First Arabic film on Armenian Genocide to be screened in New YorkJanuary 20, 2016 - 14:12 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - The Socially Relevant Film Festival in New York will host the screening of the first Arabic film dedicated to the Armenian Genocide, member of Armenian National Committee of Europe Armen Mazlumyan told Hayern Aysor. Produced by director Muhammad Hanafi and journalist Myriam Zaki, “Who Killed the Armenians?” focuses on the Genocide perpetrated by the Turks 100 years ago, also presenting archival photos and materials, most of which were released for the first time to confirm the atrocities of 1915. The movie features the survivors’ eyewitness accounts, proving that the Genocide was planned long before it was committed. The film, first screened on November 8 in Cairo, was shot in Armenia, Egypt and Lebanon. Top stories David Vardanyan is the son of former Karabakh leader Ruben Vardanyan who who is currently imprisoned in Azerbaijan. The number of state universities will be reduced from 23 to 8 by 2030, Minister of Education, Science, Culture and Sport Zhanna Andreasyan has said. From September 21 to November 11, a total of 2,820 Russians registered at a place of residence in Armenia, the police has said. The situation on the contact line between Karabakh and Azerbaijan was relatively stable overnight, the Defense Army says. Partner news | Ucom General Director gives lecture at French University in Armenia The General Director of Ucom Ralph Yirikian delivered a lecture at the French University of Armenia. Kazakhstan welcomes Yerevan, Baku’s agreement to meet in Almaty Kassym-Jomart Tokayev has welcomed the agreement of Baku and Yerevan to hold negotiations in Almaty. Armenia offers to temporarily host, preserve Gaza manuscripts The Armenian Foreign Minister has said Yerevan is ready to help preserve manuscripts from the conflict zone in Gaza. Aliyev says no need for mediators in Armenia-Azerbaijan process Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev believes that Baku and Yerevan do not mediators in the process of normalizing relations. |