| CATHOLICOS OF CILICIA ARAM IN CYPRUS |
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Nicosia 23 July - Gibrahayer - Catholicos Aram I is in Cyprus for a three day official visit. During his stay he met the President of the Cyprus Republic Demetris Christofias, the President of the Cyprus House of Representatives Marios Garoyian and the leader of the Church of Cyprus Archbishop Chrysostomos.
Picture above from left to right: Chairman of the Executive Committee of the Armenian Church Dr. Antranik Ashdjian, Chairman of the Administrative Council of the Armenian Church Sebouh Tavitian, Archbishop Varoujan Hergelian, Catholicos of the Great House of Cilicia Aram I, President of the Cyprus Parliament Marios Garoyian, Armenian MP in the Cyprus House Vartkes Mahdessian.
for more images from the visit of Catholicos Aram I to Cyprus, click on the above image or click here |
| TURKISH PLANES CIRCLE THE CYPRUS SKIES AS ERDOGAN COMES BACK TO THE SCENE OF THE CRIME |
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Financial Mirror - Cyprus has protested to the UN new violations of its national airspace by military aircraft of the Turkish Air Force during yesterday's celebrations in the Turkish- occupied areas of the Republic, on the occasion of the 34th anniversary of Turkey's invasion of Cyprus.
According to a spokesman of the Cyprus Defence Ministry, the violations were recorded on Sunday noon when four military aircraft F5 that took off from the illegal airport of Lefkoniko, initially headed south, then they turned north and finally landed back at Lefkoniko airport.
"They flew provocatively over the areas controlled by the Republic of Cyprus, at a depth of approximately one kilometer", the Spokesman said.
Famagusta Gazette - President Demetris Christofias has condemned the illegal visit of Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan to Cyprus areas occupied by Turkey since 1974.
Speaking during a ceremony for the missing persons in Cyprus, Christofias said that he denounces the presence of the Turkish Prime Minister especially during these days that the people of Cyprus feel deep pain and sorrow for what happened on July 20, 1974, when Turkish troops invaded and occupied 37% of the island’s territory. |
| GIBRAHAYER ALBUM |
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Sourp Asdvadzadzin Church Choir in 1963 - Source: Bedelian Family Album: from left to right: Ani (Yenovkian) Karaguezian, Mayda Megerditchian, organist Mary Kazandjian, Zaroug Darakdjian, Diana Demirdjian, Madiana Kerkyasharian, Sourp Asdvadzadzin Choir Master Vahan Bedelian, Hasmig (Eodjourian) Nearchou, Anahid (Tourian) Eskidjian, Asdghig Karabeyikian, Ani Koushian, Anayis Boghossian, Elsie (Geukdjian) Utudjian, Haigoush (Assilian) Der Avedissian. |
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- Home Page - Latest results from Pyunik - Anorthosis
- Home Page - On the occasion the 34th anniversary of the Turkish invasion of Cyprus, read Alexander-Michael Hadjilyra's article on Gibrahayer.com
- Classifieds - Greek Theater company looking for choreographer and actors for their US tour
- Section: Our online Family - Sub-section: Omphalos Tis Gis - Round up of events in Cyprus - Review of Sunday's papers
- Section: Our online Family - Sub-section: Professor Pilikian - Open Letter to Democratic senators Barak Obama and Hillary Clinton
- Article of the week - Nouritza Matossian - A powerful mind recreates the lives of two powerful icons through film
- Article of the week (2) - Talk of War from Azerbaijan over Nagorno Karabakh - Economist.Com, July 17, 2008
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| ANORTHOSIS - PYUNIK LIVE
ON ALFA SPORTS AT 4:30 pm |
| Gibrahayer - Nicosia Wednesday July 15, 2008 - Armenia's champions Pyunik FC will be trying to organise a meaningful attack against Cyprus champions Anorthosis to turn around the slim 1-0 in favour of the Cypriot team. However, they will need identical luck to survive the barrage of near misses and a heroic performance by the ALL-Armenian team's goal-keeper Krikor Meliksetyan, to survive another Anorthosis tsunami.
Anorthosis left for this afternoon's match on Monday night.
The match will be televised from Alfa Sports and it begins at 4:30 pm Cyprus time (6:30 pm Yerevan time) in Abovyan, as Pyunik's stadium in Yerevan is undergoing renovations. Tonight's result will be posted on gibrahayer.com at the 90 minute mark. |
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| News in Brief - by Sevag Devledian |
- Serge Sargsyan said he wants to see a quick solution to domestic problems while addressing Armenian citizens on 18 July on the occasion of his first 100 days in office. "I also want to see positive results of the fight against injustice, indifference, corruption and poverty as soon as possible," Sargsyan said.
- The U.S. parliament's House Foreign Operations Subcommittee overturned the proposal by the U.S. administration to cut aid to Armenia from 58 million USD to 24 million USD and voted to allocate the country 52 million USD for 2009. It also approved a special package for aid to Nagorno-Karabakh. The only measure pro-Armenian lobby was not able to push through is to reduce the amount of military aid to Azerbaijan.
- Inspectors from the Turkish Interior Ministry asked for a state governor's permission to bring a colonel and a captain before the court for failing to act on information received prior to the assassination of Turkish-Armenian journalist Hrant Dink, Milliyet daily reported.
- Turkish President Abdullah Gul is going to visit the ruins of Ani on Armenian-Turkish border. Gul will leave for Kars today, during which he will visit the ruins of Ani. On July 24 (tomorrow), Gul together with Georgian and Azeri Presidents Saakashvili and Aliyev will take part in the ceremony of laying the foundation of Turkish part of the Baku-Tbilisi-Ceyhan railway.
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| SECRET TALKS BETWEEN ARMENIA AND TURKEY |
YEREVAN (RFE/RL) - Armenia and Turkey have held confidential negotiations to discuss a new opening for the normalisation of their strained relations, a leading Turkish newspaper reported on Friday.
A senior US official, meanwhile, expressed hope that Turkish President Abdullah Gul will accept his Armenian counterpart Serzh Sarkisian's invitation to arrive in Yerevan on September 6 for a World Cup qualifier match between the two countries' national football teams.
The daily "Hurriyet" said senior diplomats from the two countries met in the Swiss capital Berne on July 8 and held talks for several days. It quoted the unnamed head of the Turkish delegation in the talks as saying that "the meeting took place in a positive atmosphere." No details were reported.
Turkish Foreign Minister Ali Babacan did not deny the report, saying the two countries have contacts "from time to time" and stressing that Ankara favours dialogue with its northeastern neighbour. "We have contacts with Armenian colleagues from time to time," Babacan told reporters at a joint news conference with visiting Iranian Foreign Minister Manouchehr Mottaki. "It is important to discuss how relations between the two countries can be normalised through dialogue |
| Sports - by Sevag Devledian |
- UEFA CUP ROUNDUP: FC Salzburg, with former Porto boss Co Adriaanse now in charge, were too strong for Armenia's Banants, running out 7-0 winners.
- UEFA CUP ROUNDUP: Swiss Super League debutants Bellinzona earned a 1-0 win on their European debut against FC Ararat, with their counterattacking style proving crucial in Yerevan.
- 20-year-old Meline Daluzian (63kg), who won a gold medal in the previous two European Women's Weightlifting Championships, will present Armenia in Beijing.
- On August 2, in Takoma city, USA, boxers Vik Darchinyan and Dimitry Kirilov will meet. Kirilov will be defending the title of champion in the IBF 52.2kg category.
- Four junior Armenian weightlifters, Ala Samvelian - 48 kg, Smbat Margarian - 50 kg, Vardges Karapetian - 62 kg and Gagik Grigorian - 85 kg, will compete for the medals of the European Junior Championship that starts in Amiens in France.
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| Bingo Night at AYMA
every Wednesday at 9:00pm |
| Come and win super prizes in a family environment.
If you want to begin the night with delicious specialities
please call Hamo on 22499889 for dinner arrangements |
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| NOW OPEN - This new, modern space, located on 23d Armenias str. in Nicosia (tel. 22105586) is dedicated to children’s clothing and shoes for the ages of 6 months to 7 year-olds... because style is not just for grown-ups! The main brands imported are Ralph Lauren and Converse.
There's also a parents' corner where one can find Ralph Lauren, Abercrombie & Fitch T-shirts and Polo’s so that you and your beloved offspring can have matching outfits for your favourite summer excursions! |
| CLASSICAL GREEK TRAGEDY “BACCHAE”(VAKHES)
ON TOUR IN THE UNITED STATES |
| The Greek theatre production of the classical tragedy “BACCHAE” (VAKHES) under the auspices of the Greek ministries of Foreign affairs, Tourist Development, Transportation and Communications, the Organisation for the Promotion of the Greek Culture of the Ministry of Culture is looking for five local actors or dancers, aged 25-35 years old, to be included in the chorus of the tour that will be given in New York on 16 and 17 of September 2008.
The theatrical production "BACCHAE" will be presented in several states of America, under the auspices of WORLD COUNCIL OF HELLENES ABROAD (SAE, USA REGION), as follows:
September 16,17 New York, USA Grand Opening (Premier)
September 18 Western Connecticut State University, Danbury, CT
September 20 University of Rhode Island, Kingston, RI
September 21 University of Connecticut, Storrs, CT
September 23 Hyannis High School, Hyannis, MA
September 24 Portland Museum of Fine Arts, Portland, ME
September 25 University of New Hampshire, N.H.
September 27 Florida Atlantic University, Boca Raton, FL
October 2 University of North Carolina, Charlotte, NC
October 5 University of South Alabama, Mobile, AL
October 8 Hellenic Cultural Center, Houston, TX
October 11,12 San Francisco (UHAS),
October 17 Philadelphia
October 18 Boston
October 19 Pittsburgh, PA
October 22 Chicago
October 25 Detroit
This theatrical production will also be transferred to a film.
For further information,please contact with John Fiotodimitrakis - tel: 16463024191 and 1718 3884717. e-mail: iapetofioto at yahoo dot com |
| Letters to the Editor |
| Very beautiful the Sipan Dance Ensemble's videos.
We travel the Armenians regions through our Armenian dance.
Thanks.
Maria Cristina Koutoudjian - Sao Paulo - Brasil
Where is last week's picture taken that Barouyr Sevag was in?
Armen T. Hamamdjian
Last week's picture was taken 42 years ago, during the summer of 1966 during a trip to Armenia of Armenian teachers from the diaspora. This is one of the last pictures of poet Barouyr Sevag - who died soon after - in a car accident in Armenia, under suspicious circumstances... |
| GIBRAHAYER EMAGAZINE TO LAUNCH
TRIVIA GAME IN SEPTEMBER 2008 |
Gibrahayer - Nicosia July 16 - As part of its plans to expand its online activities, Gibrahayer e-magazine will be launching an online Trivia Game, that parallel to providing prizes to its winners, will provide an educational forum on important historical and political happenings of Armenian reality.
A team across Armenia and the diaspora has already started working on the project and the Game will be officially launched this autumn.
More than 100 major prizes have been donated and will be given out to our winning subscribers.
We urge our subscribers to support our new online activities by financially contributing to the team that will be working on the project, by calling the below number and contributing to the below account. |
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| Gibrahayer Calendar |
- Every Wednesday 9:00pm - BINGO Night is back at AYMA. Come and win super prizes in a family environment. If you want to begin the night with the delicious specialities of Hamo, please call him on 22499889 for dinner arrangements.
- Every Saturday from 7:00 pm - midnight - Marie Louise (vocals) and Armen (guitar and vocals) perform at The Golden Bay Hotel Bar in Larnaca
- Every Thursday (starting from 17 July) and every Sunday after 10:30 pm - Hovig (vocals) and Argyro (piano) perform at Pralina Bar on Stasikratous Avenue in Nicosia
- Every Monday, Tuesday, and Thursday night, and every Sunday afternoon DJ Greg Mak at TIMES in Larnaca.
- Sunday 27 July - Commemoration of Khanasori Arshavank in Troodos at the Picnic Ground of Loumata Ton Aeton (last year's venue - before Pasha Livadhi Picnic site turn left and follow the tricolour flags), by ARF Dashnaktsoutiun Cyprus Gomideh and affiliate organisations. Cultural program by the AYF. Speaker of the day: unger Kevork Keoshkerian
- 13-27 July in Yerevan -Hamazkayin Forum for Armenian students in Yerevan.
- 18 – 25 July in Aghavnatsor - "Hayasdanaknatsoutiun" - ARF Dashnaktsoutiun's Badanegan Pan-Armenian Summer Camp at Aghavnatsor Homes (55 km from Yerevan). Eight-Day educational program filled with excursions, discussions, games. Open to youth from 14-18 years old.
- 10 - 17 August - Summer Camp in Troodos, organised by the Armenian Youth Federation of Cyprus. For ages 10-20 including separate sections for Badanegan and Youth. The programme will include trips and expeditions, games, physical exercises, quizzes and interesting discussion topics. Sign up with members of Varich Marmin. For more information. Call Kevork Keoshkerian on 99817806. Parents may visit their children on Wednesday 13 August from 3:00 - 7:00pm. Lunch for all and Pagman hantisoutiun on Sunday 17 August at Camp.
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