MOSUL, Iraq (Asbarez) — The jihadist group Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS), which has been systematically attacking — and invading — key cities in Iraq, attacked the Holy[...]
By Nabih Bulos Syrian Forces Retake Kessab DAMASCUS (Los Angeles Times) — Forces loyal to Syrian President Bashar Assad overran rebel positions in an Armenian border town in northern Syria[...]
STEPANAKERT (Armenpress) — On June 10, in accordance with the arrangement reached with the authorities of the Nagorno-Karabagh Republic, the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE) Mission conducted a planned[...]
JERUSALEM (AP) — Pope Francis and the spiritual leader of the world’s Orthodox Christians prayed together Sunday inside the Jerusalem church that symbolizes their divisions, calling their historic meeting a[...]
ALEPPO, Syria — An Armenian died in the Hamidie neighborhood in Aleppo on May 26 as a result of a bomb. Avetis Kebabjian was 86. His funeral was held in[...]
JERUSALEM (Jerusalem Post) — Israel must recognize the suffering of the Armenian people, Knesset Speaker Yuli Edelstein said Tuesday at a discussion of the Armenian Genocide. In response to a motion[...]
ISTANBUL (Combined Sources) — Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s speech on April 23 in which he expressed his condolences to those who “shared pain,” was interpreted by many in the[...]
KESSAB (Combined Sources) — Asbarez newspaper reported that the Armenian-populated town of Kessab and its surrounding villages were the targets of three days of brutal cross-border attacks from Turkey by[...]
BERN (Armenpress) — Switzerland requested that the European Court of Human Rights have the case of Dogu Perinçek referred to the Grand Chamber for review, the Federal Office of Justice[...]
ISFAHAN, Iran (Armenpress) — The European Union (EU) High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy Catherine Ashton visited Holy Savior Armenian Cathedral in New Julfa on March 10. The[...]
By Orhan Kemal Cengiz ISTANBUL (Al monitor) — Turkey’s Armenian community is eagerly awaiting the outcome of a lawsuit at the Council of State, the country’s top administrative court, that[...]
