April 04, 2013, Community News
ARMENIAN AND ITALIAN MUSIC CONCERT
The Kalaydjian Foundation and the Cyprus Symphony Orchestra are jointly organising "Armenian and Italian Music Concert"Armenia meets Italy through a musical journey with famous works, arials and songs by Babajanyan,…May 23, 2013, Sassounian Column
HOUSE RESOLUTION GOES BEYOND GENOCIDE RECOGNITION SEEKING TRUTH AND JUSTICE
In a welcome move, four members of the U.S. House of Representatives have introduced a resolution that advocates a new approach for the pursuit of Armenian rights in Congress, going…Cyprus is the third largest island in the Mediterranean, 9,521 square kilometres in size, with a population of around 800,000. Its capital is Nicosia. The other main towns are Limassol, Larnaca and Paphos. Since the Turkish invasion of 1974, Cyprus has been divided in two.
Armenians have lived in Cyprus for centuries, but the present community on the island is mainly the result of immigration during and immediately after the Armenian Genocide of 1915-23 in Turkey. Currently, some 3000-3500 Armenians live in Cyprus, mainly in Nicosia, Larnaca and Limassol..more
