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Canadian Defence Deal with Azerbaijan Raises New Questions about Arms Export Controls

 By Levon Sevunts, the article was published on cbcnews.ca Export permits for military vehicles issued despite concerns over Azerbaijan's poor human rights record A deal by a Canadian company to export armoured personnel ...
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Intellectual, Photographer Kalousd Babian Passes Away

 Սրտի խոր կսկիծով կը գուժենք մեր սիրելի ամուսնոյն եւ հօր ԳԱԼՈՒՍՏ ՊԱՊԵԱՆԻ մահը, որ պատահեցաւ Հինգշաբթի, 20 Յուլիս 2017ին, երեկոյեան ժամը ...
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Armenian Team Wins Bronze at FIRST Global Robotics ‘Olympics’ in USA

 (Asbarez). A team representing Armenia won bronze during the annual FIRST Global robotics challenge, which concluded Tuesday at the DAR Convention center in Washington, USA. First Global organizes a yearly international robotics challenge to ignite ...
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ANCC Regional Assembly Congratulates Canada on Nation’s 150th Birthday

 The Regional Assembly of the representatives of the Armenian National Committee of Canada, holding its biannual meeting in the Armenian Community Center in Montreal, from the 14th to the 16th of July 2017, has successfully concluded its ...
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Bako Sahakyan re-elected President of Artsakh Republic

 Bako Sahakyan has been re-elected as President of Artsakh on June 19 by the country’s parliament. 28 lawmakers voted in favor of the incumbent president, with 4 others voting for the other candidate, opposition MP Eduard Aghabekyan. 32 out of the ...
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Raffi Sarkissian Appointed Principal of the A.R.S. Armenian Private School of Toronto

 TORONTO, Canada—On June 28, the A.R.S. Armenian Private School announced the appointment of Raffi Sarkissian as Principal of the school. Dr. Armen Martirossian, who had served as the school’s Principal for several years, recently ...
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French-Armenian Georges Képénékian Elected Mayor of Lyon

 LYON, France (A.W.)—According to preliminary reports, Georges Képénékian was elected Mayor of Lyon—France’s second-largest city.   Képénékian’s candidacy was proposed by former mayor Gerard Collomb, who was appointed ...
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Sevan Nisanyan to Detail Escape ‘When Time Comes’

 Sevan Nisanyan posted this photo on social media a day after his bold escape from a Turkish prison (Asbarez). Turkish-Armenian writer and intellectual Sevan Nisanyan (Nishanyan), who on Friday escaped from the Turkish prison where he was serving a ...
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Turkish Armenian Writer Sevan Nisanyan Escapes from Prison

 ISTANBUL—Turkish-Armenian writer Sevan Nisanyan, who has been serving a 17-year prison term since 2014 has reportedly escaped from the correctional facility where he was being held and fled Turkey, according to Turkish media reports. Nisanyan ...
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Artsakh Parliament Set to Elect President on July 19

 (Arm Radio). Artsakh Parliament is set to elect the President of the Republic on July 19. The outcome is highly predictable, considering that three of the five parties represented in the National Assembly support incumbent President Bako ...
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