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Ministry of Diaspora initiates «NerUZH» Youth Startup Program for young entrepreneurs of Armenian descent

 The Ministry of Diaspora is starting a programme called “Neruzh” cooperating parallelly with the foundations FAST and IDEA, UWC Dilijan and Impact Hub Yerevan. «NerUZH» Diaspora Youth Startup Program is an interactive program for young ...
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375,000 Rohingya refugees will be helped by a $1 million award from the Aurora Prize for Awakening Humanity

 Three international organisations share details about how the $1,000,000 Aurora Prize for Awakening Humanity will be used to positively impact the Rohingya refugees in Myanmar’s Rakhine state 3rd September 2018 – YEREVAN – Today, the ...
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Government Seeks To Criminalize Vote Buying In Armenia

 (Azatutyun)- The Armenian government moved on Thursday to make it a criminal offense to buy or sell votes in elections held in the country. Armenia’s existing legislation already bans parties and individual candidates from handing out or promis...
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(The Emotional Toll of) Studying Genocide: The Zoryan Institute Creates a Space for Open Dialogue Amongst Scholars

 TORONTO, ON – The International Institute for Genocide and Human Rights Studies is proud to announce that 19 scholars have graduated from the Zoryan Institute’s two-week Genocide and Human Rights Program (GHRUP) 2018 at the University of ...
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Israeli drone firm faces charges for ‘bombing Armenians for Azerbaijan’

 “Times of Israel”- Israel’s State Attorney’s Office announced Wednesday, August 29 that it intends to indict, pending a hearing, officials of a drone manufacturer that allegedly attempted to bomb the Armenian troops in Nagorno ...
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In Clash with Police Paylan Blocks Dink’s Son Arrest

 Garo Paylan (forground) and Arat Dink (left) during a clash with police and protesters on Saturday in Istanbul "Asbarez", ISTANBUL—Garo Paylan, an Armenian member of the Turkish Parliament representing the People’s Democratic Party (HDP) on ...
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German Leader Visits Armenian Genocide Memorial In Yerevan

 Armenia - German Cancellor Angela Merkel lays a wreath at the Armenian genocide memorial in Yerevan, 24 August 2018. "Azatutyun"- German Chancellor Angela Merkel laid flowers at the Armenian genocide memorial in Yerevan at the start of her first-...
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Belgium Royal family visit Holy Etchmiadzin – source

 (L-R) Queen Mathilde of Belgium, Crown Princess Elisabeth, Prince Gabriel, Princess Eleonore, Prince Emmanuel and King Philippe - Filip of Belgium arrive for a party on the occasion of Queen Paola's 80th birthday on June 29, 2017 in Waterloo....
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Pashinyan calls on Diaspora Armenian youth to return to Armenia

 Prime Minister of Armenia Nikol Pashinyan highlights the return of all the Diaspora-Armenian young people to Armenia, he announced on August 23 at the solemn closing ceremony of “Step to Home”. ARMENPRESS reports Pashinyan noted in his speech ...
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Belgian Royal Family pays private visit to Armenia

 "Armenpress"- King Philippe of Belgium together with his family members are in Armenia on a private visit, acting press secretary of the Foreign Ministry of Armenia Anna Naghdalyan told. “I can affirm that the Belgian Royal Family is in Armenia ...
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