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Take Me Seriously, I am Joking!
COMEDIAN VAHE BERBERIAN IN LONDON “A joke is truth wrapped in a smile”, Sigmund Freud The much loved Armenian artist, writer and comedian Vahe Berberian from Los Angeles appeared in London on the 22nd of October 2014 with his stand-up Comedy Show named “Sagain” at Navasardian Hall in West London. Tickets were sold […]
British Armenian Community Celebrates Armenian Independence Day
British Armenian Community Celebrates Armenian Independence Day The hugely successful 23rd anniversary event in London was a concert with the popular and talented Armenian singer and composer, Alla Levonian By Hasmik Harutunyan, Freelence Journalist On Saturday 20th September the British Armenian Community celebrated the 23rd Independence Day of the Republic of Armenia with a Concert […]
Quiz Night at the Navasartian Centre in Aid of Syrian Armenian Refugees
Quiz Night at the Navasartian Centre in Aid of Syrian Armenian Refugees Syrian Armenian Relief Fund By Hasmik Harutunyan Free-lance reporter On the 26th of September 2014 the Syrian Armenian Emergency Relief Fund under the auspices of Armenian Community Council organised a Quiz Night at the Navasartian Centre in order to raise money for Armenians […]
Armenian theatre in Edinburgh 18-25th Aug 2014
Armenian theatre in Edinburgh 18 – 25 Aug Dear Friends, this year the Moscow Armenian Theatre will take part in Edinburgh Fringe Festival 18-25 Aug with performance “The Human Voice” by following address: Spotlites @ The Merchant’s Hall Venue 278, 22 Hanover St. at 5.45 pm. We’ll be very glad if you’ll distribute this information, […]
Raffi Sarkissian interview with Civilitas Foundation, Yerevan
The Armenian Lobby in the UK ՈՒրբաթ, 20 հունիս, 2014 – 22:00 | Սիվիլնեթ Բաժիններ` REPORTS IN ENGLISH, ԴԻՏԱԿԵՏ, ԼՐԱՀՈՍ, ՀԱՐՑԱԶՐՈՒՅՑՆԵՐ, ՍԻՎԻԼՆԵԹ How can the UK Armenian Community impact UK policy on Armenia and the region? Raffi Sarkissian, a community activist, talks about this and other activities in London and throughtout the United Kingdom.
Save Kessab: An Urgent Appeal To All British Armenians
ANC UK Action Alert Save Kessab: An Urgent Appeal To All British Armenians 6th April 2014 Urge your MP and the Foreign Secretary William Hague to stop Turkey’s support for the destruction of Kessab in Syria. Please join the ANC UK in voicing your solidarity with Kessab by writing to your MP and the Foreign […]
ANC UK Press Release on Kessab
ANC UK Press Release on Kessab. PRESS RELEASE 2nd April 2014 Hostile offensive against Armenian population in Kessab, Syria facilitated by Ankara London, United Kingdom On Friday March 21st the village of Kessab, a historically Christian Armenian region in Syria which borders Turkey, was the object […]
ANC UK meets FCO officials
ANC UK meets FCO officials PRESS RELEASE 4th April 2014 ANC UK meets FCO officials London, United Kingdom The Armenian National Committee of the United Kingdom met with Foreign & Commonwealth Office officials to discuss the situation in Kessab. ANC UK conveyed to the officials their concerns on the: – […]
Robert Fisk: As the centenary of the First World War Armenian Genocide nears, a survivor describes how she still hears the screams
Sunday 31 March 2014 As the centenary of the First World War Armenian Genocide nears, a survivor describes how she still hears the screams She was a child of the Great War, born on a faraway killing field of which we know little, one of the very last witnesses to the last century’s first genocide, […]
A Saturday Evening of Armenian Music and Poetry
A Saturday Evening of Armenian Music and Poetry On the 22nd of March 2014 at St. Yeghishe Armenian Church in London, the young Armenian composer and pianist Arpine Kalinina performed her Music dedicated to her artistic inspiration, great Armenian poet Yeghishe Charents. Arpine is studying for her Master’s degree in Composition with Professor Gary Carpenter […]
Western leaders cannot face a ‘looming’ war. So I guess they’ll patch something up – and let Russia gobble part of Ukraine
Western leaders cannot face a ‘looming’ war. So I guess they’ll patch something up – and let Russia gobble part of Ukraine The Russkies are not going to be shaking in their boots at sanctions For some reason, our last century’s two world wars started rather far from home. I bet that most people in […]
British envoy suggests referendum in Karabakh, shocks Baku
British envoy suggests referendum in Karabakh, shocks Baku March 5, 2014 – 15:35 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net – British ambassador to Azerbaijan drew parallels between the Karabakh conflict and Scotland’s intention to secede from the United Kingdom. As Irfan Siddiq stated at the Khazar University in Baku, “what’s happening in Britain is quite interesting. Some people in Scotland are unwilling […]
British-Armenian All-Party Parliamentary Group Delegation at Tsiternakaberd Memorial
British-Armenian All-Party Parliamentary Group Delegation at Tsiternakaberd Memorial Armenia, honored the memory of the victims of the Armenian Genocide Tuesday, 18th February 2014, at the Tsiternakaberd Memorial and examined the British press archives from the collection of Armenian Genocide Museum. Head of the British-Armenian inter-parliamentary friendship group, Member of Parliament, Mr John Whittingdale (Conservative) said […]
British lawyer writes book about Armenian Genocide
British lawyer writes book about Armenian Genocide 12:38, 17 February, 2014 YEREVAN, FEBRUARY 17, ARMENPRESS: The Armenian National Committee of Great Britain will publish the book on the Armenian Genocide written by the Advisor to the Queen of the Great Britain, Professor Geoffrey Robertson, where he criticizes the denial policy of Great Britain. The Head […]
Քաթիա Փելթեքեանի «Հայոց Ցեղասպանութեան Ժամանակները»
Կազմակերպութեամբ Համազգայինի «Վահէ Սէթեան» Հրատարակչատան Եւ Հովանաւորութեամբ Հայոց Ցեղասպանութեան 100-ամեակի Լիբանանի Կեդրոնական Մարմինին. Դիւանագիտական Պատկառելի Ներկայութեամբ. Ներկայացում` Քաթիա Փելթեքեանի «Հայոց Ցեղասպանութեան Ժամանակները» Երկհատոր Գիրքին Հովանաւորութեամբ Հայոց ցեղասպանութեան 100-ամեակի Լիբանանի Կեդրոնական մարմինին եւ կազմակերպութեամբ Համազգայինի «Վահէ Սէթեան» հրատարակչատան, երէկ` ուրբաթ, 31 յունուար 2014-ի երեկոյեան ժամը 7:00-ին, Համազգայինի «Լիւսի Թիւթիւնճեան» ցուցասրահին մէջ տեղի ունեցաւ Քաթիա Փելթեքեանի «Հայոց […]
Book on British press reports on Armenian Genocide presented in London
Book on British press reports on Armenian Genocide presented in London 18:23 03.12.2013 On Friday 22nd November 2013, the Tekeyan Cultural Association (TCA) in London organised a gathering at Hye Doon (“Armenian House”) in Kensington to launch the newly published book “The Times of the Armenian Genocide: Reports in the British Press (1914-1923)” compiled […]
Lord Darzi becomes foreign associate of the Institute of Medicine
Lord Darzi becomes foreign associate of the Institute of Medicine by Sam Wong 21 October 2013 Professor Lord Ara Darzi has been elected to the Institute of Medicine (IOM), the health arm of the US National Academy of Sciences.Membership of the IOM is one of the highest honours in the field of health and […]
The Sunday Times: British special forces carried out secret trainings in Azerbaijan
The Sunday Times: British special forces carried out secret trainings in Azerbaijan 19:21 21/10/2013 » Society The Foreign and Commonwealth Office paid for the SAS to train Azerbaijan’s special forces in an effort to gain influence with the hardline ex-Soviet regime, the British Sunday Times writes. According to a leaked document seen by The […]
