• CYPRUS
    Cyprus Government in contact with UNFICYP about Pyla

    There is no conclusion on the issue of Pyla and we are still in contact with the peacekeeping force, said the Government Spokesman, Konstantinos Letymbiotis, in statements after the meeting of the National Council, the top advisory body to the President regarding the handling of the Cyprus issue, which convened on Friday at the Presidential […]

  • GREECE
    Evros fire enters 15th day

    For the 15th consecutive day, firefighters are continuing to battle the wildfires in the northeastern prefecture of Evros, with the focus of their efforts on the areas around the towns and villages of Soufli, Kornofolia, Dadia, Kotronia, Sidiro and Giannouli.

  • HISTORY
    2 September 2023: This day in history

    31 BC: Battle of Actium: decisive naval battle that effectively ends the Roman Republic. Octavian’s forces defeat those under Mark Antony and Cleopatra off the western coast of Greece. 1192: Sultan Saladin and King Richard the Lionheart of England sign treaty over Jerusalem, at end of the Third Crusade 1666: Great Fire of London begins at 2am in Pudding Lane, 80% of London is destroyed 1792: September Massacres of […]

  • GREECE
    Wildfire in Evros burns for 14th day

    Crews are working to contain the inferno in Evros, in northeastern Greece, marking the 14th consecutive day of firefighting on Friday. During the night, they engaged in a battle to prevent the flames from encroaching upon the town of Soufli.

  • HISTORY
    1 September 2023: This day in history

    1715: King Louis XIV of France dies after a reign of 72 years—the longest of any major European monarch. 1878: 1st female telephone operator starts work, Emma Nutt for the Edwin Holmes Telephone Despatch Company in Boston 1905: Wilfrid Laurier oversees Alberta and Saskatchewan joining the Confederation of Canada as its 8th and 9th Canadian provinces 1939: World War II starts when Germany […]

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