CAMBRIDGE, N.Y.—Don Boyajian, a third-generation Armenian American, has announced his candidacy for New York’s 21st Congressional District, representing the Adirondack Mountains and Thousand Islands regions of the Empire State. If elected, he would be the […]
Ethiopian track athlete Lily Abdullayeva recently opened up to London-based The Guardian newspaper about her mistreatment in Azerbaijan after running for the country in international competitions. Abdullayeva, who was persuaded by a Turkish coach to […]
I was catching up on some reading when I ran a cross a news item from late march of this year. It seems one Mehmet Erdoğan, an AKP member of Turkey’s Parliament, claimed that if […]
Continued Congressional Support Can Clear Artsakh of Mines by 2020 WASHINGTON—Armenian Americans from across California’s Central Valley and around the United States have joined with anti-landmine advocates in praising the work of Congressman David Valadao […]
Armenian National Committee of America (ANCA) staff and supporters took part in a candlelight vigil in front of the White House on Aug. 3 to mark the third anniversary of the ISIS attack on Shingal […]
By Mari Tikoyan University of Maryland, Class of 2018 ANCA Leo Sarkisian Internship Participant, 2017 Should all Armenians go Tebi Yergir*? The idea of Armenians moving back to Armenia has been a heavily discussed […]
YEREVAN—The government of Armenia approved a proposed anti-smoking strategy on Aug. 3. Health Minister Levon Altunyan said strategy aims to implement various programs to help decrease tobacco use in the country. “The programs will aim […]
The Second Installment of ‘Jazz in the Courtyard’ to Take Place on Aug. 4, at 7:30 p.m. WATERTOWN, Mass. (A.W.)—The second installment of the Armenian Cultural and Educational Center’s and Hamazkayin Boston’s summer jazz concert […]
ISTANBUL, Turkey (A.W.)—Turkish authorities have decided to demolish the Nişanyan House hotel complex owned by Turkish-Armenian intellectual, travel writer, entrepreneur, and researcher Sevan Nişanyan, according to a report by Turkey’s Gazete Vatan news outlet. The […]
YEREVAN (RFE/RL)—The ruling Republican Party of Armenia (RPA) has been cleared of any wrongdoing by a criminal investigation into vote-buying and other irregularities alleged by an opposition alliance during recent municipal elections in Yerevan. On […]
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