Tag: WWII

ON THIS DAY: Wannsee Conference on Nazi ‘Final Solution’ (1942)

A meeting that formalised mass murder On January 20, 1942, senior Nazi officials gathered at a villa in Berlin for what became known as the...

Blitz survivors remember ‘Victory Christmas’

Eighty years ago, Britain was celebrating its first peacetime Christmas after six long years of war. They called it “Victory Christmas” and for the first...

Ohi Day: Greece’s proudest “No” to tyranny

Every 28 October, Greece, Cyprus, and Greek communities across the world stand united in celebration of Ohi Day - the day a small nation...

ON THIS DAY: First verdicts at Nuremberg (1946)

On 1 October 1946, the International Military Tribunal in Nuremberg delivered its landmark verdicts in the trial of leading Nazi Germany figures — the...

Nazi looted painting recovered in Argentina after 80 years

A long lost Nazi looted painting has been recovered in Argentina, officials have said. The discovery Portrait of a Lady, by Italian master Giuseppe Ghislandi, had...

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EU US trade deal gets conditional approval

Parliament backs deal with safeguards The European Parliament has backed...

Fuel prices drop 8.33 cents a litre from 1 April

Excise rates reduced for petrol and diesel Cyprus will reduce...

Middle East war fuels cancellations and drops bookings in Cyprus

Bookings drop sharply after regional tensions The ongoing conflict in...

EU provides €250,000 in humanitarian aid for displaced in Afghanistan

Funding targets most vulnerable populations In response to the rising...
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