Jewish memorial in Athens vandalized
Graffiti scrawled on the Holocaust memorial in Athens included threats against the Jewish community.
- Written by E.Tsiliopoulos
Dendias takes over defense portfolio
Nikos Dendias is taking over duties as the new minister of defense, as current incumbent Dimitris Avramopoulos is leaving the job to become commissioner in Brussels, starting tomorrow 1 November.
- Written by E.Tsiliopoulos
Defense minister and NATO SG watch exercise
Defense minister Avramopoulos and NATO secretary general Jens Stoltenberg together watched the military exercise Pyrpolitis that took place in the Saronic Gulf.
- Written by E.Tsiliopoulos
Alexia Alexiadou laid to rest
Devastated, weeping, pale faces and a deep gloom was overflowing particularly from the family of Alexia Alexiadou dominated the last farewell of the 41 year old chef, this afternoon at the cemetery of Nea Eritrea.
- Written by E.Tsiliopoulos
Ismini Svensson: Greek beauty in the struggle for charity
Ismini Karydis – Svensson is not just a stunningly beautiful Greek woman. She is also a person that assisted president Obama's communication efforts, and a person of exceptional personal fortitude as she overcame an accident at a very young age that could have confined her to a wheelchair for the rest of her life.
- Written by E.Tsiliopoulos
Civil servants remitted close to 1.5 billion euros abroad
At of 415 civil servants that left their service in the midst of checks of persons remitting high sums (over 1100,000 euros) abroad was sent to general secretary for public revenue by government reform minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis, who was also informed by the special secretary for special inquiries for the civil service that in total 5,260 civil servants had remitted around 1.45 billion euros abroad.
- Written by E.Tsiliopoulos
Tsipras: Pressure Turkey to end tensions
Main opposition SYRIZA leader Alexis Tsipras and AKEL secretary general Andros Kyprianou, during their meeting on Thursday, stressed the need for putting pressure on Turkey in order to take action to defuse tension in Cyprus.
- Written by E.Tsiliopoulos
Dorotthy King: Amphipolis markings, Alexander's or Antipatrus'
American archeologist Dorothy King is once again focusing on the 'marks made by masons' found on the enclosure wall at the Amphipolis excavation site, on her personal blog.
- Written by E.Tsiliopoulos
Turkish-Cypriot Leader Eroglu Discusses Motherland Guarantee
Tukish-Cypriot leader Dervis Eroglu stated that the Turkish "motherland" is the best guarantee regarding Turkish-Cypriots, according to Turkish-Cypriot Kibris Postasi news portal and reported by Parikiaki.
University of Georgia Held "Rethinking the Parthenon" Symposium
The "Rethinking the Parthenon: Color, Materiality & Aesthetics" international symposium recently took place at the University of Georgia in Athens, Georgia.
More...
- Written by E.Tsiliopoulos
Athens Holds Successful International ADHD Conference
The "Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD): an Enduring Challenge" conference recently took place in Athens and had over 300 people in attendance, with participants from all over the globe.
AHEPA's Supreme President Frangos Offers Moving Oxi Day Remarks
AHEPA's Supreme President Phillip T. Frangos offered remarks at the 74th anniversary of Oxi Day during the Greek-American organization's remembrance of the occasion in Washington, D.C.
Venizelos Confirms Greece Will Enlarge Presence in Cyprus
During Greek Deputy Prime Minister Evangelos Venizelos' current trip to Cyprus, he stated that Greece's participation on the island will enlarge, concerning Eastern Mediterranean global missions.
Alexia Alexiadou, daughter of iconic TV chef, passes
The news of the sudden death of Alexia Alexiadou, daughter and sidekick of well known TV chef Vefa Alexiadou, has shocked Greek audiences.