Month: December 2016

Armenia’s Consul General in Aleppo: Stability Could Lead to the Return of Aleppo-Armenians

‘The Recent Events Have Provided Hope for the Armenian Community of Aleppo,’ Says Consul General Gevorgyan to the Armenian Weekly…

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U.S. Embassies, Consulates Closed Throughout Turkey After Ankara Shooting

Man Fired at Least Eight Shots into the Air Outside U.S. Embassy ANKARA, Turkey (A.W.)—Turkish authorities detained a man who…

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Uncle Garabed’s Notebook (Dec. 24, 2016)

Doctor’s Adage Without pains, No gains. Thomas Fuller, Gnomologia, 1735  Double Entendre A haughty matron was looking at a proof…

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Yegparian: Trashing Trump

  Since the election, I have bided my time and bitten my tongue about the ridiculous things president-elect Donald Trump…

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Despite the Calmness, Villagers Remain Alert in Nerkin Karmiraghbyur

  Special for the Armenian Weekly NERKIN KARMIRAGHBYUR, Armenia (A.W.)—The border village of Nerkin Karmiraghbyur in the province of Tavush…

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Op-Ed: Time to Cure Armenia from ‘Levon the Virus’

  Special to the Armenian Weekly It is truly a sad reality that Levon Ter-Petrosyan’s name remains a relevant part…

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Arto Vaun to Speak at Watertown’s ACEC on Dec. 29

WATERTOWN, Mass. (A.W.)—Arto Vaun, Senior Lecturer at the American University of Armenia (AUA) and Director of the university’s newly launched…

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Updated: Russia’s Ambassador to Turkey Shot Dead in Ankara

ANKARA, Turkey (A.W.)—Russia’s ambassador to Turkey Andrey Karlov suffered a fatal gunshot wound in an attack in Ankara on Dec.19.…

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Germany’s Highest Court Rejects Complaints Against Bundestag’s Recognition of the Armenian Genocide

BERLIN, Germany (A.W.)—Germany’s highest court rejected a number of complaints against the decision by the country’s parliament recognize the Armenian…

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Suspect in Paris Murder of Three Female Kurdish Activists Dies Under Suspicious Circumstances

PARIS, France (A.W.)—Thirty-four-year-old Omer Guney, the jailed suspect of the 2013 assassination of three female Kurdish activists in in Paris,…

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