Editor’s Note: Each week the Armenian Weekly receives a number of press releases from various organizations in the community. Because the space in our paper is limited and determines how much we can publish on a […]
WASHINGTON (A.W.)—Armenia’s President H.E. Armen Sarkissian will headline a special reception at the U.S. Senate on June 26, celebrating the centennial of the Republic of Armenia and a century of the Republic’s relations with the […]
WORCESTER, Mass. (A.W.)—The newly established Worcester chapter of the Hamazkayin Armenian Cultural and Educational Society is sponsoring a free concert featuring singer-songwriter Hooshere, in commemoration of the 100th anniversary of the First Armenian Republic and […]
YEREVAN (A.W.)—The U.S., Russian, and French Co-Chairs of the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE) Minsk Group had their first meeting with Armenia’s new Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan on Wednesday. OSCE Chairperson-in-Office Ambassador […]
YEREVAN—Less than a month after being officially sworn in as Armenia’s Minister of Labor and Social Affairs, Mane Tandilyan resigned from her post on Tuesday in opposition of Prime Minsiter Nikol Pashinyan’s decision to go […]
STEPANAKERT, Artsakh—Artsakh President Bako Sahakyan announced on Monday that he will not seek reelection in 2020. “I want to officially announce that I will not participate in [the next] elections as a presidential candidate,” Sahakian […]
STEPANAKERT, Artsakh (A.W.)—Artsakh Army serviceman Vahan Eloyan (B. 1992) was killed by Azerbaijani fire on Sunday evening. According to a statement published by the Artsakh Defense Ministry, Eloyan was killed at an army outpost located […]
YEREVAN—Armenia’s National Assembly approved on Thursday Armenia’s new government’s program with 62 votes for and 39 against. The government’s policy program calls for sweeping reforms and measures against corruption. The program also calls for snap […]
YEREVAN—The Republican Party of Armenia (RPA)—headed by former Armenian President, turned-Prime Minister Serge Sarkisian—lost its parliamentary majority in Armenia’s National Assembly on Wednesday, after controversial businessman Samvel Aleksanyan left the RPA faction. The news about […]
WATERTOWN, Mass. (A.W.)— The screening of the film, “State on the Last Piece of Land” took place on May 31 at the Armenian Cultural and Educational Center (ACEC) of Watertown. The film, which was produced […]
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