 Last Armenians of Syrian Deir-ez-Zor abandon the city October 26, 2015 - 12:23 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - The last 25 Armenian families residing in Syria’s Deir ez-Zor left the city in recent months, with the majority of them settling in Aleppo, Al-Qamishli and Latakia, Arevelk reports. Blown up in 2014, the Genocide-comemmorating Holy Martyrs Armenian church in Deir ez-Zor is thoroughly destroyed now, while Armenians' apartments and shops are plundered. Last Armenians of Syria's IS-controlled Rakka have also abandoned their houses, the situation in the city having deterriorated on September 30.   Top stories The EU does not intend to conduct military exercises with Armenia, Lead Spokesperson for EU Foreign Affairs and Security Policy Peter Stano says. A telephone conversation between Putin and Pashinyan before the CSTO summit is not planned, Peskov says. London’s Armenian community has been left feeling “under attack” after the city’s Genocide monument was vandalised. The United States believes there should be an international mission to provide transparency.   Partner news |  Latest news Turkey extends military presence in Azerbaijan  The Turkish parliament has adopted a bill submitted by Recep Tayyip Erdogan to extend the mandate of Turkish troops.Russia to begin assessing migrant workers' speaking skills Rosobrnadzor is planning to change the Russian language exam for migrant workers and include an assessment of speaking skillsArmenian, Saudi Foreign Minister meet in Riyadh The two commended the positive dynamics of the development of political dialogue between Armenia and Saudi ArabiaPashinyan: Azerbaijan’s proximity shouldn’t worry border residents At the same time, he said that he “does not guarantee [the security of villagers] one hundred percent”. |
