Family Histories
‘You have found your family. How can we find ours?’
When I go to Armenia they treat me as if I were from the Diaspora and when I go abroad they treat me as if I were a Turk. Here they see me as an […]
Armenia
Youth
Interning in Armenia
By Laura Boyajian It feels as though I just stepped off the plane at Zvartnots yesterday, but we have somehow almost reached the halfway point in our internship! It is encouraging to see the changes […]
Community News
Terian Paintings Presented to Pashinyan, Sarkissian
Two original portraits by Weekly illustrator William Terian have been hand delivered to Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan and Armenian President Armen Sarkissian. In a moment captured by the Prime Minister’s office last month, Pashinyan […]
Nonprofit News
AMAA Interns Meet with Zareh Sinanyan
YEREVAN—On July 9, the Republic of Armenia’s Chief Commissioner for Diaspora Affairs Zareh Sinanyan and the Head of the Office of the High Commissioner Sara Anjargolian received 17 interns of the Armenian Missionary Association of […]
News
Air Traffic in Armenia Expanding, Low Fares Up in the Air
YEREVAN—Armenia’s international airports have registered sustained growth in traffic this year. Armenia’s Head of Civil Aviation Tatevik Revazian reports a 9.4 percent increase in the total number of passengers processed at the two airports so […]
My Turn
Turkish Anti-Armenian Lobbying Extends to City of Armenia in Colombia
The Breitbart website published an article by Frances Martel describing the Turkish lobbying efforts in the Colombian city of Armenia which was founded in 1889 and originally called Villa Holguín. According to Wikipedia, the South […]
Notes from the Pink City
#PorUnaVenezuelaLibre
“Guaido or Maduro?” That’s the first question that Guillermo heard upon landing in Armenia. “Do you recognize the government of Guaido or Maduro?” The Armenian border agent clarified. “Guaido,” Guillermo responded in equal parts defiance […]
News
Pashinyan Highlights Armenians’ Influence in Singapore, Vietnam
SINGAPORE—Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan has wrapped up his first official visit to Singapore this week. He was received by his Singaporean counterpart Lee Hsien Loong with whom he reviewed the Honor Guard on the tarmac. […]
News
The Voice of Violence: Hashtag Sheds Light on Domestic Violence in Armenia
#Բռնության_ձայնը (Brnutian Dzayne), roughly translated to “the voice of violence,” has been the loudest, most explosive hashtag in the Armenian world for the past 24 hours. “You might call this an Armenian #MeToo,” tweeted Karena […]
Travel
Unseen Armenia: The Quest for Mknatami Khach
On my map of Armenia and Artsakh is a church named “Mknatami Khach,” which literally translates into “Mouse’s Tooth Cross.” The church is located in the Lachin Corridor, Kashatagh region, the first region encountered when […]