• GREECE
    The Ancient Greek Sanctuary of Samothrace

    Samothrace, a small, rocky Greek island in the northern Aegean Sea, has a storied past that belies its diminutive size. One of the most rugged of all the Greek islands, its Mt. Saos rises to 1,611 meters (5,285 feet).

  • HISTORY
    17 June 2023: This day in history

    656: Ali ibn Abu Talib elected the 4th Caliph of the Rashidun Caliphate 1527: Pánfilo de Narváez departs Spain to explore Florida with 5 ships and 600 men, by 1536 only 4 are still alive 1579: English navigator Francis Drake lands on the coast of California at Drakes Bay, names it “New Albion” 1631: Mumtaz Mahal dies during childbirth. Her husband, […]

  • CYPRUS
    President underlines reforms towards an innovative economic model for Cyprus

    The President of the Republic, Nikos Christodoulides, said the 30th anniversary of the Cyprus International Business Association (CIBA) was as an opportunity to renew commitment to international business, innovation, and sustainable development, shaping a future where Cyprus thrives as a business hub. Comprehensive reforms may establish Cyprus as a player in the future digital economy, […]

  • TOURISM
    Tourism is in need of shifts

    Greece needs to immediately upgrade its infrastructure, as well as the proper management of individual destinations of Greece, the new president of the Greek Tourism Confederation (SETE), Giannis Paraschis, said during the presentation of Kathimerini’s Reimagine Tourism in Greece initiative on Wednesday.

  • HISTORY
    16 June 2023: This day in history

    1779: Spain declares war on Great Britain in support of France and the USA, starting the Great Siege of Gibraltar which goes on to last 3 years, 7 months and 2 weeks 1858: Abraham Lincoln says “A house divided against itself cannot stand” accepting Illinois Republican Party’s nomination for the Senate 1904: Bloomsday (date of events in James Joyce’s novel “Ulysses”) 1963: Soviet […]

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