#Syria

NEWS

Jun 7, 2017
3 min

U.S. House Unanimously Provides Emergency Relief to Genocide Survivors in Iraq & Syria

WASHINGTON, D.C. – The U.S. House of Representatives unanimously passed H.R.390, the bipartisan Iraq and Syria Genocide Emergency Relief...

Jan 16, 2017
4 min

Reps. Smith and Eshoo Reintroduce Emergency Bipartisan Bill to Help Genocide Survivors

Smith-Eshoo Bill Will Provide Emergency Relief to Christians and Other Religious Minorities Who Survived ISIS Genocide Following his...

Jan 5, 2017
2 min

Hundreds of Syrian-Armenian Students Receive Scholarships in Armenia

(Armenpress) – For the 2016-2017 academic year, 70% of tuition fees for 436 Syrian-Armenian students were paid for by the Armenian...

Oct 20, 2016
1 min

Action Alert: Aid Refugees Fleeing Syria

As fighting continues in Syria, the situation grows more dire by the day. Contact your Member of Congress and URGE THEM TO SUPPORT $15...

Oct 4, 2016
2 min

Aleppo’s Armenian Christian Neighborhoods Targeted By Jihadi (and Turkish) Rockets

Rockets from the city’s eastern sector hit Christian areas for days, fired by the al Nusra Front on Turkish orders. At least five...

Oct 3, 2016
2 min

Armenia To Send Relief Aid To Syria

(RFE/RL) – Armenia said it will send humanitarian aid to Syria after five ethnic Armenian civilians were reportedly killed in Aleppo on...

Sep 9, 2016
2 min

New Bill Will Tangibly Assist Genocide Victims in Syria and Iraq

Smith, Eshoo, Fortenberry, Franks introduce legislation to provide relief to victims, accountability for perpetrators WASHINGTON, D.C. –...

Aug 29, 2016
1 min

Violinist Ara Malikian Plays for Syrian Refugees

(Panorama.am) – The latest project of Spanish-based talented violinist, Ara Malikian, is dedicated to peace and solidarity. Touring...

Mar 11, 2016
4 min

Analyst: No Promise From Armenia On Direct Support For Russia In Syria

(L-R): Russian President Vladimir Putin speaks with his Armenian counterpart Serzh Sargsyan during a signing ceremony in Yerevan on...

Mar 10, 2016
1 min

March 2, 2016 Statement by Rep. Ed Royce (R-CA)

#Iraq #Genocide #Syria #HouseForeignAffairs #ArmenianGenocide #CongressmanEdRoyce

Mar 9, 2016
1 min

March 2, 2016 Statement by Rep. Dave Trott (R-MI)

#Iraq #Syria #CongressmanDaveTrott #ArmenianGenocide #Christians #Armenia

Feb 3, 2016
1 min

U.S. Welcomes Armenia’s Commitment to Adopting Syrian Refugees

(Armenpress) – Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the U.S. to the Republic of Armenia Richard Mills considers Armenia’s...

Jan 22, 2016
1 min

St. Gevorg Armenian Church in Syria Partially Damaged by Militants

(Armenpress) – St. Gevorg Armenian Church located in Ghnemie village of Syria’s Latakia is partially damaged. Armenpress reports...

Jan 15, 2016
4 min

Long After Armenian Genocide, Retracing A Grandfather’s Steps To Survival

Dawn Anahid MacKeen’s grandfather, Stepan Miskjian (left), is pictured with friends around 1910, just a few years before the Armenian...

Dec 29, 2015
2 min

Over 17,000 Refugees from Syria, Iraq, and Ukraine Resettled in Armenia

(ARMENPRESS) – The Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees is one of the primary organizations in expressing support...

Dec 14, 2015
2 min

List of Assyrian, Armenian, and Other Churches Destroyed in Syria

Tel Shamiram village after the liberation (Syriac Military Council MFS). (AINA) – The following is a list of Assyrian churches and...

Jun 22, 2015
3 min

Reps. Fortenberry, Eshoo, Denham Call on White House to Direct Assistance to Persecuted Christians

By Haig Hengen (@haighengen) AAANews Blog June 22, 2015 Last week, Reps. Jeff Fortenberry (R-NE), Anna G. Eshoo (D-CA) and Jeff Denham...

Jun 15, 2015
5 min

What’s in the House Appropriations Committee Report That Matters to Armenian Americans?

By Bryan Ardouny AAA News Blog June 15, 2015 Last week, the US House Appropriations Committee adopted the State, Foreign Operations, and...

Jun 15, 2015
5 min

The Assembly Agenda: This Week in Washington DC: June 2-5, 2015

By Taniel Koushakjian (@Taniel_Shant) AAANews Blog June 2, 2015 Congress returns this week with a full slate, US aid to Armenia and...

Jun 4, 2015
4 min

Rubin: Turkey has become the Pakistan on the Mediterranean

By Haig Hengen (@haighengen) AAANews Blog The House of Representatives Foreign Affairs Subcommittee on Middle East and North Africa...