In light of the ongoing destruction of Armenian houses located on the historical Kale Street of Mush, it would be beneficial to have an overview of this ancient Armenian city. The archeological excavations and what […]
ETCHMIADZIN, Armenia (A.W.)—On Sept. 24, the commencement ceremony of the first bishops’ Synod in 600 years was held at the Mother See of the Holy Etchmiadzin in Armenia. Catholicos of All Armenians Karekin II and […]
The following interview with Ümit Kurt tackles how the physical annihilation of the Armenians paralleled the confiscation and appropriation of their properties in 1915. By citing the various laws and decrees that orchestrated the confiscation […]
Nineteen-fifteen was the date that separated a significant part of the Armenian Nation from not only its homeland, but from the historical reality as well. Western Armenia was marginalized from the collective concerns and reality […]
In an interview recently with the “Yerkrin Hartse” program in Armenia, Hrant Markarian, the chairperson of the Armenian Revolutionary Federation (ARF) Bureau, presented the ARF’s stance on various problems facing the Armenian Republic. Since Sept. […]
YEREVAN (A.W.)—For the past 20 days, activists in Yerevan have been staging protests against corruption, inflation, controversial construction plans, and President Serge Sarkisian’s recent decision to join the Russian-led Customs Union, among other issues. They […]
In 21st-century Turkey, we are witnessing massive social transformations and changes that were inconceivable just years ago. Hrant Dink’s murder ignited the spark of self-recognition and self-assertion, and initiated a campaign of return to ancestral […]
YEREVAN (A.W.)–Armenian Revolutionary Federation (ARF) Bureau member and leader of the party’s parliamentary bloc, Vahan Hovhanessian, on Sept. 3 confirmed that the Sarkisian government had offered him the position of ambassador—and that he has accepted. […]
PARIS (A.W.)—Renowned French-Armenian painter Jansem passed away on Aug. 27 at the age of 93 in his residence in a suburb of Paris. Born Jean Semerjian in 1920 in Selez near Bursa, Turkey, to a […]
ALEPPO, Syria (A.W.)—Two Armenian men, Vrej Keshishian and Masis Khatchadourian, were recently killed in the armed conflict that has engulfed Syria since 2011. So far, there have been 60 Armenian deaths, including 10 army conscripts. […]
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