Marseille, France 150 school children dance and music JAF Marseille ignited the Théâtre du Moulin

June 17, 2014 By administrator

Last Saturday night, June 14, 2014, in Marseille, the 500 attendees at the Théâtre du Moulin were conquered by a dance and a bit unusual music. These are indeed the 150 children dance schools – School vanouch Khanamirian – and music – School Khatchadour Avedissian – the Armenian Youth France Marseille – JAF – who had their 14th Gala

Opening, the children’s choir accompanied by the students of the school of traditional Armenian music set the tone of this show. With the sequence of rhythmic dances and amazing musical performances, older students aged 5 to 17 years, flourished on stage showing the result of a year of work. A final dazzling full color closed the 2 hours of bliss. Show a very high quality served by wonderful costumes and professionalism worthy of their elders Araxes Sasun.

A huge congratulations to the two schools Marion Chamassian directors, and Michael Vemian, who with their teams of teachers transmit the art of dance and Armenian music, and are born of vocations to the young grass. The enthusiasm of the children and the scenic rendering suggests that the bet schools FLD is largely won.

In short, a real success for these small carriers of culture, after which any given June 14 at the Mill, go applaud the 40 professional dancers from the National Ballet Of Armenia. For organizing the outstanding tour in France of all “PAREGAMOUTIOUN” JAF will allow these new generations discover that Armenia is better in terms of dance. A great way to improve the education and training of the young hopes of the Armenian culture.

Armenian Youth France

Varoujan BOZADJIAN Cultural Centre Armenian Youth France the

47, avenue de Toulon –

13006 Marseille

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Mail: jaf.marseille @ la-jaf.com the

Website: www.la-jaf.com

Armenian Matteo Darmian playing for Italy at World Cup 2014

June 16, 2014 By administrator

Italian defender Matteo Darmian is of Armenian descent. Of Armenian extraction but born in the northern Italian town of Legnano, he played his youth football for AC Milan before making his first-team debut in a Coppa Italia match in November 2006, according to FIFA’s official website

A maiden Serie A appearance followed the very next season against Udinese, but like many other young Italian talents Darmian was forced to go on his travels in search of first-team football, spending time at Padova, Torino and Palermo but playing only 15 top-flight games up to 2012.

His fortunes changed when Torino decided to sign him on a permanent deal. Earning a regular starting place as the 2012/13 season got under way, he established himself as one of the best full-backs in Serie A.

A first choice also at every age level for Italy, Darmian caught the eye of Cesare Prandelli during another fine season with the Turin club and was invited to a national team training camp in March 2014, the prelude to his appearance in the coach’s 23-man list for Brazil 2014.

source: public radio of Armenia

Armenia to attend NATO seminar as Baku pledges to guarantee safety

June 15, 2014 By administrator

June 14, 2014 – 17:57 AMT

PanARMENIAN.Net – The head of the Armenian delegation to NATO PA Koryun Nahapetyan and delegation member, Heritage parliamentary faction secretary Tevan Poghosyan will leave for Azerbaijan on June 15 to participate in NATO PA’s Rose Roth seminar in Baku June 16-18.

As Tevan Poghosyan told Panorama.am, Baku pledged to guarantee the Armenian participants’ security at the seminar.

As Koryun Nahapetyan told Panorama.am earlier, the seminar agenda includes numerous issues of interest to Armenia, in particular the Nagorno Karabakh conflict settlement.

Syria: Kessab Liberated Update

June 15, 2014 By administrator

Damascus, June 15, 2014 (AFP) – The Syrian army rebels resumed Sunday the city Armenian majority Kassab (north-west), near a strategic border crossing with Turkey, she announced in a statement.

“Units of our armed forces, in collaboration with the forces (paramilitary) national defense restored the safety and security Kassab this morning,” said the military statement, confirming earlier data by television information State.

The Syrian Observatory of Human Rights (OSDH) were reported Saturday evening that “most of the fighters of al-Nosra Front and Islamic brigades had retreated Kassab, leaving behind a small number of fighters.”

Sunday, the NGO said the army had entered the city to the rebels since March 21, but fighting continued.

“The regime’s troops came to Kassab but have not taken the entire city. Fighting still oppose soldiers and rebels who remained, “said AFP Director of OSDH, Rami Abdel Rahman.

The withdrawal of most of the rebels came after “the army, supported by the Lebanese Shiite Hezbollah fighters, was able to take the hills surrounding Kassab,” said Abdel Rahman.

“This put the rebels in the line of sight of the army and Hezbollah,” said he added.

“There was a lack of supply and an advanced highly experienced Hezbollah and the Syrian special forces fighters,” said Abdel Rahman yet.

“The insurgents did not want to be besieged Kassab” by the army, as was the case in several localities rebels brought to their knees by the army in three years of war. “They preferred to withdraw.”

Constantly bombarded by regime forces, the border post Kassab was important for the insurgents who were carrying their wounded in Turkey, an ally of the opposition.

The Syrian regime accused Ankara of aiding the rebels seize the city, whose inhabitants Armenian majority have fled their homes since March.

Beirut, June 14, 2014 (AFP) – The rebels and their allies of al-Nosra Front (Syrian branch of Al-Qaeda) withdrew Saturday “Kassab”, a border city of Turkey they had conquered in March , reported the Syrian Observatory of Human Rights (OSDH).

“Most fighters of al-Nosra Front and Islamic brigades withdrew from Kassab, leaving behind a small number of fighters,” said the OSDH.

Government forces for their part sent tanks into neighboring villages, signaling an imminent conquest of the city by the army. This retreat occurred while “regime’s troops supported by men of Hezbollah and other Arab and Asian fighters had advanced (in the neighboring village) Nabaein” according to the OSDH.

The information has been confirmed by opposition activists claimed that the fighters of Al-Nosra and rebel brigades had retreated to the rebel strongholds in the region of Jabal al-Akrad, near Kassab.

The Armenian community of Kassab is strategic because it is located near the single border crossing with Turkey in the province of Latakia, a stronghold of the Alawite community belongs President Bashar al-Assad.

When the border post Kassab fell to rebels in March, he was the last checkpoint on the border with Turkey still operational in the hands of the regime.

Editor’s note: Contrary to the AFP dispatch of 14 June on the basis of the OSDH, the customs post, located 6 km from Kessab, was only a pretext to attack by Al Front -Nosra, because it is not strategic. As Fabrice Ballanche (Director of Group Research and Studies on the Mediterranean and the Middle East) said in the dossier on the Kessab # 207 Armenian News Magazine, “Turkey closed the border since months and the traffic was almost nil since the beginning of the Syrian crisis. Moreover, the customs Kessab has never been very important: daily bus between Antioch and Latakia and a few cars. It is no comparison Bab el Awa or Azaz. In addition, the rebels did not need Kessab to bring weapons in Syria, they control the entire Urdu ATHMA border, northeast of Idleb, or 200 km.

Another strategic objective was put forward by the OSDH: wearing Samra (Kaladouran), which give the rebels access to the sea in Syrian territory, to be refueled in arms and ammunition. Samra’s famous port is a small harbor where fishing boats moored a few, we are far from a strategic infrastructure. And why the rebels would they need access to the sea 100 meters from the Turkish border, while receiving safe all the equipment they need via Turkey? Finally, we presented the attack as a prelude to a major offensive on the coastal region and Latakia, the stronghold of the Alawite community. This last argument does not hold either. They could very well do it from their two strongholds in the region: Jebel Jebel Akrad and Turkmen. Moreover, they know that they will not take the Alawite territory very well defended by the army and the population itself, which has everything to fear from jihadists. “Moreover, as is recalled in Fabrice Ballanche an analysis to be published in the July No. of NAM, “three months after taking Kessab the rebels had not yet advanced to Latakia, on the contrary, they were confined in the village of Kessab, having abandoned the valley the Kaladouran and Chalma heights. “ This attack of the last Armenian village in the region therefore proceeded well a willingness of ethnic cleansing carried out with at least downstream of Turkey.

Evacuation of the Armenian community in Mosul

June 13, 2014 By administrator

On 11 June, sixty-five Armenian families and their priest have left Mosul to escape extremist Islamists who terrorize members of Christian communities in the city. The Armenian community of Basra to host families and grant them asylum.

The Armenian Church of the Holy Spirit, he destroyed a few years ago when she had just been completed and waiting for his consecration, was burned.

First Armenian church called Saint Echmiadzin was built in the city in 1857. In 1968, a larger church was built on the site of the first sanctuary and a school. The city had two other places of worship Armenian: the chapel of neighborhood “Guirgougui Ghoria” and the church of the Holy Mother of God (restored in 1997-1998).

Syrian Armenians call to save Aleppo from destruction

June 9, 2014 By administrator

June 9, 2014 – 17:08 AMT

Armenian population of Aleppo issued a plea to save the cradle of Diaspora from demolition. In a Perio News Facebook page, the Syrian Armenians urge Foreign Ministry to collect funds for reconstruction of the Armenian district of Nor Gyugh, destroyed in sniper attacks and voice a strong protest for pro-Turkish militants’ actions against Armenian-populated regions of Syria.

The Syrian Armenians call on their compatriots to unite in saving the Armenian community and raise worldwide awareness of their situation.

The continued rocket fire by rebel forces in the direction of the mostly-Armenian-populated Nor Gyugh neighborhood of Aleppo has forced officials to declare the area a disaster zone, and threatens the survival of the city’s Armenian community, Asbarez said.

The Aleppo News Agency reported that incessant rocket fire from rebel forces, a significant number of which are reportedly Turks or radical Islamists, continued in Nor Gyugh, endangering civilians and causing massive destruction.

Residential buildings in Nor Gyugh have been destroyed or partially demolished, while Armenian community centers and local businesses have been damaged as a result of continued shelling.

Nor Gyugh residents are fleeing the neighborhood, some heading toward the seaside city of Latakia, which is already overflowing with Armenian refugees from the insurgence of Al Qaeda-affiliated terrorist groups in Kessab earlier this spring. Others are seeking refuge in other parts of Aleppo that are not currently under heavy rocket fire, while some are relocating to the basement of the St. Gregory the Illuminator Church, which was damaged earlier this week as a result of the rebel attacks.

Armenian community institutions in Nor Gyugh have also sustained heavy damages, among them the Karen Jeppe Jemaran, the Zavarian and Sahakian schools, as well as the Zavarian and Sahakian kindergartens, the Armenian Catholic Holy Trinity and Zvartnots School, the Arevelk print shop, the Armenian Relief Society’s clinic and social service center and residential building that are owned by the Prelacy.

Armenian-owned businesses and stores, as well as residences are either in complete or partial destruction, making life unbearable for the citizens of the town.

Source: PanARMENIAN.Net

Photo:Maria Gabrielyan

delegationArmenian to NATO raises problem of Turkey’s involvement in Kessab events

June 9, 2014 By administrator

Armenia’s parliamentary delegation, which participated in a meeting of the Political Committee of the NATO Parliamentary Assembly, May 30 to June 1, raised the issue of Kessab.

Specifically, the Armenian MPs stated that Turkey, which is a NATO member, not only allowed gunmen to enter Kessab through its territory, but also provided financial aid to them.

“The Turkish representative reacted at once, saying that Turkey’s government had nothing in common with Syria developments and did not sponsor any insurgent groups, which is untrue. Numerous facts prove this [Turkey’s involvement]. Our delegation requested that NATO think of the necessary measures to prevent its member-states from resorting to such steps,” Head of the Armenian delegation Koryun Nahapetyan told reporters on Monday.

Unfortunately, the NATO Parliamentary Assembly did not respond to the Armenian delegation’s request.

Armenian delegation member, Heritage parliamentary group member Tevan Poghosyan said that the 28 NATO member-states share a common feature – not offending partners.

“Unfortunately, it is not the case in the Collective Security Treaty Organization. So we should not expect any of the NATO members to wag their finger at Turkey,” he said.

However, raising the problem was important.

Aleppo Plight: Recent attacks on Armenians in Syrian city viewed as continuation of genocide

June 6, 2014 By administrator

By Gohar Abrahamyan
ArmeniaNow reporter

According to scholars in Yerevan, the recent events in Aleppo are continuation of the Armenian genocide and the Armenian community in Aleppo faces extermination.
Images showing vast destruction in Aleppo’s Armenian neighborhoods appeared on the internet in recent days, causing great concern in Armenia where thousands of Syrian nationals of Armenian origin have taken refuge since hostilities began in their country in 2011.

On Friday at a meeting with reporters scientist, ethnologist from Kessab Hakob Cholakian spoke about the situation in Syria saying that during the three years of war the Armenian community in Aleppo suffered most, especially in the suburban districts, where wealthy Armenians, owners of factories lived.

“Nowadays Armenians are concentrated in three districts outside of which there are no other Armenians because of three years of migration. During the last few days another such district, Nor Gyugh, was ruined. The state of Armenians in Aleppo is critical in terms of both safety and livelihood, and at this most dangerous moment we are silent, it’s time to act,” Cholakian said.

Noravank foundation director Gagik Harutyunyan said that in all the countries where the Arab spring took place Christian sections suffered particularly much, a cultural genocide took place.

“The Syrian war endangers our national safety because Azerbaijani mercenaries and Turks are very active on the level of regular army special services, we must be very careful about them,” Harutyunyan said adding that actions realized in the Middle East and in Syria particularly are a direct threat to Armenian security.

“Descendants of Armenian genocide survivors live in the Middle East and they are the bearers of Western Armenian culture and civilization and in case of dissipation not only the physical safety of Armenians but their civilization will be endangered.”

Armenia has strongly condemned the bombardment of Aleppo and, in particular, the city’s Armenian-populated district of Nor Gyugh over the past days, which has caused the loss of lives and destruction.

“We are convinced that the main precondition for progress in the resolution of the Syrian crisis lies in immediate cessation of violence,” Armenian Foreign Ministry spokesman Tigran Balayan said on Thursday, according to the Ministry’s official website.

Earlier, the Armenian Revolutionary Federation (Dashnaktsutyun), a traditional Armenian party operating both in Armenia and its far-flung Diaspora, also issued a statement condemning the rocket attacks on the civilian population in the Syrian city that is home to a sizable Armenian community.

Sibil another award to Pektorosoğlu “Armenian World Entertainment Awards” (Video)

June 4, 2014 By administrator

Late last month, the California for the first time, the ‘Armenian World Entertainment Awards’ found their owners.’ Global Arts International ‘and’ usarmenia’s held together at the ceremony of Turkish-Armenian musician Sibila Pektorosoğl Diaspora of the year, best female singer award was awarded.

Late last month, the California United States for the first time, the ‘Armenian World Entertainment Awards’ found their owners.’ Global Arts International ‘and’ usarmenia’s held together at the ceremony of Turkish-Armenian musician Sibila Pektorosoğl Diaspora of the year, best female singer award was awarded.

Armenian actors and singers in the world that brings together award ceremony for the victims of the proceeds collected will be given Kesab.

Feriköy Church Choir, which started in the music of the Sibyl Pektorosoğl, their album was released in 2010. Majak of Toşikyan (Cenk overflow) compositions consisting of ‘Sibyl’ Armenian named all the songs on the album.

Source: Agos

Comcast’s ‘Newsmakers’ Interviews Genocide Education Project Board Member

June 3, 2014 By administrator

SAN FRANCISCO—Comcast Cable “Newsmakers” California network broadcast is featuring an interview with Genocide Education Project (GenEd) board member, Roxanne Makasdjian, about GenEd’s efforts to promote instruction on the Armenian Genocide in schools. In the four and a half minute interview, veteran Bay Area television anchorwoman, Barbara Rogers and Makasdjian discuss the history of the Armenian Genocide, why so many haven’t learned about it, and the services offered by GenEd to help teachers incorporate lessons on the Armenian Genocide into their classrooms. The interview will be replayed multiple times on Comcast Cable and appears on its website. It can also be viewed on the

The Genocide Education Project is a nonpartisan, nonprofit, tax-exempt 501(c)(3) educational organization that assists educators in teaching about human rights and genocide, particularly the Armenian Genocide, by developing and distributing instructional materials, providing access to teaching resources and organizing educational workshops. For more information about The Genocide Education Project, go to