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Situation in Armenian-populated Kessab unstable, residents evacuated to Latakia
The situation in the Armenian-populated Syrian town of Kessab is again unstable, Yerakouyn reports. The town, that just started reviving after the tragic events in spring, came under shelling two days ago, after a rocket strike on the nearby Leghi Jur checkpoint. The majority of the Kessab population was reevaluated to Latakia. Groups of armed militants could be seen at the…
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Dream to make Kessab a tourism destination still alive
Siranush Ghazanchyan Public Radio of Armenia Arab businesswoman Yasmina Azhari, who has been twice named by Forbes as one of the most powerful women in the Arab World, will represent the Armenian Chamber of Commerce and Industry in the United Arab Emirates. “The Armenian Chamber of Commerce already has 30 representatives all around the world. I’m among the few females…
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Kessab Healthcare Center to become operative soon: Syria’s Helth Minister
Syrian Health Minister Dr. Saad al-Nayef said Kessab healthcare center will be operative again soon after its infrastructure is rebuilt, SANA agency reported. After a visit he paid to Kessab city accompanied by the World Health Organisation (WHO) Resident Representative in Damascus Elizabeth Hoff, the minister told journalists that new medical equipment for re-operating the center have arrived from Damascus. Lattakia…
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€50,000 for reconstruction of schools in Kessab
The French affiliate of the Hayastan All-Armenian Fund has transferred €50,000 to the account of the Fund. With the help of the Armenian Catholicosate of the Great House of Cilicia the money will be allocated to the reconstruction of Armenian schools in Kessab.
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250 families return to Kessab
Following the Syrian Army’s sweeping victory against the armed groups in the major town of Kassab in Lattakia countryside, 250 families returned Monday to their houses, SANA agency reports. A source in Lattakia told the agency that the basic services would be back into the town during three days to mend what has been destroyed. Governor of Lattakia Province, Ahmad…
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Stability and security being restored in Kessab
On Sunday morning the Syrian Army officially announced its recapture of the mainly-Armenian populated town of Kessab and said that it had “restored stability and security” in that town, which was attacked by al Qaeda-linked terrorists who stormed the area from Turkey, reported Reuters. The Army also said that engineering teams were removing mines and explosives planted by “terrorist gangs,”…
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