Greek/Turkish/Cypriot Students United

Society

Greek/Turkish/Cypriot Students United

February 1, 2016

Road to nowhere ? entrance to the sovereign base area of Dhekelia.

NICOSIA – Hundreds of Greek and Turkish Cypriot youths gathered for a protest on Sunday against the British military presence in Cyprus, calling for a reunified Cyprus without the presence of military bases and foreign troops.

“The leftist youths gathered on the snow-capped peak of the central Troodos massif and demanded the end of the presence of British bases, as well as other military facilities, on the eastern Mediterranean island…Standing outside a fenced-off British administration compound and also outside the dome housing radar installations on top of Mount Olympus at a height of nearly 2,000 meters, they chanted slogans against the global policies of both Britain and the United States…The protest was organized by Greek Cypriot organization EDON, which is the youth branch of the left wing AKEL opposition party, along with youth organizations of several leftist Turkish Cypriot parties,” ShanghaiDaily.com reported.

Church

St. Nicholas Church One of 2022’s Most Anticipated Architectural Openings

NEW YORK - Some 21 years after it was destroyed in the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks in the United States that brought down the Twin Towers in New York City, the new St Nicholas Greek Orthodox Church rising in its place is among the most eagerly awaited architectural openings of 2022.

Events

Staten Island Community Honored Couples Married 50+ Years

STATEN ISLAND, NY – For yet another year, the community of Holy Trinity-St Nicholas in Staten Island honored couples celebrating 50+ years of marriage with a modest ceremony held at the church immediately following the Divine Liturgy on January 16.

Society

New Research into Greek Artifacts Looted by Nazis Highlighted in NY Times

NEW YORK – New research into Greek artifacts looted by the Nazis was highlighted in the New York Times on January 18 as “the topic of the Nazi role in antiquities looting is increasingly drawing attention, in part through the work of scholars who are peeling back the mysteries of what happened to the objects that were excavated or seized eight decades ago.