Dec 31, 2024 · WASHINGTON (Middle East Forum Observer) — On December 22, 2024, Turkey’s President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan rallied a crowd of his Islamist supporters in Mardin, not far from the Syrian border.As his supporters chanted, “Mr. President, take us to Jerusalem,” Erdoğan paused and then promised, “Patience brings victory.”His comments came less than five months after he appeared to ...

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Nov 16, 2024 · Tarakdjian thanked all those involved with the erection of the new statue, especially his friend Vosbikian. He also noted in wonderment that in Montreal it took 9 months to get a permit for the Gomidas statue, while in Watertown, it only took 9 weeks.

Benyamin Poghosyan is chairman of the Center for Political and Economic Strategic Studies in Yerevan, and Senior Research Fellow at the Applied Policy Research Institute (APRI) of Armenia.

Dec 19, 2024 · YEREVAN — In an unprecedented escalation of its ongoing crackdown on dissent, Azerbaijan prosecutors have unveiled a new and enormous array of some 45 potential charges against Armenian humanitarian and political prisoner Ruben Vardanyan, according to his legal team, in a statement on December 16.

Jan 12, 2025 · Jivalagian worked continually from Tuesday night until Sunday morning, January 12, with minimal breaks in between when possible. He said he thought there might be a few more flareups forthcoming in the Altadena-Pasadena area, but that the main damage to homes and buildings had already taken place and the fire would move forward, depending on wind directions.

Oct 24, 2024 · Of all the tomes written about the Armenian Genocide, none has had such a profound effect on me than this newest volume by Elyse Semerdjian, Remnants, published in 2023 on Stanford University Press. Semerdjian is the Robert Aram and Marianne Kaloosdian and Stephen and Marian Mugar Chair of Armenian Genocide Studies at the Strassler Center for Holocaust and Genocide Studies at Clark University.

Nov 7, 2024 · Trump’s first presidency was marked by a passive approach to American policy in the South Caucasus. The United States was not particularly interested in what was happening in the South Caucasus, so the Trump administration mainly focused on regions that were of particular interest and vital importance, such as the Middle East, Asia, and Central Asia.

Jan 23, 2025 · ISTANBUL — Hrant Dink, who was assassinated 18 years ago in front of the Sebat Building, where Agos Newspaper’s former office was located, was commemorated by thousands of people on Sunday, January 19, at 3 p.m. . At the commemoration, Tülin Özen read a letter from Çiğdem Mater, who has been imprisoned since April 2022 as part of the Gezi trial, sent from Bakırköy Prison.

Jan 30, 2025 · YEREVAN (Azatutyun) — A US human rights lawyer representing Ruben Vardanyan has said that the Armenian government is doing little to try to secure the release of his client and seven other former leaders of Nagorno-Karabakh standing trial in Azerbaijan. In an interview with the Armenian Report ...