‘What happened last year, when Ankara raised tensions, unnecessarily and without provocation, threatening confrontation between two NATO Allies, must not be repeated,’ the PM said. Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis focused on international cooperation on issues ranging from the COVID-19 pandemic to the climate crisis in his address to the 76th UN General Assembly today As […]
The unanimous decision dismisses the British government’s formalistic claim that only the Trustees of the British Museum have the authority to decide on the issue. In a milestone move, UNESCO has issued a separate decision on the need for the UK to return the Parthenon Marbles to their home beyond the positive recommendations that it […]
The inaugural OT Forum is being held on Tuesday and Wednesday at the historic old Athens Stock Exchange building Outgoing US ambassador to Greece Geoffrey Pyatt participated at the inaugural OT Forum on Tuesday, explaining the official US viewpoint vis-à-vis the ongoing Russian invasion of Ukraine and its repercussions. Pyatt, who is widely regarded as […]
Dendias will raise the issue of Turkey’s escalating illegal conduct towards Greece at a teleconference between EU foreign ministers and there will be discussion of Ankara’s ongoing illegal activities in Cyprus’ EEZ. On the eve of Foreign Minister Nikos Dendias’ participation in a teleconference with his EU counterparts the ministry denounced Ankara’s decision to send […]
Global investment firm Centricus is funding another British bid to buy Chelsea, saying it wants to “maintain and support existing management”. The Premier League club was put up for sale by Russian owner Roman Abramovich before he was sanctioned following his country’s invasion of Ukraine. This latest bid, backed by Centricus – which has £29bn […]
An 83-year-old Australian-Iranian imprisoned in Iran for more than two years on what his family said were false accusations of fraud has died. Shokrollah Jebeli died in Evin prison hospital in Tehran on Sunday, his son Peyman said. Amnesty International said his treatment in jail had in effect been torture. Iran has not commented. Mr […]
Nicaraguan opposition leader Cristiana Chamorro has been given an eight-year sentence after being found guilty of money-laundering. Ms Chamorro says the charges were politically motivated and designed to stop her from running in November’s election, which saw President Daniel Ortega win a fifth term in office. She was one of seven presidential hopefuls detained ahead […]
Russia’s most prominent opposition figure Alexei Navalny, has been found guilty in a fraud trial on charges rejected by supporters as fabricated. Navalny was jailed when he returned to the country last year, after surviving a poisoning he blames on the Kremlin. He was initially given three and a half years in a penal colony […]
New school buildings for 28 post-primary schools in Northern Ireland have been approved at a cost of £800m. But Education Minister Michelle McIlveen admitted the schools would not be built “until the end of this decade at the earliest”. She also said that construction would depend on funding being available in the future. Only 30 […]
The Metropolitan Police has sent out over 100 questionnaires as it continues to investigate parties that took place in Downing Street while Covid restrictions were in place. The force said it had now begun interviewing witnesses and may need to contact more over the gatherings. The Met launched its investigation in January after a string […]