President of the Republic of Cyprus Demetris Christofias warned that the negotiations which began with a view to reunify Cyprus will not be easy and pledged to continue working hard in order to reach a solution, based on fundamental principles.

The renowned author of the Hellenic diaspora of North America, Justine Frangouli-Argyris, will be participating in the third annual Multilingual Book Fair to be held October 3rd and 4th in Astoria, NY in the auditorium of St. Demetrios Greek-American School.

The Patriarch of Alexandria and All Africa, Theodoros, sent a message to all Muslims on the occasion of the Ramadan celebrations.

The HFC Literary Translation Prize for 2008 is awarded to Roderick Beaton for the translation of the book "Levant Journal" by George Seferis.

The exhibit entitled "Defenders of Democracy" opened at the Malliotis Cultural Center in Boston on September 25th, an exhibit organized by the Kostas and Maria Malliotis Foundation and the Malliotis Cultural Center. Defenders of Democracy: The American Response to Greece's role in World War II is an exhibition of photographs, memorabilia, newspapers, magazines and ephemera from the private collection of Gregory C. Pappas.