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President Pavlopoulos Visits Greek Orthodox Patriarchate of Alexandria

Greek President Prokopis Pavlopoulos and Cypriot President Nicos Anastasiades have visited the Greek Orthodox Patriarchate of Alexandria and all-Africa in Egypt. Patriarch Theodoros II welcomed the two presidents and presented them with the Grand Cross of the Order of St....

President Pavlopoulos Visits Vibrant Greek Community of Alexandria

Greek President Prokopis Pavlopoulos paid a visit to Alexandria on Monday following an invitation by Egyptian President Abdel Fattah Al-Sisi to attend a collaborative event of the Greek, Egyptian and Cypriot diaspora. Cyprus President Nicos Anastasiades is also attending the...

New Zealand Veteran of Anti-Nazi Campaign in Greece Haddon Donald Dies

New Zealand former National MP and Second World War veteran Haddon Donald has died in Masterton at the age of 101. He was the oldest living former New Zealand Member of Parliament, and at the time of his death, was...

Greek Athlete Wins North Pole Marathon (video)

Argyris Papathanassopoulos became the first Greek person to finish first at the North Pole Marathon on Sunday. Braving the cold with frost on his face, the Greek runner was obviously overwhelmed by the adverse circumstances of the run. Papathanassopoulos cut the...

Greek Restaurant in Singapore Finalist in World Gourmet Summit’s Awards of Excellence 2018

Bakalaki Greek Taverna in Singapore was a finalist for 'New Restaurant of The Year' from World Gourmet Summit's Awards of Excellence 2018. The cleverly named restaurant offers all the dishes that have made Greek cuisine loved throughout the world, such...

Egyptian Experts Find Ancient Greco-Roman Temple

Archaeologists from Egypt's Ministry of Antiquities have uncovered the remains of a 2,200-year-old Greco-Roman temple in the country's Western Desert, according to National Geographic. The ruins were found at the Al-Salam site, 30 miles (48 kilometers) east of Siwa Oasis....

Dozens Feared Dead After Plane Crash in Algeria

Many people are feared to have died as a military plane crashed in Algeria, local media report. Two hundred people or more were said to be on board the aircraft, which reportedly crashed after take-off. TV news reports said 14 ambulances...

Greeks of Alexandria Return for Special Ceremony

Members of the once-thriving Greek community of Alexandria will return once more to the city they grew up in to attend a ceremony on May 1. The presidents of Cyprus, Greece and Egypt will take part in the event in...

South Korea’s Greek Orthodox Celebrate Easter With Unique Epitaphios Liturgy (video)

The small Greek community in Seoul, South Korea joined local Orthodox to celebrate the  Easter with an Epitaphios liturgy. Greek Reporter was live from the St. Nicholas Korean Orthodox Cathedral where the liturgy was recited in the Korean language and...

‘It Smelled of Myrrh’, Says Greek Worker Who Entered Tomb of Christ

"I was the first person to enter the tomb of Christ. Yes, it smelled of myrrh," said the Greek restoration worker who was the first person to go inside the reputed burial place of Christ in Jerusalem since 1810. "I felt...