AUGUSTA, Maine (A.W.)—The Maine House of Representatives and Senate this morning passed a joint resolution recognizing the independence of the Nagorno Karabagh Republic (NKR) and calling on President Obama and Congress “to support the self-determination […]
The path to becoming a professional footballer is rarely easy. At youth level, many players dream of making it all the way. As players develop and progress through the ranks, it becomes more and more […]
The Armenian Patriarchate of Istanbul upset many Armenians in Turkey and around the world when it failed to send a clergyman to the recently renovated Saint Giragos Church in Dikranagerd (Diyarbakir) to celebrate Divine Liturgy […]
YEREVAN (A.W.)—Inauguration day in Armenia on April 9 culminated in clashes with police just blocks from the Presidential Palace. Thousands of supporters of Raffi Hovannisian—the opposition challenger who claimed victory in the presidential elections—followed him […]
YEREVAN–On April 9, thousands gathered in Freedom Square in Yerevan for Raffi Hovannisian’s alternative inauguration, where he took an oath to reclaim the people’s rights and to work toward victory. Hovannisian proclaimed the people’s victory […]
TASHKENT, Uzbekistan (A.W.)—On April 7, the St. Philippos Uzbekistan Armenian Church celebrated the Annunciation of Our Lady St. Mary. The community did not celebrate Easter a week earlier, as the church was undergoing renovation. Hence, […]
YEREVAN (A.W.)—In a statement issued on April 8, the ARF parliamentary bloc said that it would not participate in the parliamentary session dedicated to Sarkisian’s re-inauguration. In its statement, the bloc noted that regimes in […]
CHELMSFORD, Mass.—When Felix Gregorian decided to make the military his career, little did he realize that he would be deployed four times to hostile land and promoted to the rank of major. But that’s the […]
The reports from Armenia are both heartening and disappointing. How can it be both? Indications are that there is a palpable dissatisfaction on the part of the electorate that is rippling throughout the country. Only […]
“I Left My Shoes in Istanbul,” a documentary film by Beirut-based writer and director Nigol Bezjian, was screened at the Istanbul Independent Film Festival in February. The film chronicles the journey of a Lebanese-born Armenian […]
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