• WORLD
    Vice Premier Cheng presides over delivery and naming of patrol ships

    Vice Premier Cheng Li-chun presided over ceremonies receiving the Coast Guard Administration’s new vessel Lienchiang and naming the patrol ship Hualien Nov. 6 in northern Taiwan’s Keelung City. Speaking at the ceremonies, Cheng said the positive developments represent another giant step forward in the government’s domestic shipbuilding project, which aims to build 141 patrol ships […]

  • POLITICS
    Europe’s leaders face up to Trump victory at Hungarian summit

    The re-election of Donald Trump to the White House is focusing minds in Europe, and with dozens of leaders meeting in Budapest, they have the perfect chance to talk it through. Trump’s first term in office saw a dramatic souring of relations. He was angry European countries didn’t pay more towards their own security. He […]

  • CYPRUS
    Cyprus President congratulates Trump, hails strategic partnership with the US

    Cyprus President Nikos Christodoulides has congratulated Donald Trump for his election and says that he looks forward to continue working with the US on expanding and reinforcing the strategic partnership between the two countries. “Congratulations US President-elect @realDonaldTrump on your election victory. I look forward to continue working on expanding and reinforcing the strategic partnership between Cyprus and […]

  • HISTORY
    7 November 2024: This day in history

    1492: Ensisheim Meteorite strikes a wheat field near the village of Ensisheim in Alsace, France. Oldest meteorite with a known date of impact. 1872: Cargo ship Mary Celeste sails from Staten Island for Genoa, mysteriously found abandoned four weeks later 1917: October Revolution in Russia; Lenin and the Bolsheviks seize power, capture the Winter Palace […]

  • GREEKS ABROAD
    AHEPA HJ-04 “Solon” Supports Hatzikyriakion Foundation for Children Protection

    Solon HJ-04 Chapter of the American Hellenic Educational Progressive Association (AHEPA), in a move demonstrating solidarity and social responsibility, is undertaking a significant initiative to support voluntarily the Hatzikyriakion Foundation for Children Protection. Specifically, the Chapter HJ-04 Solon, with the help of its members who are active and recognized professionals in exclusive business fields and […]

  • CYPRUS
    Nicosia protests to UN and EU Turkish violations in the buffer zone

    The Republic of Cyprus already protested Turkey’s illegal activities in the buffer zone, both to the UN and the EU, President of Cyprus Nikos Christodoulides said on Friday evening. In statements to local media in Thessaloniki, Greece, on the sidelines of an event at the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, the President also underlined Nicosia’s humanitarian role […]

  • GREEKS ABROAD
    Peter Doukas OAM elected as new Chair of FECCA

    The Ethnic Communities’ Council of NSW (ECC NSW) welcomes the election of Peter Doukas OAM as the new Chair of the Federation of Ethnic Communities’ Council of Australia (FECCA). At the recent FECCA National Conference held in Brisbane during October 2024, Mr Doukas was elected Chair of the FECCA. In addition to Mr Doukas being elected Chair, […]

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