NICOSIA — Thirty four works of art that were stolen from the Turkish-occupied parts of Cyprus will be returned on September 4 according to the Church of Cyprus.
The Munich Court of Appeals made a decision on March 16 against Turkish art smuggler Aydin Dikmen that made the return possible.
The items that will be returned include 24 Byzantine objects and pre-Christian antiquities. The objects were stolen Ayios Epiktitos Church and private collections.
Three pairs of doors from the altars of churches in the monasteries of the Antiphonitis Christ in the Kyrenia area and from the Virgin Mary Monastery in Kantara) will be returning, along with icons
More than 500 churches have been destroyed or looted as a result of the 1974 illegal Turkish invasion during the occupation. Most have been desecrated by being turned into stables, warehouses, restaurants and hotels.
Cyprus’ government and the Church of Cyprus have mounted a campaign of protests to the United Nations, the World Council of Churches and other international and religious organizations since 1974.
NICOSIA — Thousands of workers in Cyprus, including government employees, teachers and builders walked off the job Thursday for an island-wide, three-hour work stoppage to protest what they claim is employers’ backpedaling on a deal for inflation-linked pay increases.
FALMOUTH, MA – The police in Falmouth have identified the victim in an accident involving a car plunging into the ocean on February 20, NBC10 Boston reported.
NEW YORK – Meropi Kyriacou, the new Principal of The Cathedral School in Manhattan, was honored as The National Herald’s Educator of the Year.
LAKELAND, Fla. (AP) — Ten people were injured during a drive-by shooting in a central Florida neighborhood, police said.
UPPER DARBY, PA – St. Demetrios Church in Upper Darby, PA, bid a fond farewell to Rev.
ATHENS - A memorandum of understanding (MoU) for the electric grid networks of Greece and Egypt, known as the Greece-Africa Power Interconnector (GAP), was signed in Athens by Houston-based McDermott International and Athens-based Eunice Energy Group.
ASTORIA – The Hellenic Film Society USA launches its winter streaming season with two films by the acclaimed Greek director, Giorgos Georgopoulos.
WASHINGTON — Pay and benefits for America's workers grew at a healthy but more gradual pace in the final three months of 2022, a third straight slowdown, which could help reassure the Federal Reserve that wage gains won't fuel higher inflation.
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