Author: Kanayan Tamar

WISH LIST: THE GARINEE LAMP IS CLASSIC YET TRENDY
Selina Denman

The National

June 1 2011
UAE

The shade may catch your eye but the base is truly spectacular. The
Garinee lamp is produced by Cub-ar, a French company that creates
products out of Armenian obsidian, a precious stone formed when
volcanic lava of the felsic variety cools rapidly. The stone is dark
and full of depth but also, somewhat paradoxically, transparent.

Cub-ar’s collections are designed in France but the stone is cut and
polished in Armenia by skilled artisans in a process that involves
slicing it with a diamond-blade saw, smoothing it down and then
polishing it off. The stone is then coupled with materials such as
wood and metal to create stunning items for the home. The natural
patterning and transparency of the obsidian makes every piece in the
Cub-ar portfolio unique.

The Garinee base stands at 25cm tall, and combines obsidian in striped
translucent black and iridescent brown. This is coupled with a neon
green lampshade that is blindingly on trend. The mixing of a colour
that is bright, flirty and unashamedly trendy with a material that
is sleek, sophisticated and millions of years old makes for stunning
contrast.

Cub-ar products are distributed in the UAE by Faubourg Design;
; 050 37 39 182. The Garinee lamp retails for
~@850 (Dh4,459).

MONUMENT ON ARMENIAN HERO WILL BE RECONSTRUCTED

news.am
June 1 2011
Armenia

Administration of Union of Armenians in Russia (UAR) in the Sochi
city resigned in connection with administration’s recent decision
to dismantle the monument of an Armenian hero General Andranik in
the city.

“The conflict is resolved. The administration resigned acknowledging
the guilt,” informed vice president of UAR German Ananyants.

He informed that the monument will be set up in Adler.

ARMENIAN RED CROSS DENIES RUMORS ON SPERM-CONTAMINATED CONDOMS

news.am
May 31 2011
Armenia

YEREVAN. – Armenian Red cross association denied the rumors that
condoms provided by association contain sperm.

“Condoms are not out of date and are not sperm-contaminated,” informed
program coordinator on preventing HIV/Aids Ekaterina Vardanyan in
her interview with Armenian News NEWS.am.

Earlier Armenian Red Cross offered condoms to the young couples for
free in the Yerevan Lovers’ Park without age discrimination. According
to the rumors, those condoms were out of date and contained foreign
sperm.

SOME ARMENIAN CULTURAL MONUMENTS WILL BE IRRETRIEVABLY LOST UNLESS DRASTIC MEASURES ARE TAKEN

arminfo
Tuesday, May 31, 23:27

Some Armenian cultural monuments will be irretrievably lost unless
drastic measures are taken, Ruben Baghdishyan, Head of the Know Your
Country Movement, said in a press conference in Yerevan, Tuesday.

He said that they have repeatedly applied to relevant instances
for settlement of the given problem, but useless. Even the Armenian
Apostolic Church does not care for the situation though many of the
monuments belong to it. Nevertheless, visits to part of these monuments
have become paid. The monastery complex Sanahin, which is included in
the UNESCO World Heritage List, is in an advanced state of decay. The
areas of the monuments are often used as pastures and even pigsty.

Representatives of the Movement every week visit the monuments and
clean the forest and reserve areas from garbage on the funds of the
members of the Organization who number over 15,000 people.

“We should understand the seriousness of the situation and preserve
the monuments from decay for future generations,” he said.

For her part, a member of the Movement Sofya Hovsepyan said that
the Armenian youth does not know its historical and cultural
monuments. A poll conducted by the Movement revealed that 90% of
Armenian schoolchildren are more informed of restaurants and cafes
than of the Armenian historical and cultural monuments.

The Movement “Know Your Country” was founded in April 2011 at the
initiative of the youth to settle and cover the problems related to
the cultural and religious heritage of Armenia.

IMPLEMENTATION OF OPPOSITION’S 3 DEMANDS IS VICTORY – LEVON TER-PETROSYAN

Tert.am
31.05.11

The implementation of opposition’s three key demands by authorities
is an important achievement for a three-year struggle, Levon
Ter-Petrosyan, the leader of Armenia’s main opposition bloc has said.

Addressing a rally on Liberty Square in Yerevan late on Tuesday,
Ter-Petrosyan said the role of the international community in these
achievements should not be exaggerated.

“The role of the international pressures should not be exaggerated
as they would be ineffective, were not there a strong opposition,”
said he.

Ter-Petrosyan further reminded the crowds that the Armenian National
Congress (or HAK), speaking on behalf of the society, declared its
demands in public and received the authorities’ response in public too.

“This is a demolition of the wall of incomprehension,” said he. “Some
are attempting to play down … these achievements.”

Further, the HAK leader spoke about the Karabakh conflict and its
impact on Armenia’s internal political life against the backdrop of
the recent developments in the peace talks.

“It’s noteworthy that despite anybody’s will the Karabakh issue
will continue to remain one of the factors significantly affecting
Armenia’s internal policy. And that refers not only to the action of
the authorities, but those of the opposition too,” said he.

Pointing to the recent statement by the US, Russian and French
presidents on Karabakh, Levon Ter-Petrosyan also said that a
breakthrough is expected in the settlement of the Karabakh conflict.

“Taking all this into account Serzh Sargsyan [Armenia’s president]
is not that much concerned about the preservation of the status quo,
but by keeping pace with the process,” he explained.

He went on to say that the past has seen similar demonstrations,
but nowadays they are getting momentum as the country is in far
worse condition.

According to Levon Ter-Petrosyan, this atmosphere will not fade away,
but rather intensify and spread among farmers, teachers and scientists.

TODAY IS WORLD DAY OF FIGHTING AGAINST CIGARETTES

ARMENPRESS
May 31, 2011
YEREVAN

May 31 is the World Day of Fighting against Cigarettes. Armenia has
joined the convention on fighting against cigarettes in 2004 after
which Armenian law on “Limitations in Selling, Consuming, Using of
cigarettes,” has been adopted with which it is banned to smoke in
public transport, health, educational and cultural places.

The monitoring of the “Armenia without Cigarettes” non-governmental
alliance showed that the law is not being used effectively.

Coordinator of the alliance Diana Petrosyan told the reporters that
the main cause is bad awareness of the people, not being demanding.

“It is impossible to solve the issues only with laws and restrictions.

If it is not possible to make changes in the mentality and behavior
of the people, no law can fully solve the smoking issue”, executive
director of the Youth Foundation Alexander Ter-Hovhanisyan noted.

TENGIZ SHARMANASHVILI EXPLAINS GEORGIA’S RECOGNITION OF CIRCASSIAN GENOCIDE

PanARMENIAN.Net
May 31, 2011 – 17:13 AMT

Georgian Ambassador to Armenia commented on his country’s recognition
of Circassian genocide while refusing to recognize the 1915 Armenian
Genocide.At news conference in Yerevan, Tengiz Sharmanashvili said
the recognition was prompted by the Circassian nation’s being on the
verge of destruction.

“Acknowledgement of Circassian genocide was initiated by the
parliament, rather that the President or the government,” the
Ambassador remarked, adding that as a representative of an executive
authority he has no right to comment on the actions of the parliament.

However, he noted, “the parliament must have considered that the issue
cannot be delayed any longer. “Circassian genocide recognition is in
no way linked to Georgia’s position on Russia’s territorial integrity,”
he stressed.

On May 20, Georgian parliament voted for recognition of 1763-1864
events as the genocide of Circassian people.

KINGS SINGERS TO ARRIVE IN ARMENIA WITHIN THE FRAMEWORK OF THE YEREVAN PERSPECTIVES FESTIVAL
Anna Nazaryan

“Rardiolur”
31.05.2011 17:59

The 12-year-old Yerevan Perspectives Festival is ranked among the
top ten international festivals of Europe, which is an evidence of
its high artistic level, Director of the festival, composer Stepan
Rostomyan told a press conference today.

Within the framework of the festival, Yerevan will host the British
“Kings Singers” vocal group in three days.

“We are doing our best to shape a correct cultural atmosphere
in Armenia,” Stepan Rostomyan said. He has invited a number of
world renowned performers to Armenia, including Valery Gergiev and
the Symphony Orchestra of the Mariinsky Theatre, London’s Royal
Philharmonic Orchestra, Placido Domingo, Krzystof Penderezky, Goran
Bregovitz, Joe Cocker and many others.

JEWISH CENTER IN YEREVAN RE-OPENS AFTER RENOVATIONS

hetq
11:06, June 1, 2011

The Mordechai Navi Jewish Community Center, located on Nar-Dos
Street, has been re-opened after major renovations to the building
and installation of new office equipment

Sponsoring the project was local Armenian businessman David Galstyan.

Those attending the opening ceremony included the Assistant to the
President of Armenia, the Head of the Department of Religious Affairs
and National Minorities of Armenia, and Armenia’s Minister of Culture.

>From Moscow, Rabbi Dovid Karpov of the “Darkei Shalom” Synagogue in
Otradnoye was the representative. He was also the representative of
Chief Rabbi of Russia Berel Lazar, who is also the Head of the Board
of Rabbis of the CIS Countries, who was unable to attend.

In his speech, Chief Rabbi of Armenia Gershon Burstein – who is also
a Chabad-Lubavitch emissary serving in this region – highlighted the
enthusiasm and professionalism demonstrated by the builders under
the direction of Nikolai Khachaturov, a businessman in the field of
construction and a friend of David Galstyan.

There are an estimated 1,000 Jews residing in Armenia today. The
Jewish community of Armenia dates back almost 2,000 years, to the
time of King Tigranes the Great.

L’HEBDOMADAIRE HETQ PUBLIE A LA ” UNE ” LA PHOTO DE LA VILLA LUXUEUSE DU DEPUTE ARMENIEN, TIGRAN ARZAKHANTSIAN
Stephane

armenews.com
jeudi 2 juin 2011

L’hebdomadaire Hetq publie a la ” une ” la photo de la villa luxueuse
du depute armenien, Tigran Arzakhantsian, dans une banlieue de Paris.

Le journal note que dans sa declaration des biens, le depute a cache
cette propriete. Le journal rappelle en outre que M. Arzakhantsian est
connu pour son absenteisme : sur 1630 sessions de l’AN il a seulement
pris part aux 259.

Ambassade de France en Armenie

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