A search-and-rescue operation northeast of Samos is under way for remaining passengers [File: Santi Palacios/AP] At least five people, including a child, drowned on Saturday after their small vessel carrying Iraqis and Afghans capsized in the eastern ...
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Saturday, April 9, 2016
GREECE expels more Pakistani migrants
LESBOS - GREECE on Friday expelled a second batch of migrants to Turkey under a controversial EU deal criticised by rights groups, an AFP stringer ...
Kasich Speaks at GREECE Community and Senior Center
Saturday, Republican John Kasich is holding a Town Hall meeting in GREECE beginning at 11 a.m. at the GREECE Community and Senior Center.
Kasich holding town hall meeting, rally in Greece
John Kasich, a Republican presidential candidate and governor of Ohio, will make a campaign stop in the Rochester area today. Kasich hosting a rally and town hall meeting at the Greece Community and Senior Center at 3 Vince Tofany Boulevard.
Belgian artist slams GREEK peers over criticism after festival furor
Renowned artist Jan Fabre has lashed out at his GREEK colleagues following criticism from the latter over the Belgian's choices for the Athens and ...
Orthodox Church of Greece on possible papal visit to Lesbos
Under the agreement between Turkey and the European Union, irregular migrants will be returned to Turkey from Greece in a one-for-one exchange for refugees at Turkish camps. "We are concerned that 13 people, a lot of them Afghans, who expressed the wish to ...
Four women, child drown off GREECE
Four women, child drown off GREECE. File photo of a refugee girl helped as she disembarks a Greek Coast Guard vessel at the port of Mytilene on the ...
Republican candidate John Kasich to speak in GREECE
Republican candidate for president John Kasich will be part of a town hall event in GREECE. Kasich will face Donald Trump and Ted Cruz in the New ...
Drunk reviews: My Big Fat Greek Wedding 2
… it. Watching My Big Fat Greek Wedding 2 was much like … Vardalos) and her comically overbearing Greek family. When I saw the … . Paris eventually meets a nice Greek boy (Alex Wolff) and finds … shoulder and let these goofy Greek folks into my life. Sometimes …
Giannis Aggelou, a modest person of GREEK politics, passes away
Giannis Aggelou (R) with Kostas Karamanlis. Aggelou was appointed director of the prime minister's office when Karamanlis and his New Democracy ...
Trukhanov has one GREEK, two Russian passports
Ex-mayor of Odesa Eduard Hurvits has stated that incumbent Mayor of Odesa Hennadiy Trukhanov has three foreign passports. "Two years ago we ...
A ‘Greek’ Movie Is Happening! See What The Cast Has Been Up To
The Zetas and Kappas are back! According to E!, at the Freeform upfronts earlier this week, it was announced that the popular ABC Family show, Greek, will be returning with a TV movie. The film will show the frat boys and sorority girls returning to the ...
Deputy FM Amanatidis meets with the General Secretary of the World Council of Churches, Rev. ...
On the margins of the Geneva Conference on Preventing Violent Extremism – The Way Forward, Deputy Foreign Minister Ioannis Amanatidis met on 8 April 2016, at the headquarters of the World Council of Churches (WCC), in Geneva, with the General Secretary of the WCC, Rev. Dr Olav Fykse Tveit.Mr. Amanatidis expressed the Greek government’s warm thanks for the WCC’s cooperation and solidarity with Greece, which it has been focusing on for some time now. He requested continued support for Greece’s efforts to face an unprecedented refugee crisis.Moreover, Mr. Amanatidis thanked the WCC for the initiative of sending an “open letter”,...
Bangladesh envoy meets Greek labour minister
Bangladesh and Greece will work together to further strengthen the bilateral relations between the two countries. The view was expressed at a meeting between Bangladesh Ambassador to Greece, Md Jashim Uddin and Greek Minister for Labour, Social Insurance ...
GREECE,Chinese shipping giant sign agreement for Piraeus port stake sale
Ships are docked at Piraeus port in Athens, GREECE on Feb. 17, 2016. (Xinhua/Marios Lolos). ATHENS, April 8 (Xinhua) -- An agreement between ...
Arsenal's GREEK Prodigy Signs First Professional Gunners Contract
Arsenal's GREEK academy prospect Savvas Mourgos has signed his first professional contract at the club since joining the Gunners. The 18-year-old ...
GREEK Politician Says Closing Borders Would Keep the 'Enemy' Inside
GREEK government spokeswoman Olga Gerovasili said that Greece, the main transit route for refugees coming to Europe across the Aegean Sea from ...
GREEK authorities vow to clear Tent City ahead of summer tourism season as hundreds more ...
GREEK officials have vowed to evacuate a huge makeshift camp at the port of Piraeus ahead of the busy summer season over fears that it could effect ...
The Latest: Greece: 2 weeks or more to fix deportations
Greece says it will take at least two weeks to fix the process of deporting migrants from the eastern Aegean islands to Turkey. The country's deputy foreign minister for European affairs, Nikos Xydakis, admitted as much at a press conference attended also ...
Greek-Cypriot standing for the London-wide Assembly in London elections
Of the 119 people standing for election to the London Assembly via the London-wide Assembly list on 5th May, there is only one Greek-Cypriot, Chris Paouros, who is standing for the Women’s Equality Party, the UK’s newest and fastest growing political ...
Deported Migrants From Greece Arrive In Turkey, Pope Francis Set To Visit Lesvos
A ferry from Greece arrived in Turkey on April 8, carrying a second group of deported immigrants as part of the EU deal with Ankara. Amid the migrant crisis in Europe, the Vatican confirmed that Pope Francis is set make a quick visit to Lesvos next week.
Cosco Deal Signed
ATHENS— Greece signed an agreement Friday to sell a 67 percent stake in operating its biggest port to China’s Cosco group, a significant step in the debt-crippled country’s ambitious privatization drive. Dockworkers protesting in central Athens against the sale, which Greece’s left-led government had initially opposed, clashed with riot police who responded with tear […]
THI and the New Κρυφό Σχολειo
By Mark Arey The Κρυφό Σχολειό , the “Secret School” of the Church that preserved Greek language, culture and Orthodox Christian Faith during the centuries of Ottoman occupation – the “Turkokratia” – remains an iconic inspiration for Hellenes around the world. The poem, “Φεγγαράκι μου λαμπρό” has been sung by generations of our youth. […]
Anastasiades: No Danger of Grexit
NICOSIA— The president of Cyprus says he sees no risk of Greece being forced out of the group of countries that use the euro as their currency. Nicos Anastasiades said Thursday talks between Greece and its creditors are ongoing and that it would be in no one’s interest for Greece to leave the eurozone. […]
FIVE DEAD AS REFUGEE BOAT SINKS OFF GREEK ISLAND
At least five people, including a child were killed when a boat sank off the Greek island of Samos in the Aegean Sea, Greek sources said Saturday At least five people, including a child were killed when a boat sank off the Greek island of Samos in the ...
Brazilian president scraps torch-lighting trip to Greece
Embattled Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff has canceled plans to attend the Rio de Janeiro 2016 Olympics torch-lighting ceremony in ancient Olympia later this month, Greece’s Olympic Committee (HOC) said on Friday. Rousseff, facing an impeachment ...
EU Council presidency trio meet GREEK PM Tsipras
Representatives of Malta, the Netherlands and Slovakia – the 'trio' of nations who will hold the EU presidency in 2017 – met GREEK Prime Minister ...
Hosting? Order delicious Greek catering
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Chicken soup with a twist: Greek avgolemono with rice
… is the chicken soup of Greece, and as we know, pretty … a comforting chicken soup. In Greek, avgolemono means "egg lemon …
Greek Minister Calls for Broader Ties with Tehran
… fields. On March 26, Greek Minister of Shipping, Maritime … cooperation in international organizations. Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras … that many countries, including Greece, would like to have … In conclusion, Alexis said Greece favors peace and stability …
Should I study the Bible in original Hebrew and Greek?
I started studying the scripture in Hebrew and Greek a little over a year ago, and I am amazed by the way that it has made me grow in such a short period of time. Many times it felt like this careful and rigid means of reading the Bible in its rawest form ...
Five refugees drown as boat sinks off GREEK island
The incident occurred a day after a second batch of 124 refugees and migrants were returned to Turkey from GREEK islands, under the EU-Turkey deal ...
Ai Weiwei to Present First Solo Show in Greece
The Museum of Cycladic Art in Athens has announced a major exhibition with Ai Weiwei. The Chinese dissident artist and activist has become world-famous for his political and cultural criticism. Sandra Marinopoulos, President of the Museum of Cycladic Art states, “In the context of our contemporary art program we have long been keen on presenting
First migrant drownings in Aegean since EU-Turkey deal
[Four migrant women and a child drowned on April 9, 2016 in the Aegean Sea, the first deaths in those waters since the EU-Turkey deal took effect]Four migrant women and a child drowned Saturday off the Greek island of Samos in the first deaths in the Aegean Sea since a controversial EU-Turkey deal took effect three weeks ago.
Deported migrants call for freedom from behind barred windows
Some 325 migrants have been deported to Turkey from the Greek island of Lesbos under an EU deal. They wait to learn of their fate inside a fenced…
Chinese firm buys Greece’s biggest port
… was approved in January by Greece’s left-wing government, which initially … Jinhua, in the presence of Greek Prime Minister, Alexis Tsipras, and … €410 million, dividends and interest Greece is expecting to collect under …
Greece hopes for new draft deal, but rift remains
… 3% of Greece's gross domestic product. Some Greek officials are … Greek banks. The ECB withdrew such liquidity in early 2015, when Greece … % of Greek GDP by 2018. The IMF, however, agues that Greece will …
Corfu’s the real star of the show: Follow the footsteps of the Durrells on this enchanting Greek island
Luscious, seductive and the sun is always shining. That’s the way Corfu is depicted in ITV’s charming new drama, The Durrells. What’s more, the island is teeming with snakes and tortoises, and there are quaint tavernas filled with boisterous locals …
GrecotelHotels & Resorts, Greece’s top luxury hotel group offer "The Durrell's package:
… traditional Corfu village, which is owned by GrecotelHotels & Resorts, Greece’s … is Greece’s largest hotel company featuring 30 properties in Greece’s … most significant employer in the Greek hospitality sector, Grecotel has been …
Greek minister calls for development of Tehran, Athens ties
Athens, April 9, IRNA- Greek Minister of Labour, Social Insurance and Social Solidarity Georgios Katrougalos said Athens is eager to develop ties with Iran in all fields. In a meeting with Iranian ambassador to Greece, Katrougalos referred to commonalities ...
Mr Rama, listen to your people and have besa. Cooperate with GREECE first...
This situation has brought GREECE, already straining under an unrelated economic crisis, to the brink of having to declare an emergency situation.
The Latest: German official calls for doubling deportations
ATHENS, Greece (AP) — The Latest on the flow of people into Europe (all times local):
Spotlight: COSCO's acquisition of Greek Piraeus Port to further contribute to local economy
China COSCO Shipping Corporation Limited, China's state-run shipping giant, entered into a deal with Greece's privatization fund HRADF on Friday to take over a 67-percent stake in the European nation's main port of Piraeus. Under the deal, COSCO, the ...
5 refugees drown off GREEK island of Samos in Aegean
The five victims, four women and a child, were found around dawn Saturday northeast of the GREEK island of Samos, close to the Turkish coast. A coast ...
Migrants' boat capsizes off Greek island of Samos; at least 5 dead
At least five migrants, including a child, drowned in the Aegean Sea Saturday when their plastic boat capsized off the Greek island of Samos, the Associated Pressquoted a Greece coast guard as saying. The four other deceased found were women. The bodies ...
Five migrants drown as boat heading to Greece capsizes
… small plastic boat capsized, the Greek coastguard said. The bodies of … .5-metre boat. Migrant flows into Greece have slowed considerably recently following … deal to deport migrants from Greek islands. Press Association Follow @Independent_ie
Child among five drowned off Greek island of Samos
… the Greek island of Samos close to Turkey's coast, Greek … back to Turkey from the Greek island of Lesbos, in the … continue to reach the Greek islands. Greek authorities said 149 had arrived …
Deporting again, GREECE ships out 124 migrants
DIKILI, Turkey -- GREECE on Friday resumed deportations of migrants to Turkey after a four-day pause, despite attempts by activists to stop the two ...
Marshfield alumnus Kris Krossman lends help to refugees in GREECE
LESVOS, GREECE — When Kris Krossman saw a documentary about volunteers helping refugees landing on the Greek coast, he spent his tax refund ...
Another 'wedding of the century'?
In the showiest wedding since Mehajer's extravaganza nine months ago, GREEK Cypriot businessman Andrew Constantinou, 33, was marrying his ...