July 2017 - The Armenian Weekly

ANCA-WR Brings Community Leaders Together for Meeting with Congresswoman Tulsi Gabbard

July 31, 2017 at 11:57 am Guest Contributor 0

LOS ANGELES—Leaders and supporters of the Armenian National Committee of America—Western Region (ANCA-WR) joined together to meet with Congresswoman Tulsi Gabbard (D- Hawaii), a member of the House Foreign Affairs Committee and a maverick who […]

Armenian Investigators Remain Silent on SAS Election Scandal

July 31, 2017 at 11:50 am Weekly Staff 2

YEREVAN—Armenian law-enforcement authorities continue to refuse to release any details of the investigation into secretly recorded audio suggesting that employees of a pro-government businessman were warned to help him get re-elected to Parliament or lose […]

Literary Critic Ter-Khachatryan to Lecture on Panos Terlemezian in N.J., Boston, and Glendale

July 31, 2017 at 11:38 am Guest Contributor 0

WATERTOWN, Mass.—Yervand Ter-Khachatryan, a prominent literary critic from Armenia, will be in the United States on a book tour sponsored by the Tekeyan Cultural Association (TCA) of the United States and Canada. The tour will […]

First Impressions: What’s an Armenian?

July 31, 2017 at 11:27 am Nareg Balian 17

Special for the Armenian Weekly For me, every initial interaction is the same: “Nareg, hmmmm. I’m sorry… Am I saying that correctly? How do you spell it?” “No, you’re not saying it correctly, but it’s […]

Investigation Launched into the Death of Armenian Serviceman Arkadi Ghambaryan

July 31, 2017 at 10:10 am Weekly Staff 0

YEREVAN (A.W.)—The Armenian Armed Forces Investigative Committee announced on July 31 that it is investigating the death of Armenian serviceman Arkadi Ghambaryan (b. 1984), which occurred on July 28 at a military unit in the […]

Aslanian Takes MVP Honors as Armenia Wins the U16 Division C Women’s European Championship

July 30, 2017 at 5:33 pm Guest Contributor 0

GIBRALTAR (FIBA)—Anna Aslanian kept growing game-to-game, and her triple-double in the finals secured her the most valuable player (MVP) honors, paving the way for Armenia’s 63-44 win over Malta in the 2017 FIBA U16 Women’s […]

Armenia Crowned 2017 FIBA U16 Men’s Division C European Champions

July 30, 2017 at 4:38 pm Weekly Staff 0

ANDORRA LA VELLA, Andorra (A.W.)— Armenia took the gold in the 2017 International Basketball Federation (FIBA) Under 16 (U16) European Championship Division C finals, a day after the team overturned a 15-point deficit to hand […]

Armenia Beats Azerbaijan 88-76 at FIBA U16 European Championship Semifinals

July 30, 2017 at 1:24 am contact 0

ANDORRA LA VELLA, Andorra (FIBA)—Armenia overturned a 15-point deficit to hand Azerbaijan an 88-76 defeat in the 2017 International Basketball Federation (FIBA) Under 16 (U16) European Championship Division C Semifinals. A massive 34-16 fourth quarter […]

Advocate for Armenian Genocide Recognition to Be Named U.S. Ambassador for Religious Freedom

July 28, 2017 at 3:57 pm Weekly Staff 1

WASHINGTON—The White House announced in a statement on July 26 that Republican Kansas Governor Sam Brownback, a longtime advocate of Armenian Genocide recognition in the U.S., will be nominated to serve as Ambassador at Large […]

Dam Turkey, Again

July 28, 2017 at 3:19 pm Garen Yegparian 0

Turkey’s on a dam binge, again. Building, that is. It seems 22 more are slated to be built. So, why write about this? Many of the rivers being stopped up rise in the Armenian Highlands, […]