Monthly Archives: May 2025

Destruction of cultural heritage inspires Acropolis Museum show on Michael Rakowitz

The looting of Iraq’s antiquities in the wake of the 2003 US invasion, the destruction of Mosul by ISIS in 2015 and the consequences of colonialism and migration are some of the key themes running through the work of Iraqi-American artist Michael Rakowitz. 

UAE offers Cyprus free-of-charge portable desalination plants

Cyprus will receive free-of-charge portable desalination plants from the United Arab Emirates to cover the tourism-reliant island nation’s water needs this summer as reservoir deposits are nearly depleted, officials have said.