On Oct. 3, Armenia’s Ministry of Defense issued a press release stating that the body of serviceman Samuel Khatchadryan was discovered in a hanged state at the N military outpost. The body was discovered on […]
WASHINGTON–The Washington Post on Oct. 3 published a Letter to the Editor from Senator Robert Menendez (D-N.J.) explaining his “hold” on the Matthew Bryza nomination for the position of U.S. ambassador to Azerbaijan. “At the […]
According to the Turkish Hurriyet Daily News & Economic Review, Armenia will soon import pearl mullet fish from Lake Van, which one Turkish businessman hopes will be a step towards opening the border. The fish […]
LOS ANGELES—The University of Southern California (USC) Institute of Armenian Studies is planning a symposium titled “The Armenian Diaspora: Elective Leadership and Worldwide Structure,” with the purpose of identifying strategies to promote Armenian unity. The […]
KHANTY-MANSIYSK, Russia (A.W.)—On the 11th and final round of the 2010 World Chess Olympiad, Armenia drew with France (2-2) and finished the tournament in 7th place. Ukraine, which had a comfortable lead and needed a […]
The Armenian Weekly received the letter below from Danny Tarkanian, who campaigned to win the Republican Primary for U.S. Senate in Nevada. I want to thank everyone in the Armenian community who followed and supported […]
PELHAM, N.H.—For someone who knew little about her Armenian heritage, Julie Loosigian has come a long way. All this after spending this past summer as a volunteer worker in the village of Yeghvart, right by […]
My Akhtamar visit was a huge pile of mixed thoughts and feelings, mainly that of despair and indignation from being in physical contact with evidence of the painful truth. Images are engraved in my mind… […]
(A.W.)–Yet again, stories have surfaced concerning celebrities and Northern Cyprus. This time the controversy centers around two muscle masses: Jean Claude Van Damme and Mike Tyson, who, according to Cyprus Mail, will visit the north […]
VAN (A.W.)–According to Turkish sources, work began on Oct. 1 to mount the cross on top of Sourp Khatch Church on the island of Akhtamar. During the mounting of the cross, the island will be […]
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