Ahead of a congressional hearing on Turkey’s democratic deterioration scheduled for Wednesday, written testimonies obtained by Kathimerini paint a bleak picture of political freedoms, judicial independence, minority rights and democratic governance under the Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s leadership.
455: King Gaiseric and the Vandals sack Rome, looting continues for 14 days 1862: Robert E. Lee takes command of Confederate armies of North Virginia during the American Civil War 1896: Italian engineer and inventor Guglielmo Marconi applies for the first ever patent for a system of wireless telegraphy in the United Kingdom 1953: Coronation […]
By Martin Banks Great food is always worth travelling for…. whatever the distance.
By Martin Banks Three Britons are walking an estimated 350km from London to Brussels as part of ongoing efforts for the UK to rejoin the European Union.
Νew data by Veson and Clarksons confirm that the Greek-owned ocean-going shipping industry controls not only the largest tanker fleet in the world in terms of capacity, but also the largest in value. This shows the qualitative difference with its competitors.
4000 BC: Approximate domestication of the horse in the Eurasian steppes near Dereivka, central Ukraine (hypothesis only) 1215: Peking, then a city of over one million under the control of the Jurchen ruler Emperor Xuanzong of Jin, falls to the Mongols under Genghis Khan and is looted for a month 1543: Flemish physician Andreas Vesalius […]
The Israeli military has captured the strategic site of Beaufort Castle in southern Lebanon, in what Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu described as a “decisive shift” in its offensive against Hezbollah. It comes as ground troops move ever deeper into Lebanese territory beyond their original demarcation line of the Litani river. Meanwhile the Israel Defense Forces […]
A massive 10-meter-tall Cretan lyra, thought to be the largest ever built, has been unveiled in southern Crete as its creators pursue a Guinness World Records title, according to ekathimerini.com
Greek poultry producer Nitsiakos announced Saturday that it has signed an investment agreement with MHP SE, Europe’s largest poultry producer, under which the Ukrainian food group will gradually acquire a 70% stake in the company.
1279 BC: Ramesses II, also known as Ramesses the Great becomes Pharaoh of Ancient Egypt’s 19th Dynasty 1578: Martin Frobisher sails from Harwich, England, to Frobisher Bay, Canada. Eventually mines fools gold, famously used to pave the streets of London. 1902: Treaty of Vereeniging is signed, ending the Second Boer War and making Transvaal and […]
