TAMPA — The rich aroma of Greek food is wafting around the SoHo neighborhood this weekend. The annual Tampa Greek Festival at St. John the Baptist Greek Orthodox Church features live music and dance performances, tours of the church and tables and tables ...
Welcome, 77 artists, 40 different points of Attica welcomes you by singing Erotokritos an epic romance written at 1713 by Vitsentzos Kornaros
Saturday, November 8, 2014
Veria draws 2-2 at Ergotelis in Greek league
ATHENS, Greece (AP) — Veria came from behind twice to draw 2-2 at Ergotelis in the Greek league on Saturday.
Greek court unblocks investment plans for Athens old airport
Greek construction company Lamda Development has presented a comprehensive plan to turn the now derelict buildings of the old airport and the ...
Sisi Meets Greek PM Ahead of Cairo Tripartite Summit
Egypt: Sisi Meets Greek PM Ahead of Cairo Tripartite Summit ... field, during his meeting with Greek Prime Minister Antonis Samaras on Saturday.
Greek Neo-Nazi Party Opens Up Shop in Spain
In the midst of this leftist awakening, however, the radical right, in the form of the Greek Nazi Party, Golden Dawn, seeks to expand in Spain.
Troika digs in heels for completion of review
The troika's stance appears to be that the review has to be completed properly, even if this means Greece having to extend its bailout at the end of the ...
Five-million-year-old poison snake found
The largest reptiles are normally found in the tropics, whereas the Greece of Laophis's heyday was relatively cool and dry during part of the year.
What Does it Mean to be Greek?
In graduate school, when I first asked the question, “what does it mean to be Greek?” I was immediately told I simply couldn’t ask that question. Logically, or so I thought at the time, I next asked why was it the wrong kind of question to ask. My professors simply stared at me. I must […] The post What Does it Mean to be Greek? appeared first on The National Herald.
Greek–German Charity Concert in Frankfurt
Greek expatriate artists residing in Germany, will be joining Greek singers in a charity concert that will take place in Frankfurt on November 24. This large charity concert, organized by the Greek Scientists of Frankfurt Association, will take place at ...
Greek Author VC Birlidis Publishes First Novel, 'Muse Unexpected'
Described as an “epic, yet very quirky adventure,” the mythology-based tale is the story of a young girl named Sophie, who in a matter of days, loses ...
Greek Mythology Inspired Game, Apotheon, Coming to PS4 in January 2015
Apotheon, a Greek mythology inspired hack em' up for the PlayStation 4, is set for release in January 2015. The action side-scroller by Alien Trap ...
Inside America's Number 1 Party School: The University of Pennsylvania
It has a robust Greek scene, but nothing compared to a state school.
Egypt hosts tripartite summit with Greece, Cyprus
Egypt Saturday hosted a tripartite summit with Greece and Cyprus, where President Abdel Fatah al-Sisi praised the two countries' efforts to support ...
The 32nd Classic Marathon, Sunday in Athens
We are just hours away from this year’s 32nd Classic Marathon Race taking place in Greece. The historic race begins from Marathon, the site where in ancient times, the Great Marathon battle took place that resulted in a great victory by the Greeks. This 42km race has become a very popular event that attracts athletes from Greece and all over the world. More than 70 thousand visitors are expected to join this wonderful event, with more than 35 thousand athletes participating in the race. The number of athletes participating is a record number for Greece, making it the greatest athletic event of the country and one of the greatest of Europe. From these 35 thousand athletes, 13 thousand are going to run the full race (42 km), extending from Marathon, in Eastern Attica all the way to the Panathinaic stadium, downtown Athens. The remaining athletes will run 5 or 10 km races. More than 5 thousand athletes are expected to join the race from abroad. The number of foreign athletes has increased this year by 35 percent in comparison to last year. This event is of great importance for the city of Athens, as it attracts more than 70 thousand visitors from all over the country and abroad, giving Athens a “boost” in terms of tourism revenues and promotion. The Union of Attica hoteliers will give specific figures on the number of tourists it hosted in its hotels during this weekend at the end of the month, but according to the Athletic Union of Greece (SEGAS) the revenues from this year’s Marathon race are expected to be between 18 and 20 million euros. Many parallel events are going to take place tomorrow at all the Municipalities that the race is going to pass through (i.e. Agia Paraskevi, Holargos etc) . Moreover, a Special Olympics children race of 1500 meters will also be taking place. The revenues from the race will go to two charity foundations, “Eliza” and “Kivotos tou Kosmou.” The Eliza foundation helps abused children, while Kivotos tou Kosmou helps mothers and children that need assistance. Well known personalities from Greek showbiz will be joining the 5 km race, including top model Kostas Fragolias, actress Zeta Douka as well as Minister of Administrative Reform Kyriakos Mitsotakis. In the 10 km race, Minister of Education Andreas Loverdos and Minister of Citizen Protection Vasilis Kikilias will also join in with other athletes and showbiz personalities. Denis Kimetto, who became the first runner in history to complete the Marathon race in 2 hours and 3 minutes is in Athens and will be given the AIMS award, as the top marathon runner of the season. Moroever, Florence Kiplagat will also be given the top female award, for running the semi-marathon in a record time of 1 hour and 5 minutes. Another important personality, Mary Wittenberg , the “iron lady” of the New York marathon is also in Athens for the 32nd Marathon race.
Train Connection Between Athens and Thessaloniki Disrupted
The train route connecting Greece’s capital Athens to the Northern Port city of Thessaloniki was disrupted today, after a train derailed at the Lilaia station in the Amphikleia region, central Greece. The cargo train derailed at 2:40 a.m., due to the heavy rainfall and the severe weather phenomena that prevailed in the region at that time. The train did not carry any passengers and fortunately the drivers and other staff aboard did not suffer any injuries. However, due to these circumstances the evening passenger train from Thessaloniki to Athens had to cancel its route and passengers were transferred to Athens by bus. Those that had planned to travel by train today are experiencing major delays, as their trip is carried out by train up to the Lianokladi-Tithorea train station and then by bus. Meanwhile, the technical teams of the Greek railway organizations, OSE and Trainose are on scene, working hard in their efforts to recover the train and fix the damaged train tracks.
Greece gives green light for Abu Dhabi-backed $1.2bn property deal
Greek auditors have unblocked a $1.2 billion sale of a prime seaside property at the abandoned Athens airport of Hellenikon, court officials said on Friday, freeing up Greece's biggest ...
Poll: SYRIZA Widens Lead Over ND in Voting Intention
Main opposition SYRIZA leads by 4.6 percent over ruling New Democracy (ND) in voting intention if general elections were held today, according to a weekly opinion poll conducted by Metron Analysis which will be published in the newspaper “Parapolitika” on Saturday. According to the poll results, SYRIZA leads among those questioned with 24.5 percent, followed by New Democracy (ND) with 19.9 percent, To Potami with 7.7 percent, Golden Dawn (Chryssi Avghi) with 4.5 percent, the Communist Party of Greece (KKE) with 4 percent, PASOK with 3.8 percent, Independent Greeks with 3.6 percent, LAOS with 1.6 percent and Ecologists with 1.3 percent. Four percent of the Greek people said they choose another party, 5.1 percent would vote blank, 5.1 percent would not vote, while 11.6 percent of the respondents said they are undecided. (source: ana-mpa)
Greek FinMin Goes Ahead With Debt Program Despite Troika’s Objections
Media reports on November 7, have stated that the Troika requested from the Greek government to withdraw the law allowing taxpayers to pay their overdue debts in up to 100 installments, as it did not have the Troika’s prior approval before being ...
Assumption Youth to Perform 90 Acts of Kindness
Sunday School students at Assumption Greek Orthodox Church in Chicago assemble blankets for patients at the Ronald McDonald House. This is one ...
Greece, Cyprus and Egypt Condemn Turkey’s Violation of Cyprus EEZ
Leaders of Egypt, Greece and Cyprus met in Cyprus at the scheduled tripartite summit, which aimed at strengthening the ties of the three countries, in the sectors of economy and security. After the meeting the three leaders held a press conference.
Neighbor Rescues Elderly Women From House Fire In Greece
Neighbor Rescues Elderly Women From House Fire In Greece ... Greece, N.Y. (WROC) - Firefighters in Greece say neighbors helped rescue an ...
UPDATED: Egypt, Cyprus, Greece leaders talk EU, Turkey, Palestine
Leaders of Egypt, Greece and Cyprus held a press conference in Cairo on Saturday where they discussed strengthening economic ties, the European ...
Soccer-Greek championship results and standings
Nov 8 (Infostrada Sports) - Results and standings from the Greek championship matches on Saturday Saturday, November 8Ergotelis 2 Veria 2 Kerkyra 1 Panaitolikos Agrinion 2 Standings P W D L F A Pts 1 PAOK Salonika 8 7 1 0 21 3 22 -------------------------2 Olympiakos Piraeus 8 5 2 1 14 5 17 3 Veria 9 5 2 2 15 15 17 4 Kalloni 8 4 3 1 7 2 15 5 Asteras Tripolis 8 4 2 2 10 9 14 ...
With Egyptian President on his side, Greek Cypriot leader accuses Turkey
Greek Cypriot President Nicos Anastasiades on Nov. 8 accused Turkey of "provocative actions" that he said are hindering the island's peace talks and ...
37th Annual Greek Fest
THANK YOU FOR HAVING US THE THENTH ANNUAL GREEK FESTIVAL. WE ARE TRYING TO MAKE IT BETTER EVERY YEAR. WE HAVE A TON ...
Greek train operator launches Kalavryta travel pass
Greek train operator Trainose has announced that a new travel pass is available for visitors to the area of Kalavryta in the Peloponnese. The new package deal, Kalavryta CityPass, which was developed in association with local authorities and businesses, i... ...
Train derailment disrupts rail services in central Greece
Train services between Athens and Thessaloniki were disrupted on Saturday when several wagons from a cargo train derailed at Lilaia station near Amfikleia in central Greece. Nobody was injured in the incident. The wagons were empty. A bus service was intr... ...
Greece, Cyprus and Egypt agree closer energy cooperation
Greece, Cyprus and Egypt will step up energy cooperation, the leaders of the three countries agreed in Cairo on Saturday in their first ever tripartite talks. “This was a meeting that all three of us owed to history,” said Greek Prime Minister Antonis Sam... ...
Greece: A Grave Situation With Very Real Consequences
This is the eighth and final article in a series that chronicles the long history of corruption, lawlessness and censorship in Greece's media and journalism landscapes. This is a situation that has worsened in recent years in the midst of the country's ...
Greece, Cyprus and Egypt agree closer energy cooperation
Greece, Cyprus and Egypt will step up energy cooperation, the leaders of the three countries agreed in Cairo on Saturday in their first ever tripartite talks. “This was a meeting that all three of us owed to history,” said Greek Prime Minister Antonis Sam... ...
High-security jails not being created as planned
Plans to create maximum-security prisons in Greece, which were announced in January, have yet to move forward, Kathimerini has learned. The government’s intention of turning Domokos jail in central Greece into a high-security facility within 100 days was ... ...
Cyprus accuses Turkey of 'provocative actions' in Med
Egyptian President Abdel-Fattah al-Sissi (C), Cyprus' President Nicos Anastasiades (L) and Greek Prime Minister Antonis Samaras shake hands ...
Basketball-Mutual respect among fans as Olympiakos win in Belgrade
The Greek side, who clinched back-to-back titles in 2012 and 2013, dominated the first competitive meeting between the two clubs until the latter ...
The new face of the veteran
Michelle Rasmusson (then Sgt. Michelle Greek) hugs her father, Kevin Greek, upon returning home to Appleton from a tour of active duty in Iraq in ...
A New Yorker's guide to Athens
Wander up Epicharmou Street to To Kafeneio (Epicharmou 1; tokafeneio.gr) for a lunch of fresh salads, cumin-spiced Greek meatballs and an ...
Greek Cypriot leader's Erdogan letter 'lost'
The letter congratulating Erdogan on his election was given to Greek Foreign Minister Evangelos Venizelos to give to Erdogan at his inauguration ceremony, but the letter never reached Erdogan. An official letter sent by Greek Cypriot administration leader ...
BC-SOC--Greek Results
by Associated Press BC-SOC--Greek Results Associated Press - 8 November 2014 10:01-05:00 BC-SOC--Greek Results Greek Football Results ATHENS, GREECE (AP) — Results from Greek football: Greece Super League Saturday's Matches Ergotelis 2, Veria 2 Kerkyra vs. Panetolikos Xanthi vs. OFI Crete Sunday's Matches Olympiakos vs. Panthrakikos Levadiakos vs. Platanias PAS Giannina vs. Niki Volos Panionios vs. Kalloni PAOK Thessaloniki vs. Panathinaikos Monday's Match Atromitos vs. Asteras News Topics: Soccer, Men's soccer, Sports, Men's sports People, Places and Companies: Athens, Greece, Western Europe, Europe Copyright 2014 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed.
Russia's Punk Underground On Trial
With his tattooed arms and buzzed head, “Socrates” (born Aleksei Sutuga) hardly resembles a greek philosopher. But like his namesake, Socrates’ politics have run him afoul of authorities. For the past few years, Socrates has risen as a vocal leader in the anti-fascist punk (antifa) community in Russia, a response to growing ranks of ultra-nationalist and neo-nazi groups.
Serb, 86, continues family tradition by guarding over WWI dead in Greece
Stooped and unsteady, Djordje Mihailovic walks among rows of discolored marble crosses of Serb soldiers slain a century ago in the horrors of World War I. For over half a century, the 86-year-old has been a caretaker at Thessalonikis Allied War Cemetery i... ...
Egypt, Greece, Cyprus pledge to boost energy cooperation
CAIRO, Nov 8 (Reuters) - Egypt, facing its worst power crisis in decades, on Saturday pledged greater energy cooperation with Greece and Cyprus, ...
The Largest Venomous Snake Ever to Exist Uncovered in Greece
The enormous viper was actually first uncovered near Thessaloniki, Greece in 1857, according to LiveScience. Yet the original 13 vertebrae that were ...
Cairo Declaration signed between Cyprus, Greece and Egypt
Cyprus, Greece and Egypt inaugurated a new period of cooperation on Saturday, by signing the Cairo Declaration, which includes strong references ...
Egypt, Cyprus and Greece launch partnership
Cairo (dpa) -Leaders of Egypt, Cyprus and Greece Saturday announced a partnership among their countries, pledging to expand their economic and ...
Germany’s Wall That Didn’t Fall
Source: time.com - Saturday, November 08, 2014 Twenty-five years after the fall of the Berlin Wall, a different wall has taken its place. But instead of separating East and West, this other “wall” is the partition between those who are in German society and those who are on its fringes – namely, non-Western immigrants. Understanding the origins of this modern wall, which undermines cultural and social stability in Germany as well as in other parts of Europe, requires a look back at the past few decades. On the one hand, Germany isn’t all that different from other European countries in grappling with growing right-wing populism, which often targets immigrants and has racist undertones. But on the other hand, it is, and in a very obvious way: No other country in Europe knows better than Germany does how racially motivated hatred can lead to violence. That’s partly why the latest resurgence in anti-immigration and anti-Semitism is surprising, especially to outsiders. Between 2000 and 2007, the neo-Nazi terror cell National Socialist Underground (NSU) carried out a series of racist crimes, including murdering eight Turks and one Greek, all of whom were living in Germany. Thilo Sarrazin’s 2010 runaway bestseller Germany Does Itself In let the genie further out of the bottle, cautioning that immigrants have been steadily destroying German society. In September of this year, Germany’s upper house of parliament approved tighter rules for immigrants from Balkan states, which critics aAll Related
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A prosecutor has set aside an investigation into whether lawmakers were going to be bribed to support the government's candidate for Greek President. The post Lawmaker Bribery Probe Dropped appeared first on The National Herald.
DESFA Sale May Fall Through
Greece's attempt to sell a controlling stake in the natural gas transmission network operator DESFA to Azerbaijan's Socar could collapse. The post DESFA Sale May Fall Through appeared first on The National Herald.
Code Red Issued over Rains in Regions near Bulgaria-Greece Border
Rains and high waters of rivers expected in the south of Bulgaria and the north of Greece have prompted the Environment Ministry in Sofia to issue a ...
Irondequoit wins Class A football crown
Irondequoit quarterback Sean Mannion (12) is rolled over after a short gain against Greece Athena in Class A final. (Photo: Jamie ...
8th NYC Greek Film Fest Best Yet
The New York City Greek Film Festival has come of age. Celebrating its eighth year, the festival’s first week unreeled with high caliber, original films from veterans and dazzling newcomers while turning the spotlight on legendary director Pantelis Voulgaris and his wife and collaborator Ioanna Karystiani. Festival Director James DeMetro said “2014 was a very […] The post 8th NYC Greek Film Fest Best Yet appeared first on The National Herald.
Newspaper Arson Attack Condemned
Greek political parties united in condemning an arson attack that destroyed the headquarters of the free weekly Athens Voice newspaper. The post Newspaper Arson Attack Condemned appeared first on The National Herald.