Byzantine Empire

Mount Athos Treasures On View To Women After 1,000 Years

Independent | By Thomas in Procter in Paris | Posted 06.06.2009 | World


For the first time in almost 1,000 years, many of the legendary Byzantine treasures of Mount Athos in Greece are on view to women. Almost 200 works o...

Turkey: Not the Usual Geopolitical Sandwich

William Bradley | Posted 05.07.2009 | World


William Bradley

Obama seems to see Turkey, which has friendly relations with Israel, as potentially a much stronger partner than any other NATO nation, perhaps even Britain.