(armenianweekly.com, ALEPPO, Syria) —Two Armenian men, Vrej Keshishian and Masis Khatchadourian, were recently killed in the armed conflict that has engulfed Syria since 2011. So far, there have been 60 Armenian deaths, including 10 army conscripts. Born in Aleppo in 1991, Keshishian, 22, had served in the Syrian army since 2011. He was killed in…
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1943 US Intelligence Report: All Armenians Demand Return of Lands from Turkey
Republication of this article does not necessarily reflect the positions of ARF-D nor it is an endorsement of the author’s views. Publisher of The California Courier, Harut Sassounian writes about the perception the US intelligence had in the midst of the 20th century, in regard to the Armenian Cause and the Armenian American organizations. Sassounian…
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Two Syrian Armenian Children Abducted, Reportedly Set Free
Syrian rebels abducted two Syrian-Armenian children on the border of Syrian and Turkey on July 28, as a bus carrying three Armenia families, 7 women and two children, was forced to stop at the border, reported the Aleppo-based Gandzasar newspaper. The rebels kidnapped the 12-year-old and 14-year-old children and set the women free. According to…
Foreign Affairs, In Politics, Issues of Interest & Concern, Mountainous Karabakh, Other Countries, Policy
US Senate Appropriations Committee Prioritizes Aid to Mountainous Karabagh
Senate Measure Remains Silent on Specific Funding Levels for Caucasus (armenianweekly.com) —The Senate Appropriations Committee on July 25 adopted a Fiscal Year 2014 (FY14) foreign aid bill that prioritizes continued U.S. assistance for Nagorno-Karabagh, reported the Armenian National Committee of America (ANCA). In a legislative report, which accompanies and explains the foreign aid bill, the…
In Politics, International Relations, Issues of Interest & Concern, Other Countries
Australian Politicians Visit Armenia And Mountainous Karabakh
Delegation of New South Wales politicians visit Armenia with ANC Australia (armenia.com.au) A delegation of seven politicians from Australia’s largest state of New South Wales (NSW) have paid their respects at Yerevan’s Armenian Genocide monument (Dzidzernagapert), met with His Holiness Karekin II (Catholicos of All Armenians) and President Serzh Sargsyan on an historic visit to…
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Armenian American Organizations-US Administration Discuss Syria Humanitarian Assistance
US Administration Holds Briefing with Armenian Americans on Syria Humanitarian Assistance (armenianweekly.com) — Armenian American civic, church, and charitable organization leaders from across the United States took part today in a U.S. government briefing on Syria humanitarian assistance efforts by the State Department and U.S. Agency for International Development. The briefing was held at the…
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Aleppo Crisis Worsens
(asbarez.com) —The closure of roads to and from Aleppo is threatening severe shortages of supplies and worsening living conditions in this highly-Armenian-populated city as the Syrian crisis continues to worsen. Reports indicate that constant security concerns in Aleppo have been compounded in recent days by the closure of all access routes to and from the…
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Where does La Celeste play?
On the occasion of the FIFA U-20 World Cup taking place in Turkey, the Armenian National Committee (ANC) of Uruguay launched a campaign called “Where does La Celeste play?” (www.dondejuegalaceleste.com) to draw attention on human rights violations in the country; among them the ongoing denial of the Armenian Genocide. Reminding the public how the 1978…
Armenia, Foreign Affairs, In Politics, International Relations, Issues of Interest & Concern, Mountainous Karabakh, News, Other Countries
[Updated] Newly Established EU Parliament-Armenia Friendship Group Delegation Visits Armenia
The European Parliament’s EU-Armenia Friendship Group is making its first visit to Armenia this week. The delegation is headed by the President of the group, Dr. Eleni Theocharous (Cyprus) and comprised of MEPs Frank Engel, Vice-President of the group (Luxembourg), Ewald Stadler (Austria), Kyriakos Triandafyllides (Cyprus), France-Armenia Parliamentary Friendship Group Vice-President Guy Teissier, France-Armenia Parliamentary Friendship Group…
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Akhalkalak Regional Assembly’s Decision Causes Much Noise In Georgia
(akhaltskha.net, March 18) – The decision of Akhalkalak Regional Assembly to apply to Georgia’s Parliament for the latter to ratify the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages and therefore give the status of a regional language to Armenian has caused much noise in that country. Yesterday in reference to this matter, President Saakashvili stated…
