The Primate of the Orthodox Church in Africa, His Beatitude Theodoros, expressed the request of the Greek Community in Egypt and especially Hellenes in Alexandria for the continuation of the connecting flight Athens-Alexandria in a telephone discussion he had with Andreas Vgenopoulos. Olympic airways have announced that the aforementioned scheduled services will be discontinued from [...]
A Greek mission on the Easter Island for the complete sun eclipse
Answers on the way the sun crown is heated as well as the causes that provoke the reversal of the sun’s magnetic field every 11 years, will be searched by the Greek mission. The Greeks departed on Sunday, July 4th to go to the Easter Island where they will be able to observe the first [...]
Israel loses Turkey BUT gains Greece as strategic partner
Despite the impression having some Israeli circles that the loss is not beyond repair, Israel has finally moved on from its relationship with Turkey. This week, the Israeli Minister of Trade and Labor Minister, Binyamin Ben-Eliezer made the last effort to save the relationship by initiating a meeting in Zurich with Turkish Foreign Minister Ahmet [...]
Russians kidnapped by pirates hijacking a Greek-owned ship in Nigeria
According to AFP, pirates hijacked a Greek-owned ship off Cameroon in mid-May have been freed in Nigeria and kidnapped two Russian sailors. The captain and chief mechanic of the North Spirit’s 16-member crew, Boris Tersintsev and Igor Shumik, were taken to Lagos for a medical check after their release was secured in talks, Russian news [...]
A group exhibition on Greece in Alexandria
The group of the HFC’s painting and sculpture workshop will carry out an exhibition presenting works at the Branch of the Hellenic Foundation for Culture in Alexandria. The group exhibition includes forty works inspired by landscapes, archaeological sites and the history of Greece. The workshop has been held for the last six months at the [...]
Beijing International Tourism Expo 2010
China is highly interested in Greece as a tourist destination but also as an investment field and this was apparent during the visit of the Minister for Civilization and Tourism in Beijing. Pavlos Geroulanos visited Beijing for the important tourist exhibition Beijing International Tourism Exp (BITE) 2010. China market is of strategic importance for the [...]
“Argo”: Here everything reminds of Greece
The Chinese newspaper “China Daily” paid a homage with a rich photographic material to the Greek restaurant “Argo” in Beijing, that celebrates one year of operation. The article entitled “Everything is Greek at Argo”, refers to he importance of the existence of an authentic Greek restaurant in the Chinese capital.
