  Armenian college in Damascus still functioning October 30, 2013 - 11:44 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - The Armenian college in Damascus is still functioning. It’s attended by 182 students, including 25 Arabs, who live nearby, Beirut-based Aztag daily reports. According to member of Arab Writers Union Nora Harissian, the Armenian language and theology in the college are taught 5 and 2 times per week respectively. Besides, there are lessons in Arabic, English and French. “Despite the ongoing conflict, the college is open and the community does its utmost to secure uninterrupted education process,” Harissian said. The college was founded in 1929 by the Armenians who fled the genocide in the Ottoman Empire. Before the war, there were 80,000 Armenians living in Syria, most of them in Aleppo. When hostilities broke out 10,000 people fled to Armenia while 5,000 settled in neighboring Lebanon. The war took lives of 115,000 people, according to the UN.  Top stories Six total incidents have burned 19 old-growth trees. Friday night 8 trees were torched along the beautiful main entrance. The EU does not intend to conduct military exercises with Armenia, Lead Spokesperson for EU Foreign Affairs and Security Policy Peter Stano says. Hikmet Hajiyev has said that there is no place for USAID operation in Azerbaijan any longer. A telephone conversation between Putin and Pashinyan before the CSTO summit is not planned, Peskov says.   Partner news |  Latest news Ucom equips four bus stops in Ijevan with free Wi-Fi  Ucom now provides free Wi-Fi coverage in smart bus stops in four communities of Ijevan.Armenia, Russia discuss life extension of Metsamor nuclear plant Issues regarding the extension of life of the 2nd power unit of the Armenian Nuclear Power Plant were discussed in Yerevan.Armenians stage more campaigns against territorial concessions to Azerbaijan Protesters blocked more roads across Armenia on Friday, April 26 in continuing attempts to scuttle territorial concessions to Azerbaijan.Czech-Armenian military cooperation discussed in Yerevan A delegation led by the Director General for the Industrial Cooperation Division of the Ministry of Defence of the Czech Republic visited Armenia. |
