Special for the Armenian Weekly It was one of those receptions that had taken months to organize. The tables were fitted with fancy decor topped with bouquets of tulips picked from all parts of the […]
STEPANAKERT (A.W.)—The Trial of two Azerbaijani saboteurs, Dilham Askerov and Shahbaz Guliyev, concluded on Dec. 29, with a life sentence for Askerov and 22 years in prison for Guliyev. The two were charged and convicted […]
Program Director Khatchig Mouradian Also Among Speakers NEW YORK (A.W.)—Filmmaker Eric Nazarian and photojournalist Scout Tufankjian will speak at the 2015 Armenian Relief Society (ARS) Youth Connect Program (YCP), to be held at New York […]
YEREVAN (A.W.) —U.S. Ambassador to Armenia John Heffern bid farewell this month to Armenia after more than three years of service. Heffern first arrived in Yerevan with his wife Libby in October 2011. Ambassador Heffern […]
PROVIDENCE, R.I.—On Friday evening, Dec. 19, three ARF novices, Hrag Arakelian, Ani Megerdichian, and Nareh Mkrtschjan, took their oaths—administrated by their Godfather, Megerdich Megerdichian—in the Stephen J. Varadian ANC Center. These three new ungers join the ranks of the Providence ARF, which has a long and […]
CAMBRIDGE, Mass.—If you were at Holy Trinity Church on Dec. 14 and heard the Erevan Choral Society in concert, you probably walked away with a Christmas songfest in your heart. I know I did, and […]
NEW YORK—Scholars Richard Hovannisian, Debórah Dwork, Raymond Kévorkian, Roy L. Brooks, Elisa Von Joeden-Forgey, Janna Thompson, and Jermaine McCalpin are among the confirmed speakers at “Responsibility 2015,” the international conference marking the Centennial of the […]
YEREVAN—The Alikhanyan National Laboratory in Yerevan (Yerevan Physics Institute, or YerPhi) will soon deliver a new 18 MeV (Million electron Volt) cyclotron to a modern diagnostic center funded by the Armenian government. The cyclotron was […]
Maxim Cunning is a poor substitute for sagacity. … La Rochefoucauld A Toast To Church: The first time one goes he has water thrown on him, the second time he has rice thrown on him, […]
It’s year-end, try-to-write-about-something-big-and-profound time. Luckily, I was provided with just such a topic courtesy of the juncture and clash of international conflicts with economics. No doubt you’ve read about the fall-and-rise of the tram/dram (Western/Eastern […]
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