Genocide and the promise of ‘never again’
April 24 is not simply a date. It marks a beginning and a warning.
In 1915, in the final years of the Ottoman Empire, Armenian intellectuals and community leaders were arrested in ...
Parties mark Armenian genocide remembrance day
Political parties in Cyprus issued Friday marked Armenian genocide remembrance day.
Disy described the events of 1915 as the start of “a campaign of extermination” against the Armenian people by “the ...
Cyprus marks Armenian Genocide anniversary with renewed calls for recognition
Parliament renewed calls on Thursday for international recognition of the Armenian Genocide as MPs marked its 111th anniversary in parliament.
House speaker Annita Demetriou informed the plenary that “the Armenian ...
Turkish Cypriots ‘cannot be linobambaki’, Arikli says
Turkish Cypriots “cannot be linobambaki”, the north’s ‘transport minister’ Erhan Arikli said on Thursday.
Speaking on the 453rd anniversary of the Ottoman conquest of Cyprus in 1571, he described August ...
President Biden marks the Armenian genocide
In a White House statement, President Joe Biden remembered the Armenian genocide, honours those who suffered, and renews America’s pledge never to forget. The United States promises to stand ...
House of Representatives honours Armenian genocide victims
The House of Representatives on Thursday evening observed a minute’s silence for the victims of the Armenian genocide, with the body pledging to “fight for a world where peace ...
Cypriot MPs meet Armenian president, prime minister
A delegation of Cypriot deputies met the Armenian President Vahagn Khachaturyan and Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan on Monday.
The deputies form the delegation of the Cyprus-Armenia interparliamentary cooperation committee and ...
Cyprus marks 107th anniversary of Armenian genocide (Updated)
Cyprus marked the 107th anniversary of the Armenian genocide on Sunday with statements of support for the people of Armenia and the community in Cyprus.
In a statement, Presidential Commissioner ...
Tatar criticises Biden’s recognition of Armenian genocide
Turkish Cypriot leader Ersin Tatar has criticised US President Joe Biden’s recognition of the genocide of Armenians in 1915.
Tatar took to Twitter to “condemn the US President’s unfortunate ...
Cyprus continues efforts for recognition of Armenian Genocide
We continue the effort for the recognition of the Armenian Genocide by the international community, President Nicos Anastasiades said on Saturday in a post on twitter, on the occasion of ...
Defence Minister to attend Yerevan commemorations
Defence Minister Charalambos Petrides travels to Armenia on Friday where he will represent President Nicos Anastasiades at events to be held in Yerevan on Saturday to commemorate victims of the ...
Recognition of Armenian genocide by US ‘would be of historic importance’
Vartkes Mahdessian, the representative of the Armenian community in the House of Representatives, is hopeful that US President Biden will recognise the Armenian genocide on Saturday.
Biden is likely going ...
US expected to recognize massacre of Armenians as genocide
U.S. President Joe Biden is expected to formally recognize the massacre of Armenians by the Ottoman Empire during World War One as an act of genocide, sources said late ...