Fresh footage shows Deir ez-Zor's Armenian church complex in ruinsJuly 28, 2021 - 14:43 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - The Armenian Catholicosate of Cilicia has published footage from the Armenian Genocide Martyrs' Memorial in Deir ez-Zor, Syria, which has been blown up by ISIS members. "According to verified information, the complex has been destroyed as a result of a number of explosions of bombs planted in its walls," the Catholicosate captioned the video. "If the situation stabilizes, His Holiness Aram I will immediately visit Deir ez-Zor." Consecrated in 1991, the memorial complex served as church, museum, monument, archive center and exhibition hall. Every year, on 24 April, tens of thousands of Armenian pilgrims from all over the world visited the Der Zor church to commemorate the Genocide victims. 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 | About 32,000 rally in Yerevan to deman Pashinyan’s resignation About 31,700 people attended an opposition rally on Thursday, May 9 in Yerevan demanding the resignation of Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan. Armenian, Azerbaijani Foreign Minister to meet in Almaty Armenian Foreign Minister Ararat Mirzoyan and his Azerbaijani counterpart Jeyhun Bayramov will meet in Almaty. Viva-MTS: Tech solutions to modernize infrastructure of border village The border village has been the focus of Viva-MTS and the Foundation for the Preservation of Wildlife and Cultural Values since 2015. Ucom's fixed network launched in Artashat To mark this occasion, the company has introduced a special offer exclusively for Artashat residents. |