Health and the upgrading of services for vulnerable population groups was set as a priority by the Government, said Minister of Health Michalis Damianos, welcoming the launch of a separate waiting area for children at the Accident and Emergency (A&E) Department of Limassol General Hospital on Friday.
By Martin Banks EC president Ursula von der Leyen’s State of the Union has acknowledged Europe’s social crisis and the need for fair competitiveness.
Greece survived a furious late rally by Finland to win 92-89 on Sunday and earn third place in the 2025 Eurobasket in Riga, Latvia.
1752: Britain and the British Empire, including the American colonies, adopt the Gregorian Calendar after skipping 11 days between September 3 and September 13 1922: Burning of Smyrna, the Asia Minor Catastrophe to Greeks: Ottoman army expels Greeks and other non-Turks from Asia Minor, destroying much of the port city of Smyrna (August 13 OS) […]
By Konstantina Nikou, Analyst KEDISA With the end of President Michel Aoun’s term in October 2022, Lebanon experienced a power vacuum, as it failed to elect a new government until January 2025. After two years of failed attempts to elect a president, Lebanon voted the country’s army commander and Maronite Christian, Joseph Aoun, as the […]
In an unusually tough-worded speech, von der Leyen denounced a “man-made famine” in Gaza and “a clear attempt” by Israel to “undermine the two-state solution”. But she also called Europe’s inability to find a response to Israel’s actions “painful”.
Days after Chevron and HelleniQ Energy expressed interest in exploration south of Crete and amid tensions over Greece-Cyprus power links, Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan emphasized respect for Ankara’s sovereign rights and international law in all Mediterranean activities.
509 BC: Temple of Jupiter Optimus Maximus on Rome’s Capitoline Hill is dedicated on the Ides of September 335: Church of the Holy Sepulchre is consecrated in Jerusalem 1224: Francis of Assisi is afflicted with stigmata after a vision while praying on Mount La Verna 1501: Michelangelo begins work on his statue of David, a […]
Prince Harry has made a surprise visit to Kyiv, after an invitation by an organisation that supports Ukrainians with life-changing injuries caused by the war. The Duke of Sussex said he wanted to do “everything possible” to help the recovery of injured military personnel. He arrived by train on Friday morning and is understood to have […]
Cyprus Foreign Ministry paid tribute to the victims of the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks in the United States, marking 24 years since the tragedy that claimed thousands of lives. In a message on X, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs said Cyprus remembers “the thousands of innocent victims, the first responders, and all those whose lives […]
