Month: July 2017

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

LOS ANGELES—Leaders and supporters of the Armenian National Committee of America—Western Region (ANCA-WR) joined together to meet with Congresswoman Tulsi…

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Armenian Investigators Remain Silent on SAS Election Scandal

YEREVAN—Armenian law-enforcement authorities continue to refuse to release any details of the investigation into secretly recorded audio suggesting that employees…

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

WATERTOWN, Mass.—Yervand Ter-Khachatryan, a prominent literary critic from Armenia, will be in the United States on a book tour sponsored…

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First Impressions: What’s an Armenian?

Special for the Armenian Weekly For me, every initial interaction is the same: “Nareg, hmmmm. I’m sorry… Am I saying…

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Investigation Launched into the Death of Armenian Serviceman Arkadi Ghambaryan

YEREVAN (A.W.)—The Armenian Armed Forces Investigative Committee announced on July 31 that it is investigating the death of Armenian serviceman…

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

GIBRALTAR (FIBA)—Anna Aslanian kept growing game-to-game, and her triple-double in the finals secured her the most valuable player (MVP) honors,…

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

ANDORRA LA VELLA, Andorra (A.W.)— Armenia took the gold in the 2017 International Basketball Federation (FIBA) Under 16 (U16) European…

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

ANDORRA LA VELLA, Andorra (FIBA)—Armenia overturned a 15-point deficit to hand Azerbaijan an 88-76 defeat in the 2017 International Basketball…

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

WASHINGTON—The White House announced in a statement on July 26 that Republican Kansas Governor Sam Brownback, a longtime advocate of…

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Dam Turkey, Again

Turkey’s on a dam binge, again. Building, that is. It seems 22 more are slated to be built. So, why…

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