The Armenian Parliament building was lit up with an image of the Lebanese flag as a show of solidarity for Lebanon, where a massive explosion at the Beirut port on Tuesday rocked the country.
After Beirut Blast, A Shocked Community Begins to Assess Losses
“Even during the Civil War we had not experienced anything like this,” said Shahan Kandaharian, the editor of Aztag Daily Newspaper as he compared Tuesday’s blast at the Beirut port to a high-magnitude earthquake.
Armenia, Artsakh to Assit Lebanon
The Armenian government has pledged to send humanitarian assistance to Lebanon to helped the country, which is reeling from a massive explosion Tuesday at Beirut’s port.
An Appeal from the ARF Bureau
The Armenian Revolutionary Federation, in the name of its entire family in the homeland and the Diaspora, expresses its unconditional solidarity with the people of Lebanon and the Lebanese Armenians
ARF Western U.S. Voices Solidarity with Lebanon
The Armenian Revolutionary Federation Western United States Central Committee expresses its solidarity with our community in Beirut and all of Lebanon and offers its sincere condolences to the families of the victims.
Western Prelacy Announcement on Beirut Tragedy
Our hearts are filled with sorrow following the explosion which rocked Beirut on the evening of Tuesday, August 4, 2020, resulting in hundreds of fatalities, thousands wounded, dozens still missing, and catastrophic destruction.
ANCA Calls for Emergency U.S. Assistance to Lebanon
In the aftermath of the powerful August 4 explosion in Beirut, which has left at least 100 dead, 5,000 injured, and Armenian business, homes, and community institutions devastated, the ANCA is working with the White House and Congress to provide a robust relief
ARS Stands with Lebanon and its Armenian community
The Armenian Relief Society extends its deepest condolences to the families of the victims of the calamity in Lebanon on Aug 4
Biden’s Ethnic Engagement Director Has Ties to Pro-Erdogan Group
The campaign of Joseph Biden, the presumptive Democratic nominee for president, has appointed Elvir Klempic, the former executive director of the Turkish Heritage Organization), as National Ethnic Engagement Director.
UPDATE: Massive Explosion in Beirut Damages Armenian Center
A massive explosion at the port of Beirut had rippling effects throughout the city, with much of the city suffering damages as a result of the impact of the explosion.