Musically, I’ve always heard the strains of jazz and blues in the Greek urban blues folk music called rembetika. The three musical genres share the yearning for freedom and use improvisation as a key technique. In late February 2016 we went to Athens, where friends told us to go to Fideio 2, a small bar […]
Continue Reading ...FXTM Chief Market Analyst Jameel Ahmad comments on the impact of a possible ‘Brexit’ on the pound and UK economy. Market headlines on Wednesday are currently dominated by the world’s largest asset manager, BlackRock providing a stern warning to investors that the UK economy is going to suffer heavy consequences if citizens vote to leave the European Union in […]
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Relations between Cyprus and Iran were boosted when a delegation led by Education Minister Dr. Mojtaba Shariati Niasar visited the island and met with Education Minister Costas Kadis. The Iranians toured Cyprus’ public and private universities. Mr. Kadis commented that Iran needs to recognise degrees from Cypriot universities, and has accepted an invitation to visit […]
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Member of Parliament Andreas Themistocleous (DISY) faces seven charges involving reckless driving, mostly speeding, after the Supreme Court lifted his parliamentary immunity. In one charge, he is accused of going over the speed limit by 90 km. The MP hasn’t raised any objections to the charges, and the next court date is on the 18th […]
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Take some time today to observe your life, ask yourself if you are satisfied about what you so far have accomplished or do you still have dreams to follow or maybe a need to explore something you never did before? In those moments watching and observing, all that you will see is about how you […]
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Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras is considering tax increases on salaries over 30,000 Euros per year and a haircut on pensions over 1,400 Euros per month, reports Skai News. Taxes on salaries over 60,000 Euros could be set as high as 50 percent. As the communist party SYRIZA has another four years in power, and a […]
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A NASA study has confirmed that the drought which started in 1998 in the Eastern Mediterranean is the worst in 900 years, reports phys.org, citing the study which was published in the Journal of Geophysical Research-Atmospheres. Climate change can be studied in the rings of a tree, which are evidence of environmental factors like the […]
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There will be no reunification solution without the return of Morphou town, said Deputy Government Spokesman Victor Papadopoulos, citing President Nicos Anastasiades’ negotiating position. Morphou is in the Turkish-occupied areas in the northwest of the island and the home to 18,000 Turkish Cypriots. Before the invasion in 1974, the population was mostly Greek Cypriots, but […]
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A 40-year-old man with a criminal history was murdered in the bi-communal village of Pyla at 8:45 pm on February 1st, said authorities. George Georgiou, aka Chiquito, was killed in a hail of bullets fired by a sniper standing on a small hill 130 metres away from his house. After killing George Georgiou, the unknown […]
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