Bako Sahakyan, the president of the Republic of Nagorno Karabagh (Artsakh), just completed his third visit to Los Angeles. Unlike his previous two visits, he was received last week by prominent political figures as a […]
ANKARA (AFP)—Turkey’s Islamist-rooted prime minister “simply hates Israel” on religious grounds, U.S. cables released by WikiLeaks say, reflecting growing U.S. misgivings over Ankara’s foreign policy. The scathing assessment comes in a memo on a conversation […]
My people settled near the border between the United States and Canada some 110-plus years ago. The International Peace Garden straddles the invisible line between North Dakota and Manitoba, and is filled with symbolic reminders […]
ANKARA, Turkey (A.W.)—In a report about Erdogan and the AK Party after two years in power, U.S. Ambassador to Turkey Eric Edelman notes that the study of history in the country is subject to “to […]
ANKARA, Turkey (A.W.)–A report sent to the State Department by U.S. Ambassador to Turkey Eric Edelman carrying the subject line “turkish p.m. Erdogan goes to washington: how strong a leader in the face of strong […]
WASHINGTON (AFP)—Turkish Foreign Minister Ahmet Davutoglu entered long-scheduled talks Monday with U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, saying they would discuss the thousands of recently leaked U.S. diplomatic cables, many of which originated in Ankara. […]
ANKARA, Turkey (A.W.)–In a letter leaked by WikiLeaks over the weekend, U.S. Ambassador to Turkey James Jeffrey summarizes the “few key issues” that a U.S. diplomat visiting Turkey should raise. In the letter dated Oct. […]
ARLINGTON, Mass.— The Armenian Cultural Foundation (ACF) was the setting on Nov. 6 for the second annual Society for Orphaned Armenian Relief (SOAR) New England chapter Reception and Silent Auction. Around 60 guests mingled over […]
System of a Down’s “indefinite break” is over. The band announced the dates of its concerts in Europe this June. Below is the announcement, posted on System of a Down’s website. *** We are excited […]
ANKARA, Turkey (A.W.)–In a report to the State Department, leaked by Wikileaks, U.S. Ambassador to Turkey James Jeffrey noted that “But this Turkey is trying to ‘post-modernize’ itself. One major area of AKP effort has […]
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