  No casualties registered in rocket attacks on Aleppo Armenian districts August 26, 2016 - 11:00 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Aleppo Armenian districts fell under heavy rocket attacks by armed militants on Wednesday, August 24, Arevelk reports. Some of the rockets having landed near the Armenian Evangelical Church, Chairperson of the Council of Armenian Evangelical Churches of Syria, Rev. Harutyun Selimyan said no fatalities were registered. According to Fr Harutyun, Wednesday was a rather tough day for the Armenian community of Aleppo. “When the rocket attack happened near the church, a number of children were passing exams. They were lucky to survive,” he added. Other parts of Aleppo were also under heavy fire in recent days, with 6 people killed and dozens more wounded as a result.   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”. |
