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The various dignitaries speak about this, the 25th Anniversary year, and this year's celebration of the Cypriot Wine Festival which is now held annually at Alexandra Palace in London. Almost all the speeches are in Greek, but the guests are greeted in English by Peter Droussiotis, Chairman of the National Federation of Cypriot Organisations. (Other speeches to be detailed in information which will follow)

The Traditional Cultural Ensemble, Vasilikia, was originally created in Famagusta, but its members were scattered all over the island after the coup and invasion in 1974.

London-born Sarbel provided the highlight of the entertainment during the 2008 Wine Festival, to great popular acclaim. Sarbel represented Greece for Eurovision 2007, but had never previously performed for his 'home crowd' in north London where this annual Cyprus Wine Festival takes place. See more details about Sarbel (or by doing a google-search) at: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sarbel or at his own myspace profile at: http://www.myspace.com/sarbelsmyspace (Additional video coverage of the Cyprus Wine Festival 2008 is currently being prepared for upload to this channel)

Channel 4: Dispatches - Cutting-edge documentary series. Five years after the invasion of Iraq, political journalist Peter Oborne accompanies Foreign Secretary David Miliband as he travels across the war-torn country. Meeting the people who will determine Iraq's future, from the head of US Forces to militiamen protecting their homes, Oborne discovers that the Middle Eastern state is in violent disarray.

UN Security Council in full session on February 18th 2008, to hear Serbia's call for the Independence Declaration on the previous day by Kosovo to be annulled.

Euro News carried the following item live on 18th February, the Press Conference following a meeting of EU Foreign Ministers who spent a day discussing how the EU should deal with Kosovo's Independence announcement the previous day. This item deserved being immortalised on VEOH for the pleasure of seeing Dimitrij Rupel (Slovenian Foreign Minister, on behalf of the rotating presidency) Javier Solana (EU High Representative on Foreign Affairs), and Olli Rehn (EU Enlargement Commissioner) being made to feel distinctly uncomfortable at the questions they were being asked by a rather hostile press corps. See commentary "Caligula’s Horse: US, New Europe and Kosovo" February 02, 2008 By Andrej Grubacic and Ziga Vodovnik http://www.zcommunications.org/znet/viewArticle/16402 Watch Chomsky interview, "Noam Chomsky about Serbia, Kosovo, Yugoslavia and the NATO War" (interviewed by Danilo Mandic) available from the video playlist at: http://www.youtube.com/view_play_list?p=E39E7DE9EC5F2D06

CyBC TV weekly programme looking at the activities of the Cypriot Diaspora, This episode features interviews with Lefkos Midleton (Cypriot Neurologist at the Charing Cross Hospital in London), Haris Sofoclides (President of POMAK), with Entme Leventis (Cypriot representative with UNESCO), Peter Drousiotis (President of the Federation of Cypriot Organisations) addressing a gathering of community leaders in London to celebrate Cyprus' accession to the Euro with Cyprus Finance Minister Mihalis Sarris, and an interview with Doros Partasides (CyBC TV Correspondent in the UK).

Part of the January 2008 events announced by Archbishop Gregorios of Thyateira while attending an evening to celebrate the life of Dr. Stavros Panteli. This event was introduced by The Right Reverend Athanasios Bishop of Tropaeou and consisted of a talk by The Very Revd. Archimandrite, Father Ephrem Lash who presently serves at the Church of SS Anthony the Great & John the Baptist, at Holloway in London. The talk was about "St. John Chrysostom's contribution to Orthodox Worship". This was followed by a performance by some of the members of the London Greek Orthodox Byzantine Choir. The event was held at London's Hellenic Centre on 15th January 2007. www.thyateira.org.uk www.anastasis.org.uk

Having just seen the Riz Khan item which he pre-publicised with his 1 minute slot on their YouTube profile -- in an item asking whether, given all the other problems afflicting the world, the world media has "forgotten about the division of Cyprus" -- the program which Riz actually produced for 13th Nov 2007 was so one-sided it was beneath contempt. I totally lost my previous high respect for Riz Khan. Rather than treating the division of Cyprus with even a modicum of fairness he offered his media slot for blatant Turkish propaganda. Didn't know Al Jazeera does "pay per slot propaganda" items for selected causes. D I S G U S T I N G !

Part of Theatro Technis' Cyprus Week Festival 2007. See more from this event from it's myspace profile at: http://www.myspace.com/theatrotechnis

Channel4's "Unreported World" 26th October 2007

'Allies at Odds' is how the BBC World News America reported the story of the vote by the American House of Representatives Foreign Relations Committee to designate the mass killings of Armenians in the closing days of the Ottoman Empire as - Genocide. The US President, his Secretary of State and the Secretary of Defence all abhor the historical killing of 1.5 million Armenians by the Turks, and even though Presidential candidate Bush prior to his election had called it Genocide, his government pleads with Congress not to call it Genocide. Nicholas Burns of the State Department is rushed into TV News studios to be interviewed by the media with a conciliatory statement at the first opportunity after the vote. View the entire House of Representatives Foreign Affairs Committee discussion about Armenian Genocide by Turkey at: http://video.google.co.uk/videoplay?docid=-8277287280833442522&q=congress%2Barmenian%2BGenocide%2BBill&total=7&start=0&num=10&so=0&type=search&plindex=2

Part of a cross section study of how various different media interests reported the vote by the American House of Representatives Foreign Relations Committee to designate the mass killings of Armenians in the closing days of the Ottoman Empire as - Genocide. ABC news allocated a whole of 30 seconds to the story, mostly to highlight how 'Executive Authority' in the US is resolutely opposed to the Killing of 1.5 million Armenians in the closing days of the Ottoman Empire being called the first Genocide of the 20th Century. View the entire House of Representatives Foreign Affairs Committee discussion about Armenian Genocide by Turkey at: http://video.google.co.uk/videoplay?docid=-8277287280833442522&q=congress%2Barmenian%2BGenocide%2BBill&total=7&start=0&num=10&so=0&type=search&plindex=2

Al-Jazeera reports reactions in Turkey on 11th October 2007 to the vote by the American House of Representatives Foreign Relations Committee to designate the mass killings of Armenians in the closing days of the Ottoman Empire as - Genocide. Part 1 of 2 Part of a cross section study of how various different media interests reported the vote by the American House of Representatives Foreign Relations Committee to designate the mass killings of Armenians in the closing days of the Ottoman Empire as - Genocide. View the entire House of Representatives Foreign Affairs Committee discussion about Armenian Genocide by Turkey at: http://video.google.co.uk/videoplay?docid=-8277287280833442522&q=congress%2Barmenian%2BGenocide%2BBill&total=7&start=0&num=10&so=0&type=search&plindex=2

2of2 - Al-Jazeera reports reactions in Turkey on 11th October 2007 to the vote by the American House of Representatives Foreign Relations Committee to designate the mass killings of Armenians in the closing days of the Ottoman Empire as - Genocide.

As celebrated on the occasion of the inaugural performances in Cyprus of it's leading composer's latest work, this televised concert by Marios Tokas and friends, in it's second half features some of his traditionally most loved songs, performed by leading artists and choir. Μάριος Τόκας

President of the Cyprus Parliament and leader of the AKEL Party Dimitris Christofias speech to the Cyprus Wine Festival 2007. This annual festival which is organised by Greek language Cypriot newspaper "PARIKIAKI" is held at Alexandra Palace in London's Borough of Haringey. After his speech Nr Christofias presents a special award to outgong President of the National Cypriot Federation, Mr. Haris Sophoclides who has served in that position for over a decade. Participants enjoyed a rich cultural programme, which is featured in other titles on this site. Video of the Annual Cypriot Demonstration at Trafalgar Square, held this year on July 14th, commemorating the Greek Junta coup and subsequent Turkish invasion of Cyprus, with its continuing occupation of nearly half the island which continues 33 years later - can be found at: http://video.google.co.uk/videoplay?docid=-6439870769358513421

This festival is organised by London's Greek language weekly newspaper, Parikiaki, and held at the Alexandra Palace. This is part 3, with part 1 consisting of arrivals and a look around the complex and exhibits, part 2 consisting of speeches, and this part consisting of the highlight entertainment at the annual event this year was a concert by Evi Kapatai and her band. Video of the Annual Cypriot Demonstration at Trafalgar Square, held this year on July 14th, commemorating the Greek Junta coup and subsequent Turkish invasion of Cyprus, with its continuing occupation of nearly half the island which continues 33 years later - can be found from links at: http://video.google.co.uk/videoplay?docid=-6439870769358513421

Paddy Ahsdown presents a view of the conflict which lies at the heart of the Middle East problem, the Israeli-occupied Jerusalem. Broadcast by Channel 4 on 19th May 2007 to mark the anniversary of the 6 day war during which Jerusalem was entirely occupied by Israel.

Abstract Theatre or Physical Theatre, Tania Batzoglou and Felipe Cura (TADEO) in a scene from Aeschylus' "The Persians", shown as part of Theatro Technis' 50th Anniversary Celebrations on 3rd May 2007. The full video of the evening of celebrations is available from links at: http://www.myspace.com/theatrotechnis

For five years with not a day off, Brian has continued his sit-in protest opposite the British Parliament buildings where he reminds British politicians and the world at large about the continuing killing of children in the Iraq War. The British Government changed the laws on demonstrating, but Brian is still there. His is a lone presence, but his conscience speaks for many millions worldwide, including me. Well done Al Jazeera for featuring this item, in the Witness Series, presented by Rageh Omar.

Choose your own favorite music, then click to do an armchair-walk - beginning from Mansfield Place through the urban landscape of 'Village Hampstead' - to Hampstead Heath, the Vale of Health, the Pergola, the Hill Garden and to visit the statue of The Diogenist at Golders Park. Mixed video and still-grabs.

Film made by local people in King's Cross as a part of the consultation process regarding the then-newly-announced plans to redevelop the Kings Cross Railway Lands for a second Euro-tunnel rail terminal, and its likely consequences on the local community. The railway terminal has now been built and opened, but the original development of the rest of the railway lands did not take place as the developers planned. But development IS still in-process. More details from King's Cross Railway Lands Group (KXRLG) http://www.kxrlg.org.uk Producer: Una Sapietis, Director/Producer: Sarah Newton Kings Cross Railwaylands Community Development Group and the Theatro Technis Video Group. http://www.myspace.com/theatrotechnis

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