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Ataturk's Statue Installed in the Yard of Ancient Armenian Church in Turkey - MassisPost

Thu, 07/07/2016 - 4:27pm

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Ataturk's Statue Installed in the Yard of Ancient Armenian Church in Turkey
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YEREVAN (Armradio) — A museum of statues of famous Turkish political and public figures has been opened in the yard of the ancient Armenian Church of Holy Trinity in the city of Sivrihisar in Turkey's Eskesehir Province, Akunq.net reports, quoting ...

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Armenia Wins European Basketball Championship for Small Countries - MassisPost

Sun, 07/03/2016 - 4:57pm

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Armenia Wins European Basketball Championship for Small Countries
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CIORESCU, MOLDOVA — Participating in a European competition for the first time, Armenian men's basketball team has won the championship for small countries beating Andorra in the final game. Armenia took the initiative from the get go and immediately ...

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US Official Briefed On Armenian-Azeri Summit In Russia - MassisPost

Tue, 06/28/2016 - 10:03am

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US Official Briefed On Armenian-Azeri Summit In Russia
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YEREVAN (RFE/RL) — President Serzh Sarkisian has briefed a visiting senior U.S. State Department official on his latest meeting with his Azerbaijani counterpart Ilham Aliyev held in Saint Petersburg, Russia last week. Bridget Brink, the U.S. deputy ...

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Martakert Celebrates 23rd Anniversary of Liberation - MassisPost

Tue, 06/28/2016 - 10:03am

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Martakert Celebrates 23rd Anniversary of Liberation
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STEPANAKERT (Armradio) — Martakert is celebrating the 23th anniversary of liberation today. The day started with a military march. Authorities and citizens of Martakert and surrounding regions laid flowers at the monument of glory and visited the ...

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Pope Francis Starts Three-Day Visit to Armenia - MassisPost

Fri, 06/24/2016 - 10:57am

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Pope Francis Starts Three-Day Visit to Armenia
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YEREVAN — Pope Francis began a three-day visit to Armenia on Friday. Highlights of the papal trip will include a visit to Tsitsernakaberd Armenian Genocide memorial, a meeting with members of the country's small Roman Catholic community and the ...

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Armenia and Iran Reach Agreements on Closer Military Cooperation - MassisPost

Tue, 06/21/2016 - 1:48am

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Armenia and Iran Reach Agreements on Closer Military Cooperation
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YEREVAN (RFE/RL) — An Armenian deputy defense minister in charge of arms and other procurements has reportedly reached agreements on closer military cooperation between Armenia and Iran during a visit to Tehran. The official, General Movses ...

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Armenian Bands to Feature at 2016 Smithsonian Folklife Festival in Washington - MassisPost

Fri, 06/17/2016 - 3:50pm

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Armenian Bands to Feature at 2016 Smithsonian Folklife Festival in Washington
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YEREVAN (Armradio) — The Armenian Public Radio (Los Angeles) and TmbaTa band (Yerevan) will participate in the 2016 Smithsonian Folklife Festival, Sounds of California July 7-8. At the 2016 Folklife Festival, Sounds of California will present a series ...

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Angolan Citizen Crosses Into Armenia From Turkey - MassisPost

Fri, 06/17/2016 - 1:05pm

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Angolan Citizen Crosses Into Armenia From Turkey
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Angolan-Citizen-Boarder-2 YEREVAN (Arka) — Russian border guards patrolling Armenia's frontiers with Turkey have detained a citizen of Angola for illegal crossing from Turkey. The Border Department of the Russian Federal Security Service (FSB), ...

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Golden Apricot 13th IFF to Be Dedicated to 25th Anniversary of Armenia's Statehood - MassisPost

Wed, 06/15/2016 - 3:04pm

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Golden Apricot 13th IFF to Be Dedicated to 25th Anniversary of Armenia's Statehood
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gaiff-2 YEREVAN (Armradio) — The Golden Apricot 13th International Film Festival will be held in Yerevan July 10-17. This year's event will be dedicated to the 25th anniversary of Armenia's independence. More than 900 applications for participation ...

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Gagosian Art Gallery, Qatar Royal Family Settle Dispute Over Picasso Sculpture - MassisPost

Wed, 06/15/2016 - 1:38pm

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Gagosian Art Gallery, Qatar Royal Family Settle Dispute Over Picasso Sculpture
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NEW YORK (Armradio) — The collector Leon Black is the legal victor in a dispute over the ownership of a famed Picasso sculpture and will take possession of it, the New York Times reports. On Wednesday, the parties who had been fighting over the ...

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Next Armenian-Azeri Summit 'Planned For June 20' - MassisPost

Tue, 06/14/2016 - 3:27pm

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Next Armenian-Azeri Summit 'Planned For June 20'
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MOSCOW (RFE/RL) — Russian President Vladimir Putin will host on Monday a fresh meeting of his Armenian and Azerbaijani counterparts aimed at kick-starting the Nagorno-Karabakh peace process, the Kremlin announced on Tuesday. “Trilateral ...

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Israel Charny: German Recognition of Armenian Genocide is Strong Moral Signal to Israel and United States - MassisPost

Tue, 06/14/2016 - 2:41pm

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Israel Charny: German Recognition of Armenian Genocide is Strong Moral Signal to Israel and United States
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YEREVAN (Panorama.am) — “The German Parliament's recognition of the Armenian Genocide is a wonderful and memorable step forward, in its own right and as a communiqué to other democratic countries – such as my two countries, Israel and the United ...

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Azerbaijani Women Repatriated After Crossing into Armenia - MassisPost

Fri, 06/10/2016 - 11:53am

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Azerbaijani Women Repatriated After Crossing into Armenia
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YEREVAN — An Azerbaijani civilian – a woman who had crossed the international border into Armenia on 7 June – was repatriated today under the auspices of the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC). She was handed over to Azerbaijani ...

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Project SAVE Presents Nora Nercessian's “The City of Orphans” - MassisPost

Fri, 06/10/2016 - 1:04am

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Project SAVE Presents Nora Nercessian's “The City of Orphans”
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WATERTOWN — Project SAVE Armenian Photograph Archives is proud to share with you Dr. Nora Nercessian's new book, The City of Orphans: Relief Workers, Commissars, and the “Builders of the New Armenia” Alexandropol/Leninakan 1919-1931. City of ...

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New Element in Periodic Table to be Named After Russian Armenian Physicist - MassisPost

Thu, 06/09/2016 - 3:32pm

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New Element in Periodic Table to be Named After Russian Armenian Physicist
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MOSCOW (The Associated Press) – You'll soon see four new names on the periodic table of the elements, including three that honor Moscow, Japan and Tennessee. The names are among four recommended Wednesday by an international scientific group.

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President Milos Zeman to Call on Czech Parliament to Recognize Armenian Genocide - MassisPost

Wed, 06/08/2016 - 1:44pm

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President Milos Zeman to Call on Czech Parliament to Recognize Armenian Genocide
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YEREVAN — Czech President Milos Zeman said he will urge his country's parliament to recognize the 1915 Armenian genocide in Ottoman Turkey as he paid an official visit to Armenia on Wednesday. “As a follow-up to my statement, I will appeal to the ...

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ACA–PAC Endorses Stepan Baghdassarian for Los Angeles County Superior Judge - MassisPost

Fri, 06/03/2016 - 7:49pm

ACA–PAC Endorses Stepan Baghdassarian for Los Angeles County Superior Judge
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The Armenian Council of America – PAC (ACA–PAC) is pleased to announce the endorsement of Los Angeles attorney Mr. Stepan W. Baghdassarian for the Los Angeles County Superior Judge Office No. 60. For 27 years, Mr. Baghdassarian practiced ...

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Armenian Gymnasts Win One Gold and Three Silver in European Championships - MassisPost

Mon, 05/30/2016 - 4:42pm

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Armenian Gymnasts Win One Gold and Three Silver in European Championships
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BERN — 2015 world pommel horse bronze medalist Herutyun Merdinyan has won gold medal at the European Artistic Gymnastics Championships in Bern with a score of 15,366 points. The win marked the first ever European title for independent Armenia and the ...

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Armenian Assembly Elects New Board of Trustees - MassisPost

Wed, 05/18/2016 - 1:45pm

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Armenian Assembly Elects New Board of Trustees
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WASHINGTON, D.C. – The Armenian Assembly of America (Assembly) held its annual members and Board of Trustees meeting in Boca Raton, Florida. The meeting featured reports from Board of Trustees Co-Chairmen Van Krikorian and Anthony Barsamian, ...

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Pakistani Citizen Detained for Illegally Crossing Armenia-Turkey Border - MassisPost

Tue, 05/17/2016 - 2:00am
Pakistani Citizen Detained for Illegally Crossing Armenia-Turkey Border  MassisPost

YEREVAN — The officers of Armenia Border Protection Department of the Federal Security *Service* of the Russian Federation have detained a person who ...

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