Greece is positioning itself as a regional education hub, with the number of foreign students choosing Greek public universities rising roughly 30% annually over the past three years, according to Study in Greece (SiG), the country’s official internationalization body.
1767: Ayutthaya Kingdom in present-day Thailand falls to Burmese invaders 1820: The famous ancient Greek statue Venus de Milo is discovered on the Aegean island of Milos 1886: William Gladstone introduces the first Irish Home Rule Bill in the British House of Commons 1898: Battle of Atbara River: Anglo-Egyptian forces defeat 15,000 Sudanese during the […]
By Denis MacShane 25 years ago a US president paid a state visit to UK. President George W Bush was seen by many Labour MPs and a broader liberal-left community as a war-mongering moron after he invaded Iraq in a futile search for weapons of mass destruction in response to the thousands killed in Manhattan.
Global oil prices have fluctuated ahead of a deadline set by US President Donald Trump for Iran to open the key Strait of Hormuz shipping route. The cost of benchmark Brent crude rose above $111 (£84) a barrel in early trade. It then fell back below $108 a barrel before climbing back to about $110. On […]
High-level military visits between Greece and Turkey are proceeding as usual under Confidence-Building Measures (CBMs), despite an expected rise in violations over the Aegean Sea.
30: Scholars estimate for the crucifixion of Jesus by Roman troops in Jerusalem [or April 3] 529: First draft of Corpus Juris Civilis or the Justinian Code (a fundamental work in jurisprudence) is issued by Eastern Roman Emperor Justinian I 1948: World Health Organization is formed by the United Nations 1954: US President Dwight D. […]
Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban has convened an emergency meeting of the National Defence Council after explosives were found near a pipeline that transports Russian gas to Hungary. The discovery in a border area of neighbouring Serbia comes as Orban’s party is badly trailing in opinion polls ahead of crucial elections next Sunday. Opposition leader […]
The mobile desalination unit installed at the port of Limassol has been put into full operation, according to a press release by the Ministry of Agriculture, which notes that planning continues uninterrupted for a permanent solution for water scarcity.
Greece on Monday launched a “fuel pass” subsidy platform aimed at easing the burden of soaring energy prices for households and drivers.
46 BC: Battle of Thapsus: Julius Caesar defeats Caecilius Metellus Scipio and Marcus Porcius Cato (Cato the Younger) near Thapsus in modern-day Tunisia 1453: Turkish forces under Sultan Mehmed II begin the siege of the Byzantine Empire’s capital, Constantinople (now Istanbul), which falls on May 29 1652: Cape Colony, the first European settlement in South […]
