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Unseen Armenia: Verin Shorzha, Nerkin Shorzha
By Hovsep Dagdigian About a year ago I published an article on the scenic village of Ayrk in Gegharkunik province, which I visited with my friend Vova. Our vehicle at that time was incapable of...
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ANCA Eastern Region 9th Annual Banquet to Be Held in Detroit
ANCA-ER Banquet Comes to the Midwest First Time since its Inception DETROIT, Mich.—Armenian Americans throughout the Eastern U.S.—especially from the Midwest—will be joining together to celebrate a...
View ArticleBelgian Chamber of Deputies Recognizes Armenian Genocide
BRUSSELS—Members of the Chamber of Deputies (Parliament) of Belgium with an overwhelming majority on Thursday voted for the resolution recognizing the Armenian Genocide, reported the European Armenian...
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Azerbaijan Continues Ceasefire Violations, Artsakh Army at the Ready
Beglaryan: No Reason to Panic; We Trust the Artsakh Army As the Azerbaijan Armed Forces continue to violate the ceasefire along the entire length of the Line of Contact, Artak Beglaryan, spokesperson...
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Tsarukyan Foundation Donates $500,000 to Cilicia Catholicosate
ANTELIAS—Gagik Tsarukyan, an Armenian businessman and chair of Armenia’s Olympics Committee, recently donated $500,000 to the Catholicosate of the Great House of Cilicia to be used for various...
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Soccer: World Cup 2018 Preliminary Draw
Special for the Armenian Weekly Although the 2018 World Cup finals is a distant three years away and host nation Russia has plenty more work to do in order to prepare for the greatest sporting event,...
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Bishop Krikor Ghabroyan Elected New Catholic Patriarch of Cilicia
The Armenian Catholic Synod of Bishops elected Bishop Krikor Ghabroyan as the new Armenian Catholic Patriarch of Cilicia. He will be the 20th Armenian Catholic Patriarch of Cilicia, succeeding His...
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‘All I Can Do is Cry’: HRW Sheds Light on Treatment of Terminally Ill Cancer...
Special for the Armenian Weekly Human Rights Watch (HRW) on July 14 released a comprehensive report on the inadequate treatment provided to terminally ill cancer patients in Armenia, where palliative...
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Aghjayan: The Paradox of Dersim
Special for the Armenian Weekly Recently, I spent a week traveling throughout the region of Dersim, now the modern Turkish province of Tunceli. Rugged mountains in the north and more fertile valleys in...
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Armenians Remember Lisbon Five
Thirty-two years after five young Armenian men gave their lives in the “Lisbon Five” operation, Armenians around the world—from Beirut to L.A. to Boston—held commemoration events and requiem services...
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PKK: Truce with Turkey Has No Meaning
The Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK) said that its fragile truce with Turkish authorities had lost all meaning following Turkish warplanes attacked PKK camps in northern Iraq this week. “The truce has no...
View ArticleSassounian: Erdogan Is Pursuing His Self-Interests, Instead of Fighting ISIS...
Last month, only after losing his party’s parliamentary majority, President Recep Tayyip Erdogan realized that there are dangerous terrorists in neighboring Syria who are a threat to Turkey’s security....
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Hamazkayin Launches ArtLinks 2015
The Hamazkayin Armenian Educational and Cultural Associations of North America are launching ArtLinks, the first youth forum to link a range of renowned Armenian artists with young Armenians interested...
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Diyarbakir, Dersim to Participate in Pan-Armenian Games
TORONTO (A.W.)—For the first time, teams from Diyarbakir and Dersim will participate in the Pan-Armenian Games in Yerevan. They join 57 other teams this summer from cities in Armenia, Russia, Georgia,...
View ArticleTurkey: A Flip and a Flop with Benefits!
Dear Editor, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan could not pass up an opportunity to bomb the Kurds on his way to attack ISIS strongholds in Syria. The United States has been waiting for months for...
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Azeris Attack Armenian Art Pavilion at Beijing Biennale
BEIJING, China (A.W.)—The organizers of the Sixth Beijing International Art Biennale have temporarily shut down the Armenian pavilion after three men clad in suits reportedly attempted to destroy...
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Three Civilians Killed, Two Injured in Azeri Attack
Armenian Defense Ministry: Consequences Will Fall on the Shoulders of Azerbaijani Military Leadership On Sept. 24, 83-year-old Parakavar resident Baydzar Aghajanyan and Berdavan residents Shushan...
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Vardanyan: If Willing, Minsk Co-Chairs Have Power to Stop Innocent Deaths
Minsk Group Condemns Civilian Killings, Fails to Blame Baku (A.W.)—Armenian Revolutionary Federation (ARF) parliamentary faction secretary Aghvan Vardanyan recently noted that the Organization for...
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Four Armenian Servicemen Killed by Azerbaijani Fire
STEPANAKERT, NKR (A.W.)—Four Armenian servicemen were killed on Sept. 25 in an offensive operation launched by Azerbaijan. Norayr Khachatryan (b. 1995), Robert Mkrtchyan (b. 1995), Harout Hakobyan (b....
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Sarkisian: We Will Chase Down Azeri Perpetrators
Armenian President Serge Sarkisian delivered the following remarks on the recent ceasefire violations and killings of Armenian civilians and soldiers by Azerbaijani artillery fire. He vowed to “expose...
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