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Britain behind all the ills and suffering in Cyprus
By MICHAIL IGNATIOU The British PM, David Cameron, was last Thursday in Acrotiri, Cyprus. .. This is the British Sovereign Military Base that the British got by fiat and blackmail, during the end of the anti-colonial struggle of EOKA (1, 2). Instead of departing defeated and humiliated, as they should have, they obtained dictatorial privileges […]
A Monument of Hope in Amphipolis
By Justine Frangouli-Argyris Since mid-August, Greece has been living the discovery of the tomb of Amphipolis as if following a daily soap-opera, with the public at large mesmerized by the constantly updating developments of the excavation. The chief archaeologist at the site, Katerina Peristeri, and her team have managed to even pique the interest of […]
Kissinger: “I think we are going to have to smash Castro”
By National Security Archive, George Washington University Washington, DC, October 1, 2014 –Secretary of State Henry Kissinger ordered a series of secret contingency plans that included airstrikes and mining of Cuban harbors in the aftermath of Fidel Castro’s decision to send Cuban forces into Angola in late 1975, according to declassified documents made public today […]
Eve Condakes: A Hellene of the World
By Justine Frangouli-Argyris Evanthia Condakes left a few days ago to journey to her beloved husband, Leo, with whom she lived a life centered on Orthodoxy, Hellenism and family and together with whom she left a lasting mark on the Greek Diaspora of America.
James Foley – a journalist’s journalist
By Robert Mahoney/CPJ Deputy Director Amid the tributes and war stories that followed the brutal beheading of James Foley this week, one memory from a fellow hostage shone a light on a side of his character that his audience might not have seen: his empathy not only for the people he covered but also for […]
The Reopening of Halki Seminary: A Great Opportunity for Turkey’s Image!
By Justine Frangouli-Argyris In one of the beautiful islands located in the Sea of Marmara there lies a legend. The name of the idyllic island is Halki and there-in sits a majestic school that began operating in 1844 teaching the Greek-Orthodox religion and its rituals. The famous Seminary of Halki that has had many a […]
What about Turkey and Cyprus?
By Uzay Bulut On July 20, two important incidents were reported by the Turkish Radio and Television Corporation, the country’s national public broadcaster.
State Department: “Evidence of Russian Shelling into Ukraine”
“The following images provide evidence that Russian forces have fired across the border at Ukrainian military forces, and that Russia-backed separatists have used heavy artillery, provided by Russia, in attacks on Ukrainian forces from inside Ukraine”, according to an e-mail to the journalists from the State Department. Multiple Rocket Launcher Strikes within Ukraine (25/26 July) […]
Gus Bilirakis and Ted Deutch Condemn Turkish Prime Minister Erdogan
Washington, D.C. – Representatives Gus Bilirakis and Ted Deutch, Co-Chairs of the Congressional Hellenic Israel Alliance condemned Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s comments made in recent days concerning Israel’s military response to continued rocket attacks from the Hamas terrorist organization:
The Greek House of Light and Blue Color
By Justine Frangouli-Argyris In his early twenties, a young man from Switzerland arrives on the Greek Aegean island of Sifnos one May, trying, at once, to discover the colors of nature and, at the same time, his own personal colors.