Cypriot diaspora to converge in Nicosia for their annual meeting
Under the slogan “From the seas of the world….to the land that unites us” the World Conference of Cyprus Diaspora will be held next week in Nicosia.
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CYPRUS
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August 23, 2025 Greek American appointed to Homeland Security role
The US Department of Homeland Security has announced the appointment of Greek-American Aris Kourkoumelis as assistant secretary for trade and economic security.
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HISTORY
August 23, 2025 23 August 2025: This day in history
1305: Scottish patriot William Wallace is executed for high treason by Edward I of England at Smithfield, London 1542: Rabbi Joseph Caro completes his major work, the “Beit Yosef,” a voluminous commentary on the “Arba’ah Turim” code 1850: First US National Women’s Rights Convention convenes in Worcester, Massachusetts 1942: Battle of Stalingrad: 600 Luftwaffe planes […]
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EUROPE
August 22, 2025 “Navigator Company has killed dozens people through the fires and will continue to do so if we don’t stop it”, Climáximo accuses
By Martin Banks Climáximo, the climate justice collective held an action at the headquarters of Navigator this morning in Lisbon, on a day of popular mobilizations in neighbouring Galicia against the fires, accusing cellulose and fossil fuel companies of being responsible for them, and “in support of all the people currently fighting the flames with […]
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EUROPE
August 22, 2025 Trade agreement brings mixed response
By Martin Banks Publication of the EU-U.S. joint statement o trade brings “much needed clarity for businesses, but this should not be the end result.”
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GEOPOLITICS
August 22, 2025 Turkey-Libya pact back in spotlight
The prospect of Libya’s eastern-based parliament ratifying an illegal maritime deal with Turkey, at the expense of Greece, has resurfaced, according to reports, potentially reshaping dynamics in the Eastern Mediterranean.
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HISTORY
August 22, 2025 22 August 2025: This day in history
1485: Battle of Bosworth Field: Henry Tudor’s forces defeat English King Richard III during the last battle in the Wars of the Roses. Richard is killed, becoming the last English monarch to die in battle. 1639: Madras (now Chennai), India, is founded by the British East India Company on a sliver of land bought from […]
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SPORTS
August 21, 2025 World champions set to converge on Brussels
By Martin Banks World champions from the world of athletics will descend on Brussels later this week.
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CYPRUS
August 21, 2025 Cyprus President participates in EPP videoconference on Ukraine
Cyprus President, Nikos Christodoulides, participated in the European People’s Party’s videoconference, during which the President of the European Commission, Ursula von der Leyen, informed the members of the political group about yesterday’s meeting between the Presidents of Ukraine and the United States, according to Government Spokesperson, Konstantinos Letymbiotis.
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GEOPOLITICS
August 21, 2025 Mitsotakis, Sisi discuss Gaza
Regional developments, with a focus on Gaza, were at the center of a call on Wednesday between Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis and Egyptian President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi, the government said.
