Month: January 2017

FACS to Present ‘The Emperor, the Nalbandians, and the Dawn of Western Music in Ethiopia’

  BOSTON, Mass.—The Friends of Armenian Culture Society (FACS) will present a tribute concert to Ethiopian music icon Nerses Nalbandian,…

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New Opposition Bloc Formed in Armenia

  YEREVAN (A.W.)—The leaders of the Hanrapetutyun (Republic), Lusavor Hayastan (Bright Armenia), and Kaghakatsiakan Paymanagir (Civil Contract) parties restated their…

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Panel Discussion on the State of Armenia’s Health Care to Take Place in N.J.

‘The Good, the Bad, the Ugly: The State of Armenia’s Health Care 25 Years After Independence’ HACKENSACK, N.J.—A panel discussion…

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Former Armenian PM Hovik Abrahamyan Leaves Ruling Republican Party

  YEREVAN—On Jan. 24, Former Prime Minister Hovik Abrahamyan announced that he has decided to leave the ruling Republican Party…

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Second Armenian Genealogy Conference to Take Place in Detroit March 17-19

  DETROIT, Mich.—Last year, the first ever Armenian Genealogy Conference was held in Watertown, Mass. Following up on the overwhelmingly…

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Learning From or Repeating History

Special for the Armenian Weekly A Jan. 16 statement issued jointly by the World Food Programme, The United Nations Children’s…

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Candlelight Vigil in Memory of Hrant Dink Takes Place in NY

  NEW YORK (A.W.)—The Armenian Revolutionary Federation (ARF) New York Armen Garo gomideh and the Armenian National Committee of New…

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Uncle Garabed’s Notebook (Jan. 28, 2017)

Arabic Proverb When a learned man errs he makes a learned error.   Advice from a Statesman In matters of…

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Kourken and Margaret Assaturian Bequeath Nearly $1.3 to the Hamazkayin Djemaran

BEIRUT, Lebanon (A.W.)—The Central Executive of the Hamazkayin Armenian Cultural and Educational Society recently announced that the Hamazkayin Melankton and…

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Armenian Serviceman Killed By Azerbaijani Fire

STEPANAKERT, NKR (A.W.)—Armenian serviceman Karen Ulubabyan (b. 1995) was killed by Azerbaijani fire on the NKR Line of Contact on…

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