WASHINGTON, DC – (Horizon Weekly) – Keith Nahigian, a veteran Republican strategist, has been hired as a senior adviser by the Donald J. Trump presidential campaign. Keith and his brother Ken run Nahigian Strategies,...
by Harut Sassounian, Publisher, The California Courier · Published June 28, 2016
While Armenians throughout the world were overjoyed with the landmark “pilgrimage” of His Holiness Pope Francis to the first Christian state, most people were unaware of the behind the scenes deliberations on the Armenian...
NEW YORK – Armenia has been elected Vice-President of the UN General Assembly, the official UN website reports. Besides Armenia chosen from the Eastern European States, 20 other countries have also been elected Vice...
by Harut Sassounian, Publisher, The California Courier · Published June 21, 2016
As if Turkish President Rejep Erdogan did not have enough headaches, he now faces a new accusation that he may have forged his college diploma. If true, he would be forced to resign from...
PanARMENIAN.Net – Google announced on May 20 that it’s moving the ambitious Project Ara modular smartphone team into its own proper unit within Google, under new hardware chief (and former Motorola president) Rick Osterloh....
by Harut Sassounian, Publisher, The California Courier · Published June 7, 2016
Despite ‘Sultan’ Erdogan’s insults and threats, the German Parliament went boldly forward last week and recognized the Armenian Genocide. In retaliation, Turkey immediately withdrew its ambassador from Berlin. The historic Bundestag resolution, adopted with...
by Harut Sassounian, Publisher, The California Courier · Published May 31, 2016
The headline of the May 17 opinion column by David Ignatius in The Washington Post — “When diplomats get punished for doing their jobs” — triggered unhappy recollections of the forced resignation of John...
by Harut Sassounian, Publisher, The California Courier · Published May 24, 2016
A decade ago, two Turkish Islamist leaders — Recep Erdogan (now President) and prominent Sunni cleric Fethullah Gulen — were the best of friends. Their common enemy was the Turkish military. But as Erdogan...
COSTA MESA, CA – Vice Chair Michelle Steel of the Orange County Board of Supervisors proposed a resolution that was unanimously supported by her fellow Board of Supervisors to officially designate each April 24...
by Harut Sassounian, Publisher, The California Courier · Published May 17, 2016
In recent days, scathing speeches by Armenian and Kurdish deputies in the Turkish Parliament have been circulating on the internet. Last week, I presented the bold speech by Armenian MP Garo Paylan, delivered in...
