Category: International News
Holy Trinity Armenian Church Hosts CNN’s Peter Bergen
CAMBRIDGE — As part of its Dr. Michael and Joyce Kolligian Distinguished Speaker Series, Holy Trinity Armenian Church of Greater Boston hosted a May 7 lecture by CNN national security analyst and journalist, Peter Bergen, who shared his first-hand experience of meeting al-Qaeda leader, Osama Bin Laden. Bergen, best-selling author of Manhunt: The Ten-Year Search for Osama [...]
Tsarukyan Says Prosperous Armenia Will Not Join Opposition
ABOVIAN (Arminfo) — While attending the consecration ceremony of St. John the Baptist Church, Prosperous Armenia party leader Gagik Tsarukyan announced that the party would not join the formal political opposition in Armenia. Tsarukyan told media that Prosperous Armenia will further defend the public interests and fight for the “welfare and proper life of the [...]
Istanbul Police Arrest Armenian Church Shooting Suspects
ISTANBUL (Combined Sources) — Two young men were arrested in Istanbul this week over the shoot-out in Saint Hovhannes Armenian Church on May 5. According to Radikal paper, those arrested were identified as M.E. born in 1997 and G.M. of Armenian descent, born in 1996. They confessed to having bought a gas gun and M.E. [...]
Buildings for Syrian Refugees in Armenia
YEREVAN (Armenpress) — Sites have been chosen in the cities of Ashtarak, Echmiadzin and Masis for the construction of buildings and detached houses for the Syrian-Armenians settled in the Republic of Armenia. The chief of staff at the Diaspora Ministry, Firdus Zakaryan, stated that upon the successful conclusion of the program, other sites will also [...]
International Delegation Commemorates Genocide Anniversary in Istanbul
ISTANBUL — An unprecedented joint delegation of the Armenian General Benevolent Union (AGBU) Europe and European Grassroots Antiracist Movement (EGAM) comprising 20 people from 15 European countries, gathered here to commemorate the Armenian Genocide of 1915. They were invited by DurDe! (Say Stop to Racism and Nationalism), a Turkish organization that has been commemorating the [...]
SOAR Organizes Aid for Children Displaced by Orphanage Fire
YEREVAN — On the morning of May 5, an extensive fire broke out on the second floor of Mari Izmirlyan Orphanage, which houses approximately 100 children with special needs. The cause and extent of the fire is not yet known. The 42 children who occupied the second floor have been temporarily relocated, but permanent residences [...]
State Department: No Military Solution to NKR Conflict
WASHINGTON (PanARMENIAN.Net) — There cannot be a military solution to the Nagorno Karabagh (Artsakh) conflict, Acting Deputy Spokesperson Patrick Ventrell said during a briefing in Washington. “Only a lasting and peaceful settlement can bring stability, prosperity, and reconciliation to the region,” he said. “The United States is a co-chair of the [Organization for Security and [...]
Azerbaijani Foreign Minister Visits Israel
BAKU (RFE/RL) — Elmar Mamadyarov has become Azerbaijan’s first foreign minister to make an official visit to Israel. On April 22, he met with Israeli President Shimon Peres on the first day of his four-day visit. During the meeting, Shimon Peres said Azerbaijan has taken a “clear stand” against war and terrorism and is a [...]
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