Archive | 2009

Naomi Campbell and Demis Roussos to appear on Russian New Year’s show

Supermodel Naomi Campbell has flirted with novel writing and pop singing, but in her unlikeliest career move yet, she will appear Thursday on Russian state television to wish viewers a Happy New Year. The British model, who has a Russian boyfriend, will appear as a guest on a New Year’s light entertainment variety show on [...]

Overkill: Greek Enzo Prototype For Sale

Our friends at Teamspeed spotted a brand new prototype of the Ferrari Enzo. Developed and handmade by a Greek designer Papanagnou Dimitris, the ‘Italian supercar’ uses high quality materials such as carbon fiber, aluminium and iron titanoum alloyed tubes. Yeah you read it correctly! The technical characteristics of the vehicle include a four-wheel drive system, [...]

Turkey demands St Nicholas’s bones back

Turkish newspaper Hürriyet is reporting that Ankara wants Italy to return the bones of St Nicolas. The remains of the third century Bishop of Myra, popularly known as St Nicholas, are now in the Basilica of di San Nicola in the South Italian port of Bari. According to the paper, Turkish Culture Minister Ertugrul Günay [...]

Greece denies spying reports

Diplomatic sources in Athens yesterday dismissed reports in Turkey that a Greek spy masquerading as a diplomat at the Consulate General in Izmir returned to Greece after the arrest of three Turks for allegedly passing on information. Sources denied that any spy had been working at the Greek Consulate General and said that a diplomat [...]

Revelations in Turkey by former high-ranking official: «We had reached a solution for Halki»

“Agreement” between the Ecumenical Patriarchate and Ankara over the issue of the Halki Seminary existed in 2000, according to the man who met with Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew in May that year to negotiate the matter. “Batholomew had agreed and was pleased”, said Kemal Giouruz, who then held the position of president of the Turkish Council [...]

Greek ANT1 TV buys Serbian Fox

Greek Antenna, better known as ANT1 TV, will become the new owner of Belgrade Fox television starting January, a Belgrade tabloid is reporting. ANT1 TV owner Minos Kyriakou bought Fox for one dollar and took on all potential debts of the company, Blic writes. The daily also states that the long negotiations ended several days [...]