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The president of the Hellenic Community of Alexandria (EKA) and the head of the Greek maritime club in Alexandria Edmond Kasimatis passed away from the coronavirus on Saturday. He was 83. Kasimatis who was elected in 2017 was passionately working...

Greek President Prokopis Pavlopoulos paid a visit to Alexandria on Monday following an invitation by Egyptian President Abdel Fattah Al-Sisi to attend a collaborative event of the Greek, Egyptian and Cypriot diaspora. Cyprus President Nicos Anastasiades is also attending the...

The Greek community of Alexandria, and in the entire country, are on the side of the Egyptian people and send their most sincere condolences for the attack at a mosque in Egypt's north Sinai region, the head of the...

Patriarch of Alexandria and All Africa, Theodore II, rededicated the renovated Greek Orthodox church of the Assumption of Mary (Koimisis tis Theotokou) in Alexandria, Egypt. After chanting the Greek national anthem, Patriarch Theodore stated that "the African Church, instead of...

The Greek community of Alexandria in Egypt enjoyed a Greek Glendi on Fat Thursday night. The Reception Hall of the Greek community was packed with Greeks who attended the event. Dances, songs and the grilling of meats dominated the...

Gujarat is one of the most prosperous states in India, with a talented diaspora, known for its business acumen, spread throughout the Western World. Gujaratis have played an important role in global trade from the Persian Gulf to the...

Ancient Greek inscriptions appear on some of the most prominent buildings in the world. Whether on the entrance of a historical Western European library or a prestigious American university, one can see them everywhere. When our eye meets these inscriptions,...

The Greeks of Sudan who are now living through agonizing moments due to the civil strife in Khartoum are small in number (estimated at around 150), but still a very prominent community in the country. "The Greek heartland in Khartoum...

The Mediterranean port city of Alexandria, Egypt is in danger of vanishing under waves within decades. Alexander the Great's metropolis on the Nile Delta is on the edge of catastrophe due to the rising sea levels brought about by...

George Bizos, the Greek-South African human rights lawyer, who died on September 9, 2020, fought apartheid and saved Nelson Mandela from a death sentence. Along with serving as Nelson Mandela’s lawyer, George Bizos was also one of the three writers...

The small, but vibrant, community of Greeks, with roots deep in history, remains in the Egyptian capital of Cairo to this day.

The Greek Orthodox Church of Uganda celebrated the Holy week with splendor and devotion.

A 9-year-old Greek girl born in Cairo is the undisputed champion of gymnastics in Egypt, as for the second year round, she won gold

Lebanon celebrated the Greek Bicentennial as Sursock Palace and Museum glowed in the blue and white to commemorate the Greek Bicentennial.

The Greek community in Egypt honored the 78th Anniversary of the Second Battle of El Alamein on Friday. Following anti-virus guidelines, religious, cultural, and military leaders of both the Greek and Egyptian communities honored those who lost their lives during...