  Syrian Armenians unable to leave bomb-pounded Aleppo  August 7, 2012 - 18:23 AMTPanARMENIAN.Net - Aleppo-based Syrian Armenians are afraid to leave their homes, the founder of “Outreach to Syrian Armenians” Facebook page, writer/publicist Anahit Adamyan told PanARMENIAN.Net According to a Syrian Armenian, who wrote to Facebook page administrators, the situation in Aleppo is very serious, with his family hiding in the cellar of their house to escape shelling. “Electricity and phone service outage are common in the city, with no municipal service operating. The family would like to leave Aleppo for Armenia, yet are unable to in view of the danger of leaving the city,” Ms Adamyan said. Mortar fire and tank shells exploded across Aleppo district of Salaheddine early on Tuesday, August 7 forcing rebel fighters to take cover in crumbling buildings and rubble-strewn alleyways. Tanks have entered parts of Salaheddine and army snipers, using the cover of heavy bombardment, deployed on rooftops, hindering rebel movements. Partner news  Top stories During his stay, Prince of Wales will be taken on a historic tour of the country and attend a charity gala concert. Armenia International Airports CJSC is against the demolition of the old terminal of Zvartnots airport, deputy manager said. Most of the demonstrators consider the ongoing meeting in the National Assembly as illegitimate due to the absence of the consumers. Urban Development Minister Tadevosyan said underground construction works were to be carried out in the market.   Partner news |  Topic Latest news International Arts Education Week ongoing in Armenia  Director-General of UNESCO Irina Bokova noted the program as a unique event reporting the achievements in the field.Google reportedly mulls buying map-software provider Waze Google has a widely used mapping tool and could adopt Waze’s technology to add social features to the software.Armenian President meets OSCE Minsk Group co-chairs The current stage of Nagorno Karabakh conflict settlement and the future steps were in the focus of the meeting.Chinese Premier in Switzerland to sign free trade pact Concerns have grown recently about a possible trade war between China and the EU over solar energy products. |
