Month: May 2016

NKR MP Lernik Hovhannisyan to Tour East Coast, Discuss Recent Developments

The Artsakh Fund of the Eastern U.S. together with the Hairenik Association has invited Lernik Hovhannisyan, a member of the…

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Balakian, Nasri and Zaki Receive Armenian Presidential Award

YEREVAN (A.W.)—The Republic of Armenia’s 2015 Presidential Award for significant contribution to the process of the recognition of the Armenian…

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Kars Court Sentences Turkish Ultranationalist for Anti-Armenian Hate Speech

KARS, Turkey (A.W.)—A Kars court sentenced Tolga Adıgüzel, the chair of the Kars chapter of the ultranationalist Ülkü Ocakları (commonly…

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NAASR Looks to the Future at its Annual Meeting

  BELMONT, Mass.—The National Association for Armenian Studies and Research (NAASR) held its 62nd Assembly of Members on Sat., May…

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Save the ArQ Provides New Computer Lab to Sts. Tarkmanchatz School in Jerusalem

CHICAGO, Ill.—As part of its mission to revitalize the Armenian Quarter of Jerusalem, the Chicago-based non-profit organization Save the ArQ…

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AGBU Expands Education Innovation Platform to Improve English Proficiency in Armenia

  AGBU is pleased to announce the addition of ANI to its growing AGBU Education Innovation platform. The program—founded in…

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Erdogan vs. Gulen in Texas Courts: Battle of Two Turkish Powerhouses

A decade ago, two Turkish Islamist leaders—Recep Erdogan (now President) and prominent Sunni cleric Fethullah Gulen—were the best of friends.…

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Sarkisian and U.S. VP Biden Discuss NKR; Situation on LoC Remains Relatively Calm

Aliyev Accuses Armenia of ‘War Crimes’ in Latest Conflict in NKR YEREVAN (A.W.)—Armenia’s President Serge Sarkisian and United States Vice…

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Malevolently Mendacious Mealy Mouthed Murinson

A hack by the name of Alexander Murinson has finally gone far enough (a la Donald Trump) to elicit a…

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Pope Francis to Arrive in Armenia on June 24

YEREVAN (Armradio.am)—Pope Francis will arrive in Armenia on June 24. After the official welcome ceremony at Zvartnots Airport, the Pontiff will…

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