BELMONT, Mass.—It wasn’t just the Armenian delicacies Nick Pittman tasted at his friend Laura Zarougian’s house while growing up in Cambridge that led him to consider Armenia for his Peace Corps service, but they definitely […]
WATERTOWN, Mass.—The Regional Executive of Hamazkayin Armenian Educational and Cultural Society of the Eastern United States recently announced that it is accepting submissions for the fifth annual Minas and Kohar Tölölyan Prize in Contemporary Literature. […]
COLUMBIA, Ill.—The Armenian National Committee (ANC) of Southern Illinois announced Monday its endorsement of David Bequette, Democratic candidate for Illinois 12th Congressional District, representing the 12 counties that make up the southern tip of Illinois. “Mr. Bequette will […]
NEW YORK—Thousands will gather in Times Square (43rd St. & Broadway) to commemorate the 103rd anniversary commemoration of the Armenian Genocide on April 22, from 2-4 p.m. In recognition of Genocide Awareness Month in April, […]
JERUSALEM (A.W.)—The Israeli Knesset (Parliament) rejected a bill on Wednesday, which would have recognized the Armenian Genocide. Sponsored by Yesh Atid party chairman Yair Lapid, the bill was rejected in a preliminary vote. “There is […]
YEREVAN (A.W.)—The Armenian Revolutionary Federation (ARF) Yerevan gomideh (committee) has strongly condemned the violence against two members of Yerevan City Council, which took place at a council session yesterday. Two female members of the Yerkir […]
YEREVAN (A.W.)—Earlier today, a brawl unfolded during the year’s first session of the Yerevan City Council. The violence started after representatives from the Yerkir Tsirani (YT) party brought samples of sewage from the Nubarashen district […]
STEPANAKERT, Artsakh—A public rally and march dedicated to 30th anniversary of Artsakh Liberation Movement took place in Stepanakert on Tuesday, as thousands marched along the capital’s central streets to the Stepanakert Revival Square holding posters […]
“Spotlight on Our Media” is a special series for the Armenian Weekly highlighting the work of local journalists covering in-country issues. In the summer of 2016, journalist Tatev Khachatryan made a simple, yet startling observation: […]
In recent years, scores of “hired pens” have written derogatory commentaries about Armenia and Armenian Americans. Many of these anti-Armenians commentators are paid by the governments of Azerbaijan or Turkey. It is sad that some […]
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