Monthly Archives: July 2012
Սերժ Սարգսյանը մասնակցել է բրիտանահայ համայնքի կազմակերպած ընդունելությանը
ՀՀ նախագահի պաշտոնական կայքից«Առաջին լրատվական»-ը տեղեկանում է, որ աշխատանքային այցով Միացյալ Թագավորությունում գտնվող Նախագահ Սերժ Սարգսյանը հուլիսի 28-ի երեկոյան մասնակցել է Բրիտանահայ համայնքային և եկեղեցական խորհրդի կողմից կազմակերպված ընդունելությանը: Ստորև […]
London Olympics: 25 athletes to represent Armenia
Washington – Twenty-five athletes will represent Armenia at the Olympics games in London that start on July 27. The same number went to the games in China in 2008, when […]
Silent treatment for Armenia
What started out as a routine day at a local high school turned into an emotional experience for anyone familiar with giving talks on the Armenian genocide. There we were […]
Postcard from Armenia: “Just let me tell my story”
The long summer day dissolved languidly into dusk as an Armenian friend and I walked down a busy road in Yerevan. The gaudy lights of an amusement park spilled onto […]
Growing Old in Armenia: Dealing with Alzheimer’s disease
Part three of a four-part series The Muratsan University Hospital Web site advertises diagnostic services at its Center of Memory Impairment in Yerevan. But within the clinic, people with Alzheimer’s […]
Oprah.com picks Armenian Genocide epic “The Sandcastle Girls” as book of the week
Oprah Winfrey’s Blog declared New York Times best-selling author Chris Bohjalian’s novel on the Armenian Genocide, “The Sandcastle Girls”, as the must-read Book of the Week, reported the Armenian National […]
“Whore’s Fishnet Stockings”: Only 30 Meters Separates Artsakh Front-line and Azerbaijan
They call this section of the Artsakh-Azerbaijani border “the whore’s fishnet stockings”. It was the site of fierce battles during the war and both sides suffered heavy losses. The bloodiest […]
Growing Old in Armenia: The trouble with pensions
Part two of a four-part series The tinny noise of silverware and clatter of plates mingles with the sound of muffled voices and the smell of freshly cooked pasta at […]
Now Embarking: An Artistic Interpretation of the 1947 and 1949 Armenian Repatriation
I was born in 1960, in Yerevan, Armenia, yet spoke little Armenian and what I did speak was Western Armenian. As a young child, I always wondered why I came […]
Old Istanbul at the Golden Apricot Film Festival
“My film has no messages, only questions that beg for answers,” an honest director divulges. His words do not exude the typical slick-oil salesman persona that accompanies many movie ensembles […]
Growing Old in Armenia: The Role of Seniors in Evolving Armenian Families
Editor’s Note: This is the first in a four-part series that looks at issues affecting the elderly in Armenia. A combination of economic and political factors, such as the collapse […]
BREAKING NEWS: House Rejects Pro-Turkey Trade Bill
WASHINGTON—The Armenian National Committee of America on Monday welcomed the decision by the U.S. House of Representatives to defeat a watered-down version of a pro-Turkey trade measure, H.R. 2362, that […]
Turkey’s Attempt to Repackage Armenian Issue Likely to Fall Short
Turkish Foreign Minister Ahmet Davutoglu recently spoke of “just memory” regarding the Armenian issue in a chat with journalists. He did not say that nothing happened in 1915, but he […]
Interim conclusion EOM Nagorno-Karabakh – AM
Նախապատմություն 2012թ. Հուլիսի 19-ին Լեռնային Ղարաբաղում (ԼՂ) տեղի ունեցան նախագահական ընտրություններ: Չնայած նրան, որ ԼՂ Հանրապետությունը միջազգայնորեն ճանաչված չէ, Հայաստանի Եվրոպական Բարեկամներ-ը վճռականորեն ողջունում է դե – ֆակտո իշխանությունների ցանկությունը` […]
Interim conclusion EOM Nagorno-Karabakh
Background On 19 July 2012, Presidential Elections took place Nagorno-Karabakh (NK). While the NK Republic is internationally not recognised, European Friends of Armenia (www.EuFoA.org) strongly welcomes the wish of the […]
Unsung Heroes: Orders Are Not to Write About Some Serving on the Artsakh Frontline
I was back in Artsakh after three years with a group of journalists intent on covering the situation at the frontlines. It was like a trip back in time. I […]
Undernutrition in Armenia: A Matter of National Security
An estimated 171 million children under the age of 5 are stunted in the world, according to the World Health Organization (WHO). Of those 171 million, 115 million suffer from […]
Turkey Shows Interest in Armenian Demand for Access to Trabzon Port
In a recent column, I reported that Turkish Foreign Minister Ahmet Davutoglu had indicated an interest in meeting with “Diasporan leaders” to discuss Armenian demands emanating from the genocide of […]
Nagorno-Karabakh Votes for President
A separatist Azerbaijani enclave dominated by ethnic Armenians is voting in a presidential election on Thursday that focuses on internal issues and is unlikely to affect a two-decade-old dispute over […]
Former RI Attorney General to Serve as Election Monitor in Artsakh
PROVIDENCE, R.I. (A.W.)—Former Rhode Island Attorney General Patrick C. Lynch arrives in Artsakh on July 18 to serve as an election monitor for the presidential election of the Nagorno Karabagh […]
