Category Archives: Armenia

Aronian Wins Tata Steel Chess Championship

WIJK aan ZEE, Netherlands (ArmeniaNow) — Armenian grandmaster Levon Aronian has won the top prize at an international competition that ended on Sunday, January 29.

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Christmas, Blessing of the Water Celebrated in Armenia

YEREVAN — Hundreds of Armenians attended the Holy Mass performed by the head of the Armenian Apostolic Church Karekin II in Echmiadzin, which is the seat of the Catholicos of All Armenians, to celebrate Christmas Friday.

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Apropriations Bill Maintains Parity Beteween Armenia and Azerbaijan

WASHINGTON — As the first session of the 112th Congress nears completion, the House and Senate approved the Fiscal Year (FY) 2012 Omnibus Appropriations Bill, which combined nine outstanding appropriations measures, including the State, Foreign Operations Appropriations Bill.

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Sargisian Urges Turkey to ‘Repent’

MARSEILLE, France (RFE/RL) — President Serge Sargisian has urged Turkey to “repent” for the World War I era genocide of Armenians in the Ottoman Empire and expressed confidence that Ankara will eventually recognize them as genocide.

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Pope Meets Sargisian, Hails ‘Good Relations’ with Armenia

ROME (RFE/RL) — Pope Benedict XVI met with President Serge Sargisian on Monday to discuss ways of deepening what the Vatican described as “good relations” existing between the Roman Catholic Church and Armenia.

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Religious Leaders Call for Sniper Withdrawal in Karabagh

YEREVAN (RFE/RL) — The top religious leaders of Armenia, Azerbaijan and Russia have called for a withdrawal of snipers from Karabagh frontlines as a means to stop bloodshed amid more reported casualties in the conflict zone.

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Armenia Sends Aid for Turk Quake Survivors

ISTANBUL (Today’s Zaman) — Armenia has sent a plane carrying goods to Turkey to help with the aftermath of the Van quake last week. Gagik Kostandyan, an official from Armenia, said at Erzerum’s airport, where the aid plane had landed … Continue reading

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Writers Assembled from Around the World in Armenia in October

By Aram Arkun Mirror-Spectator Staff YEREVAN — The Fourth Annual Conference of Armenian Writers in Foreign Languages took place in Armenia this year from October 10 to 15. Sessions took place at the Writers Union centers in Yerevan and Tsaghkadzor. … Continue reading

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