1477: First English dated printed book “Dictes & Sayengis of the Phylosophers” by William Caxton at his press in London 1626: St. Peter’s Basilica is consecrated in Rome, replacing an earlier basilica on the same site and becoming the world’s largest Christian basilica 1916: British General Douglas Haig finally calls off the 1st Battle of […]
In the latest episode of the travel documentary series Mission (Apostoli), Clelia Charissis takes us on a journey to Nafplio, one of the most beautiful cities of the Argolid peninsula, which has seen Greek history unfold up to the establishment of the modern Greek state.
AHEPA, the biggest Greek-American organization, will honor banker Nancy Papaioannou for her commitment to the community.
The need for the UN Secretary General to appoint an envoy for the Cyprus problem as soon as possible was the focus of a telephone conversation between President Nikos Christodoulides and German Chancellor Olaf Scholz on Thursday.
Thousands of people – up to 25,000, according to some accounts – marched through central Athens on Friday to mark the 50th anniversary of a pro-democracy student uprising that was violently put down by the military dictatorship in 1973.
The Hungarian government on Friday (17 November) launched a “national consultation” billed as “protecting” the country against alleged European Union policies, including war-torn Ukraine’s potential membership of the bloc.
1558: Elizabeth I aged 25, ascends the English throne upon death of her half sister, Queen “Bloody” Mary 1800: Congress holds its 1st session in Washington, D.C. in an incomplete Capitol Building 1831: Ecuador and Venezuela separated from Greater Colombia 1855: David Livingstone becomes the first European to see Victoria Falls, in what is now […]
The illegal declaration of the pseudo-state was condemned by school students today with marches and events on the occasion of its 40th sad anniversary. In Nicosia, pupils and students gathered this morning at the Nicosia Municipality wholesale market in Kaimakli and from there marched to the check point of Mia Milia, where an event was […]
The British Museum hopes it can reach an agreement with Greece over the Parthenon Sculptures “that requires no one to relinquish their claims,” the chairman of the institution’s board of trustees said on Wednesday night, reiterating the possibility of a quid pro quo arrangement between London and Athens that would not broach the controversial matter […]
The Hungarian parliament is not yet prepared to ratify Sweden’s application to join NATO, as the issue will not be on the agenda of the upcoming parliamentary session, despite expectations and earlier assurances, MP Ágnes Vadai said on Wednesday.
