A Greek shipowner whose family’s oil tankers were hit by missiles during the 1980s Iran-Iraq war said he expects Persian Gulf crude exports to continue after Iran’s threats to block shipments through the Strait of Hormuz. Stable prices of oil, gold and the dollar are a sign to investors that the Islamic republic won’t halt [...]
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Archbishop of Athens Leronymos’ Official Visit to Cyprus
“It’s high time we all said no to the Cyprus occupation and show respect for human rights recognized by the UN” said Archbishop of Athens and all Greece Ieronymos after meeting with Cyprus President Mr. Christofias. His Eminence Ieronymos arrived Thursday in Cyprus after receiving a formal invitation by the Archbishop of Cyprus Chrysostomos. The [...]
Activists Symbolically Occupy Cypriot Buffer Zone
According to an AFP report on November 26, activists ‘occupied’ the Cypriot Buffer Zone of the Ledra crossing in the divided capital of Nicosia under a Greek and Turkish banner reading “Welcome to Cyprus”. The crossing is under UN-control and the activists followed the example of many similar ‘occupation’ movements around the world, in order [...]
Archimandrite Chrysostomos Ykkotis Elected New Metropolitan of Kyrenia
The Holy Synod of the Church of Cyprus has announced the election of Archimandrite Chrysostomos Ykkotis as the new Metropolitan of Kyrenia. The new Metropolitan was elected with 9 votes for him, while Gregory Bishop of Mesaoria received 6 votes and Archimandrite Venedictos Ioannis receive 1 vote. The new Metropolitan thanked the Holy Synod but refused [...]
Turkish Donation to Committee on Missing Persons in Cyprus
Turkey proceeded with a new donation of $100,000 to the Committee on Missing Persons (CMP), in order to financially support the effort of exhuming and identifying persons reported missing during the Turkish invasion of 1974. Turkey has made six donations so far exceeding €399,000. Cyprus has donated about €1.7 million in 11 donations, the last [...]
Cyprus Ranks 4th For Cocaine Use in EU
Cyprus is ranked fourth for cocaine use in the EU, while heroin use figures are also steadily rising each year. These are the shocking figures presented in the annual report 2011 released on November 15 in Lisbon by the European Monitoring Centre for Drugs and Drug Addiction (EMCDDA). EMCDDA is responsible for presenting the latest [...]
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02 / 21 Greek Analyst on BBC News: “Greece Has Now Officially Defaulted”
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02 / 21 Joint Statement on Natural Gas Pipeline by Greek and Italian Energy Ministries
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02 / 21 Greek Brandy ‘Metaxa’ Travels Throughout Europe
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02 / 20 Patriarch Bartholomew Asks for Religious Freedom and Equal Rights for Minorities in Turkey
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02 / 20 Turkey Chides Greek Foreign Minister for his Statements on Greek-Turkish Relations
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05 / 27 Dutch Newspaper Mocks Greece’s Financial Situation
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06 / 15 Parts of Alexander the Great’s Statue Being Assembled at Skopje Square
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12 / 27 Albanian Nationalists Point Finger at Archbishop Anastasios
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04 / 02 “Greeks will start begging soon” says Turkish State Minister
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12 / 26 Turkish Cypriot ‘Grinches’ Steal Christmas, Stop Holiday Liturgy
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