The parents of Greek journalist Iason Athanasiadis, arrested in Iran, have appealed for his release. Polymnia and Georgios Athanasiadis said the Greek foreign ministry has been making efforts to secure his release, for which we are deeply grateful.

Once again, in Australia's Federal Parliament, Greek-Australian MP from Melbourne, Petros Georgiou, raised his voice of conscience in support of refugees, going against the Liberal Party to which he belongs.

The good news about the New Acropolis Museum has reached as far as the Australian Federal Senate, which 0 on the initiative of the Greens - adopted a resolution in favour of ther return of the Parthenon Marbles.

Within the context of an official visit to Syria by the President of the Hellenic Republic, Karolos Papoulias, an agreement for the construction of a factory producing electrical energy was signed yesterday in Damascus.

A concert by Suzanna and Helen Vougiouklis with music from different parts of the world will take place on July 2 & 4 organized by the HFC Centre in the framework of the parallel events of the exhibition "Light and Shadows on the Balkans".