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ANCA Eastern Region Initiates #60for60 Fundraising Campaign
WATERTOWN, Mass. – The Armenian National Committee of America Eastern Region (ANCA-ER) has initiated a fundraising campaign seeking a $60 pledge in honor of the region’s 60 years of activism. The...
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Pashinyan rules out restoring lockdown for now, vows to enforce social...
A scene outside a cafe in Yerevan with a bottle of hand sanitizer on the table and elderly women walking by, one wearing a mask and gloves (Photo: Raffi Elliott) YEREVAN—Authorities in Armenia will...
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Armenia condemns Azeri military exercises amid ongoing global pandemic
Azerbaijan army begins military exercises on May 18, 2020 (Photo: Azerbaijan MOD) YEREVAN—The Armenian Ministry of Defense (MOD) has condemned an ongoing combined arms exercise being conducted by the...
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New recoveries surpass new case rates in Armenia for first time since April
(Photo: Health Minister Arsen Torosyan/Facebook) YEREVAN—The Armenian Ministry of Health announced on Wednesday that it had registered 230 new cases of COVID-19 during the previous 24-hour period. At...
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Armenia Ratifies European Convention on Child Abuse
National Assembly, May 11, 2020 Armenia has continued to steadily claim its place in the democratic international arena since the Velvet Revolution of 2018. However, this is not without ongoing...
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Spike in COVID cases in Armenia linked to expanded testing capacity, CDC says
YEREVAN—The sustained rise in new COVID-19 cases being registered in Armenia in recent weeks can be partially attributed to more aggressive testing according to the Armenian Centers for Disease...
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ARF Artsakh Will Not Take Part in Newly-Formed Government
STEPANAKERT – The Central Committee of the Artsakh Armenian Revolutionary Federation (ARF) issued a statement on May 25 that it will not participate as part of the government being formed by...
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Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan, Family Infected with COVID-19
YEREVAN—Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan confirmed, on Monday morning, that he had tested positive for COVID-19. His wife Anna Hakobyan and three children have also tested positive. The Prime...
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Armenians in Yerevan Join International Movement Against Racial Injustice
A pair of peaceful protesters outside the US Embassy in Yerevan on Thursday holding a sign that reads “Armenians for Black Justice” (Photo: Raffi Elliott) YEREVAN—A small group of demonstrators...
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Government Set to Extend State of Emergency, Signs of Pandemic Stabilizing
PM Nikol Pashinyan pictured during a news briefing, June 9, 2020 YEREVAN—Armenian officials have expressed cautious optimism this week that widespread adherence to new social distancing measures in...
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Armenian Weekly, Hairenik Offices Undergoing Renovations
WATERTOWN, Mass.—The proud home of the Hairenik and Armenian Weekly newspapers—the historic Hairenik Building—is getting renovated. The Hairenik Association started the renovation project on the first...
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In Support of the Lebanese Armenian Community
Dear Compatriots, Relatives, Sisters and Brothers, Once again, the Armenian people are in turbulent waters. Armenia and the Diaspora have been hit hard with the COVID-19 pandemic. In particular, the...
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CDC: Situation still critical, but Armenia on the right path
PM Nikol Pashinyan holds a news briefing with Minister of Healthcare Arsen Torosyan and Director General of the National Center for Disease Control and Prevention of the Ministry of Healthcare Artavazd...
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Business Tycoon Gagik Tsarukyan Charged with Bribery, Corruption
Prosperous Armenia Party leader Gagik Tsarukyan, June 16, 2020 (Photo: National Assembly of Armenia/Facebook) YEREVAN—Gagik Tsarukyan, Armenia’s wealthiest businessman and leader of the opposition...
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Pashinyan Meets with WHO Representative as Pandemic Starts to Loosen its Grip
YEREVAN—Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan expressed on Tuesday renewed optimism that the latest health and safety procedures adopted in Armenia were beginning to positively affect the epidemiological...
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Armenia pushes through judicial reform package
Photo: concourt.am YEREVAN—The opposition Bright Armenia Party (LHK) announced on Wednesday that it would not join the Prosperous Armenia Party’s (PAP) challenge to the government’s proposed...
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Armenian Academics For Black Lives Matter
A scene from a recent Black Lives Matter protest in Los Angeles, Calif. (Photo: Armen Adamian) Three Armenian doctoral students from UCLA—Natalie Kamajian, Armen Adamian and Lilit Ghazaryan—penned the...
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Aztag Daily’s Kandaharian on Supporting the Lebanese Armenian Community
Lebanon is grappling with its worst economic crisis in decades. The Lebanese pound, for many years pegged to the US dollar has significantly lost its value, leading to wide-scale inflation and...
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ARF Supreme Council of Armenia Issues Statement on Azerbaijani Aggression
Once again Azerbaijan is resorting to aggression. In order to divert attention from its own domestic problems, this time it has targeted the northeastern border of the Republic of Armenia, during which...
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Members of Congress Condemn Azerbaijani Attack on Armenia amid Growing...
Congressional leaders raise alarm bells about Azerbaijan’s latest attacks against Armenia. Senator Ed Markey (D-MA), Rep. Adam Schiff (D-CA), Rep. Frank Pallone (D-NJ), Rep. Brad Sherman (D-CA), and...
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