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Local activists are working to stop a mega-deal signed by the Armenian patriarch to lease land to a luxury hotel developer.

In the shadow of the war in Gaza, attacks, abuses, and violations by radical groups and sometimes also by law enforcement are taking place and often take a ba...

There are mounting concerns in Armenia and among Armenians regarding a controversial land lease agreement in East Jerusalem's Armenian Quarter, with many fearing the issue goes well beyond just a commercial deal.

Armenian Christians are trying to block a deal to redevelop their part of the holy city.

JERUSALEM: Residents of Israeli-annexed east Jerusalem’s historic Armenian quarter rapidly mobilised when...

Residents of Israeli-annexed east Jerusalem's historic Armenian quarter rapidly mobilised when bulldozers rolled in to start work on a luxury hotel, a project they fear threatens the ancient but dwindling community.East Jerusalem and the Old City -- divided into Muslim, Christian, Jewish and Armenian quarters -- was seized by Israel in 1967 and annexed in a move not recognised by the international community.

Occupied East Jerusalem's Armenian community mobilized against Israel's project to build a luxury hotel in their quarter in the city, as their...

(RNS) — A tiny Christian minority sitting on one of the Holy Land's most valuable pieces of real estate has rebelled against a real-estate deal that would sacrifice nearly 25% of its land in Jerusalem.

‘Jerusalem would not be Jerusalem without a vibrant Armenian community,’ an Israeli lawyer says

A controversial real estate project threatens the world’s oldest Armenian diaspora community. But they refuse to move.