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Greek Orthodox Patriarch Congratulates Kuwait Amir on UN Honoring
His Eminence Patriarch John X Yazigi of the Antioch Greek Orthodox Patriarchate congratulated His Highness the Amir Sheikh Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah for being named "Humanitarian Leader" by the UN, as well as for the fact that Kuwait was...
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Greek Orthodox Church to Be Built in UAE
A Greek Orthodox Church will be built in Mussafah, Abu Dhabi, over the next year in order to accommodate all the worshippers who reside in the area.
Abu Dhabi currently hosts 700 registered Greek Orthodox Families, but according to Father...
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Former Greek MP Teaching at Abu Dhabi University
After two terms in the Greek Parliament, former Greek MP Sofia Kalantzakou decided to try something completely different outside of Greece.
Sofia Kalantzakou was elected a member of the Greek Parliament in the region of Messenia in Peloponnese with New...
Africa
Greek-Australian UN Spokesman: ‘International Community Could Do More to Fight Ebola’
United Nations spokesman Ari Gaitanis arrived in West Africa this week, dispatched from his post in Afghanistan, to examine the situation of the first ever UN emergency health mission. "There are concerns that the steps implemented by the international...
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Helicopter Rescues Greek Man Stranded on Pattaya Coast [video]
A navy helicopter flew a 37-year-old Greek climber to safety after he got himself stranded on a 300-metre cliff on Koh Larn for three hours.
Bouras Thedoros was stuck on a ledge on the Yak mountain cliff, approximately 150 meters...
Africa
Greek President Papoulias Visits Algeria
President of the Hellenic Republic Karolos Papoulias is paying an official visit to Algeria, following an invitation by his Algerian counterpart Abdelaziz Boudeflika.
Papoulias arrived to Algiers late Saturday and on Sunday morning he visited the memorial stone of the...
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Greek Diplomat Killed in Train Accident in Thailand
A Greek diplomat was killed during a horrific accident, when she fell from a moving train in Sai Yok district of Kanchanaburi province, Thailand, on Wednesday afternoon.
According to the police report, the 30-year-old woman was identified as Aristea Liapi. She...
Culture
4th International Greek Conference in Buenos Aires
The 4th International Greek Conference, organized by the Hellenic Cultural Association “Nostos,” has been scheduled to take place from December 3 to 5 at the University of Belgrano in Buenos Aires, Argentina. The conference will focus on the influence...
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Grace Hotels Announces Opening of Grace Panama
Grace Hotels recently announced the official opening of its hotel in Panama City, Grace Panama. Occupying the ground floor and six upper floors of the new, yet already iconic, 'Twist Tower' in the Obarrio District, Grace Panama is a...
Africa
Rock Star Turned Greek Priest Fights Ebola In Sierra Leone
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JnDlim3mYds
Former existential atheist and Australian rock star Themi Adams (Adamopoulos) today is a Greek Orthodox priest who has spearheaded the Orthodox Church's apostolic mission in Ebola-hit Sierra Leone, Africa.
Although Father Themi could flee the country to avoid a possible...