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31st Olympic Games Opening Ceremony Held in Rio de Janeiro - MassisPost

Sat, 08/06/2016 - 10:57am

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31st Olympic Games Opening Ceremony Held in Rio de Janeiro
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RIO de JANEIRO — The opening ceremony of Rio Olympics took place at legendary Maracana stadium in a colorful and pulsating ceremony. A joyful sashay through Brazil's extraordinary musical heritage was infused with a social message and a warning ...

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Armenian Soldiers to Undergo Training in US - MassisPost

Fri, 08/05/2016 - 1:41pm

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Armenian Soldiers to Undergo Training in US
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YEREVAN (RFE/RL) — Twenty-five Armenian army sergeants have flown to the United States to take part in a training course which is as part of U.S. efforts to help Armenia increase the number of its non-commissioned officers serving on a contractual basis.

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Riot Police Assault on Protesters In Yerevan, Many Injured - MassisPost

Fri, 07/29/2016 - 3:19pm

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Riot Police Assault on Protesters In Yerevan, Many Injured
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YEREVAN — Riot police clashed late on Friday with hundreds of people near a police compound in Yerevan occupied by gunmen affiliated with an Armenian opposition group. More then 20 injured protesters were taken to Yerevan's major hospital, Surb ...

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Turkish Intellectuals Who Have Recognized The Armenian Genocide: Yusuf Alataş - MassisPost

Fri, 07/29/2016 - 10:12am

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Turkish Intellectuals Who Have Recognized The Armenian Genocide: Yusuf Alataş
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Yusuf Alataş (born in 1948 in Malatya-Turkey) is a Turkish lawyer and human rights activist. He graduated from the Faculty of Law in Ankara University in 1971 and began practicing immediately. After a brief experience at the Radio and Television ...

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Five People Detained as Part of Hrant Dink Murder Investigation - MassisPost

Wed, 07/27/2016 - 5:47pm

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Five People Detained as Part of Hrant Dink Murder Investigation
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ISTANBUL (Turkish Police have detained five people, including military personnel Wednesday in connection with an ongoing probe over the 2007 assassination of Turkish-Armenian journalist Hrant Dink, according to a police source. The anti-terrorism ...

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Istanbul Armenian Doctor's Fertility Center Closed Down as Part of State of Emergency - MassisPost

Wed, 07/27/2016 - 1:00pm

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Istanbul Armenian Doctor's Fertility Center Closed Down as Part of State of Emergency
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ISTANBUL (Agos) — A decree having force of law was passed as part of state of emergency in Turkey, 3 universities, 140 schools, 150 associations, 15 foundations and 4 medical centers have been closed down on the ground that they “belong to, are ...

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Armenian Genocide Recognition Resolution Submitted to Egypt's Parliament - MassisPost

Tue, 07/26/2016 - 4:24pm

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Armenian Genocide Recognition Resolution Submitted to Egypt's Parliament
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CAIRO (Ahram online) — Independent Egyptian MP Mostafa Bakri said that he and 336 MPs have called on parliament to approve a draft resolution in favor of recognizing the death of 1.5 million Armenians at the hands of the Ottoman state in 1915 ...

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Armenia-Georgia Cross-Border Cooperation –Focus of Conference in Tbilisi - MassisPost

Mon, 07/25/2016 - 5:39pm

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Armenia-Georgia Cross-Border Cooperation –Focus of Conference in Tbilisi
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TBILISI — The central and regional authorities of Armenia and Georgia, non-governmental organisations, expert, media and business circles of both countries gathered for a conference in the Georgian capital Tbilisi to discuss the promotion of cross ...

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Elie Wiesel Remembered by Armenian National Institute - MassisPost

Tue, 07/19/2016 - 5:51pm

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Elie Wiesel Remembered by Armenian National Institute
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WASHINGTON, D.C. – The Armenian National Institute (ANI) mourns the passing of human rights activist Elie Wiesel (1928-2016), and recalls one of the most vocal opponents of the crime of genocide. Holocaust survivor, author, and Nobel Peace Prize ...

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SARF February 2016 Telethon Report - MassisPost

Tue, 07/19/2016 - 2:14pm

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SARF February 2016 Telethon Report
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GLENDALE — A few months ago, many of you here in the United States, and particularly in southern California, participated in a successful telethon, the proceeds of which were earmarked to help our brethren in Syria and those taking refuge in Armenia ...

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Armenian Police Station Standoff Continues, 3 Hostages Released - MassisPost

Mon, 07/18/2016 - 11:52am

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Armenian Police Station Standoff Continues, 3 Hostages Released
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YEREVAN (RFE/RL) — Gunmen affiliated with an Armenian opposition group have freed three of seven hostages at an occupied Yerevan police station as a standoff with security forces enters a second day. The occupation started when at least a dozen ...

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Karabakh Conflict: Report of Chatham House on April War - MassisPost

Sat, 07/16/2016 - 2:52pm

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Karabakh Conflict: Report of Chatham House on April War
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The report reflects on the Nagorno Karabakh conflict, involving Armenia and Azerbaijan, which poses a major threat to regional and European security. “Following a surge of violence in early April 2016, international concern has shifted from stabilizing ...

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AUA Hosts Awards Ceremony for Arditi Writing Competition Aimed at Building Bridges between Armenian and Turkish ... - MassisPost

Thu, 07/14/2016 - 12:04pm

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AUA Hosts Awards Ceremony for Arditi Writing Competition Aimed at Building Bridges between Armenian and Turkish ...
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YEREVAN — The American University of Armenia (AUA) hosted an awards ceremony on June 30 for Armenian and Turkish university students who submitted winning essays in a competition titled “A Difficult Dialogue” organized by the Arditi Foundation for ...

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Golden Apricot International Film Festival Kicks Off in Yerevan - MassisPost

Mon, 07/11/2016 - 2:14pm

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Golden Apricot International Film Festival Kicks Off in Yerevan
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YEREVAN (Panorama.am) — Golden Apricot Yerevan International Film Festival commenced on July 10. The festival will continue till July 17, providing Armenian film-lovers and film-makers with unique opportunity to enjoy masterpieces of international ...

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Two Armenians Wounded in Aleppo Shelling - MassisPost

Sat, 07/09/2016 - 4:17pm

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Two Armenians Wounded in Aleppo Shelling
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ALEPPO — Two Armenians were wounded in the shelling of the Armenian-populated Nor Gyugh neighborhood of Syrian Aleppo, Kandzasar paper reports. According to local Armenian sources Hripsime Ghazarian and Sosi Ghazarian-Hekimian sustained ...

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NATO Calls for Peaceful Resolution of Karabakh Conflict - MassisPost

Fri, 07/08/2016 - 11:02am

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NATO Calls for Peaceful Resolution of Karabakh Conflict
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WARSAW — NATO urged the parties to the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict to reduce tension, avoid further violence, and achieve a peaceful solution, Secretary General of the Alliance Jens Stoltenberg said on Friday. “I expect our communiqué to refer to the ...

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Probe Ordered Into U.S. Villa Of Armenian Minister’s Sons - MassisPost

Fri, 07/08/2016 - 2:00am
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YEREVAN (RFE/RL) — Prosecutor-General Gevorg Kostanian has asked Armenia's National Security *Service* (NSS) to look into a media report that exposed a ...

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Turkish Intellectuals Who Have Recognized The Armenian Genocide: Özcan Mutlu - MassisPost

Thu, 07/07/2016 - 11:14pm

Turkish Intellectuals Who Have Recognized The Armenian Genocide: Özcan Mutlu
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Özcan Mutlu (born on January 10, 1968 in Kelkit – Turkey) is a Turkish-German Green Party politician. Mutlu moved to Germany in 1973, and became a German citizen in 1990. He finished his training as information electrician at the Berlin Institute of ...

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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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