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2010 AYF Summer Internship In Armenia Concludes Another Successful Session
Since 1992, the Armenian Youth Federation-Youth Organization of the Armenian Revolutionary Federation Eastern Region has had an internship program in Armenia. Through this program, Diaspora youth from throughout the United...
September 3 2010 / 1 comment / Read More »
Holy Martyrs Elementary School Officially Inaugurated as Marie Cabayan School
The elementary section of Holy Martyrs Ferrahian High School was officially named Holy Martyrs Marie Cabayan Elementary School during an inauguration ceremony on Friday, August 27. Earlier this year, during...
September 3 2010 / No comment / Read More »
Nevada Activists Meet With Senator John Ensign
Representatives of the Armenian National Committee of America-Nevada Chapter met with Senator John Ensign (NV-R) earlier this week to express concern about the nomination of Matthew Bryza as Ambassador to...
September 3 2010 / No comment / Read More »
Diana Hadjetian Increases Donation to ARS Centennial Fund to $25,000
The Armenian Relief Society, Inc. announced on Friday that longtime community benefactor Diana Hadjetian of Montreal, Canada has increased her donation to the ARS Centennial Fund to the sum of...
September 3 2010 / 1 comment / Read More »
Community Mourns Arch. Lapajian at Requiem Service
Requiem services on the 40th day of the passing of Archbishop Sumbat Lapajian took place in all Prelacy Churches by a directive from Western Prelate Archbishop Moushegh Mardirossian....
September 3 2010 / No comment / Read More »Support Our Advertisers
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In Baku, Medvedev Calls for Quick Deal on Karabakh
Russian President Dmitry Medvedev called for a speedy settlement of the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict on Friday during a working visit to...
September 3 2010 / No comment / Read More »Congressional Armenian Caucus Co-Chairs Condemn Azerbaijani Attack on Karabakh
Congressional Armenian Caucus Co-Chairs Frank Pallone (D-NJ) and Mark Kirk (R-IL) have denounced Azerbaijan’s latest violation of its ceasefire accord...
September 3 2010 / No comment / Read More »No Cross for Holy Cross
YEREVAN (ArmRadio)—Turkish authorities on Friday announced that they will not be installing a cross on the dome of the recently...
September 3 2010 / 5 comments / Read More »Garin K. Hovannisian Discusses His Journey for ‘Family of Shadows’
In the weeks before the September 21-Independence Day release of Family of Shadows: A Century of Murder, Memory, and the...
September 3 2010 / 1 comment / Read More »Rep. Waxman Reaffirms Support for Armenian American Issues
Representatives of the Armenian National Committee of America-Western Region discussed a broad range of community concerns during a meeting with...
September 3 2010 / No comment / Read More »Will of Karabakh People Cannot be Compromised
Thousands converged on the athletic court of the Republican Stadium Thursday for a rally organized by the Armenian Revolutionary Federation...
September 2 2010 / No comment / Read More »CNN International to Feature Armenia’s Tatev Revival Project
CNN International will feature this weekend the story of a groundbreaking effort underway in Armenia that will bring to life...
September 2 2010 / 11 comments / Read More »US Military Chief to Pay Landmark Visit to Turkey
The chairman of the US Joint Chiefs of Staff, Admiral Mike Mullen, will begin a key visit to Turkey on...
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Commentary
The Tale of Two Anniversaries: Celebrate One and Bury the Other
On September 2, Armenians around the world will celebrate the 19th anniversary of the independence...
September 1 2010 / 2 comments / Read More »Mad Vandalism: Turkey To Demolish Hotels Of Outspoken Armenian Entrepreneur-Scholar
Sevan Nisanyan, the owner of Nisanyan Hotels, and a linguist, columnist, academic, and outspoken critic,...
September 1 2010 / 4 comments / Read More »A Turkey Classic: Grotesque Co-Existence of Make-Believe Liberalism and Fascism
The Turkish state recently made a simultaneously liberal and fascistic move on the same subject:...
August 27 2010 / 2 comments / Read More »Support Our Advertisers
Politics
Nevada Activists Meet With Senator John Ensign
Representatives of the Armenian National Committee of America-Nevada Chapter met with Senator John Ensign (NV-R) earlier this week to express concern about the nomination of Matthew Bryza as Ambassador to...
September 3 2010 / No comment / Read More »Congressional Armenian Caucus Co-Chairs Condemn Azerbaijani Attack on Karabakh
Congressional Armenian Caucus Co-Chairs Frank Pallone (D-NJ) and Mark Kirk (R-IL) have denounced Azerbaijan’s latest violation of its ceasefire accord with Nagorno Karabakh, which left two dead and several wounded,...
September 3 2010 / No comment / Read More »Rep. Waxman Reaffirms Support for Armenian American Issues
September 3 2010 / No comment / Read More »Arts & Culture
Garin K. Hovannisian Discusses His Journey for ‘Family of Shadows’
In the weeks before the September 21-Independence Day release of Family of Shadows: A Century of Murder, Memory, and the...
September 3 2010 / 1 comment / Read More »Glendale Symphony Starts 2010/2011 Season With A Bang
The Glendale Symphony Orchestra will kickoff the 2010-2011 season with a fundraising eventon Saturday, September 11 from 4 to 7...
August 31 2010 / No comment / Read More »Mosaic Presents: Arshile Gorky and Armenian Folk Ensembles at MOCA
The exhibition Arshile Gorky: A Retrospective is currently on view at The Museum of Contemporary Art, Los Angeles through September...
August 27 2010 / No comment / Read More »
Armenia
Will of Karabakh People Cannot be Compromised
Thousands converged on the athletic court of the Republican Stadium Thursday for a rally organized by the Armenian Revolutionary Federation celebrating the 19th anniversary of the independence of the Nagorno-Karabakh...
September 2 2010 / No comment / Read More »CNN International to Feature Armenia’s Tatev Revival Project
CNN International will feature this weekend the story of a groundbreaking effort underway in Armenia that will bring to life its greatest ancient monastery and spur the revival of tourism...
September 2 2010 / 11 comments / Read More »Azeris Breach Cease Fire Again
One Armenian soldier was wounded late Tuesday after what the Nagorno-Karabakh Army press office described as an attack by Azeri units in...
September 1 2010 / 12 comments / Read More »Mediating Powers ‘Set To Oppose Pro-Azeri UN Resolution’
The United States, Russia and France will likely vote against a resolution on the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict which Azerbaijan is trying to push...
September 1 2010 / 3 comments / Read More »‘State-of-the-Art’ Armenian Soccer Academy Opens in Yerevan
Armenian President Serzh Sarkisian inaugurated a state-of-the art Soccer Academy in the Armenian capital on Wednesday as he awarded French Soccer legend...
September 1 2010 / 1 comment / Read More »Orange Telecom Offers BlackBerry in Armenia
Orange Armenia and Research In Motion have teamed to offer the BlackBerry in Armenia, bringing together Blackberry smartphones and software and services...
August 30 2010 / No comment / Read More »International
In Baku, Medvedev Calls for Quick Deal on Karabakh
Russian President Dmitry Medvedev called for a speedy settlement of the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict on Friday during a working visit to Azerbaijan. "We...
September 3 2010 / No comment / Read More »No Cross for Holy Cross
YEREVAN (ArmRadio)—Turkish authorities on Friday announced that they will not be installing a cross on the dome of the recently renovated Holy...
September 3 2010 / 5 comments / Read More »Author of Turkey’s Controversial Defense in Dink Case Revealed
The author of Turkey’s controversial defense in a European Court of Human Rights case regarding murdered Turkish-Armenian journalist Hrant Dink has been...
September 2 2010 / No comment / Read More »Turkey’s Defense Spending Soars Despite ‘Threat Reduction’
As Turkey revamps its national security document to reduce the number of countries listed as threats, defense procurement has not slowed in...
September 2 2010 / 1 comment / Read More »Mediating Powers ‘Set To Oppose Pro-Azeri UN Resolution’
The United States, Russia and France will likely vote against a resolution on the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict which Azerbaijan is trying to push through the UN General Assembly, a Brussels-based pro-Armenian...
September 1 2010 / 3 comments / Read More »Turkish Civil Group Demands Gul Answer for Dink’s Murder
A Turkish civil society group on Wednesday called on Turkish President Abdullah Gul and other members of his government to account for his government’s failure to follow “necessary precautions” to...
September 1 2010 / 1 comment / Read More »By Any Means
Figureheads
I’ll be using the term figureheads without its usual derogatory connotation, so please take it that way, as I couldn’t...
September 3 2010 / No comment / Read More »Three Apples
The Haunting Genocide
Last week, while undergoing a routine check up at a doctor’s office, it hit home that one of the routine...
August 24 2010 / 16 comments / Read More »My Turn
Congress Should Investigate State Dept. For Holding Back Aid to Artsakh
The State Department has acted negligently and possibly in contempt of Congress by withholding assistance that it had expressly allocated...
September 3 2010 / 2 comments / Read More »Critics' Forum
Western Armenian in Peril: UNESCO’s Recognition and the Question of Contemporary Literature in the Exilic Language
In February of this year, Western Armenian joined UNESCO’s online Atlas of World Languages in Danger1, earning the “definitely” status...
August 4 2010 / 1 comment / Read More »People & Places
Best Laid Schemes of Mice and Men
A petite girl with ivory skin, rosy cheeks and eyes that take up a third of her face, Arda is...
September 3 2010 / No comment / Read More »
