The famous Greek singer Eleftheria Arvanitaki visited the Ivory Coast. She visited as an ambassador of the Greek campaign of UNICEF. She arrived in Abidjan and visited the Adobo Health Center. The singer returned to Greece carrying many new experiences and stated that this trip was the most sentimental trip ever. “The mothers of the [...]
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Greek Ship Sails into Bad Weather in Texas & Kills 2 On Board
A Greek oil tanker’s captain and chief engineer were killed by a large wave in the Atlantic on Thursday as the ship headed for Houston, Texas. According to sources, the 47-year-old captain of the Aegean Angel and his 33-year-old first mate had emerged onto the deck of the vessel to see what damage it had [...]
Bomb Explodes at Greek Embassy in Buenos Aires
A bomb exploded early Thursday in front of the Greek embassy in the Argentinian capital, causing material damage but no injuries, police said. Foreign Ministry spokesman Grigoris Delavekouras told the AP the device was very small and that there was no one at the embassy when it went off Thursday. Authorities in Europe and elsewhere [...]
Peru’s Greek Community Holds Greek Folk Dance Seminar
More than 6o Greek expatriates attended the Greek folk dance seminar that took place a few days ago in Lima, Peru. Dance teacher Margarita Rapanaki came from Chile and was warmly welcomed by the president of the Greek community in Lima, Sonia Raptopoulou and by the Greek consul, Eleni Georgopoulou. The seminar was housed in the spacious halls [...]
Ancient Greeks’ “Facebook”
Garbage of the ancient city in upper Egypt, Oxyrhynchus, was proved to be a buried treasure! Researchers are now able to reveal unknown aspects of ancient culture and life such as Plato’s hidden “music code” and Sappho poems. In Oxyrhynchus a treasure literary emerged from the garbage. After the collapse of the Ottoman Empire, the British occupied Egypt in1882. 14 years [...]
Greco-Roman Treasures Unearthed at Qarun Lake, Egypt
More treasures from the Greco-Roman era have been unearthed at the Dime Al-Sebaa archaeological site, two kilometres north of Qarun Lake near Fayoum. This week the archaeological site of Soknopaiou Nesos in Fayoum was a hive of activity. Workers along with Italian and Egyptian excavators, were busy brushing the sand off a large collection of [...]
Syrian President al-Assad Congratulates Patriarch of Antioch on Christmas
Delegated by President Bashar al-Assad, Minister of Presidential Affairs Mansour Azzam on Saturday conveyed to the heads of Christian denominations congratulations on Christmas. This day marks the birth of Jesus Christ, messenger of love and peace. Azzam paid a visit to His Beatitude Patriarch of Antioch and All the East Ignatius IV Hazim, conveying to [...]
Students Visit Patriarch of Alexandria
On the 22nd of December, students from Pratsikeion Elementary School and Averof High School – Lyceum of Alexandria, accompanied by teachers, visited His Beatitude, Pope and Patriarch of Alexandria and All Africa, Theodoros II at the Patriarchal Cathedral, singing Greek carols. During their visit, the Archbishop had a discussion with the students. He presented them [...]
Greek Firm to Build Aluminum Processing Plant, Congo
The Greek company ISAKOS Soft, a world leading specialists in aluminum, will soon build an aluminum processing plant in Pointe-Noire. This location is Congo’s main economic and industrial city. It is located in the south area of the country, ISAKOS Chief Isaac Grigoriadis, announced on Wednesday. “Currently, we are studying the phases for implementation. This plant will [...]
Cuba & Greece Agree to Restore Cooperation
Greece agreed to restore cooperation with Cuba. This cooperation follows in the footsteps of some other European Union countries, a joint declaration agreed on Tuesday. The signing of the statement by Cuban Vice Foreign Minister Dagoberto Rodriguez with his visiting Greek counterpart Spyros Kouvelis marked the official resumption of economic cooperation between the two countries, Cuba’s Foreign [...]
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02 / 03 Panos Karan To Give Charity Classical Piano Recital for Disaster Victims of Tohuku
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02 / 03 Engin Ardic Criticizes Fall of Constantinople Festivities in Turkish Newspaper Sabah
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02 / 03 Scholars Call for Israeli Knesset To Recognize Assyrian and Greek Genocide
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02 / 03 His Grace Petros Bishop of Nikopolis Passes Away
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02 / 01 PASOK Leader George Papandreou Meets Peres and Netanyahu in Israel
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