Month: October 2017

Armenian Businessman and Philanthropist Levon Hayrapetyan Dies in Russian Prison

Hayrapetyan Was Serving a Controversial Prison Sentence MOSCOW (A.W.)—Armenian businessman and philanthropist Levon Hayrapetyan, who contributed tens of millions of…

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SOAR Boston to Present ‘Our Promise: An Evening for the Society for Orphaned Armenian Relief’

BOSTON—The Boston chapter of the Society for Orphaned Armenian Relief (SOAR) will be hosting a fundraising gala and auction to…

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Istanbul Street to Be Named after Famed Armenian Photojournalist Ara Güler

ISTANBUL (A.W.)—Tosbağa Street in Istanbul’s Beyoğlu district will be renamed in honor of famed Istanbul-Armenian photographer and photojournalist Ara Güler.…

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Landmark EU-Armenia Agreement Published, Slated to Be Signed Next Month

  BRUSSELS (A.W.)—The European Union (EU) recently published the text of a landmark agreement that aims to strengthen its political…

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ARS Eastern United States Members Tour Nigol Aghbalian School of Akhourian

AKHOURIAN, Armenia—In the early morning of Sept. 15, an ARS Eastern USA tour bus departed from Yerevan to the historic…

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Providence ARF Hosts Panagoum at Camp Haiastan

  FRANKLIN, Mass.—The Armenian Revolutionary Federation (ARF) Providence “Kristapor” gomideyutiun (ARF chapter) held its 10th annual panagoum (campout) at AYF Camp Haiastan over the Columbus…

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AYF Announces Vartabedian Internship in Partnership with the Armenian Weekly  

WATERTOWN, Mass.—The Armenian Youth Federation—Youth Organization of the Armenian Revolutionary Federation (AYF-YOARF) Eastern United States announced on Oct. 17 an…

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The High School Teacher Who Changed My Life

  I would like to dedicate this article to the sad occasion of the passing last month of my dear…

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Newly Rebuilt School of Liberated Hak Village Opens in Artsakh

  STEPANAKERT, Artsakh—Hak village, one of the northernmost communities of liberated Kashatagh, celebrated the opening of its completely reconstructed village…

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Why the World Needs ‘The Promise’

By Slewo Oshana Much digital ink has been spilled over the recent release of “The Promise” and the attempts by…

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