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Artsakh Commander Refutes Accusations of Shelling Civilians; MFA Says...
STEPANAKERT, Artsakh (A.W.)— On July 5, Lieutenant-General Levon Mnatsakanyan, Commander of Artsakh’s Defense Army, refuted Baku’s statements accusing the Armenian side of shelling peaceful settlements...
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Sireli Unger Mark
In Memory of Mark Alashaian *** Sireli unger Mark, To some, you were a stranger with a recognizable voice. To many, you were a peer, always ready with a funny story. To several, you were a mentor with...
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U.S. House May Vote to Block F-35 Sale to Turkey
House Rules Committee Set to Consider Multiple Amendments Imposing Sanctions over Turkey’s May 16 Attacks on Peaceful Protesters WASHINGTON—Political fallout from the May 16 attacks by Turkish...
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Three Armenian Servicemen Wounded at Line of Contact
STEPANAKERT, Artsakh (A.W.)—On July 7, at around 9 a.m., Azerbaijani forces violated the ceasefire at the southern section of the Line of Contact (LoC), wounding three Armenian servicemen—Robert N....
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Mark Alashaian: In Memoriam
The following is adapted from remarks delivered on July 5, at Sts. Vartanantz Armenian Apostolic Church, Ridgefield, N.J. *** As I drove to church this evening, I was frankly amazed by what I saw:...
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Unseen Armenia: Varagavank, Nor Varagavank
Holy Cross of Varag Day In third century A.D. on Varag Mountain, on the south shore of Lake Van in Western Armenia, Saint Hripsime and her maidens were fleeing the persecution of Christians by the...
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STEPANAKERT, Artsakh (A.W.)–Armenian serviceman Vazgen Poghosyan (b. 1997) was killed by Azerbaijani fire at around 5:40 p.m. on July 10. According to a press statement released by the Artsakh Defense...
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Henry Theriault Elected President of the International Association of...
BRISBANE, Australia (A.W.)—Professor Henry C. Theriault was elected President of the International Association of Genocide Scholars (IAGS) on July 11, at the IAGS conference in Brisbane, Australia....
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The Armenian Who Helped Create Today’s Turkish Language
Special for the Armenian Weekly “Turkey’s president wants to purge Western words from its language,” reported The Economist on June 15. [Recep Tayyip Erdoğan’s] latest purge has a more abstract...
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ARS Central Chair Caroline Chamavonian Discusses Rebuilding of Stepanakert’s...
Special for the Armenian Weekly WATERTOWN, Mass.—During the last two years, the pages of the Armenian press have been filled with news about the many fundraising events and functions organized by...
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Peter Guekguezian: Armenian Jeopardy! Champion and Champion of Languages
Special for the Armenian Weekly “On June 17, 1929, this airline’s first passenger flight left Dallas, making stops at Shreveport, Monroe, and Jackson. Thirty seconds, good luck,” says Jeopardy! host,...
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Measure to Stop Gun Sale to Turkey Cleared for U.S. House Vote
Rep. Trott (R-Mich.): ‘We Need to Block this Arms Sale and Once and for All Point a Finger in Erdogan’s Chest and Tell Him that a Strategic Location Does Not Place Turkey Above the Law’ WASHINGTON—...
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I am Nareg
Special for the Armenian Weekly When I was three, my younger sister Sareen would follow me around everywhere. She was only 18 months old and called me “Daga.” “I am not Daga,” I would admonish quietly....
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Members of European Parliament Urge Azerbaijan to Stop Using Human Shields
BRUSSELS, Belgium—Members of European Parliament (MEP) Marek Jurek (Poland) and Costas Mavrides (Cyprus) have urged Azerbaijan to stop using its own civilian population as human shields and to...
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2017 AYF Olympics: Schedule of Events
2017 Armenian Youth Federation Senior Olympic Games, Hosted by the AYF-YOARF Racine “Armen Garo” Chapter, to Take Place in Downtown Milwaukee As you are all aware, the Hyatt Regency Milwaukee is this...
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U.S. Legislators to Affirm First Amendment at Site of Turkish Attack on...
Bipartisan “Stand for Free Speech” to Take Place at Sheridan Circle on July 19 at 8:30 a.m. WASHINGTON—Members of the U.S. Congress will join victims of Turkey’s May 16 attack on peaceful protesters in...
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Report: Azerbaijani Prosecutor Demands Six and a Half Year Sentence for...
BAKU, Azerbaijan (A.W.)—According to a report by the Baku-based Haqqin news agency, an Azerbaijani state prosecutor made a motion on July 14 for Russian-Israeli blogger Alexander Lapshin be sentenced...
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Reject Turkish Arms Deal, U.S. House Declares
Rep. Trott: ‘Strategic Location Does Not Place Turkey Above the Law’ WASHINGTON—On July 14, U.S. Representative Dave Trott (R-Mich.) issued the following statement after his amendment to reject the...
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On Lemkin: An Interview with Professor Steven L. Jacobs
Special for the Armenian Weekly Dr. Steven Leonard Jacobs holds the Aaron Aronov Endowed Chair of Judaic Studies and is Associate Professor of Religious Studies at the University of Alabama-Tuscaloosa....
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Football Follies
For clarity, I’ll state that the discussion is about soccer, known as football to all the world except in the U.S. I’ve never been a fan of watching sports. My eyes glaze over when people start...
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