WASHINGTON, D.C.—The Congressional Armenian Caucus is calling upon Chairwoman Nita Lowey (D-NY) and Ranking Member Hal Rogers (R-KY) of the Appropriations Subcommittee of Foreign Operations to back a $70 million Fiscal Year 2020 aid package […]
“Every revolution evaporates and leaves behind only the slime of a new bureaucracy,” wrote Franz Kafka in The Metamorphosis. Though these words were meant to convey protagonist Gregor’s disappointment in his company’s management ethics, they […]
YEREVAN—Vintage Soviet-era buses and trucks have reappeared in force along the streets of the Armenian capital, creatively rebuilt and painted in bright colors. These old workhorses of the Soviet economy have been reborn as food […]
About two weeks ago, Mkhitar Hayrapetian was in the Los Angeles area and spoke at a public session held at the Armenian society of Los Angeles. He is currently chair of the Standing Committee on […]
The last few weeks have been filled with significant events, the first of which, of course, was Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan’s monumental visit to Iran. It is no exaggeration to say that this visit is […]
For those who missed it, Friday brought some remarkable news. In Artsakh, President Bako Sahakyan and Armenia’s National Security Director Artur Vanetsyan held a joint press conference, following a visit to the southern border where […]
In this week’s issue, Weekly columnist Raffi Elliott offered a satirical piece poking some fun at the recent controversy over a proposed change to Armenia’s National Anthem, ‘Mer Hayrenik.’ The intent of his article, from […]
YEREVAN—On a rainy afternoon outside the Government House on Republic Square, retired army officers, most of whom had completed 25-year service contracts, protested a recent decision by the Ministry of Defense (MoD) to allocate AMD […]
Last month, Deputy Speaker of the National Assembly Alen Simonyan sparked a minor controversy when he took to Facebook to express nostalgia for the tune of the Soviet-era anthem composed by Aram Khachaturyan. Of course, […]
Last week, I proposed a thought experiment to the readers of the Armenian Weekly. I argued that if Armenians are truly committed to the pursuit of justice for the Armenian Genocide on humanitarian grounds, our […]
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