<?xml version="1.0" encoding="iso-8859-1" ?><rss version="2.0"><channel><title>washingtonpost.com - Post</title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/world/mideast/caucasus/armenia/post?nav=rss_world/mideast/caucasus/armenia/post</link><description>Post</description><language>en-us</language><ttl>15</ttl><image><title>washingtonpost.com</title><width>140</width><height>20</height><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com</link><url>http://media.washingtonpost.com/wp-srv/hp/image/wp_web.gif</url></image><item><title><![CDATA[Beliefs Endure as Believers Move On]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A26644-2005Apr4.html?nav=rss_world/mideast/caucasus/armenia/post</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A26644-2005Apr4.html?nav=rss_world/mideast/caucasus/armenia/post</guid><pubDate>Tue, 5 Apr 2005 4:23:45 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[  MIDYAT, Turkey <br>On the day the genies show up, seemingly everyone in this historic town in southeastern Turkey heads for the door.]]></description><author> Karl Vick</author></item><item><title><![CDATA[U.S. Alleges 18 Plotted To Smuggle Soviet Arms]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A38611-2005Mar15.html?nav=rss_world/mideast/caucasus/armenia/post</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A38611-2005Mar15.html?nav=rss_world/mideast/caucasus/armenia/post</guid><pubDate>Tue, 5 Apr 2005 4:23:45 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[ NEW YORK, March 15  --  U.S. authorities charged 18 people in an alleged scheme to smuggle grenade launchers, shoulder-fired missiles and other Russian military weapons into the United States, officials announced Tuesday.]]></description><author></author></item><item><title><![CDATA[Exodus Is New Chapter In Armenia's Sad Story]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A43217-2004Jul11.html?nav=rss_world/mideast/caucasus/armenia/post</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A43217-2004Jul11.html?nav=rss_world/mideast/caucasus/armenia/post</guid><pubDate>Tue, 5 Apr 2005 4:23:45 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[A crisis of confidence that has left Armenia hemorrhaging people for nearly all of its short history of independence has made the rugged mountain country one of the fastest-disappearing nations in the world.]]></description><author> Susan B. Glasser</author></item><item><title><![CDATA[Armenian Protests Falter Under Authoritarian Rule]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A41457-2004Jul10.html?nav=rss_world/mideast/caucasus/armenia/post</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A41457-2004Jul10.html?nav=rss_world/mideast/caucasus/armenia/post</guid><pubDate>Tue, 5 Apr 2005 4:23:45 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[President's hold on power contrasts sharply with 'rose revolution' in neighboring Georgia.]]></description><author> Susan B. Glasser</author></item><item><title><![CDATA[WORLD IN BRIEF]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A9766-2004Apr13.html?nav=rss_world/mideast/caucasus/armenia/post</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A9766-2004Apr13.html?nav=rss_world/mideast/caucasus/armenia/post</guid><pubDate>Tue, 5 Apr 2005 4:23:45 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[   Armenian Opposition Raided After Protests <br>   YEREVAN, Armenia --  Police raided Armenian opposition party offices Tuesday after suppressing protests that activists had hoped would turn into a bloodless revolt against the country's president, similar to the one in neighboring Georgia last year.]]></description><author></author></item><item><title><![CDATA[A Sugar Plum Christmas]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A14675-2003Dec19.html?nav=rss_world/mideast/caucasus/armenia/post</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A14675-2003Dec19.html?nav=rss_world/mideast/caucasus/armenia/post</guid><pubDate>Tue, 5 Apr 2005 4:23:45 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[To dance "The Nutcracker" with The Washington Ballet is a challenge, an aspiration, a thrill and an almost certain guarantee that you will not be home for Christmas. The 22 members of the company are from eight different countries, as far away as China, Armenia and Japan. So, ironically, as the dancers perform the "Nutcracker" story -- the Christmas Eve festivities at the Stahlbaum house, all set to Tchaikovsky's music -- their own families must celebrate without them.]]></description><author> Jeanne McManus</author></item><item><title><![CDATA[World]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A59659-2003Mar7.html?nav=rss_world/mideast/caucasus/armenia/post</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A59659-2003Mar7.html?nav=rss_world/mideast/caucasus/armenia/post</guid><pubDate>Tue, 5 Apr 2005 4:23:45 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[ASIA <br>  Armenians Protest Reelection <br>    YEREVAN    , Armenia --  Thousands of Armenians poured into the streets of this capital city yesterday to protest Robert  Kocharian's reelection as president. The United States,...]]></description><author></author></item><item><title><![CDATA[World]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A54189-2003Mar6.html?nav=rss_world/mideast/caucasus/armenia/post</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A54189-2003Mar6.html?nav=rss_world/mideast/caucasus/armenia/post</guid><pubDate>Tue, 5 Apr 2005 4:23:45 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[AFRICA  Draft Constitution Set in Congo <br>   PRETORIA    , South Africa --  Congo's warring factions agreed yesterday to a draft transitional constitution for a unity government, surmounting obstacles posed by renewed fighting...]]></description><author></author></item><item><title><![CDATA[Armenian Protesters Demand Recount]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A45310-2003Feb21.html?nav=rss_world/mideast/caucasus/armenia/post</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A45310-2003Feb21.html?nav=rss_world/mideast/caucasus/armenia/post</guid><pubDate>Tue, 5 Apr 2005 4:23:45 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[YEREVAN, Armenia, Feb. 21 -- Thousands of protesters massed in the Armenian capital today and demanded a recount in a presidential vote in which preliminary results showed incumbent Robert Kocharian opening up a big lead but falling just short of outright victory.]]></description><author> Margarita Antidze</author></item><item><title><![CDATA[Armenians in U.S. Not on INS List]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A4407-2002Dec17.html?nav=rss_world/mideast/caucasus/armenia/post</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A4407-2002Dec17.html?nav=rss_world/mideast/caucasus/armenia/post</guid><pubDate>Tue, 5 Apr 2005 4:23:45 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[The government of Armenia and Armenian American organizations engaged in a furious round of lobbying that ended yesterday when the Department of Justice said Armenia would not be included among the countries whose male citizens residing in the United States must undergo special registration and fingerprinting.]]></description><author> Alan Cooperman</author></item><item><title><![CDATA['Ararat':  A Filmmaker  At His Apex]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A52234-2002Nov28.html?nav=rss_world/mideast/caucasus/armenia/post</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A52234-2002Nov28.html?nav=rss_world/mideast/caucasus/armenia/post</guid><pubDate>Tue, 5 Apr 2005 4:23:45 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[Atom Egoyan is a meticulous filmmaker, a careful and controlled director who has made a brilliant career by creating quiet studies of the quirks and contradictions of memory, identity and ethical action. It could fairly be said that "Ararat" represents the pinnacle of that career except that, happily, at 42, Egoyan is young enough to have a few more masterpieces in his future. But even if he somehow topped it in the future, "Ararat" would stand as a crowning achievement, not only within his personal canon but as a film that, with courage and supreme artistry, re-imagines the narrative and moral potential of cinema.]]></description><author> Ann Hornaday</author></item><item><title><![CDATA[At What Point Is Killing 'Genocide'?]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A26543-2002Nov22.html?nav=rss_world/mideast/caucasus/armenia/post</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A26543-2002Nov22.html?nav=rss_world/mideast/caucasus/armenia/post</guid><pubDate>Tue, 5 Apr 2005 4:23:45 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[The festive atmosphere last month at an advance screening of Atom Egoyan's "Ararat" wasn't what one would expect at an evening devoted to a movie about genocide and denial.]]></description><author> Philip Kennicott</author></item><item><title><![CDATA[A Cinematic Record of Atrocities Long Forgotten]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A10188-2002Oct10.html?nav=rss_world/mideast/caucasus/armenia/post</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A10188-2002Oct10.html?nav=rss_world/mideast/caucasus/armenia/post</guid><pubDate>Tue, 5 Apr 2005 4:23:45 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[When the lights came on after the screening of the film "Ararat" at the Library of Congress Tuesday, there was an exhausted hush. And then    Atom Egoyan , the celebrated Canadian filmmaker, got to his feet and the audience came to life, standing up, too, and showering him with applause.]]></description><author> Nora Boustany</author></item><item><title><![CDATA[Attacks on Foreigners Rising in Russia]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A3878-2002Aug10.html?nav=rss_world/mideast/caucasus/armenia/post</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A3878-2002Aug10.html?nav=rss_world/mideast/caucasus/armenia/post</guid><pubDate>Tue, 5 Apr 2005 4:23:45 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[The situation mirrors recent tensions in Europe, where a backlash against migrant workers and asylum-seekers has reshaped politics.]]></description><author> Peter Baker</author></item><item><title><![CDATA[Weapons Deals With Iran Spur U.S. Sanctions]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A56767-2002May8.html?nav=rss_world/mideast/caucasus/armenia/post</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A56767-2002May8.html?nav=rss_world/mideast/caucasus/armenia/post</guid><pubDate>Tue, 5 Apr 2005 4:23:45 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[Underscoring the growing concerns about Iran, the Bush administration has decided to impose new sanctions on Chinese, Armenian and Moldovan companies accused of aiding Tehran's alleged programs seeking weapons of mass destruction, a senior U.S. official said yesterday.]]></description><author></author></item><item><title><![CDATA[Armenians Save Their Tears For a New Museum]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A49897-2002May7.html?nav=rss_world/mideast/caucasus/armenia/post</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A49897-2002May7.html?nav=rss_world/mideast/caucasus/armenia/post</guid><pubDate>Tue, 5 Apr 2005 4:23:45 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[R  oss Vartian, the oldest grandchild of a survivor of the Armenian genocide of 1915, still treasures the recollection of working the dough with his grandmother,   Akabi Mooradian, as they made massive mounds of lahmajoun, a sort of pizza, in the kitchen of her home in Detroit. He loved making her laugh.]]></description><author> Nora Boustany</author></item><item><title><![CDATA[Azerbaijan, Armenia Get Break]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A49563-2001Dec15.html?nav=rss_world/mideast/caucasus/armenia/post</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A49563-2001Dec15.html?nav=rss_world/mideast/caucasus/armenia/post</guid><pubDate>Tue, 5 Apr 2005 4:23:45 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[Defense Secretary Donald H. Rumsfeld told the presidents of Azerbaijan and Armenia Saturday that he expected the United States to lift sanctions against them next week, paving the way for the resumption of U.S. military ties.]]></description><author> Vernon Loeb</author></item><item><title><![CDATA[Hill Faces Delicate Decisions in Assigning Foreign Aid]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A27330-2001Nov1.html?nav=rss_world/mideast/caucasus/armenia/post</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A27330-2001Nov1.html?nav=rss_world/mideast/caucasus/armenia/post</guid><pubDate>Tue, 5 Apr 2005 4:23:45 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[As Congress nears completion of a $15.1 billion foreign aid spending bill, it is walking a tightrope between staying true to long-held positions and showing support for several autocratic regimes that are cooperating with the U.S. war on terrorism.]]></description><author> Dan Morgan</author></item><item><title><![CDATA[Pope Recalls Armenian Victims of 'Great Evil']]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A32213-2001Sep26.html?nav=rss_world/mideast/caucasus/armenia/post</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A32213-2001Sep26.html?nav=rss_world/mideast/caucasus/armenia/post</guid><pubDate>Tue, 5 Apr 2005 4:23:45 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[Pope John Paul II paid mournful tribute to as many as 1.5 million Armenians who perished between 1915 and 1923 while under Turkish rule.]]></description><author> Sharon LaFraniere</author></item><item><title><![CDATA[In Armenia, a Frail Pope Fails to Finish Speech]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A25572-2001Sep25.html?nav=rss_world/mideast/caucasus/armenia/post</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A25572-2001Sep25.html?nav=rss_world/mideast/caucasus/armenia/post</guid><pubDate>Tue, 5 Apr 2005 4:23:45 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[In a sign of his growing frailty, Pope John Paul II broke off a speech after arriving Tuesday in Armenia to pay tribute to its ancient Christian church.]]></description><author> Sharon LaFraniere</author></item></channel></rss>