ANKARA (Today’s Zaman)–As the ANCA and “Armenia’s for Obama” welcomed Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama’s choice of Senator Joe Biden as his running mate on Saturday, a number of Turkish daily newspapers Sunday covered Obama’s selection of Senator Biden, with headlines expressing displeasure and caution at Obama’s choice.
The Associated Press commented that Obama’s selection of [...]

YEREVAN (RFE/RL)–Armenia was grappling with its worst fuel shortages since the early 1990s on Monday despite the reported reopening of Georgia’s east-west railway that serves as the main supply line of the two South Caucasus states.
Armenia received late Monday the first trainload of wheat and other basic supplies since the August 16 explosion that downed [...]

Georgia the non-country. Georgia the aggressor. Georgia the abuser of Armenia’s (and evidently others too). But according to the government-line-parroting Western media and the spirit of its coverage of the last three weeks of Georgian upheaval, we’re supposed to feel sorry for this “country” and the egotistical whelp that took its presidency through a polite, [...]

GLENDALE–California Assemblyman Paul Krekorian strongly condemned a US Congressman from Tennessee who attacked an Armenian journalist and made bigoted anti-Armenian statemen’s last week.
Congressman Steven Cohen, one of the most strident opponents of recognition of the Armenian Genocide, is seeking reelection to represent a district in Memphis, Tennessee. On the eve of his Democratic primary election [...]

Armenian citizens of several Middle Eastern countries may have a unique opportunity to reclaim their properties in Turkey without hiring a lawyer or going to court.
A Turkish newspaper reported last week that the government of Turkey has been negotiating with Syria, Iraq and Egypt over conflicting land claims of those citizens who lost their properties [...]

LOS ANGELES–Senator Joseph Biden will be honored with the esteemed Freedom Award at the Armenian National Committee-Western Region’s annual banquet on October 12 at the Ronald Reagan Presidential Library in Simi Valley, California, announced the ANC-WR.
On August 23rd, Presidential hopeful Barack Obama announced Sen. Biden as his choice for Vice Presidential candidate.
"Senator Joseph Biden has [...]

WASHINGTON–The Armenian National Committee of America (ANCA) welcomed Democratic Presidential hopeful Barack Obama’s announcement of longtime Armenian American issues supporter, Sen. Joe Biden as his choice for Vice-President. Sen. Biden, who chairs the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, has been an outspoken advocate of U.S. reaffirmation of the Armenian Genocide and brings the principled international leadership [...]

ANKARA (Combined Sources)–Turkish President Abdullah Gul accepted on Saturday his Armenian counterpart’s invitation to travel to the Armenian capital and watch with him the first-ever game between Armenia’s and Turkey’s national football teams scheduled for September 6.
The Turkish Foreign Ministry said Saturday that the visit would contribute to the relations between two neighbor countries.
According to [...]

BURBANK–A reception co-hosted by the Armenian National Committee Political Action Committee (ANC-PAC), the U.S. Armenia Public Affairs Committee (USAPAC) and The California Courier newspaper, was held on Thursday to honor Congressman Joe Knollenberg (R-MI), the co-Chair of the Congressional Armenian Caucus and a staunch supporter of issues of importance to Armenian Americans.
Among the supporters attending [...]

LAS VEGAS–The Las Vegas “Sosse Mayrig” Chapter of the Armenian Youth Federation was officially inaugurated on Saturday when 10 new members joined the AYF to create the newest chapter of the Western Region. Nearly 100 youth and community members from California and Nevada were present for the AYF oath ceremony.
The oath ceremony was presided over [...]

LOS ANGELES–Representatives of the Armenian National Committee of San Gabriel Valley recently met with Congresswoman Hilda Solis (D-CA-32) in her local office. Longtime community activists Vicken Pakradouni and Jack Hadjinian thanked her for her unwavering support over the years and discussed several current issues in regards to the Armenian American community. Congresswoman Solis reiterated that [...]

LOS ANGELES–Armenia’s for Obama congratulated and welcomed the selection of Sen. Joseph Biden (D-DE) as Senator Barack Obama’s Vice Presidential running mate for the 2008 Presidential election.
Sen. Biden has a proven track record on Armenian-American issues and complimen’s Senator Obama’s strong commitment to officially recognizing the Armenian Genocide and a resolution of the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict [...]

Award winning pianist Sergei Babayan will perform in the opening recital of the Philip Lorenz Memorial Keyboard Concert Series at Fresno State. The concert will be held at 3:00 PM on Sunday, September 21 in the Concert Hall on the Fresno State campus.
The concert is co-sponsored by the Armenian Studies Program of Fresno State. Babayan [...]

SACRAMENTO–In an essential next step in the fight against AIDS, the state Legislature passed legislation by Assemblymember Paul Krekorian (D-Burbank) on Tuesday that will require health insurers to cover routine HIV screening. Assembly Bill 1894 passed out of the Assembly after concurrence in Senate amendmen’s on a bipartisan vote of 47-29, leaving the bill needing [...]