Archive

The year’s highlights
– HMEM Nubar Cairo men’s and women’s team travel to Beirut to participate in Antranig club’s basketball tournament
– HMEM Nubar Cairo mini-basket team wins the Cairo district competition and beats also the Alex district champions, the Sporting club
– AGBU Cairo organizes a commemorative evening at Nile Hall, dedicated to the 100th anniversary of the great poet Hovannes Toumanian.b
– HMEM Nubar Alex celebrates the guides movement’s 20th anniversary

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Friday 5 January
HMEM Nubar Cairo: Khetoum celebration.
Armenian traditional buffet and dance animated by HMEM’s “The Tigers” band (entrance and dinner 1 LE)
– HMEM Nubar Cairo scouts participate in a “Guentani Badger” at the Paradon of the Artistic club

Monday 27 January
AGBU Alexandria: Lecture evening by Manuel Djimbashian on Arab invasions in Armenia.

Friday 14 February
AGBU Cairo: Mesrobian lectures evening at the headquarters by Mr. Dikran Babikian on the battle of Avarayr.

Saturday 15 February
HMEM Nubar Cairo: Youth party and dinner animated by HMEM’s “The Tigers” band

Sunday 25 February
HMEM Nubar Cairo / Tersana 35-28 Egyptian B division women’s league match.
Team manager: George Marangozian, coach: Sayed Bahr

Saturday 22 – Sunday 23 March
HMEM Nubar Cairo: Friendly basketball matches between Cairo’s and Alex’s HMEM Nubar clubs (all categories) under the auspices of Arch. Sion Manougian and Mr. and Mrs. Arto Belekdanian on the Levon Kavaldjian challenge cup.

Friday 28 March
AGBU Cairo: General Assembly at the headquarters

Thursday 5 – Sunday 8 April
HMEM Nubar Cairo men’s and women’s team participate in Beirut’s Antranig club’s basketball tournament.
Women’s matches:
Thursday 5 : Antranig (Beirut) / HMEM Nubar Cairo 31-15
(Nora Alexanian 3 points, Maro Vosgerichian 5, Marguerite Stepanian 2)
Friday 6: Houys (Damascus) / HMEM Nubar Cairo  2-26
(Maro Vosgerichian 8 pts, Vartouhi Shahbenderian 8, Nora Alexanian 4, Arsho Arakelian 2, Hermine Balayan 2, Vivianne Tchoepjian 2)
Men’s matches
Thursday 5: Tchah (Aleppo) / HMEM Nubar Cairo 69-54
(Diko 21 points, Ara Depoyan 12, George Karkour 11, Jirayr Depoyan and Khatchig 4, Noraïr 2)
Friday 6: Antranig (Beirut) / HMEM Nubar Cairo 84 – 59
(Diko 21 points, George Karkour 13, Jirayr Depoyan 12 , Viken Varjabedian 5, Ara Depoyan 4, Norayr 2)
Saturday 7: Houys (Damascus) / HMEM Nubar Cairo 40-32
(Diko 11 points, George Karkour 8, Djipo 4 Jirayr Depoyan 3 , Viken Varjabedian 2, Ara Depoyan 3, Khachig 2)

Friday 14 April
HMEM Nubar Alexandria: Sham El Nessim celebration and basketball match between Cairo and Alex veterans / HMEM Nubar Alex women’s team.

Friday 14 April
HMEM Nubar Cairo: Sham El Nessim celebration and kermesse. Disco Party starting from 9:00 p.m.

Friday 25 April
AGBU Cairo: Mesrobian lectures evening at the headquarters by Mr Hayg Jamgotchian on April 24th, under the auspices of Mr. Hayg Ohannessian.

Saturday 7 and Sunday 8 June
Mini-basket Cairo district championship in Guezira SC.
Participating teams: HMEM Nubar Cairo, Near East, Al Ahly Club, Heliopolis club, Y.M.C.A. and Y.M.M.A.
HMEM Nubar Cairo champion of the competition with over all points 51 and 12 against.
Team players: Garo Apkarian (captain), Viken Okoumoushian, Garo Shahbenderian, Raffi Bosnoyan, Dikran and Yetvart Huseyinjian, Arpag Dadourian, Kevork Avanian, Yetvart Minnetian, Herair Dertadian, Norair Pilibossian, Zaven and Viken Djizmedjian, Vazken Ekserjian, Puzant Gubekian and Ashley Boyadian.
Coach: Sayed Bahr.

Friday 27 June
HMEM Nubar Cairo: Annual general assembly.
AGBU Alexandria: Lecture evening by Mr Vahan Alexanian on his European tour travel impressions.

Saturday 28 June
HMEM Nubar Cairo: Opening of the summer season: buffet and dance animated by “The Sounds” band.

Sunday 13 July
HMEM Nubar Cairo: Mini-basket match between Cairo’s champions HMEM Nubar Heliopolis and Alexandria’s champions Sporting club 32-30. (Dikran Huseyindjian 23 points, Garo Apkarian: 9.     Coach:Sayed Bahr.

Tuesday 15 July
HMEM Nubar Cairo: Women and men basketball matches between HMEM Nubar Cairo and Hellenic.
Women: HMEM Nubar winner 28/26. Best players: Maro, Margo and Vartouhi.
Men: HMEM Nubar winner 62/47. Best players: Viken, Ara and Jiraïr.

Saturday 26 and Sunday 27 July

HMEM Nubar Alexandria: inter-cities sports festival between the 2 HMEM Nubar clubs, under the auspices of the Youth Minister Dr. Mohamed Safey Eddine Aboul Ezz and the presidency of Mr. and Mrs. Vahan Alexanian.
More than 150 players aged 7 to 70 years took part in 11 games.
Results:
Juniors’ basketball: Cairo / Alexandria 54/32.
Best players of Cairo: Vahe Varjabedian (20 points) and Meguerditch Gojamanian (13 points). Best player of Alexandria: Viken Vartsbedian with 20 points.
Women’s basketball: Cairo / Alex 33/16.
Best players of Cairo: Maro (10 points), Arousiag (11 points) and Anahid (6 points). Best players of Alexandria: Adrine and Sylvia.
Women’s Shot put: Perlanti Mazloumian of Alexandria champion with a throw of 7.31 meters over Vartouhi Shahbenderian of Cairo (7.23 meters).
Men’s Shot put: winner Levon Ishkhanian from Cairo with13.26 meters. Nazareth Mazloumian from Alexandria second with 12.46 meters.
Mini basket: Egypt’s champions, HMEM Nubar Cairo Alexandria by 61/5.
Table tennis: Men: Mardig Balayan (Cairo) / Nazareth Mazloumian (Alex) 2-0, 21/15 and 21/19.
Women: Adrine Sahagian from Alex / Hermine Balayan (Cairo) 2-0, 21/15 and 12/15
High Jump: Men: Winner Meguerditch Gojamanian (Cairo): 1.62 meters.
Women: Winner Adriné Zakarain (Alex): 1.17 meters.
Basketball match between Cairo and Alexandria formed of young and veteran players 61/47.
The last game was a basketball match between the A teams of both clubs. Alex won by 57/42.
Cairo wins the backgammon competition
Over all result: HMEM Nubar wins the late Haroutioun Tossonian Cup by winning 66 points in total against 37 for Alexandria.

Monday 1 – Thursday 4 August
HMEM Nubar Alexandria: Camping for scouts in the Club.

Sunday 10 August
HMEM Nubar Alexandria: Annual Kermesse- gala des amateurs and dance evening.

Sunday 17 August
HMEM Nubar Alexandria: 20th anniversary celebration of the Guides movement and 15th Anniversary of the Brownies movement. Under the auspices of Miss Zabel Basmadjian, founder of HMEM Nubar Alexandria  Guides’ movement. 500 guests attended the ceremony.

Wednesday 10 to Sunday 14 September
HMEM Nubar Alexandria: Excursion to Marsa Matrouh. Fees: 10 pounds for members and 11 pounds for non-members.

Friday 12 September
HMEM Nubar Cairo: Friendly Basketball matches between HMEM Nubar Cairo and Zamalek. Results: U-15 teams: HMEM Nubar Cairo / Zamalek, 41/36. Senior B teams: 82/82.

Friday 19 September
HMEM Nubar Cairo: Basketball friendly matches at HMEM Nubar Cairo club.
Women: HMEM Nubar Cairo / Zamalek 29/23.
Men: HMEM Nubar Cairo / Companies Selection 62/56.
Youth: HMEM Nubar Cairo / Heliopolis SC 64/26.

Sunday 28 September
HMEM Nubar Cairo: Friendly Basketball matches at HMEM Nubar Cairo with Hellenica Club. Nearly 1000 people attended the games.
Results: women: HMEM Nubar Cairo / Hellenica 47/34.
Men: Hellenica / HMEM Nubar Cairo 75/55.

Saturday 18 and Sunday 19 October
HMEM Nubar Cairo: inter-cities sports festival between the two HMEM Nubar clubs:
Results:
Juniors’ basketball: Cairo / Alexandria 82/49. Best players: George Haroutyounian, Vahe Varjabedian and Onno Alexanian.
Women’s basketball: Cairo / Alexandria 32/27. Best players of Cairo: Maro and Margo, Alexandria: Adrine Sahagian (18 points)
Veterans’ basketball: Alexandria / Cairo 31/25 with Noni, Avedis and Garo. Vartan Arakelian best player of Cairo (12 points), Nubar Kupelian (9 points).
Backgammon: Alexandria / Cairo 4/1.
Table tennis Men: Mardig Balayan (Cairo) / Nubar Ghazarian 2-0, (21/14 and 21/18).
Table tennis women: Herminé Balayan / Adrine Sahagian 2-0 (21/17 and 21/19).
Men’s basketball: Cairo / Alexandria 43/33.
HMEM Nubar Cairo over all winner of the Krikor Shahbenderian cup.

Sunday 26 October
AGBU Cairo: Commemorative evening at Nile Hall, dedicated to the 100th anniversary of the great poet Hovannes Toumanian’s birth and to the veteran members of AGBU. Speakers: Messrs Dikran Babigian and Hagop Hampigian.

Friday 7 November
Farewell evening at HMEM Nubar Cairo club for the basketball players Dikran, Mayda and George Haroutyounian.

Friday 7 November
AGBU Cairo: Mesrobian lectures: Mr Armen Dadourian’s impressions on Armenia, at AGBU headquarters.

Friday 14 November
AGBU Cairo: Mesrobian lectures: Mr Sisag Shaldjian on Gomidas Vartabed, at AGBU headquarters.

Friday 21 November
AGBU Cairo: Mesrobian lectures: Mr Aram Movsessian on Instruction and Education, at AGBU headquarters.

Sunday 30 November
HMEM Nubar Alexandria: Lecture by Maitre Stepan Masiguian on Armenia.

Friday 28 November
AGBU Cairo: Mesrobian lectures: Mr Haig Jamgotchian on the cultural life in Armenia, at AGBU headquarters.

Friday 5 December
AGBU Cairo: Mesrobian lectures: Mr Haig Iradian on electronics, radio and television, at AGBU headquarters.

Saturday 6 December
HMEM Nubar Cairo’s Annual great ball

Sunday 7 December
HMEM Nubar Alexandria: cocktail party for the members returning from Armenia.

Wednesday 24 December
HMEM Nubar Alexandria: Christmas Grand ball at Club de Chasse, with The Spiders band.