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Saturday, April 22, 2017

ND chief seeks trust with lenders, despite criticism

New Democracy leader Kyriakos Mitsotakis says that he can convince the country's lenders that GREECE “can make the necessary changes out of ...


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2016 marks best primary budget surplus in GREEK State since 1995

According to preliminary figures released by the now independent GREEK statistical bureau (EL.STAT), whose institutional protection from government ...


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Cyprus president: Good climate in talks "not enough"

The President added that he and Akinci were informed by GREEK Cypriot negotiator Andreas Mavroyiannis and Turkish Cypriot negotiator Ozdil Nami ...


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Greek police await forensic and CCTV data in terror probe

The Greek Police (ELAS) is hoping that forensic tests on remnants of a bomb that detonated outside a branch of Eurobank in central Athens last week and footage from surveillance cameras in the area might yield insights about the perpetrators behind the attack.


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Residents join Order of Order of Omega Greek Honorary at Ashland University

The following students are members of the Order of Omega Greek Honorary at Ashland University. • Christie Tchompalov, of Sheffield. Tchompalov is majoring in early childhood intervention specialist. Tchompalov is a 2012 graduate of Brookside High School.


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GREEK President: Europe is in danger of being cut off from its roots

Pavlopoulos said GREEKS defend their history and culture even in times of difficulty and when people are facing problems of survival. “We give our ...


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Greek privatization fund searches for financial advisors to sell 30% stake in Athens Airport

Greek state privatization fund TAIPED is looking for financial advisors by May 25 for the sale of its 30% stake in Athens International Airport, a key part of the country’s privatization program. In theory, the voting rights held by HRADF imply that the ...


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Tsipras: My Personal Bet is to Get Greece Out of the MoUs

ΑΤΗΕΝS (ANA) —  Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras said in a statement to Sunday’s “Real News” that his personal bet is for Greece to exit the […] The post Tsipras: My Personal Bet is to Get Greece Out of the MoUs appeared first on The National Herald.


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Tourism Minister, US Ambassador Discuss Policies to Attract American Tourists, Investment

Tourism Minister Elena Kountoura met with U.S. Ambassador to Greece, Geoffrey Pyatt, to discuss the increase of tourist arrivals from the U.S. in the past […] The post Tourism Minister, US Ambassador Discuss Policies to Attract American Tourists, Investment appeared first on The National Herald.


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Nikitas Goumas

Mr. Goumas was born in Piraeus, GREECE and lived in Watsonville for the past 15 years. He was a chef and worked at a number of restaurants in the ...


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The thin line between democracy and autocracy

It's been exactly 50 years since that that ill-starred day when democracy in GREECE was overthrown by a military coup, on April 21. The junta found a ...


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Pope Francis describes some of Europe's refugee centers as 'concentration camps'

[Pope Francis called for greater compassion for migrants] Rome (AFP) - Pope Francis on Saturday described some of Europe's refugee centres as "concentration camps", as he paid tribute to an unknown Christian woman slain for her faith in front of her Muslim husband. "These refugee camps -- so many are concentration camps, crowded with people... because international accords seem more important than human rights," Francis said in impromptu remarks at a ceremony in memory of modern-day Christian martyrs. Departing from his prepared script and appearing unusually emotional as he spoke, the 80-year-old pontiff said he wanted the woman to be remembered along with all the other martyrs commemorated in Rome's Basilica of St Bartholomew. He revealed that he had met the woman's husband and their three children during his visit to a refugee camp on the Greek island of Lesbos last year. "I do not know what happened to him, if he managed to get out of his concentration camp, and get to somewhere else" Francis said. "He looked at me and said 'Father, I am a Muslim and my wife was a Christian. In our country we were terrorised ... they saw her crucifix and they asked her to throw it away. "When she refused they cut her throat in front of my eyes. We loved each other so much." 'SUICIDE' Francis did not reveal the man's nationality but most of the migrants in Lesbos at the time of his visit were refugees from the conflict in Syria and he returned to Rome with three families who had fled the conflict there. They have since begun new lives in Rome and the pope met Saturday with other refugees brought to Europe by legal routes under the auspices of the Sant'Egidio community. He told them all that Europe needed to be infected by the generous spirit towards migrants that has been shown by the people of Lesbos and the Italian islands of Lampedusa and Sicily. "We live in a civilisation that is not having children, but also closes its door to migrants: this is called suicide," he said. [Refugees and migrants arrive on an overcrowded boat on the Greek island of Lesbos, November 10, 2015.]Thomson Reuters "Let us think about the cruelty afflicting so many people, about the exploitation of those arriving on boats. "Italy and Greece are providing a welcome but then international agreements mean they cannot move on." Francis also upbraided the growing number of Italian politicians claiming the country cannot cope with an influx which has seen over half a million migrants arrive on its territory in the last three years. "If every municipality in Italy took in just two migrants there would be a place for everyone," he said. 'UNIVERSAL BROTHER'  Saturday's service at the Basilica located on an island in the Tiber river that separates most of Rome from the Vatican, was also addressed movingly by Roselyne Hamel. She is the sister of Jacques Hamel, the 85-year-old priest murdered by jihadists last year as he was celebrating mass in his church in Normandy in northern France. "At his age, Jacques was frail but he was strong in his faith in Christ, strong in his love for the Gospel," Roselyne Hamel said. Describing her sibling as "a universal brother," she said she was certain his love for humanity would even have extended to his killers. Other speakers included Francisco Hernandez, a friend of William Quijano, an organiser of "Schools for Peace" in El Salvador and a victim of gang violence in 2009, and Karl Schneider, son of Paul Schneider, a protestant pastor who died in the Nazi death camp at Buchenwald. The Basilica where Saturday's service took place is home to a large collection of relics of Christian martyrs across the ages, including recently added momentoes of Schneider, Quijano and Hamel. NOW WATCH: Warner Bros. might have to pay $900 million if it can't prove ghosts are real


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Ghazali: A philosopher against philosophy

Even though the first theologians called "Mütekaddimin" (pioneers) tried to avoid GREEK logic, Ghazali decided to employ it, which is enough to refute ...


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Greek translation of Jesus in Quranic view published

April 22, 2017 - 10:11 PM News Code : 825327 Source : IBNA Link: (AhlulBayt News Agency) - The Persian book, ‘Jesus and Mary in View of Holy Quran’ translated into Greek Published by Iran’s Cultural Attaché in Athens. The book which authored by Dr ...


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Sailing in Greece - September 2016

Three amigos cruise Cyclades in Bavaria 51 and enjoy life. Sounion. The idea was brilliant from the get-go. Three adults (by birth year); boys by nature. 51 feet of the boat. Greece. We arrived Friday night with Ryanair. As it was the budget trip, we took ...


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Iran to join ancient civilizations forum in Athens

An initiative of GREECE Foreign Minister Nikos Kotzias in close collaboration with his Chinese counterpart Wang Yi, the event will also convene top ...


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GREEK Islands on a budget

Ask an Expert: GREEK Islands on a budget ... Q: I have always wanted to visit the GREEK Islands but don't have a big travel budget. What are the most ...


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eNCA

… widespread condemnation from Cyprus' Greek-speaking community. PICTURED: File image of … Athens-inspired coup seeking union with Greece. PICTURED: File image of Varosha …


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Ten-man Hull’s Sam Clucas seals win over Watford to boost survival bid

When Oumar Niasse was controversially sent off with well over an hour still to play, Marco Silva’s impeccable home record seemed in severe jeopardy. Reminding everyone that appearances can be desperately deceptive things, his Hull City side responded by defying all available odds to register yet another win in their fight against relegation. It meant Silva’s side have collected an extraordinary 19 points from a possible 21 on East Yorkshire soil since he succeeded Mike Phelan in early January. Thanks to second-half goals from Lazar Markovic and the excellent Sam Clucas, Hull kept their noses in front of Swansea City, staying 17th at the end of an afternoon that started less than auspiciously for a manager who has now not lost a home fixture in England, Greece or his native Portugal for more than three years. Continue reading...


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Bishop Demetrios of Mokissos: Guest Faculty at the University Of Wisconsin During Mt. Athos ...

Bishop Demetrios serves as a Chancellor of the GREEK Orthodox Metropolis of Chicago, under the leadership of Metropolitan Lakovos of Chicago.


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Greek Texts are Translated into Arabic

Greek was the language of philosophy, and therefore of science, in the Mediterranean world from the time of the Greek city states through the period of late antiquity. In the seventh century a.d., however, a new world power emerged. The rise of the Islamic ...


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Raptors need to find some gyros against GREEK Freak and the surging Bucks

I wonder if Toronto Raptors general manager Masai Ujuri felt compelled to send counterpart Larry Bird of the Indiana Pacers a “Thank You” card after ...


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Zarif to attend Forum of Ancient Civilizations in Greece

Tehran, April 22, IRNA -- Foreign Ministry Spokesman said on Saturday that Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif will travel to Greece tommorrow to take part in the 1st international Forum of Ancient Civilizations. “In the two-day visit, Zarif will meet ...


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ELAS: Three Different Gangs Committing Armed Robberies of Safety Deposit Boxes in Attica

Violent burglaries in Greece are on the rise over the past few months, according to the Greek Police (ELAS). ELAS’ official figures show that there have been an increase in the number of armed robberies around Attica, where groups of masked men enter places of business and hold the guards or personnel at gunpoint while […]


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BoG: Travel Receipts Down Despite Increase in Visitor Numbers for Jan-Feb

The number of inbound visitors in Greece grew 2.6 pct in the first two months of 2017 totaling 444,000 tourists, compared with the same period last year, although travel receipts fell 2.7 pct over the same period to 310 million euros, the Bank of Greece said on Friday. In a monthly report, the central bank […]


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German intelligence BND spied on Interpol offices in dozen countries like in Greece and USA

Germany’s BND foreign intelligence agency spied on the Interpol international police agency for years and on the group’s country liaison offices in dozens of countries such as Austria, Greece. Belgium, Spain, Denmark and the United States, German magazine Der Spiegel said. The BND spied also the Interpol headquarters in Lyon, France. The spying started in … The post German intelligence BND spied on Interpol offices in dozen countries like in Greece and USA appeared first on Keep Talking Greece.


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ND leader Mitsotakis: Tsipras offering “stale Chavez” policies

Mitsotakis says he will release entrepreneurial potential in Greeks


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Three Greek Destinations Listed as Top Economical Honeymoon Spots

According to the Canada-based Flightnetwork site, three Greek destinations have made it onto its list of “22 of the World’s Best Honeymoon Destinations for Under 3,500 (CAD)”. The destinations include some of the most popular romantic places that ...


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GREEK-Chinese news cooperation

He also spoke with a delegation of Kathimerini journalists, with whom he discussed cooperation prospects between the GREEK newspaper and the ...


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Home Cyprus Akinci: Anastasiades Should Prepare GREEK Cypriots for a Federal Settlement or ...

While speaking at the 19th children's festival in northern Cyprus on Friday, Turkish Cypriot leader Mustafa Akinci said that President Anastasiades ...


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EU-Turkey Migrant Deal: Greece Returns 60 Rejected Asylum Seekers to Turkey

In agreement with the EU-Turkey migrant deal, 60 rejected asylum seekers in Greece have been returned to Turkey. According to dailysabah.com, the 60 migrants had snuck into Greece from Turkey in efforts to try to get to other European countries. There were ...


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Where to find the best Greek food like no other?

Holidays to Greece can take many different forms — partying in Mykonos, sailing the Aegean, hob-nobing in Hydra but there is only one island where everyone goes specifically to eat: Sifnos. The father of Greek cooking, Nikos Tselementes, was born and ...


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Zimbabwe @ 37 : A post mortem

In the spring of 401 BC some 10 000 GREEK soldiers joined Cyrus punitive expedition as mercenaries to fight the Persian King Ataxerxes his brother.


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Hong Kong to Athens, Greece for only $444 USD roundtrip

Allow the Momondo search to complete, then proceed to book with the OTA of your choice. Use Google Chrome to translate the booking site if needed. Please note, all the information on this page is accurate at the time of publication. If you are viewing this ...


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Schaeuble blames Greek Gov’t for review delays due to Easter break

German Finance Minister Wolfgang Schaeuble blames the Greek government for the current delays in the review of the country’s bailout program. “The Greek government bore responsibility for current delays,” Schaeuble told reporters in Washington on the sidelines of the International Monetary Fund spring meetings. Greece is to blame that its creditors didn’t return to Athens during … The post Schaeuble blames Greek Gov’t for review delays due to Easter break appeared first on Keep Talking Greece.


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GREEKS ignore health insurance, opting to pay their own way

GREEKS increased spending on healthcare by 30 percent from 2010 to 2015, according to a study by the Foundation for Economic and Industrial ...


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Anastasiades: The Sad Ending of Greece’s Dictatorship was the Coup in Cyprus

NICOSIA (ANA/A. Viketos) – The sad ending to the seven-year dictatorship in Greece was the coup in Cyprus which led to the Turkish invasion and […] The post Anastasiades: The Sad Ending of Greece’s Dictatorship was the Coup in Cyprus appeared first on The National Herald.


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Greek Wineries to Host Wine Tasting Event in London

ATHENS (ANA) — More than 70 Greek wineries will travel to London next week for a special wine tasting event for sector representatives and the […] The post Greek Wineries to Host Wine Tasting Event in London appeared first on The National Herald.


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Three companies submit improved bids for Thessaloniki Port stake in GREECE

GREECE'S privatization fund HRADF announced on Friday it has received three improved binding financial offers for the acquisition of a 67 percent ...


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Drop in travel receipts and visitor numbers to GREECE in January-February

Based on provisional data by the Bank of GREECE, the balance of travel services in February 2017 showed a surplus of €48 million, compared with a ...


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German intelligence spied on Interpol: Spiegel

BERLIN (Reuters) - Germany's BND foreign intelligence agency spied on the Interpol international police agency for years and on the group's country liaison offices in dozens of countries such as Austria, Greece and the United States, a German magazine said.


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Local Greek Cypriot entrepreneur invited to speak at leading San Francisco tech conference

A local Greek entrepreneur who set up his own ecommerce website design business after graduating has been invited to talk on stage at a major tech conference in San Francisco, California. Michael Kashioulis, 29, from Enfield, has been invited to the ...


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IMF admits one more wrong projection on Greece, as it forgot the Capital Controls

For one more time, the International Monetary Fund admitted it made wrong projections about Greece’s economy. This time it was IMF’s director of the European Department Poul Thomsen. Speaking at a press conference in Washington on Friday, Thomsen said the Fund’s projections for 2015 and 2016 were wrong because the Fund’s technocrats failed to take … The post IMF admits one more wrong projection on Greece, as it forgot the Capital Controls appeared first on Keep Talking Greece.


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Refugee children being raped and forced into prostitution in Greece

… take violent retribution. In one Greek camp, a man who had … as refugees remain trapped in Greece for ever-lengthening periods and relocation … protection is heavily legislated in Greece, laws are “inconsistently applied” by …


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Does Greece Need More Official Debt Relief? If So, How Much?

Working Paper by Jeromin Zettelmeyer (PIIE), Eike Kreplin (German Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Energy) and Ugo Panizza (Graduate Institute, Geneva), April 2017 Creditor […] The post Does Greece Need More Official Debt Relief? If So, How Much? appeared first on The National Herald.


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26 hostages, including Qatar royals, freed in bargain

Several people with knowledge of the talks and a person involved in the negotiations said the hostage deal was linked to one of the largest population transfers in Syria's six-year-long civil war, and was delayed for several days due to an explosion one week ago that killed at least 130 people, most of them children and government supporters, waiting to be transferred. The complexity of the talks highlights Qatar's role as an experienced and shrewd facilitator in hostage negotiations — this time involving members of the Gulf Arab state's ruling family. Both groups were part of an armed opposition alliance that swept through Syria's Idlib province, seizing it from government control in 2015 and laying siege to two pro-government villages now being evacuated. The abduction of the Qatari group drew Iran, Qatar and the Lebanese Shiite militant group Hezbollah into negotiations, resulting in millions of dollars in payments to Sunni and Shiite factions, according to Iraqi officials and a person involved in the negotiations. The opposition-run Britain-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights, which monitors the Syrian conflict through a network of on-the-ground activists, says the transfer included 800 armed men from both sides. The population exchange has been criticized by rights groups, which say it rewards siege tactics and amounts to forcible displacement along sectarian lines. Qatar says it does not support extremist groups in Syria or elsewhere, despite aggressive efforts to back Sunni rebel groups fighting to oust the Syrian government, which is backed by Iran and Russia. Qatar has also secured the release of hostages in Syria's civil war, including 13 Greek Orthodox nuns held by an al-Qaida affiliate there.


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Sodium and Potassium Intake in Healthy Adults in Thessaloniki Greater Metropolitan Area-The Salt Intake in Northern Greece (SING) Study

A reduction in population sodium (as salt) consumption is a global health priority, as well as one of the most cost-effective strategies to reduce the burden of cardiovascular disease. High potassium intake is also recommended to reduce cardiovascular disease.


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Students, Administration, Police Respond to Recent Drugging Reports

Most of the suspected druggings have occurred in GREEK-sponsored events, which have led to a number of calls to shut down GREEK parties for the rest ...


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Paris' Champs-Elysees: the mythical resting place of GREEK heroes

The broad, arrow-straight, tree-lined avenue — its name translates to "Elysian Fields," the mythical resting place of GREEK heroes — was first planned ...


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Greek FM: Iran to attend big world cultures conference

Athens, April 22, IRNA – The Greek Foreign Minister Nikos Kotzias said on Friday that 10 countries, including Iran, are going to attend a conference on the role of big cultures in creating world peace. The foreign minister of Greece told reporters that ...


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