Two Greeks from Crete, Mixalis Proestakis and his nephew Igor, helped the rescue of the Chilean miners. Their efforts focused in opening pipelines and opening the tunnel from which all the miners hauled to the surface of the earth with “Phoenix” the “earth’s smallest elevator”, as the rescuers described it. “What took you so long?”Asked the thirty-three [...]
Archive | 2010
FM Droutsas Visits Jordanian Religious Sites
Foreign Minister Dimitris Droutsas on Sunday visited Madaba and the site where Jesus Christ was baptised in the Jordan river; both of which are under the supervision of the Jerusalem Patriarchate. With his visit to the sites, Droutsas sought to signal Greece’s respect for the role and importance of the Jerusalem Patriarchate. The Greek government [...]
Somali Pirates Release Greek Vessel After Receiving Ransom
Somali pirates have released a Greek operated vessel and its crew of 21 Filipino seamen following the payment of a ransom. The maritime watchdog Ecoterra International reported this on Monday, cited by AFP. The Panama flagged, Liberian owned MV VOC Daisy, which was hijacked on April 21st in the Gulf of Aden “has now been [...]
Greek Shipping Co. Signs $160 Million Ghana Oil Contract
The Greek shipping company DryShips Inc. is reported to have signed an exploration and drilling contract in Ghana. The deal is with Vanco Overseas Energy Ltd. and worth $160 million as quoted by The Wall Street Journal. The deal according to the report is a five-well contract for exploration-drilling offshore of Ghana and Cote d’Ivoire [...]
Greek Ministers Meet with Israeli Political & Military Leaders
The Minister of State C. Pampoukis and the Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Mr. D. Dollis, accompanied by the General Secretary of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs Mr. I. Zeppos, had a series of meetings with representatives of the political and military leadership of Israel. Early in the morning, the delegation visited the Greek – [...]
Interpol Now Involved in Sacatides Drug Smuggling Case, Bali
Accused drug smuggler Michael Sacatides who was arrested in Bali, reportedly carrying 1.7 kilograms of methamphetamine, will not appear in court for some time if he is declared a suspect, the editor from The Bali Times said. The editor from The Bali Times told Neos Kosmos that Mr. Sacatides is still being questioned by police [...]
Iron Mike’s Glorious Victory in a Spectacular Fight in Seoul
After an amazing fight for the phase of 16 that will stay in the mind of everyone who watched it, the Greek Champion accomplished a great victory over the Moroccan Chahid “The Pitbull” Oulad El Hadj and took his place among the 8 best fighters of the world. From the beginning of the match, Zambidis [...]
Greek Orthodox Archbishop Claims Israeli Occupation Must Vanish
Greek Orthodox Archbishop in Beit-ul-Moqaddas, Atallah Hanna said that Israeli Occupation must end immediately. The archbishop calls on all christians to unite with brothers in the Al-Quds Holy Land churches and with all Muslim brothers especially Palestinians to stand against the Israeli occupation. He made the remarks in a meeting with a delegation of Irish [...]
China’s PM Offers Clear Vote of Confidence Regarding Greek Economy
Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao will give a clear “vote of confidence” in the prospects of Greek economy when he visits the country from October 2-4th. This was stated by the official Xinhua News Agency on Friday and China΄s Ambassador to Greece Luo Linquan, according to Dow Jones Newswires. Wen΄s visit to Greece comes as the nation [...]
Chinese Look to Greece as Popular New Travel Destination
China is showing an interest in Greece and Europe regarding tourism. Many bookings have been made from the Chinese people to visit Greece, as revealed by travel agencies. The website of the Information Department of Chinese Government: http://china.org.cn states there is a hotel price increase in Sanya. Sanya is the famous tourist destination of China. Now tourists are [...]
-
05 / 24 Ceramic Stamp Found in Israel Proves Bethlehem to be Part of Antiquity
-
05 / 17 Malaysia Hosts Greek Food Festival
-
05 / 14 Greek Businessman Brings Smiles to the Children of Guatemala
-
05 / 14 First Homer Encyclopedia Created By Tel-Aviv University Researcher
-
05 / 11 Japanese Magazine Features Greek Fisherman Living in Boston
Cairo
26°
Tokyo
21°
Buenos A...
16°
