The Church of the Holy Sepulchre in Jerusalem, known as the Church of the Resurrection, has been an important pilgrimage destination since the 4th century. There are three major rights of the Greek-Orthodox Patriarchate over the pilgrimage area. The first one is the key of the inside gate of the Church of the Holy Sepulchre, [...]
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Talibans Attack Greek Troops in Afghanistan on Easter Day
An attack by the Taliban interrupted Easter celebrations for the Greek troops stationed in Afghanistan. On April 15, a group of heavily armed men attacked the Greek base in Afghanistan while Greek troops were celebrating Orthodox Easter. The troops responded with small arms, heavy-caliber machine guns and grenades while supported by NATO Helicopters. On Sunday morning, the Afghan [...]
Greeks of Japan Celebrate Easter
By Fay Savvaidis A wonderful party on a beautiful spring day was carried out on Easter, April 15, 2012, in the heart of Tokyo at ROTI restaurant. There was a turn out of 120 participants, about 40 Greeks and 80 Japanese, enjoying Greek food -including lamb, red eggs and tsoureki – live music and dancing. [...]
Scientists: Jesus Christ May Have Had an Entire Family
Thousands of visitors travel to Israel every year, mostly of religious interest. Religion and science are two totally different fields, so their representatives are sometimes opposed to what the other says. In the 1980′s, archaeologists found an underground grave in Jerusalem, which, according to them, belongs to Jesus Christ. This finding caused great reaction from [...]
Malaysian Ghost Companies Offered Greeks Fake Jobs
The Greek Community warns of some Malaysian ghost companies offering false job opportunities. Luckily, only one person seems to have fallen victim to their tricks, paying out 1,000 euros to the scammers. But no one is completely sure whether there are more people who have been deceived, so the Greek Community in Malaysia is sounding [...]
Iran: “No More Petroleum Exportation to Greece”
Iran stopped exporting petroleum to Greece, announced Iran’s Minister of Petroleum Rostam Ghasemi on Tuesday, according to Shana news agency. “At this moment, Iran does not sell petroleum to Greece,” stated Ghasemi. He also commented that “Iran does not face any difficulties selling its petroleum and its petroleum products to other countries.” Tehran supplies Spain [...]
Santorini Theme Park in Faraway Thailand
It seems that Greek islands are a top destination. For those who are not rich enough to own one like Aristotle Onassis, it may be easier to create theme parks to remind them of their sunny summers in Greece, despite how far from Greece they are. Thai businessmen had an idea – to bring Greek [...]
Athina Onassis in Showjumping Tournament in Qatar
The famous heiress that loves to ride horses was in Qatar, joined by her husband – debonair Olympic rider Alvaro de Miranda Neto – to participate in the Showjumping Tournament. Dressed in white breeches and a ratcatcher shirt, her blonde hair pulled tautly back, Athina Onassis De Miranda undoubtedly captivated audiences at the Grand Prix [...]
Al Jazeera World Presents the History of the Greek Community of Egypt
Based on interviews and archive material, Al Jazeera World presents a documentary film on the history of the Greek community of Egypt, from antiquity to modern times, entitled “Egypt: The Other Homeland.” The two prominent civilizations of ancient Greece and Egypt form a deeper connection between the people of the two countries, something which was [...]
Greek Photoreporter Nikos Pilos Awarded At China International Press Photo Contest
Acclaimed Greek photojournalist Nikos Pilos has been presented with an award in the Economy Sciences & Technology News Stories category at the China International Press Photo Contest. The photo project of Pilos, shot in Thrace, northeastern Greece, and entitled “The Ruin of the Greek Industry”, has already been published in the featured KAPPA magazine of Greek [...]
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