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Charles, the Prince of Wales, will pay a private visit to Armenia May 28-30 at the invitation of the “Yerevan, My Love” charity foundation.
May 24th, 2013
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Several army officers are currently under investigation and will be sacked in connection with the latest non-combat death of an Armenian soldier, the Defense Ministry said on Thursday.
May 23rd, 2013
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Member of the New South Wales Legislative Council, Marie Ficarra has condemned a statement released by the Turkish Ministry for Foreign Affairs, which suggests the country will block Australian politicians from visiting Gallipoli for the centenary of ANZAC Day in 2015.
May 23rd, 2013
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An Istanbul court has sentenced a Turkish-Armenian author and blogger to more than a year in prison for insulting the Prophet Mohammad, local media reported on Wednesday, weeks after a similar case caused alarm among secularists.
May 23rd, 2013
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The largest academic conference ever held focusing on the Armenian, Assyrian and Greek genocides concluded on Saturday, May 11, after two days of presentations by more than a dozen scholars from Armenia, Australia, England and across North America.
May 23rd, 2013
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As the sun rose and settled above North Hollywood in the San Fernando Valley on the morning of May 13, 2013 a breakfast meeting was marked by firsts. First-term Congressman Tony Cardenas, newly elected to represent California’s 29th Congressional District met with Elen Asatryan, who was enjoying her first day on the job in her new post as the Executive Director of the Armenian National Committee of America – Western Region
May 23rd, 2013
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The road to Sochi may be high and mighty but Arman Serebrakian is prepared to take his leaps and bounds.
May 23rd, 2013
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This year, the 9th Pan Homenetmen Games will be held in Yerevan, from July 27 to August 3. This will be the second time that the games will be held in Yerevan.
May 23rd, 2013
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A fire engine that has been used for over two decades in Montebello will travel across the world to help save lives in Armenia, a donation approved by the city council.
May 23rd, 2013
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The Glendale Unified School District Board on May 16 announced that beginning in 2014, all schools will be closed on April 24 “out of respect for the large Armenian community in Glendale and La Crescenta.
May 21st, 2013
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Russia’s foreign minister, Sergey Lavrov on Tuesday said that the status quo in the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict was “unacceptable,” while his Azeri counterpart, Elmar Mammadyarov said Baku would push for peace after the presidential elections there slated for the fall.
May 21st, 2013
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Armenia granted Russia’s Gazprom giant ownership of a pipeline supplying limited amounts of natural gas from Iran under pressure from Moscow, a senior Armenian pro-government lawmaker said on Tuesday.
May 21st, 2013
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The Armenian National Committee of America – Burbank announced its 2013 honorees. At its 6th Annual Banquet, slated for May 31st, ANCA – Burbank will recognize John Krikorian, posthumously with the Lifetime Achievement Award, Marsha Ramos with the Citizen of the Year Award, Timmy Mardirosian with the Business Civic Leadership Award, and Woodbury University with the Organization of the Year Award. The Honorable Jack Hadjinian, Montebello City Councilmember will act as Master of Ceremonies.
May 21st, 2013
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April 24, 1915. A date every Armenian associates with one word (genocide) and the injustices of mass-murder and denial. Every year, it’s a day spent mourning the dark past that links all Armenians to each other. An overwhelming heaviness 98 years and counting.
May 21st, 2013
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