The Association of Rizokarpasso in Britain was established in 1975 following the Turkish invasion and continued occupation of the northern part of the Republic of Cyprus. The population of over 3,000 in Rizokarpasso has now fallen to under 300 who are still enclaved in Rizokarpasso, whilst the homes and properties of those who have died […]
Greek tourism has been established as a pillar of stability and growth over the last years, despite the turmoil and difficulties it faced from the pandemic and the war in Ukraine, the outgoing president of the Greek Tourism Confederation (SETE), Giannis Retsos, told its 31st regular general assembly on Wednesday.
Farmers and green groups both turned out in force outside the European Parliament on Thursday (1 June) over the EU’s proposed nature restoration law as tensions continued to mount over the future shape of the EU’s green ambitions.
4000 BC: Approximate domestication of the horse in the Eurasian steppes near Dereivka, central Ukraine (hypothesis only) 1215: Peking [Beijing], then a city of over one million, under control of Jurchen ruler Emperor Xuanzong of Jin, is captured and looted for a month by the Mongols under Genghis Khan 1676: Battle of Öland: allied Danish-Dutch forces defeat the Swedish […]
When the Great Pyramid of Giza was being constructed and Julius Caesar was rising to power, there existed trees that were ancient beyond imagination. These trees, the oldest in the world, had already lived for thousands of years.
Ferry ship Daleela begins today its first voyage marking the new season’s maritime connection between Limassol and Piraeus, which has been welcomed by the Deputy Minister for Shipping, Marina Hadjimanolis and Limassol Mayor Nicos Nicolaides.
Theodoros Pangalos, a former foreign minister with Socialist PASOK in the 1990s, died on Wednesday, aged 84. The news was announced by his family on his Twitter account.
The EU executive is planning to put forward a new support package by June for farmers “affected by different types of crises” as a response to criticism received for the previous allocation of EU agricultural funds to Eastern European countries.
1279: BC Ramesses II, also known as Ramesses the Great becomes Pharaoh of Ancient Egypt (19th Dynasty) 1578: Martin Frobisher sails from Harwich, England, to Frobisher Bay, Canada. Eventually mines fools gold, famously used to pave the streets of London. 1902: Boer War Ends; Treaty of Unity signed, Britain annexes Transvaal 1910: Union of South Africa declares its independence […]
South Africa has indicated that it will allow Russian President Vladimir Putin to attend an upcoming BRICS summit held in the country in August.
