Travel agents from Russia, Ukraine, Georgia, Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, Iran, and Azerbaijan traveled to Athens via Istanbul and visited Mykonos. Turkish Airlines, in cooperation with the travel agency MidEast International tours, who celebrated 30 years of operation, invited tourist agents to Greece in an effort to stimulate the new season. The General Manager of Turkish [...]
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Supermodel Irina Shayk ‘Adores’ Greece and Its ‘Amazing People’
Supermodel Irina Shayk visited Greece this week, attending events in Athens while also doing a little bit of sightseeing. During her stay, she took to Twitter and Facebook to express her love for Greece, saying it was her “best trip ever.” On both of her social media accounts, the 27-year-old Russian beauty, who happens to [...]
Students Create Art Against Modern Slavery
While the incident of exploitation of immigrants in Manolada, Ilia, shocks the Greek public opinion, students of the schools of Attica send their own message against modern slavery with their works of art for the exhibition, Step2Freedom, which will be presented at the Vryssaki art center in Athens. Students, from 15 to 18 from public [...]
UN Envoy Offers New FYROM Name
Officials from the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia (FYROM) said they expect United Nations mediator Matthew Nimetz on April 16 to put forward a compromise name solution that would be acceptable to Greece and end two decades of bickering, although previous hopes have all been dashed. Nimetz has recommended that FYROM, which is called Macedonia [...]
Young Man Commits Self-immolation in Athens, Motives Unclear
A young man set himself on fire on Saturday in front of shocked passer-bys on a central avenue in the northern suburbs of Athens, local media reported. The motives of the man, who is believed to be about 35 years old, are still unclear, as police have not identified him yet. It has not been [...]
Two New Metro Stations Open In Athens
More than 50, 000 passengers daily are expected to use the two new metro stations in the western suburbs of Athens, the neighborhoods of Peristeri and Anthoupoli, making it easier to get into downtown in under 13 minutes from the last stop. The stations were finished a few years ago, along with a number of [...]
U.S. Visitors To Greece Up 40%
With Greece counting on tourism to rebound after a disappointing 2012 in which people stayed away in droves in the aftermath of protests, strikes and riots against austerity measures making it difficult to get around the country, officials said bookings from the United States are up 40 percent. The report came from the head of [...]
Athens Mayor Says More Mosques Coming
Athens Mayor George Kaminis said the pending opening of the first official mosque in Greece, being built in Athens by the government, will pave the way for more, as many as two or more in each district of the city, spreading the influence of Islam. During a meeting of the city’s council, Kaminis, a supporter [...]
Explosion Damages Greek Nightclub
Police were investigating the origins of an explosion at the Embati nightclub in northern Attica in the early hours of April 3, the newspaper Kathimerini reported. While the venue suffered extensive damage no injuries were reported. Embati is situated at the Varibobi junction in Nea Kifissia, northern Athens.
Greek Diaspora MP’s Push Greece΄s Recovery
As Members of Parliament of Greek descent around the world are intensifying action aimed at helping Greece΄s economic recovery, Deputy Foreign minister Costas Tsiaras hosted a working dinner for the board of the World Hellenic Inter-Parliamentary Association (WHIA), currently on a visit to Athens. “We must coordinate our action in the best possible way, particularly [...]
Balkan Wars’ Centennial Exhibit In Athens
To mark the centennial anniversary of the Balkan Wars outbreak, the Hellenic Parliament Foundation for Parliamentarianism and Democracy is hosting an exhibit The Unknown Front of the Balkan Wars: The Administrative Incorporation of the New Lands. The aim of this exhibit is to introduce today’s younger generations on a lesser-known struggle of that era which [...]
Big Students’ Protest Against Athena
There was tension at the students’ demonstration outside the Parliament, in protest of the changes the Athena project will implement to Universities. Students burned the EU flag and the police made use of tear gas. A little after 4 a.m. students holding bats and flags attacked the riot police vans. The police made limited use [...]
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Calendar – Exhibits, Concerts, Fun
- Greek-By-Choice Pedro Olalla Honored May 20, 2013
- AHEPA Day Celebration Hosted In Athens May 20, 2013
- Greek Gastronomy Days At Benaki Museum May 20, 2013
- Open Call for Greek Designers May 19, 2013
