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The Greek War Heroes of Argentinean Independence
A memorial outside the Buenos Aires Naval Academy in Argentina features Hydra-born mariner Nikolaos G. Kolmaniatis (Nicolas Jorge Colmaniatis), who emigrated to Argentina in 1811, enlisted in the navy as a sailor, and rose through the ranks to become...
Greek news
Does Egypt Own Chios? Egypt Investigates Land Claims on Greek Islands
Egypt's press reports that Greece's fifth largest island - Chios - is owned by Egypt and that Greece has stopped paying the U.S. $1 million in rent for the exploitation of the island. Articles on the issue quote former...
Greek News
Greece and Zorba Honored at the 23rd Beijing International Book Fair
Greece is being honored at the 23rd Beijing International Book Fair that kicked off on August 24 and runs through to August 28. In collaboration with the Hellenic Foundation of Culture, the Greek Embassy of Beijing and the National Tourism Organization,...
World
Greek-Cypriot Same Sex Couple Blessed With Triplets in South Africa
In South Africa, Greek-Cypriots Christo and Theo Menelaou were blessed with triplets -- identical girl twins and a boy -- through a surrogate.
The occasion is quite rare as twins are in IVF as well as the DNA, or sperm donation,...
Greek News
Budget Airline Scoot to Launch Singapore-Athens Service in 2017
A new service for the budget airline, Scoot, will detail the airline's first long-haul flight with the destination of Athens. The new Singapore-Athens service is a part of Singapore Airlines (SIA) group's strategy to create more passenger traffic between...
Business
Greece’s Ambassador to Egypt: ‘Greece Is the Fourth Largest European Investor in Egypt’
Egyptian-Greek relations remain strong, Christodoulos Lazaris, Greece's ambassador to Egypt said to dailynewsegypt.com, as he is nearing the end of his six-year term.
In his time as ambassador, there has been much focus on further developing relations between the two...
Greek News
Greek Composer Yanni to Perform at Jordan Festival
The famous Greek composer and pianist, Yanni will be closing the Jordan Festival 2016 in September at the Amman Citadel. Numerous concerts and events have been planned to take place at the Citadel as part of the festival, featuring...
Culture
Archaeologists Discover Ancient Indo-Greek City in Pakistan
Italian and Pakistani Archaeologists have discovered large layers of an Indo-Greek city with weapons, coins and pottery forms, in Barikot, Pakistan, according to a Dawn report.
Barikot was called Bazira in ancient times, a city captured by Alexander the Great during...
Greek news
Japanese Heroic Tale During Asia Minor Catastrophe
Yiannis Papadatos, President of the Estia organization in Nea Smyrni, offered an honorary plaque to Japanese Ambassador to Greece, Masuo Nishibayashi, for the assistance of a Japanese ship to Greeks during the Asia Minor catastrophe in 1922.
The Asia Minor catastrophe, as...
Greek news
Singapore Gladiators Steal the Bride Dressed as Spartans
Personal trainer Zachary Lee and his groomsmen dressed as Spartans in Singapore on the morning of their wedding day. The gladiators went to bride's home to take part in a tradition known as gatecrashing. During the 30-minute gatecrash the...