On March 8, 2013, Her Imperial Highness Grand Duchess Maria Vladimirovna “…attended a conference marking the 400th anniversary of the House of Romanov in Moscow.”

According to the Telegraph and Guardian newspapers, Sheikh Hamad bin Khalifa al-Thani of Qatar recently purchased six uninhabited islands in Greece for a reported 8.5 million Euros.  Now, that is a bargain.  No, really.

Anywho, according to the newspaper, The Mirror, the 61-year-old Emir of Qatar was vacationing in Greece when he decided to moor his tiny 400ft yacht off the Echinades Islands.  Within minutes the Emir fell in love with the place.  So, four years later he decided to purchase them.

Wow.

For more information about the Emir’s small purchase of these gorgeous islands please here, here, and here.

On February 25, 2013, His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum held an audience with United Nations Secretary General, Mr. Ban Ki-moon in Dubai.  According to the newspaper, Emirates 24/7, discussions focused on:

“…regional and international  humanitarian issues as well as the role of countries, governments, organizations and public and community bodies  in supporting people hit by catastrophes and hunger all over the world.”

Please click here, here and here to view photos as well as to learn more about today’s meeting.

Click here to watch a video.

Rome: Power and Glory

Though there are some inaccuracies within this documentary, Rome: Rise and Fall of an Empire, is an interesting program to watch on this lazy Sunday.

A mildly cheesy docudrama about Emperor Constantine

It’s a slow news day so here is the documentary entitled, The Heretic Pharaoh, from the series, Egypt’s Golden Empire.