Month: May 2018

Montel Williams Commemorates the Armenian Genocide with Metro Detroit’s Armenian Community

DETROIT (A.W.)—Emmy-award winning television host and activist Montel Williams joined over 500 metro Detroit Armenians to commemorate the Armenian Genocide’s…

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ARF Ready to Support New Government; Armenuhi Kyureghyan Will Replace Vardanyan

YEREVAN (A.W.)—The Armenian Revolutionary Federation (ARF) has “no expectations” in terms of ministerial portfolios in the new government, which is…

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Women’s Empowerment in Action in Armenia and the Diaspora

CAMBRIDGE, Mass.—Challenges and successes in advancing equal rights for Armenian women drew an attentive audience at a recent reception on…

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Hamazkayin Eastern U.S. Holds 42nd Annual Regional Convention

BETHESDA, Md.—The Hamazkayin Armenian Educational and Cultural Society of the Eastern United States held its 42nd Regional Convention on April…

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Remembering Lillian Cole Sewny on National Nurses Day

Note: National Nurses Week (May 6-12) in the United States and Canadaends on May 12, International Nurses Day. As a…

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Columnists Wanted at the Weekly

Do you have opinions that you think will resonate with the members of our community? Do you scrupulously check your…

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Bob Colombosian, Whose Family Popularized Yogurt in North America, Dies at 92

Colombosian, Robert “Bob” 92, a longtime resident of Andover, Mass. passed away peacefully at home with his loving family by…

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Tensions Winding Down in Yerevan—For Now

Yesterday, President Armen Sarkissian gave a statement praising the “logical conclusion” of “democratic developments evolving in the country,” an apparent…

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Yegparian: PM/E/M-M

A new prime minister, snap (and clean) elections, and an immediate mining moratorium—these, and in this order, are the top…

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Armenian Solider Artur Gasparyan Found Dead

YEREVAN—The body of Armenian Army serviceman Artur Gasparyan (b. 1998) with a gunshot wound to his head, was discovered on…

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