BY HARUT SASSOUNIAN
For too many years, Abraham Foxman and ADL’s leaders have gone far beyond their organization’s noble mandate of stopping "the defamation of the Jewish people," by meddling in international politics. The ADL had apparently appointed itself the guardian of Israel’s strategic interests and the well being of Jews everywhere, particularly those [...]

It is with considerable excitement and no small amount of pride that we announce the publication of the first issue of “Aramazd ’s Armenian Journal of Near Eastern Studies”, which was funded by a grant from Project Discovery! Aramazd principally covers ancient history, philology, religions and culture of the ancient and medieval Near East [...]

BY GAREN YEGPARIAN
I guess the hurly-burly’s done and the battle lost and won, but who noticed? What came in roaring like it might shake Asia Minor to its political core actually transpired with little more than a whimper. Maybe this is why the LATimes mislabled its “World in Brief” coverage of Abdullah Gul’s election [...]

YEREVAN–His Holiness Karekin II, Catholicos of All Armenia’s, on August 18, bestowed the Order of Saint Sahak-Saint Mesrop to the President of the American University of Armenia, Dr. Haroutune Armenian, in recognition of his numerous pedagogical and societal contributions. The award ceremony took place in the Pontifical Residence of the Mother See of Holy Etchmiadzin. [...]

COSTA MESA–The Armenian National Committee of Orange County on August 16 met with California State Assembly member Van Tran at his offices in Costa Mesa, CA. ANC-OC activists Ara Malazian, Chris Guldjian, and Garin Sarkissian as well as ANC-OC activists and recent ANCA intern Alex Der Alexanian discussed various issues of importance to the Armenian [...]

To the Editor:Finally, after hundreds of years of brutal subjugation, oppression and massacres, Armenia is enjoying independence on a sliver of a land left for us. This land is surrounded by our historical enemies who are sharpening their teeth to devour us again. Now, let’s see how are we doing by way of protection. The [...]

LOS ANGELES–The Armenian National Committee-Western Region (ANC-WR) met with Congresswoman Diane Watson in her Los Angeles district office on Wednesday, August 15th to discuss the latest developmen’s regarding H.Res.106, (the Armenian Genocide resolution) as well as the local vibrant Armenian American community in her district. ANC-WR Community Relations Director, Haig Hovsepian attended the meeting with [...]

TBILISI (Armenpress)–Georgia will increase its 2007 defense budget by $200 million to around $600 million as part of efforts to bring its Armed Forces closer to NATO standards, the prime minister said Wednesday. After the defense budget is increased, spending on the South Caucasus country’s Armed Forces will total 4-4.5 percent of GDP. [...]

YEREVAN (Yerkir)–The Armenian issue was not included in any way in the most recent European Union report on Turkey, said Hilda Tchoboian, chairperson of the European Armenian Federation during an interview with Armenpress Thursday. "The report specifically mentions the blockade of Cyprus by Turkey. The European Armenian Federation will continue to work towards including the [...]

WILMINGTON, Del.–The City Council of Wilmington, Del. on August 23 voted unanimously to call on Delaware Congressional Representative Michael Castle (D-DE) to support the Armenian Genocide Resolution, H.Res.106, reported the Armenian National Committee of America, Eastern Region. Introduced by Councilman Samuel Prado, representing the City of Wilmington’s fifth district, the powerfully worded resolution was presented [...]

BRUSSELS–EU officials have criticized Azerbaijan for its human-rights record, in particular noting violations in the area of media freedom. Speaking at a European Parliament hearing on the human-rights aspects of the EU’s Neighborhood Policy (ENP), senior European Commission official Rutger Wissels said the deteriorating human-rights situation in Azerbaijan is "not acceptable" for the EU. Wissels [...]

YEREVAN (Armenpress)–Taking into consideration the media reports relating to the cancellation of the visit of PACE rapporteur Edward O’Hara as well as false explanations disseminated by the Azeri press, the National Assembly of Armenia considered it necessary to present the truth, said a statement released by the public relations department of the Armenian National Assembly. [...]

YEREVAN (RFe/RL)–The Armenian government approved on Thursday a 60 percent surge in modest pensions paid to hundreds of thousands of elderly citizens. A government statement said they will receive an average of about 20,000 drams ($60) per month starting from January 1. “The decision did not come all of a sudden,” Vazgen Khachikian, [...]

BAKU (Armenpress)–The Azeri authorities were not considering the possibility of leasing the Gabala radar station to the U.S. at the present time, Azeri Foreign Ministry spokesman Khazar Ibrahim told Russian Interfax. "Azerbaijan is not considering the possibility of leasing the Gabala radar station out to the U.S., as the lease agreement concluded with Russia [...]