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  • Nino Burjanadze’s husband hiding in Armenia – media
    Badri Bitsadze, former deputy interior minister and husband of former Georgian parliament speaker Nino Burjanadze, is hiding in Armenia, Rezonansinewspaper writes. He has reportedly left Georgia on Sunday, newspaper writes referring to its sources. Bitsadze was accused of organizing armed resistance against the authorities and organizing mass riots. Rumors have it that...
    June 3, 2011 14:33
  • Turkish nationalist, participant of Karabakh war arrested
    A prominent Turkish nationalist Yusuf Ziya Arpacik was arrested on charges of organizing a provocation at the rally of Nationalist Movement Party to be held on June 6. Turkish police arrested 17 people who intended to organize a provocation at a campaign rally, Internethaber reports. Yusuf Ziya Arpacik is a participant of Karabakh war. He was fighting against Armenians...
    June 2, 2011 15:40
  • Erdogan bodyguard run over
    Turkish PM Recep Tayyip Erdogan held pre-election campaign meeting in a Turkish Hoppa city. After the meeting an incident occurred. While Erdogan hurried away, on the way his bodyguard lost balance, fell from the car and was run over the car behind. The bodyguard was hospitalized.
    June 1, 2011 8:55
  • Armenian First Republic Day Celebrations and a Divine Liturgy in Norway
    The Armenians of greater Oslo area gathered to celebrate May 28, the republic day and observe a divine liturgy, yesterday, May 29th in a church in the city of Asker near Oslo. The organizers from the Armenian Cultural Association of Norway had the opening remarks followed by a divine liturgy by Rev. Father Sarkis Melkonian. Father Sarkis also offered a memorial service...
    May 30, 2011 14:42
  • Sex tapes of Turkish nationalists
    Six top members of Turkish Nationalist Movement Party (NHP) resigned over a scandalous video of intimate content. Sex tapes associated with a number of top members of Nationalist Movement Party remain relevant on Turkish political agenda of the day. Two videos containing scenes from Nationalist Movement Party members’ private life were uploaded to Turkish nationalist-owned...
    May 22, 2011 15:30
  • Ukrainian MPs fight in parliament
    Ukrainian MPs fight in the parliament again. The deputy speaker Adam Martyniuk fought with MP Oleg Lyashko, informs NEWSru.ua Lyashko wanted to add a remark in the discussion but Martyniuk did not allow that. Lyashko blamed Martyniuk for oppressing the opposition and insulted the latter. In response, Martyniuk grabbed Lyashko’s neck and threw him. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fEN9EkCE1dY&feature=player_embedded   news.am
    May 19, 2011 0:31
  • Sarkozy Joins Obama in Deceit: Neither should be reelected in 2012
    Armenians in France and the United States have a common challenge in 2012: To do everything in their power to block reelection of their deceptive presidents. Neither Nicolas Sarkozy nor Barack Obama kept their promises to their respective Armenian constituents. The French President failed to honor his commitment to support a law penalizing denial of the Armenian Genocide,...
    May 11, 2011 11:02
  • Turkish fascism: children “taught” Armenians are enemies
    Another shameful incident happened in Turkey on the days when the world marked anniversary of the Armenian Genocide. A Turkish teacher from Istanbul took schoolchildren to the conference hall and made them watch photos of Turks allegedly killed by Armenians. He claimed Armenian organized massacres of Turks, that they are enemies and betrayers as well as Kurds, Turkish...
    May 9, 2011 13:09
  • Turks dislike world, Armenians, Jews, Greeks – survey
    Research showed that Turks have negative attitude towards the world, Turkish Hurriyet Daily News and Economic Review writes. The opinion poll revealed many people in Turkey have negative views of Arabs, Armenians, Jews, Greeks, Russians, and Americans, the newspaper writes. The respondents’ attitude towards Armenians, Jews, and Greeks was especially unfavorable. About...
    May 3, 2011 23:00
  • EuFoA hails new dialogue between government and opposition
    Following a week of unusually conciliatory statements from government and opposition representatives, European Friends of Armenia (www.EuFoA.org) hails the first steps towards a real political dialogue between the two camps. Traditionally, the political climate in Armenia has been very polarised and personalised, rather than one of dialogue and respect for different views. “This...
    May 1, 2011 22:38
  • Mr. President, Armenian-Americans Reject Your Offensive Word Games on Genocide
    Despite Armenian-Americans’ persistent admonishment of Pres. Obama to refrain from substituting “Meds Yeghern” (Great Calamity) for the Armenian Genocide in his annual April 24 statement, he has continued to do so for three years in a row. Apparently, henchmen of the denialist Turkish regime and their American cohorts have been able to compel the President...
    April 27, 2011 11:04
  • Jews are leaving Turkey
    Jews are leaving Turkey for Israel and other countries. Local representatives of the Jewish community say it is conditioned by economic factors,Hurriyet newspaper reports. According to information provided by the union of Jewish immigrants, 101 Jewish left for Israel in 2010, while 8 during January, February 2011. A considerable part of Jewish residents who leave the country...
    April 18, 2011 15:20
  • Azerbaijani set his Armenian wife on fire in Russia
    An Azerbaijani man poured gasoline on his wife, Armenian by origin, and set her on fire in Russia’s Tombov region. It is still unclear what caused the scandal, locals say it is explained by jealousy. Woman suffered serious burns and was taken to hospital. Law enforces immediately arrived at the scene to prevent conflict between local Armenian and Azerbaijani communities.
    April 14, 2011 22:01
  • We can deport citizens of Armenia from Turkey – Erdogan
    Prime Minister of Turkey Recep Tayyip Erdogan responded to questions about Armenia after delivering speech in the Parliamentary Assembly of Council of Europe. Commenting on a question whether Turkey becomes a conflicting party when it links opening of Armenia-Turkey border with resolution of the Karabakh conflict, Erdogan said border opening is a different question. “As...
    April 13, 2011 21:14
  • Armenians Should Confront Pres. Obama During his California Visit Next Week
    It is a shame that the largest Armenian community in the Diaspora has failed to take advantage of Pres. Obama’s visits to California to protest his refusal to acknowledge the Armenian Genocide. Last October, when he traveled to Los Angeles and Glendale, not a single Armenian confronted him at his public appearances. To make up for their negligence, Armenians in California...
    April 13, 2011 11:10
  • Ivorian leader held after siege
    Ivory Coast leader Laurent Gbagbo has been detained, after being snatched from his besieged residence in the country’s main city, Abidjan, the BBC News reported. News that he was being held was broken by a Gbagbo aide and confirmed by France’s ambassador and forces loyal to his rival Alassane Ouattara. French tanks earlier advanced on the presidential residence...
    April 11, 2011 21:59