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SOIRÉE ARMÉNIENNE by Haynight Les Mercredis 3o Avril & 7 MAi (veille de jOur férié) ... ENTRÉE : 10 eurOs RÉSERVATIONS AU 06 23 21 19 26 = haynight@gmail.com http://haynight.skyblog.com... Read More

I got this off Wikipedia so take it with a grain of salt... although I know our ancestors were famously known for cultivating silkworms and trading silk (Yes, we started that shit!!!)

Martin the Armenian was one of the settlers in the Jamestown Colony in Virginia. He is the first known individual of Armenian ancestry to have come to North America. Martin the Armenian was invited to the colony to raise silk worms. Other Armenians were also brought to the colony but they return... Read More

Armenian Genocide Survivor Passes Away 106-year old Hayganoush Markarian, was one of last two Bay Area survivors Walnut Creek, March 13 - One of only two remaining survivors of the 1915 Armenian Genocide living in the Bay Area, has passed away. Hayganoush Markarian died of natural causes earlier this week at the age of 106. The funeral will take place on Wednesday, March 19th, at 11 am, at St. Gregory Armenian Apostolic Church in San Francisco . Last October, Hayganoush's story of... Read More

Out of Armenia, something new?

Feb 21st 2008 | YEREVAN
From The Economist print edition

ELECTIONS in former Soviet republics rarely yield surprises. The incumbent wins; the opposition cries foul; it takes to the streets. The presidential vote in armenia on February 19th ran true to form. Serzh Sarkisian, the prime minister, won 53% of the vote, enough to avert a runoff with his main rival, Levon Ter-Petrossian, with 21%. Mr Ter-Petrossian, a former president, said... Read More

The Russian Railways company is the only foreign bidder participating in an international tender for the exclusive right to manage the network for at least 30 years. An Indian company, which also submitted a bid to the Armenian Transport Ministry last, pulled out of the tender in November, all but predetermining its outcome.

They are offering to invest $230 million in Armenia’s railway during the first five years of operations and another $240 million in the following years. Russi... Read More

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