As a result of the Armenian Genocide , many survivors were forced to first settle in the Levant including Lebanon , Syria , Egypt and Iraq . In 1958 , the first wave of Arab nationalism appeared in Syria and Egypt . This did not sit well with the large Armenian communities in these countries . The establishment of the United Arab Republic triggered a mass exodus of Armenians to Lebanon ( from Syria ) and to Canada and the United States ( from Egypt ) . Some Syrian-Armenians immigrated to Kuwait , when it was still a British mandate then
Armenian Genocide
Armenian Genocide
Armenians in Kuwait