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Did you know...?

Last update: Thursday, February 26, 2009, 17:59 | © Metro Éireann

Some famous Armenians worldwide are French singer Charles Aznavour, American tycoon Kirk Kerkorian (who shaped much of present-day Las Vegas), Canadian film director Atom Egoyan and the US metal band System of a Down (who have highlighted the oppression of Armenians in their song lyrics).

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Meet the leader: Serzh Sargsyan

Last update: Thursday, February 26, 2009, 17:58 | © Metro Éireann

Armenia’s President Serzh Sargsyan and Prime Minister Tigran Sargsyan may share the same surname, but the two are not related. This is not unusual, as Sargsyan is a very common name in Armenia.

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Telling it like it isn’t

Last update: Thursday, February 26, 2009, 17:58 | By: Viktor Posudnevsky

Government-aligned TV and opposition-backed newspapers dominate Armenia’s mediascape. VIKTOR POSUDNEVSKY reports

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'I clicked with the Irish'

Last update: Thursday, February 26, 2009, 17:57 | By: Catherine Reilly

DOCTOR Diana Minasyan is originally from the Armenian capital Yerevan, and works at Cork University Hospital and St Mary’s Orthopaedic Hospital.

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A tale of survival

Last update: Thursday, February 26, 2009, 17:56 | © Metro Éireann

Dublin businessman Ohan Yergainharsian is founder of the well-known Sona Nutrition Company. He talks to Catherine Reilly about his Armenian heritage, and how his family survived the genocide that took like lives of so many

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From east to west

Last update: Thursday, February 26, 2009, 17:55 | © Metro Éireann

Armenia’s Ambassador to Ireland, Dr Vahe Gabrielyan, speaks to Metro Éireann about his country’s links with Ireland, conflict in the Nagorno-Karabakh region, and reconciling Armenia’s close Russian ties with its European aspirations

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Two sides to Nagorno-Karabakh

Last update: Thursday, February 26, 2009, 17:54 | By: Catherine Reilly

With Nagorno-Karabakh, as with any long-standing political conflict, diametrically opposed viewpoints exist on its origins and escalation.

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