Greece
Greece
The Greeks of Alexandria, Egypt
The story of Hellenism in Alexandria goes back more than two millennia, when Alexander the Great established the city.
Archaeology
President Pavlopoulos Highlights Importance of New Library of Alexandria
Prokopios Pavlopoulos, the President of the Republic of Greece, had a meeting on Monday with Mostafa El Feki, Director of the Center of Hellenistic Studies at the Library of Alexandria in Egypt, in which he highlighted the importance of...
Greece
Greek PM Mitsotakis Meets Patriarch of Alexandria Theodoros II
Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis met with Theodoros II, the Patriarch of Alexandria and All Africa, at Maximos Mansion on Wednesday.
Patriarch Theodoros reportedly emphasized the importance of the African continent in the modern world and called for the Prime Minister's support...
Cyprus
Greeks, Cypriots with Roots in Alexandria to Visit Egypt After Diaspora Deal
Cyprus, Greece and Egypt have signed a cooperation protocol that aims to bring Cypriots and Greeks; who used to live in Alexandria, back to the city, under the auspices of the "Nostos" project.
The project is an initiative of Egyptian...
Greece
Wreckage of EgyptAir Jet Found at Sea, 290 km From Alexandria
Wreckage of the Egyptair aircraft lost Thursday from radar were detected in the Mediterranean, 290 km north of Alexandria, according to an Egyptian television broadcast.
The TV report said that some personal belongings of passengers have been found, while the...
Greece
Venizelos Met With Greek Patriarch of Alexandria
The Vice President of the Greek government and Foreign Minister, Evangelos Venizelos, sent a message of concern, friendship and sympathy to the people of Egypt right after his meeting with the Patriarch of Alexandria and All Africa Theodoros II,...
Education
AUTH Will Work With Alexandria Library
AUTH Rector Yiannis Mylopoulos with the Educative Attaché Embassy of the Arabic Republic of Egypt in Athens, Dr. Hisham Darwish, discussed the opportunities for cooperation between the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki and the Library of Alexandria.
Darwish, submitted a proposal...
Greece
Patriarch of Alexandria Theodore Appointed Honorary Professor at the Law School of Athens
Patriarch of Alexandria and All Africa Theodore was appointed Honorary Professor at the Law School of Athens in the event room of the University of Athens, yesterday June 9.
Among the attendees were the representative of Archbishop of Athens and...
Cyprus
Τhe Greek-Cypriot Government Grants Land to the Patriarchate of Alexandria
The government of the Republic of Cyprus has decided to grant land in the suburban area of Nicosia to the Greek Orthodox Patriarchate of Alexandria for building a Missionary Centre.
Patriarch of Alexandria and all Africa, Theodore II, was received...
Cyprus
Patriarch Theodore II of Alexandria Honors the Greek-Cypriot Foreign Minister
Patriarch Theodore II of Alexandria and all Africa honored the Foreign Affairs Minister of the Republic of Cyprus, Erato Kozakou Markoullis, with the Cross of St. Marcus for the aid and support of the Republic to the missionary and...
Greece
3 Military Aircrafts Scheduled to Pick Up Alexandria's Greeks
The Greek Foreign Ministry announced that three C-130 military aircrafts will depart the Elefsis military airport for Alexandria tomorrow morning, February 1st at 9:00 a.m.
Currently there are two-hundred members of the Greek community in Alexandria who wish to leave the country.
In...
Greece
April 10th: Greece Honors Heroic Exodus of Missolonghi
On April 10, 1826, the 10,500 Missolonghi inhabitants, after one year of siege, made the heroic "Exodus of Missolonghi"
Ancient Greece
Solar Eclipse Prompted Ancient Greeks to Study the Stars
A Solar eclipse was one of the phenomena that prompted the ancient Greeks to come up with the most brilliant astronomic discoveries.
Ancient Greece
Hypatia: The Female Greek Philosopher Killed for Her Beliefs
Hypatia, one of the greatest philosophers of Alexandria, was admired for her groundbreaking ideas but was brutally murdered for them by Christian fanatics in the fourth century AD.
Born around the year 360, Hypatia was a female Greek philosopher, astronomer...
Greece
Fireships: How Greece’s Daring Sailors Destroyed the Turkish Fleet
The fireships were a weapon of necessity used by the skilled sailors of the Greek navy to a devastating, asymmetric effect during the Greek War of Independence.