Posts Tagged ‘Middle East’
Turkey tries to renew friendship with Israel
Turkish Foreign Ministry Undersecretary Feridun Sinirlioglu is holding meetings in Israel in the frames of 14th session of Turkey-Israel regular political consultations, TRT Russian reports. Sinirlioglu hailed positive his meeting with Israeli Foreign Ministry Director General Yossi Gal. Deputy [...]
Armenia might agree to Nazarbayev’s mediation in Karabakh conflict
Armenian side may accept OSCE Chairman-in-Office, Kazakh Secretary of State Foreign Minister Kanat Saudabayev’s proposal for the meeting with Kazakh President Nursultan Nazarbayev, diplomatic sources informed. However Yerevan will agree on Nazarbayev’s mediation if NKR President Bako [...]
Lebanon’s Armenians prepare to mark 95th anniversary of genocide
BEIRUT: As Armenians from across Lebanon gather in Bourj Hammoud Saturday to mark the 95th anniversary of the Armenian Genocide, their political representatives are increasingly worried by Turkey’s growing influence in the region. While the killing of one-and-a-half million Armenians nearly a [...]
Shared Horror, Shared Hope
On Sunday night, my community hosted a "Shalom" peace concert in honor of Yom Hashoah, Holocaust Memorial Day. What made this evening unique, and perhaps one-of-a-kind, is that we expanded our commemoration to include Armenians and Congolese, two communities that we can relate to in regard to [...]
Ankara not to link Karabakh conflict with Armenia-Turkey normalization: Erdogan
Turkish Sabah newspaper reports the details of April 12 Sargsyan-Erdogan meeting in Washington. According to the source, in the course of 1.4-hour meeting Turkish Premier said Turkey reaffirms its commitments to the Protocols, and stressed the necessity for the parties to adhere to the documents [...]
Interim Kyrgyz government guarantees Bakiyev’s security
Kyrgyz interim government guaranteed personal security to President Kurmanbek Bakiyev in return for his resignation. Interim government representative Edil Baisalov posted the text of statement on his Twitter blog. Bakiyev and his family seek to unleash a civil war in Kyrgyzstan, sowing [...]
Obama lacks knowledge and expertise: Ahmadinejad
Obama obviously lacks knowledge and expertise, said Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad commenting on his counterpart’s statement that nuclear weapon should not be used against the states that hold it, but also those signing a treaty on nuclear non-proliferation. He called Obama amateur, [...]
Kyrgyz opposition forms interim government
Kyrgyz provisional government made a decision on dissolution of a one-chamber parliament of the country, head of the interim government in Kyrgyzstan, opposition leader Roza Otunbayeva told journalists on April 7, Kabar agency reports. According to her, the power of legislative branch [...]
An Armenian priest processes at the Church of the Holy Sepulcher
An Armenian priest processes at the Church of the Holy Sepulcher, traditionally believed to be the site of the crucifixion of Jesus Christ, during the Holy Fire ceremony, in Jerusalem's Old City. Orthodox Christians believe Jesus was crucified and buried at the site where the Church of the Holy [...]
Israeli air forces bomb Gaza Strip
April 2, Israeli air forces mounted at least 7 missile attacks on Gaza Strip. Four air strikes blew up near Khan Younis town, Reuters reports. A fifth raid struck a cheese factory in Gaza, setting it on fire. According to hospital officials, two children were wounded by flying debris. Another [...]