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Bike-sharing Startups Race to Provide Commuting Alternatives in Yerevan
Young woman on a YerevanRide bike in Kond (Photo: YerevanRide, Facebook) YEREVAN—Residents of the Armenian capital will be experiencing the ‘micro-transit’ revolution in force this summer. At least two...
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Armenian government approves healthcare for minors, minimum wage hike
Health clinic in Myasnikyan (Photo: Flickr/Lily A.) YEREVAN—The Armenian government has approved a proposal to provide free universal health coverage to all Armenians under 18 years of age. The...
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The Voice of Violence: Hashtag Sheds Light on Domestic Violence in Armenia
#Բռնության_ձայնը (Brnutian Dzayne), roughly translated to “the voice of violence,” has been the loudest, most explosive hashtag in the Armenian world for the past 24 hours. “You might call this an...
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Pashinyan Highlights Armenians’ Influence in Singapore, Vietnam
Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan pictured with Prime Minister of Singapore Lee Hsien Loong, July 8, 2019 SINGAPORE—Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan has wrapped up his first official visit to...
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Air Traffic in Armenia Expanding, Low Fares Up in the Air
Departure hall at Zvartnots International Airport (Photo: Gleb Osokin, Russian AviaPhoto Team) YEREVAN—Armenia’s international airports have registered sustained growth in traffic this year. Armenia’s...
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US Politicians, Religious Leaders, ANCA Discuss Plight of Middle East Christians
Archbishop Anoushavan Tanielian speaking with Fr. Patrick Conroy, Chaplain of the US House of Representatives and the ANCA’s Aram Hamparian after offering the opening prayer in the U.S. House. The...
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Armenian Officials Cracking Down on Illegal Logging in Ijevan
Click to view slideshow. IJEVAN—Officials in Armenia are hoping the enforcement of new legislation designed to criminalize illegal logging will help curb deforestation as tensions rise between locals...
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NA Speaker Ararat Mirzoyan Visits Boston Area, ARF Archives
Ararat Mirzoyan touring the ARF archives with Eastern Region Central Committee Chair George Aghjayan WATERTOWN, Mass.—Armenia’s National Assembly Speaker Ararat Mirzoyan just wrapped up his three day...
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Washington Excludes Ankara from F-35 Program with Regional Implications
F-35A Lightning II aircraft receiving fuel during a flight from England to the United States, July 13, 2016. (Photo: US Dept. of Defense) Following a period of silence, the White House confirmed last...
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Armenian American Museum: Planting Seeds for the Future
Click to view slideshow. When a seed is planted, both in actuality and metaphorically, nothing is more rewarding than watching it grow and be fruitful. For the Armenian Diaspora, that growing seed is...
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Yerevan Municipality Under Pressure to Take Out the Trash
Amiryan 4/6 (Photo: Facebook/Kima Abrahamyan) YEREVAN—Garbage continues to pile up in bins across the Armenian capital, many of which have not been emptied in weeks. In some of the worst-affected...
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US Warship Commissioned in Honor of Armenian-American, Paul Ignatius
A saluting battery from Navy Station Norfolk renders honors during the commissioning ceremony for the guided-missile destroyer USS Paul Ignatius. Port Everglades, Fla., July 27, 2019 (Photo: U.S. Navy...
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Pan-Armenian Games Open in Show of Unity
STEPANAKERT—A historic ceremony marked the official opening of the 2019 Pan-Armenian Games in Stepanakert on Monday evening. Celebrations continued on Independence Square as the Republic of Artsakh...
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Armenian Community Grieving Genocide Scholar Vahakn Dadrian
Vahakn N. Dadrian (1926-2019) The Armenian scholarly community is grieving the loss of renowned genocide researcher and author Vahakn Dadrian, who passed away on August 2, 2019. He was 93 years old....
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Cyclists, Pedestrians Welcome Yerevan’s First Ever Bike Path
(Photo: Viktor Mnatsakanyan) YEREVAN—The Armenian capital unveiled its latest urban development project over the weekend—the city’s first dedicated bicycle path. The new lane starts at the...
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One-Thousand Choristers Honor Aznavour Legacy in Cannes
CANNES, France—One thousand choristers paid tribute to French Armenian performer and international icon Charles Aznavour with concerts on the French Riviera on August 9 and 10. The choristers, known as...
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PM Pashinyan Approves Amulsar Mining
Photo: Lydian Armenia Facebook YEREVAN—Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan has announced his government’s intention to approve the resumption of excavation activities at the controversial Amulsar mine. In a...
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Armenian Government Reviewing Amulsar Impact Study Again
PM Pashinyan addressing residents in Jermuk, August 23, 2019 YEREVAN—The latest independent environmental impact assessment (EIA) on the controversial Amulsar mining project has been turned over to the...
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ANCA-ER’s Banquet to Welcome Hundreds of Activists to the Merrimack Valley
LOWELL, Mass.—Hundreds of community leaders and grassroots activists throughout the Eastern United States will gather together at the 13th annual Armenian National Committee of America Eastern Region...
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A Forgotten Armenian History on a Small Greek Island
Photo: Kurt Bauschardt/Flickr The island of Corfu, which lies off the west coast of the Greek mainland, is no stranger to foreign influences. Its unique culture is a fusion of Greek and Italian...
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