On January 31st, 2012, His Grace Petros Bishop of Nikopolis, retired Hierarch of the Patriarchate of Alexandria and All Africa, passed away. The Late Bishop Petros of Nikopolis (Karatroupkos) was born in Naousa, Macedonia. He held a degree from the Theological Faculty of the University of Thessaloniki, was ordained Deacon in 1953 and Priest in [...]
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Greek-Cypriot Crocodile Dundee Το Catch Killer Croc In Uganda
Greek-Cypriot Peter Prodromou, also known as “Safari Pete” on a Channel 4 talk show, is a real Crocodile Dundee of our times, and his most recent mission was to track down and exterminate a killer crocodile in Uganda. The carnivorous reptile has attacked a 15-year-old boy in the African country on Christmas Day, and when [...]
NEPOMAK Executive Council Meeting in South Africa
The Executive Council of NEPOMAK met in South Africa over the Christmas period from 27-30 December 2011. Members of the Executive Council from around the world, as well as young Cypriots, SAE Youth and NAHYSOSA representatives from across South Africa and Africa participated in the meeting. The meeting was officially initiated on Tuesday 27 December [...]
Samaras Wants to ‘Keep Hellenism in Egypt Alive’
Antonis Samaras met with the Chairman of the Greek Community of Alexandria, Ioannis Siokas, in his office at Syggrou Ave., in the presence of the alternate head of economic policy Notis Mitarakis. “The Greeks of Egypt have offered much to the homeland. It is our duty to preserve and strengthen the presence of the Greek [...]
New Book About Egypt and the Greek – Egyptian Intelligentsia by Manolis Maragoulis
The nature and type of stances adopted by Greek – Egyptian scholars, from the moment they were confronted with the cultural movements of modern Egypt up to the interwar period, is addressed by a book titled “Time to modernize. Egypt and the Greek – Egyptian intelligentsia, 1919, 1939” by the director of the Alexandria branch [...]
Cape Town Theatre to Present Aristophane’s “The Birds”
Artscape and the Siyasanga Cape Town Theatre Company will present Greek classic comedy “The Birds” of Aristophanes in the Kirstenbosch open-air theatre from December 20 2011 until January 15 2012. The timeless comedy performances are scheduled to start at 7am. This peculiarity of the early morning performances is explained by the fact that ancient Greeks [...]
Greek Patriarch of Alexandria Pays Historic Visit to St. Catherine Monastery at Mount Sinai
76 years after the then Patriarch of Alexandria and all Africa His Beatitude Meletios Metaxakis had visited the historic Holy Monastery of St. Catherine at Mount Sinai in Cairo, Theodoros II Primate of the Second Throne Church visited the Monastery on the day of his 57th birthday. The evensong doxology was attended by members of [...]
Disengagement of Greek Legal Guardian on Greek-Flagged Vessel in South Egypt
Following a number of efforts by the Greek authorities in Egypt and the Foreign Ministry, in cooperation with the Egyptian Foreign Ministry, a Greek seaman, Nikos Papafotis, who has been detained in Egypt due to a matter concerning the guarding of a Greek-flagged vessel since February 2009, returned to Greece on Friday. Mr. Papafotis had [...]
Patriarch of Alexandria Sents Congratulatory Letter to New Greek PM
The Patriarch of Alexandria and all Africa, His Eminence Theodoros II has sent a congratulatory letter to the new Greek PM Lucas Papademos for taking office. The Head of the Orthodox Church of Africa wished the newly appointed PM all success in the difficult task lying ahead of him and expressed his hopes that the [...]
Greek-South African Girl Dies After Satanic Ritual Attack
The Greek community of South Africa is shocked after the horrible news of the death of the 18-year-old girl that had been attacked 2 weeks ago in Johannesburg as part of a suspected satanistic ritual. Greek-S. African Kirsty Theologo died just a week after she was set ablaze, press reports from the Greek community in South Africa [...]
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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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