 Armenian church in Syria’s Tell Abyad town turned into prison July 7, 2015 - 18:08 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - The number of Christian minorities of Syria is gradually decreasing because of the ongoing war. Few people from the local Christian Armenians still live there, while the Armenian church of Tell Abyad town was turned into a prison, according to A1+. Syrians in Tell Abyad are now free from the rule of the Islamic State, but the number of Christians, once amounting to 6000, has significantly decreased. First, the rebels invaded the city and plundered it, and then the jihadists came. In 2012, as the Kurdish service of Voice of America said, the church was turned into a prison, where hundreds of Christians were detained and beheaded. The church building currently stands safe, although empty. Its destiny is unknown.  Top stories The foreign ministers of Armenia and Azerbaijan, Ararat Mirzoyan and Jeyhun Bayramov, have arrived in Washington. The CSTO budget for the current year requires adjustments due to the refusal of Yerevan to pay their share of contributions. 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.   Partner news |  Latest news Viva sees growing demand for cloud services  In recent years, medical institutions are starting to make use of Viva’s cloud servicesTurkey replacing term "Central Asia" with "Turkestan" in textbooks The Turkish Ministry of Education is replacing the term "Central Asia" with "Turkestan" in textbooks.Armenia assumes presidency of Mediterranean Network of Regulatory Authorities The Commission on Television and Radio of Armenia said it expects productive cooperation in various formats.Balance of attached cards in the Idram&IDBank app From now on, users will be able to view the online balances of cards issued by ArCa system banks and attached to the app. |
