Month: December 2016

Two Armenian Ministers in New Lebanese Cabinet

Avedis Gidanian of the ARF Appointed State Minister of Tourism BEIRUT, Lebanon (A.W.)—The formation of a new Lebanese government—which will be headed…

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Former VP of Turkish National Association of Sweden Fined for Anti-Armenian Remarks

STOCKHOLM, Sweden (A.W.)—On Dec. 14, the Stockholm District Court ordered former vice president of the Turkish National Association of Sweden…

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ANCA-ER Celebrates Artsakh’s Independence, Grassroots Advocacy at Sold-Out Banquet

The 10th Annual Banquet and Weekend Activities Bring Together Hundreds of Advocates from Around the Eastern U.S. to Nation’s Capital…

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Armenian Parliament Votes to Allow Party Switching

YEREVAN (A.W.)—The Armenian parliament voted on Dec. 16 to allow parliamentarians to be able to switch political parties. The National…

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ASA’s Sixth Annual Journalism Internship Program Set for 2017

  At its recent meeting the Board of Trustees of the Armenian Students’ Association of America, Inc. (ASA Inc.) announced…

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Trump Organization’s Plan to Scrap Baku Hotel May Upset Azerbaijan

Former U.S. Ambassador to Baku: ‘The Azeri Government Would See This Business as an Advantageous Project to Go Forward and…

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Wisconsin Community Raises More Than $44,000 For Armenian Orphans in Syria and Armenia

DELAFIELD, Wis.—The Wisconsin chapter of the Society for Orphaned Armenian Relief (SOAR) is closing 2016 with a bang. The chapter…

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Tech Leaders Cite Armenian Genocide in Pledge Rejecting Registries Based on Religious Beliefs

SAN FRANCISCO, Calif.—Employees of major tech companies have signed a pledge refusing to help build a registry based on people’s…

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For Yuri, Vladimir, Arthur, and the Rest of My Artsakh Ungers

Special for the Armenian Weekly Last week, I received an unexpected phone call from my good friend Arthur from Martuni,…

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ANCA Confers with U.S. House Majority Leader Kevin McCarthy

  LOS ANGELES, Calif.— Armenian National Committee of America (ANCA) Chairman Raffi Hamparian consulted with House Majority Leader Kevin McCarthy…

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