The United States completely lifts an arms embargo on Cyprus, the State Department’s spokesperson, Ned Price, announced on Friday. In a statement, Price said that Secretary of State, Antony J. Blinken, determined and certified to Congress that the Republic of Cyprus has met the necessary conditions under relevant legislation to allow the approval of exports, re-exports, and transfers of […]
The French far-right Rassemblement National party on Thursday resorted to asking for public donations to find €3 million to settle its debts.
1811: British East India Company force led by Baron Minto conquers Java, part of the Dutch East Indies, Stamford Raffles appointed lieutenant governor 1812: Great Fire of Moscow burns out after 5 days, 75% of the city destroyed and 12,000 killed 1873: Government bond agent Jay Cooke & Co collapses, causing panic on Wall St, the start of the panic of […]
Interview by Vassilios Nicolaos Vitsilogiannis (@vassiliosvitsilogiannis) Stelios Kerasidis was born in Athens in 2012 to Fotis and Agathe Kerasidis, both pianists who now teach him. Stelios first performed in public at the age of three. Stelios says his favourite pianist is the late Canadian Glenn Gould, best known for his technically demanding renditions of Bach […]
Andy Murray is longing to share a court with Roger Federer for one last time at the Laver Cup in London next week after admitting that it was difficult to appreciate the enormity of playing the Swiss at the time of their four Grand Slam and Olympic finals.
By Kathy Karageorgiou. Films or movies serve as entertainment, as escapism and as art – hopefully encompassing all of these aspects. Films as art can get tricky. What is an ‘art’ film, which is more often than not an independent (indie) film?
Harking back on the 48th anniversary of the Cyprus invasion on 20 July, Federal Member for Adelaide Steve Georganas tabled a motion on 5 September reiterating the importance to not forget the “struggle for the freedom and reunification of Cyprus”.
Bulgarian politician Sergey Stanishev has announced that he will not run for a fourth term as leader of the Party of European Socialists when the party elects its president at a congress in Berlin on 14-15 October.
642: Arab forces under Amr ibn al-‘As conquer Alexandria 1683: Dutch scientist Antonie van Leeuwenhoek is the first to report the existence of bacteria 1787: The US Constitution is signed by delegates at the Philadelphia Convention 1862: Battle of Antietam [Battle of Sharpsburg], bloodiest day in the American Civil War: 22,000 dead, wounded or missing in first battle on Union soil […]
Interview by Vassilios Nicolaos Vitsilogiannis (IG: @vassiliosvitsilogiannis) Prince Michael of Yugoslavia, is an investment executive, socialite, philanthropist and avid photographer. He was formerly a real estate broker. Prince Michael is a member of the House of Karađorđević and a Prince of Yugoslavia as a patrilineal descendant of Alexander Karađorđević, Prince of Serbia. His grandmother was […]
