The Greece-Japan Center in cooperation with the International Society of Friends of Nikos Kazantzakis and the Japan-Greece Society have organized an event for May 14 in Tokyo to celebrate the 25 years of activity of the International Society to honor, preserve and present the work and life of Greek writer Nikos Kazantzakis to the world. [...]
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Troubled Orthodox Mission in Sierra Leone
The Greek Orthodox Mission in Sierra Leone is facing a serious barrier in its plan to offer education and the Greek Orthodox Christian religion to the local community of the capital city of Freetown, Sierra Leone. After acquiring a 49 -year lease from the Freetown City Council to use the Dr. June Holst Ronnes Municipal [...]
Trifonas’ Bouzouki Show in Tel Aviv
Cypriot-born singer Trifonas Nikolaidis knows exactly what to do to bring life into the stage and make his audience sing and dance along to his Greek laika songs. Greek laika culture has become popular over the years in Israel and the 68-year-old Trifonas is a well-known bouzouki player and singer for all age groups. Trifonas [...]
Homer’s Iliad Translated into South African
After 10 years of long hard work, retired South African university classics professor Richard Whitaker has finished his poetic translation of Homer’s war epic The Iliad into the South African language. The translation comprises of a flexible 5-beat line, usually 10 or 11 syllables long and uses many South African English worwords sucas amakhosi (commanders), [...]
Vandals Wrack Greek Orthodox Cemetery in Tripoli
Metropolitan Theofylaktos of Libya met an unsettling scene upon entering the Greek Orthodox Cemetery in Tripoli to conduct an annual memorial service in the memory of the Greek victims of World War II who lost their lives in Libya: it had been victimized by vandals. The Ambassador of Greece to Libya, George Amiridis, the Ambassador [...]
Greek Deputy Foreign Minister Visits South Africa
Greek Deputy Foreign Minister Konstantinos Tsiaras completed his official visit to South Africa and commented upon returning to Athens that he received very positive messages from his meetings with the delegates of the Greek Community of the country and the South African political officials in terms of promoting the issues of the local Greek diaspora. [...]
President Papoulias Meets Cairo’s Greeks
Greek President Karolos Papoulias met with delegates of the Greek Egyptian community of Cairo during an official luncheon organized at the Greek Embassy premises in the capital of the country. The delegation, headed the President of the Greek Community of Cairo, Christos Kavalis, informed the Greek President of all the issues concerning the community and [...]
Asia Minor Catastrophe Recalled in Uruguay
A commemorative event entitled Smyrna – Asia Minor, 90 Years of Memory, 1922-2012 was organized by the Greek Community of Uruguay paying tribute to the memory of the victims of the Asia Minor Catastrophe. The idea behind the event was introduced by Greek teacher Dimitris Godevenos who works in a Greek school of the South-American [...]
Greek Official Dies in Tanzania After Attack
A Greek doctor who was working for the Greek Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Tanzania died following an attack by unknown men who tried to steal her hand bag, officials said. Petroula Hatzipantazi passed away on Sept. 25 from her injuries. Authorities said that the unknown perpetrators were driving a car when they attacked Hatzipantazi [...]
Greek Clothing Companies Eager to Expand in Israel
Greek clothing and knitting companies are keen to dress Israelis with more clothes “Made in Greece” and aim at increasing their share in clothing and textiles exports to the market there. This November 13, Tel Aviv will host its third consecutive exhibition for apparel and textiles companies, organized by the Hellenic Fashion Industry Association (SEPEE). [...]
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