627: Battle at Nineveh: Byzantine Emperor Heraclius beats Sassanid forces during Byzantine-Sassanid War 1901: Guglielmo Marconi sends the first transatlantic radio signal, from Poldhu in Cornwall to Newfoundland, Canada 1925: Last Qajar Shah of Iran is deposed; Reza Shah Pahlavi takes over 1946: The United Nations accepts six Manhattan blocks as a gift from John […]
By Martin Banks The European Parliament has announced that the Sakharov Prize for Freedom of Thought has been awarded to Jina Mahsa Amini and the Woman, Life, Freedom movement in Iran.
By Martin Banks. The European bio-based sector can contribute towards a successful energy transition, a major conference has been told.
By Martin Banks The EU says it has reached agreements with Norway and the UK on fishing opportunities for 2024.
President of the Republic, Nikos Christodoulides, and Turkish Cypriot leader, Ersin Tatar, are among the guests expected to attend the annual, end-of-year reception hosted by the UN Secretary General’s Special Representative in Cyprus, Colin Stewart, set to take place on Monday evening.
The Greek government has asked the Super League to hold championship matches without spectators for two months because of the risk of trouble.
As fighting continues in Gaza, EU foreign ministers on Monday (11 December) are expected to discuss possible next steps in response to the Israel-Hamas war, including a crackdown on Hamas’ finances and travel bans for Israeli settlers responsible for violence in the West Bank.
1282: Llywelyn ab Gruffydd the last native and independent Prince of Wales is killed at the Battle of Orewin Bridge at Cilmeri, near Builth Wells, south Wales by forces of Edward I of England. Reigned from 1259 and is known as Llywelyn the Last. 1620: Mayflower Pilgrims come ashore in Plymouth Bay, traditionally thought to be […]
President Tsai Ing-wen said Dec. 7 that Taiwan is committed to safeguarding its hard-earned democracy, freedom and respect for human rights while working to further entrench the rights of children at home and abroad. The government and members of civil society have joined forces to protect children and their rights via a sound legal framework, […]
The Hellenic Observatory, the London School of Economics and Political Science’s (LSE) Research hub on contemporary Greece and Cyprus, noted on Saturday the honor bestowed on former Socialist prime minister Costas Simitis by the British university at a ceremony on Friday.
