Monthly Archives: August 2008

Armenia Relaxes Visa Requirements For Turkish Fans

YEREVAN (RFE/RL) — In a fresh overture to Ankara, Armenia decided on August 14 to unilaterally suspend its visa regime with Turkey to facilitate the arrival of Turkish fans for the upcoming first-ever match between the two countries’ national football … Continue reading

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Watertown Sends Letter, Resolution to Blue Cross/Blue Shield

By Daphne Abeel Mirror-Spectator Staff WATERTOWN, Mass. — The Watertown Town Council stopped short, at its meeting Tuesday, August 12, of taking a vote on a resolution offered by Town Councilor Stephen Corbett, regarding Blue Cross/ Blue Shield’s (BC/BS) relationship … Continue reading

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Team Armenia Wins Five Bronze Medals in Beijing Olympics

BEIJING — The Armenian national team won a total of five silver medals at the Olympic games here. All five were in weightlifting and wresting. In weightlifting, receiving bronze medals in the men’s 69, 77 and 85th kilogram divisions, respectively, … Continue reading

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Armenia Wins Two Bronze Medals in Beijing

BEIJING (Combined Sources) — Tuesday, August 12 proved to be a glorious day for the tiny Republic of Armenia, as two athletes scored bronze medals in the Olympic games there. Tigran Gevorg Martirosyan won the bronze in the men’s 69-kilogram … Continue reading

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Senate Foreign Relations Committee Approves Yovanovitch Nomination

State Department Letter Amends US Position on Genocide WASHINGTON — The Bush Administration’s nominee to serve as US ambassador to Armenia, Amb. Marie L. Yovanovitch, (previously ambassador to Kyrgyzstan) was approved during last week’s Senate Foreign Relations Committee meeting, reported … Continue reading

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Vartkess Balian Community Leader, Humanitarian and Art Connoisseur Dies in Washington

WASHINGTON — Vartkess Balian, one of the prominent Armenian movers and shakers at the nation’s capital, succumbed to a long illness and died on Monday, August 4. Balian has played leading roles in many Armenian and American organizations. For many … Continue reading

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Silah Brothers Wanted for Kidnapping Their Children

LOS ANGELES (Los Angeles Daily News)— Felony arrest warrants have been issued for two brothers suspected of kidnapping their three sons a month ago, a publicist hired by the boys’ mothers announced on August 2. Ronald Brot of Brot & … Continue reading

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Very Rev. Minassian Dies

Was Passionate Supporter of Music CAMBRIDGE, Mass. — The Very Rev. Fr. Oshagan Minassian of Watertown died on July 26 after a long illness. He was the music director of Holy Trinity Armenian Church of Greater Boston, and was the … Continue reading

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