Aleppo

ALEPPO — The February 6, 2023 earthquake and the aftershocks that struck Turkey and Syria also affected the Aleppo Armenians, who have for years been enduring war and its aftermath. Many countries and organizations sent moral and[...]

WATERTOWN — The recent earthquake in Syria and Turkey was yet another blow to the Armenian population of Aleppo. The Tekeyan Cultural Association (TCA) of the United States and Canada has sent aid to help its sister branch in Aleppo[...]

LOS ANGELES — “Foul, fool, (or fūl) is an ancient Middle Eastern breakfast going back (some say) to Egypt of the 5th century BC. It was mentioned in the Talmud Yerushalmi, indicating it was used in Middle Eastern countries since the[...]

ALEPPO, Syria — The 7.8 magnitude February 6 earthquake, with its epicenter in Turkey, killed at least 360 in Aleppo, Syria and wounded hundreds of others. As of February 9, over 3,162 people were reported dead in Syria according to a[...]

By Raffi V. Arkun and Aram Arkun Special to the Mirror-Spectator JAMAICA PLAIN, Mass. — While there may seem to be more and more people living to their 90s, and even 100, anything over that is still considered uncommon. A study in 2015[...]

ANN ARBOR, Mich. – Dr. Kevork Bardakjian retired and became an emeritus professor of Armenian languages and literatures in May 2020 after holding the Marie Manoogian Chair of Armenian Language and Literature at the University of[...]

ALEPPO (Panorama) — An Armenian soldier was fatally wounded during the Syrian army’s battles for the district of Saraqib on Wednesday, February 5, the Aleppo-based Kantsasar newspaper reported on Facebook. The deceased serviceman was[...]

YEREVAN (Armenpress) — The Armenian humanitarian mission in Syria donated medicine and medical supplies to the Aleppo Hospital on January 16, the group’s spokesperson Nazeli Elbakyan said. The mission is being carried out by the[...]

ALEPPO (Panorama.am) —  The Armenian Catholic Cathedral of Our Mother of Mercy was reopened on Saturday, December 7, in the  al-Telal neighborhood of Aleppo after restoration and renovation works to fix the damage caused to the[...]

YEREVAN (Armenpress) — Armenia and Russia have jointly sent another batch of humanitarian assistance to Syria through the Russian-Armenian Humanitarian Response Center, the Ministry of Emergency Situations said in a news release on[...]