The olive oil produced by the ancient olive trees of Ierapetra, proved to be "gold" as at an auction held in the Netherlands a few days ago it was sold at the price of 1,020 euros per liter!

One of the most glamorous charity galas of the year took place a few days ago, at the Public Library of New York in Manhattan. Greeks, Romanians and Syrians from the political, business, academic and artistic fields attended the ceremony for the awarding of the international Constantin Brancoveanu prizes awarded for the first time by the Alexandrion Foundation, the charity of Alexandrion Group Romania.

Στη Δημόσια Βιβλιοθήκη της Νέας Υόρκης στο Μανχάταν, έλαβε χώρα πριν από λίγες ημέρες ένα από τα πιο λαμπερά φιλανθρωπικά gala της χρονιάς. Έλληνες, Ρουμάνοι και Σύριοι από τον πολιτικό, επιχειρηματικό, πανεπιστημιακό και καλλιτεχνικό χώρο παρευρέθηκαν για τα διεθνή βραβεία Constantin Brâncoveanu που απένειμε για πρώτη χρονιά το Alexandrion Foundation, το φιλανθρωπικό ίδρυμα του Alexandrion Group της Ρουμανίας.

On December 1, 1913, Crete was officially incorporated into the Greek state. Just one month earlier (November 1, 1913), Sultan Mehmed the 5th had resigned from every right of domination over the island. Centuries of blood and tears of martyrdom for Crete have finally reached their historical vindication.