Italian ferry to link Cyprus with Greece
The Greece-Cyprus ferry link will be carried out this summer by Italian-flagged ferry AF Marina, replacing the Daleela ferry that operated in previous years.
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CYPRUS
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HISTORY 
April 17, 2026 17 April 2026: This day in history
1492: Christopher Columbus signs a contract with Spanish monarchs King Ferdinand II of Aragon and Queen Isabella I to find the “Indies” with the stated goal of converting people to Catholicism. This promises him 10% of all riches found and the governorship of any lands encountered. 1895: Treaty of Shimonoseki is signed ending the First […]
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GREEKS ABROAD
April 16, 2026 EU urged to “stand with” Serbian people
By Martin Banks The European Green Party (EGP) has warned that Serbia’s European path is being “actively undermined by the government.”
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GREEKS ABROAD
April 16, 2026 Laikon Deli nears 50 years as cornerstone of Melbourne’s Greek community
Richmond’s Laikon Deli, a beloved institution since 1976, is marking nearly 50 years of serving its community, evolving from a traditional Greek grocer into a modern deli and café while maintaining its strong neighbourhood roots.
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GEOPOLITICS
April 16, 2026 Mitsotakis discusses ceasefire deal with Israeli, Lebanese leaders
Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis has held separate phone calls with the leaders of Israel and Lebanon Thursday following the announcement of the ten-day ceasefire deal between the two countries.
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HISTORY
April 16, 2026 16 April 2026: This day in history
1457 BC: Battle of Megiddo: Egyptian forces of Thutmose III defeat a large Canaanite coalition under the King of Kadesh. First battle recorded with a reliable account. 1705: Queen Anne of England knights scientist Isaac Newton at Trinity College, Cambridge 1746: Battle of Culloden: Royalist troops under the Duke of Cumberland defeat the Jacobite army […]
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CULTURE
April 15, 2026 Wraps set to come off UK’s latest cultural attraction
By Martin Banks London’s V&A East Museum opens its doors for the first time this Saturday (18 April) as part of East Bank, the new cultural quarter in the showpiece Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park.
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CYPRUS
April 15, 2026 Cyprus EU Presidency highlights sport tourism as key to sustainable development, Minister says
Α central priority of the Cyprus Presidency is the promotion of sport tourism as a contributor to sustainable development, Minister of Education, Sport and Youth, Dr Athena Michaelidou said in her introductory remarks at the EU Sport Forum 2026 taking place in Paphos on Wednesday and Thursday, in the framework of the Cyprus Presidency of […]
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TOURISM
April 15, 2026 The tourists experience Greek Easter
It was midday on Good Friday on Areos Street in downtown Athens’ historic Monastiraki district, and some 2,000 worshippers – Greek and foreign – waited patiently in a line so long that it started many meters before the entrance to the Museum of Modern Greek Culture, across from Hadrian’s Library. They were there to pay […]
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HISTORY
April 15, 2026 15 April 2026: This day in history
1755: Samuel Johnson’s “A Dictionary of the English Language” is published in London 1861: Federal army of 75,000 volunteers is mobilized by President Abraham Lincoln at the start of the American Civil War 1874: First Impressionist art exhibition opens in Paris, features Claude Monet, Edgar Degas, Pierre-Auguste Renoir, Camille Pissarro and Berthe Morisot 1877: World’s […]
