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Pres. Aliyev’s 11-Year-Old Son Owned $45 Million Property in Central London. By Harut Sassounian
  • Politics
  • 2021-10-06 10:47:32

   This sensational report was exposed by the international news media on Oct. 3, 2021. While this is not the first time it has been revealed that the family of

Aliyev-Pashinyan Duel via Video- At United Nations General Assembly
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  • 2021-09-29 10:35:28

  Just days before the first anniversary of the 44-day war, the Prime Minister of Armenia Nikol Pashinyan and the President of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev clashed once again, this time

Turkish-American Groups Contributed $2.2 Million to Politicians Since 2007
  • Politics
  • 2021-09-22 11:00:17

  I came across a Turkish-American website, “tenthousandturks.org,” which is described as: “Ten Thousand Turks Campaign.”   The website includes the combined information of five separate Turkish-American political action committees (PACs): 1)

Pashinyan Should not Follow Sargsyan’s Mistaken Policy on Relations with Turkey
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  • 2021-09-15 14:57:53

  Here we go again. Back in 2009, Pres. Serzh Sargsyan engaged in a misguided effort to sign an agreement with Turkey ostensibly to open the mutual border. Even though

New Controversy Looms in Jerusalem -Over Land Leased by the Patriarchate
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  • 2021-09-07 10:29:13

  As if Armenians did not have enough problems these days with the disastrous developments in Artsakh, we are now faced with a new controversy in the Diaspora. I have

Armenian Parliamentarians Brawl -While the Barbarians are at the Gates
  • Politics
  • 2021-09-01 15:18:31

  Another appropriate title would have been, “Parliamentarians fiddle while Armenia burns,” which is my version of the well-known historic phrase, “Nero fiddles while Rome burns,” referring to Emperor Nero’s

Candidate for Governor of Virginia, A Turkish Lobbyist, Should be Defeated
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  • 2021-08-25 10:28:02

  The Washington Free Beacon online newspaper published on Aug. 20, 2021 an article by Chuck Ross, titled: “Turkey Paid McAuliffe’s Firm to Lobby US Against Recognition of Armenian Genocide.”   Terry

Turkey Banned Armenian Overflights; Why Didn’t Armenia Reciprocate?
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  • 2021-08-17 11:24:23

  I just became aware that the Government of Turkey banned Armenian aircraft from overflying its air space as of a year ago. This was disclosed earlier this month by

Greek Foreign Minister Makes Excuses for-Ambassador’s Propaganda Tour of Shushi
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  • 2021-08-11 15:50:23

The Armenian National Committee of Greece sent a letter to the Greek Foreign Minister Nikos Dendias complaining about the Greek Ambassador’s propaganda tour of occupied Shushi, orchestrated by the

Erdogan’s Huge Mosque Near Washington-Is a Trojan Horse for Turkey’s Interests
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  • 2021-08-04 12:40:47

  Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan inaugurated one of the largest mosques in the United States in April 2016. It is officially called the Diyanet Center of America (DCA), a

Erdogan’s Huge Mosque Near Washington-Is a Trojan Horse for Turkey’s Interests
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  • 2021-08-03 11:48:52

  Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan inaugurated one of the largest mosques in the United States in April 2016. It is officially called the Diyanet Center of America (DCA), a

The U.S. Department of State declassified on March 24, 2021 a ‘secret’ government cable, under a Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) request
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  • 2021-07-28 10:46:09

  The cable described the extensive efforts made by the Clinton administration in late October 2000 to block the vote in the House of Representatives on a resolution to recognize

Exposing the Fake Appeal Allegedly. Sent by Baku Armenians to Catholicos
  • Politics
  • 2021-07-14 10:42:02

  Several Azeri websites claimed that Armenians in Azerbaijan sent last October, in the midst of the Artsakh War, an appeal to “Catholicos Karekin II, Armenians of the world, and

United States Arrests Turkish National. For Exporting Defense Data to Turkey
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  • 2021-06-30 10:24:06

  Michael Balestra, Special Agent of the U.S. Department of Homeland Security, submitted a 16-page sworn affidavit on June 21, 2021 to Judge Jennifer Boal against Arif Ugur, a Turkish

The People in Armenia Have Spoken. Whether we Like it or not!
  • Politics
  • 2021-06-23 11:46:14

  The snap parliamentary elections have been tumultuous. A lot has been written and said about the candidates in these elections as to who should lead Armenia in light of

The People in Armenia Have Spoken. Whether we Like it or not!
  • Politics
  • 2021-06-22 10:10:02

  The snap parliamentary elections have been tumultuous. A lot has been written and said about the candidates in these elections as to who should lead Armenia in light of

Pashinyan’s Six-Month Roadmap of Promises: What Was Completed and What Was Not?
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  • 2021-06-16 10:25:25

  On November 18, 2020, a few days after the end of the Artsakh War, Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan published a roadmap of promised actions in the following six-months. The

Armenia’s Leaders Ignored Investor’s Offer To Build Military Vehicles Before the War
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  • 2021-06-09 11:54:17

  Armenia’s current leaders blame previous leaders whenever something goes wrong in the country. After they lost the war, they blamed it on the previous presidents. They do not take

Top Economist Exposes Erdogan’s. Lies on Bankrupt Turkish Economy
  • Politics
  • 2021-06-07 13:11:33

  Pres. Recep Tayyip Erdogan, who is completely ignorant about economics, met with the Chief Executive Officers of 26 major American companies and told them many falsehoods about the Turkish

Top Economist Exposes Erdogan’s Lies on Bankrupt Turkish Economy
  • Politics
  • 2021-06-02 14:58:01

  Pres. Recep Tayyip Erdogan, who is completely ignorant about economics, met with the Chief Executive Officers of 26 major American companies and told them many falsehoods about the Turkish

Top Economist Exposes Erdogan’s Lies on Bankrupt Turkish Economy
  • Politics
  • 2021-06-01 13:38:53

  Pres. Recep Tayyip Erdogan, who is completely ignorant about economics, met with the Chief Executive Officers of 26 major American companies and told them many falsehoods about the Turkish

Azerbaijan and Turkey on Opposite Sides Of Israeli-Palestinian Conflict
  • Politics
  • 2021-05-31 12:45:25

  It is commonly stated that politics is similar to prostitution. There is no morality, just interests. However, there is also something called hypocrisy. While it is true that individuals

Azerbaijan and Turkey on Opposite Sides Of Israeli-Palestinian Conflict
  • Politics
  • 2021-05-26 13:18:32

  It is commonly stated that politics is similar to prostitution. There is no morality, just interests. However, there is also something called hypocrisy. While it is true that individuals

Turkish Group Hacked Biden’s Website To Undermine His Presidential Election
  • Politics
  • 2021-05-25 12:00:50

  By Harut Sassounian   Publisher, The California Courier www.TheCaliforniaCourier.com   While it was widely publicized that Russia attempted to interfere in the 2020 U.S. presidential election, very little was reported about similar meddling by

Turkish Group Hacked Biden’s Website To Undermine His Presidential Election
  • Politics
  • 2021-05-18 12:37:23

  By Harut Sassounian Publisher, The California Courier   www.TheCaliforniaCourier.com   While it was widely publicized that Russia attempted to interfere in the 2020 U.S. presidential election, very little was reported about similar meddling by

Why is President of UN General Assembly Acting as a Spokesman for Turkey?
  • Politics
  • 2021-05-11 14:38:24

  By Harut Sassounian Publisher, The California Courier www.TheCaliforniaCourier.com   The General Assembly of the United Nations held a meeting on May 5, 2021 on the topic of “Interactive dialog to commemorate and promote

How Can the Armenian Patriarch Be as Pro-Turkish as Erdogan?
  • Politics
  • 2021-05-05 10:25:51

  By Harut Sassounian   Publisher, The California Courier www.TheCaliforniaCourier.com   The Armenian Patriarch of Turkey, Sahak Mashalian, once again issued a pro-Turkish statement, this time on the eve of the anniversary of the Armenian

Finally, Pres. Biden Acknowledges The Genocide! What’s next?
  • Politics
  • 2021-04-28 10:39:47

By Harut Sassounian Publisher, The California Courier www.TheCaliforniaCourier.com   After the United States avoided the issue for forty years, ever since Pres. Ronald Reagan mentioned the Armenian Genocide in a Presidential Proclamation, Pres.

CBN News Witnesses War Crimes: Azeri Missiles Target Hospital and Homes as Armenians Face Another 'Existential Threat'
  • Politics
  • 2020-10-29 16:10:45

REPUBLIC OF ARTSAKH - A long-simmering conflict between two former Soviet countries has flared in recent weeks.    Armenia and Azerbaijan are fighting over the Nagorno-Karabach region. Both sides claim ownership

The adversary continues to use prohibited weapons against peaceful civilian areas including the capital Stepanakert.
  • Politics
  • 2020-10-04 13:06:11

    The Artsakh Defense Army is already delivering crushing blows to the most important military facilities located deep inside Azerbaijan. Azerbaijan bears responsibility for escalating tensions into open

The Armenian side destroyed the Ganja military airport.
  • Politics
  • 2020-10-04 12:53:48

 It should be reminded that the military planes of this airport carried out aggression not only in Artsakh but also in Armenia. The Ministry of Defense of Armenia officially announces

Statement by the Foreign Ministry of Armenia on the recent developments on the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict zone
  • Politics
  • 2020-10-04 11:51:32

  Azerbaijan, together with Turkey, and with massive involvement of foreign mercenaries transferred from the Middle East, continues large-scale military hostilities against the Republic of Artsakh. The cities of Stepanakert and

Armenian Assembly Welcomes Member Testimony in Support of Aid to Artsakh and Armenia
  • Politics
  • 2020-06-24 10:22:56

Washington, D.C. – Today, Members of the U.S. House of Representatives from California, Connecticut, Michigan, New York, and Rhode Island provided testimony in support of continued demining aid to Artsakh

We have no doubt that you will do everything possible to unite all Armenians. An open letter to Samvel Babayan
  • Politics
  • 2020-06-02 11:41:40

To:  Secretary of the Security Council of the Republic of Artsakh,                                 Mr.  Babayan Samvel

The OSCE Mission conducted a planned monitoring of the ceasefire regime on the border of Artsakh and Azerbaijan, in the north-east direction of the Hadrut region.
  • Politics
  • 2020-03-04 14:13:20

OSCE Monitoring on the Border of Artsakh and Azerbaijan   On March 4, in accordance with the arrangement reached with the authorities of the Republic of Artsakh (Nagorno Karabakh Republic), the

Application of the Members of the Parliament of Western Armenia
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  • 2019-11-01 08:24:35

    To the member states of the United Nations Security Council, To the European Parliament, to the member states of the Council of Europe,   To Greek, Armenian and Assyrian peoples, their spiritual

On the demarcation between the State of Armenia and the Republic of Azerbaijan
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  • 2019-08-09 17:26:03

(Below mentioned Statement is a short version of the statement in English applied to the United Nations on August 7, 2019. The original is the full version in Armenian)     *****   To

Bako Sahakyan chaired the Government’s meeting
  • Politics
  • 2019-03-25 16:29:59

On 25 March Artsakh Republic President Bako Sahakyan chaired the Government’s meeting.  While discussing questions on the agenda, the President gave appropriate instructions to the heads of concerned structures towards

OSCE mission to conduct regular monitoring of ceasefire on contact line between Artsakh and Azerbaijani armed forces
  • Politics
  • 2019-01-14 13:27:51

    On January 15, in accordance with the agreement reached with the Artsakh Republic authorities, the OSCE mission will hold a regular monitoring of the ceasefire on the line of

The OSCE has conducted monitoring in the south-eastern part of the Kuropatkino settlement
  • Politics
  • 2018-12-04 15:34:37

Monitoring of the Ceasefire Regime on the Line of Contact between the Armed Forces of Artsakh and Azerbaijan           On December 4, in accordance with the arrangement reached with the authorities

The OSCE Mission will conduct a planned monitoring to the south-east from Kuropatkino settlement of the Martuni region
  • Politics
  • 2018-12-03 13:05:37

  On December 4, in accordance with the arrangement reached with the authorities of the Republic of Artsakh (Nagorno Karabakh Republic), the OSCE Mission will conduct a planned monitoring of

Regular Consultations between the Foreign Ministries of the Republic of Artsakh and the Republic of Armenia
  • Politics
  • 2018-11-30 18:35:33

        On November 30, in the MFA of the Republic of Artsakh (Nagorno Karabakh Republic), regular consultations were held between the Foreign Ministries of the Republic of Artsakh and the

Bako Sahakyan discusses implementation of various programs in Artsakh with American-Armenian philanthropist Vahan Shamlian
  • Politics
  • 2018-11-20 10:15:46

  On 19 November President of the Artsakh Republic Bako Sahakyan met in Los Angeles with philanthropist Vahan Shamlian and his adviser Vahagn Bznouni.    According to the Central Information Department of

Bako Sahakyan met in Paris with co-chairmanship of Coordinating Council of French-Armenian Unions
  • Politics
  • 2018-11-16 10:11:18

On 15 November Artsakh Republic President Bako Sahakyan met in Paris with the co-chairs of the Coordinating Council of Armenian Organizations of France.  Issues on the Artsakh-France ties, the domestic

The OSCE mission conducted a monitoring in the eastern direction of the Hadrut region
  • Politics
  • 2018-11-14 14:03:42

On November 14, in accordance with the arrangement reached with the authorities of the Republic of Artsakh (Nagorno Karabakh Republic), the OSCE Mission conducted a planned monitoring of the

Memorandum on Cooperation Signed between the Foreign Ministry of Artsakh and the Haigazian University of Lebanon
  • Politics
  • 2018-11-14 13:33:22

  On November 14, a Memorandum of Cooperation was signed between the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Artsakh (Nagorno Karabakh Republic) and the Haigazian University (city of

OSCE Monitoring to be Conducted
  • Politics
  • 2018-11-13 18:47:28

On November 14, in accordance with the arrangement reached with the authorities of the Republic of Artsakh (Nagorno Karabakh Republic), the OSCE Mission will conduct a planned monitoring of

Statement On the occasion of the 100th anniversary of the end of the World War I to the states that signed the Peace Treaty of Sevres
  • Politics
  • 2018-11-11 05:38:12

  Indeed, the peoples and states of Europe and the Middle East who have signed the Treaty of Sevres can celebrate the 100th anniversary of the end of World War

Bako Sahakyan and acting Premier Nikol Pashinyan of the Republic of Armenia discussed issues related to steady enhancement of the Defense Army’s fighting efficiency
  • Politics
  • 2018-11-05 11:07:37

On 5 November President Bako Sahakyan and acting Premier Nikol Pashinyan of the Republic of Armenia discussed issues related to steady enhancement of the Defense Army’s fighting efficiency, military

Bako Sahakyan had a meeting in Stepanakert with acting Premier of the Republic of Armenia Nikol Pashinyan
  • Politics
  • 2018-11-05 11:04:46

On 5 November President Bako Sahakyan had a meeting in Stepanakert with acting Premier of the Republic of Armenia Nikol Pashinyan.  A broad range of issues on the cooperation between