Somali pirates have released a Greek-owned ship hijacked five months ago and freed its 21 Filipino crew members, officials and pirates have said. “The MV Irene is free. All 21 crew are safe and sound,” maritime official Andrew Mwangura told AFP news agency. Reuters news agency cited a pirate as saying the hijackers acted after [...]
About Anastasios Papapostolou
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Kalash team in Afghanistan to get Greek engineer freed
A delegation of the Kalash Muslim community left Chitral for Nooristan area of Afghanistan on Friday to secure the release of Greek engineer Athanasius Lerounis who was kidnapped last week and reportedly taken to the adjacent Afghan area. Wazirzada, a spokesman of the community, said that the delegation comprised former union council nazim Abdul Majid [...]
Travel During Ramadan for Non-Muslims in the Middle East
Tourism in the Middle East drops sharply during the Islamic holy month of Ramadan, where Muslims abstain from food, drink, and smoking from dawn until dusk to focus on moderation and their faith. Cited reasons for this from the non-Muslim population include a fear that the ywon’t be able to enjoy meals or beverages during their travels
A Greek Taverna in Tokyo
Translated by Anna Maria Delinasiou I found myself in the country of the rising sun. I was a guest at a Japanese friend’s house and thus found myself cut off from everything Greek. One evening, Tokyo, where I was, was hit by a hurricane. Since we could not leave the house we were surfing the [...]
Greek Orthodox Mission Sets an Example in India
Calcutta- Sister Nectaria Paradisi, who has been in Calcutta since 1991, describes the work of the Greek Orthodox Mission in India. She sent the following to our newspaper Greek Insight: «Dear Brothers and Sisters in Christ, greetings in the Name of the Lord! I am glad for the opportunity that is afforded to me, to [...]
Greeks in Guatemala
Guatemala- A special on Greeks in Guatemala by the Athens News Agency portrays a vibrant community of people active in a broad range of activities, ranging from the “Molon Lave” plastics to “Grecia” chocolates, which later spawned an entire chocolate manufacturing business by Panagiotis Papachiou, the first Greek to officially migrate to Guatemala in 1926. [...]
South African President Meets Greek Community
South Africa’s President Jacob Zuma has, in a recent meeting with representatives of the Greek, Italian and Portuguese communities, appealed for their help in reducing crime and has stressed the need for “zero tolerance to combat criminality”. Presdident Zuma held the meeting to answer hundreds of questions he was faced from the three communities during [...]
“Aegean” in Tokyo
If gyros, moussaka and tzatziki all sound Greek to you, it’s time to visit The Aegean, Tokyo’s only Greek restaurant, owned and operated by a Greek. Here you can chat with sculptor and restaurateur Nik Biniari and perhaps discover why Greek people always seem a notch more genki than the rest of us. But before [...]
Pan-Cretans in Alexandria
Members of the Pan-Cretan Union of America, who are holding their annual general meeting on a cruise from Crete, were welcomed to the Alexandria Patriarchate by the Patriarch of Alexandria and all Africa, Theodore II, who expressed his joy at their visit and briefed them on the patriarchate’s work in Africa. On his part, the [...]
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