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Armenian genocide recalled in troubling group exhibition
BOURJ HAMMOUD: “Art is the expression of a nation’s soul,” opined Hagop Havatian. The manager of the newly founded Hamazkayin Art Gallery in Bourj Hammoud, Havatian, was explaining what he sees to be the role of culture in the Armenians’ struggle to safeguard their identity in the diaspora. [...]
Turkish ambassador in Washington on US president’s statement
The Turkish ambassador in the U.S. capital said on Saturday that Turkey would not accept whatever US President Barack Obama said regarding the Armenian allegations on the incidents of 1915. Addressing members of the Turkish community at the Turkish Embassy in Washington D.C., Ambassador Namik Tan [...]
Tens of thousands of Armenians march in Beirut to mark genocide
BEIRUT: Tens of thousands of Lebanese of Armenian decent rallied Saturday to commemorate the massacres of their relatives at the hands of Ottoman Turks almost a century ago, while organizers and political leaders expressed their worries at Turkey’s growing influence in the region and in Lebanon. [...]
Obama again dissapointed Armenians
We post the statement of President Barack Obama on Armenian Remembrance Day, issued by White House. On this solemn day of remembrance, we pause to recall that ninety-five years ago one of the worst atrocities of the 20th century began. In that dark moment of history, 1.5 million Armenians were [...]
95 Years After the Armenian, Assyrian, Greek Genocide
(AINA) -- "We have made a clean sweep of the Armenians and Assyrians of Azerbaijan." Those were the words of Djevdet Bey, the governor of Van Province in Ottoman Turkey, who on April 24, 1915 lead 20,000 Turkish soldiers and 10,000 Kurdish irregulars in the opening act of the genocide of Assyrians, [...]
Lebanon’s Armenians prepare to mark 95th anniversary of genocide
BEIRUT: As Armenians from across Lebanon gather in Bourj Hammoud Saturday to mark the 95th anniversary of the Armenian Genocide, their political representatives are increasingly worried by Turkey’s growing influence in the region. While the killing of one-and-a-half million Armenians nearly a [...]
Armenia must withdraw signature, demonstrators state
A year ago, on the threshold of the 94th anniversary of the Armenian Genocide, Yerevan and Ankara stated their intention to establish bilateral relations. On April 22, 2010, the Armenian side had to state its decision to suspend the ratification of the Armenian-Turkish protocols signed in Zurich on [...]
Torchlight procession in Yerevan: Turkish flag burned
A torchlight procession on the occasion of the 94th anniversary of the Armenian Genocide was held in Yerevan on April 23 evening. Young people burned a Turkish flag, which marked the beginning of the procession. Despite the rainy weather, thousands of people are marching to the Tsitsernakaberd [...]
Rally and torchlight procession started in Yerevan
A moment ago, at 8:00 p.m., a meeting devoted to the 95th commemoration of the Armenian Genocide initiated by ARF Dashnaktsutyun started. Despite the bad weather thousands with banners and Armenian flags gathered near Mesrop Mashtots Institute of Ancient Manuscripts (Matenadaran) to protest against [...]
Turkish Armenians appreciate high RA President’s initiative
Armenians in Turkey appreciate RA President’s initiatives on Armenia-Turkey normalization process, chief editor of Istanbul-based “Zhamanak” daily Ara Gochunyan stated in the interview with NEWS.am commenting on RA President’s decision to halt the ratification of Armenia-Turkey [...]