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Qatar Rail, the authority responsible to finish construction of the first phase of the Doha Metro in 2018, has awarded one of its largest rail contracts yet to a Greek-led consortium, the Athens-based company ELLACTOR announced on Thursday. ELLAKTOR said in...

Greece's Ambassador to Saudi Arabia, Ioannis Christofilis, opened a festival celebrating Greek cuisine at the Riyadh Marriott Hotel on Saturday. The festival, organized by the embassy is called “Food of the Sun” and will last one week. According to Ioannis Christofilis, “relations between Saudi Arabia and Greece...

After the screening of his movie “The Enemy Within” (“O Ehthros mou”) during the 4th Beijing International Film Festival, Director Yorgos Tsemberopoulos, said he hopes Greek films can become more popular in China, which is currently the second largest...

The World Travel Market of Latin America will be promoting Greece this year. The fair that will take place this Wednesday until Friday, is the largest travel fair in the region and will be hosted this year in Sao...

The Greek subsidiary company of AKTOR, ELLAKTOR has signed a contract for the design and construction of the “Gold Line Underground” Metro line in Doha, Qatar, as leader of the consortium ALYSJ JV, with a 32% stake. The project...

The Greek rhythmic gymnastics team won six medals at the international tournament “Korea Cup” held in Incheon, South Korea, on April 19 and 20. More specifically, in artistic gymnastics the two-time Olympian Vaso Millousi won the gold medal on the...

The Indian designer duo Arhhan Singh and Junaaid have launched their new spring summer collection for 2014 under their label AnuNakki. According to the designers, ancient Greek culture was the main inspiration of their work. "The collection has been inspired...

Greek winery Tsantali has expanded into the Asian market in a deal with Japanese food and beverage giant Suntory. The first orders of Tsantalis’ wine have already been delivered to Japan. According to Periclis Drakos, Tsantali's export director, “Suntory’s interest shows...

Manolis Cucinkas is a 45-year-old Greek investor who moved from Athens to find investment opportunities in the Sudan. Back in Greece his family had been working in the bread and confectionary industry. When his father retired, Cucinkas took over the...

Chinese President Xi Jinping, during a visit in Indonesia, proposed the building of a new "Maritime Silk Road" that would enhance a partnership with other European and Asian countries. The Greek ambassador to China, Vassilios Costis, believes that Greece can help...