Armenian Weekly March 2014 Magazine: Armenia’s Foreign Policy in Focus Some circumstances never change. Wedged between two empires for much of its long history, Armenia continues to navigate...
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Soccer: Borussia Dortmund and Mkhitaryan out of Champions League
Special for the Armenian Weekly Despite an impressive 2:0 home win at Signal Iduna Park in Dortmund on April 8, Henrikh Mkhitaryan and his Borussia Dortmund team crashed out of the UEFA Champions...
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Washington DC ARS and ARF Host Town Hall Meeting on Syrian Armenians with...
WASHINGTON, DC—On March 25, 2014, the Armenian Relief Society (ARS) “Satenig” chapter and the Armenian Revolutionary Federation (ARF) “Sebouh” Gomideh hosted a town hall meeting with ARS Central...
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