AMHERST — Sophocles and Euripides come to mind as masters of Greek tragedies. Amherst College alumnus Andreas Georgiou shared a different tragic tale during his alma mater's annual reunion weekend on Saturday. Georgiou was the statistician who ...
Welcome, 77 artists, 40 different points of Attica welcomes you by singing Erotokritos an epic romance written at 1713 by Vitsentzos Kornaros
Saturday, May 26, 2018
SNP economy plan slammed after claims an independent Scotland would worse off than crisis-hit GREECE
It came after the SNP’s Sustainable Growth Commission revealed its independence blueprint, ordered by First Minister Nicola Sturgeon. The report predicted an annual deficit of 5.9 per cent of economic output (GDP) in 2021-22. That £11.2billion overspend ...
Summer Fresh Foods with Zoes Kitchen
On the menu today: Moroccan Chicken Piadina and a GREEK Salad with Baked Falafel. Enjoy! Moroccan Chicken Piadina Ingredients. • Piadina bread.
Self-appointed Iraqi rescuer helping migrants through the internet
“It was a mayday call by an Iraqi migrant stranded with others on a dinghy in the middle of the Aegean Sea between the Turkish and GREEK coasts,” he ...
Dorothy Kish Obituary
In lieu of flowers, contributions may be made in Dorothy's name to St. Demetrios GREEK Orthodox Church, 429 High Street Warren, Ohio 44481.
Shipowners Union: GREEK interests control 20% of global maritime transport
Some 20 percent of the global maritime trade is controlled by GREEK shipowners and shipping companies, a noteworthy number, given that only some ...
GREEK olive oil producers expect larger crop during 2018
GREEK olive oil is expected to enjoy a great year in 2018, after a mediocre crop in the previous year, as this year's crop is projected to be better, George ...
Yanis Varoufakis – Happiness, Inc. – Think Again
Yanis Varoufakis is GREECE'S former finance minister and the author of two recent books: Adults in the Room and Talking to My Daughter About the ...
National Archaelogical Museum of Athens shows “The Countless Faces of Beauty”
Scientists, artists and craftsmen from GREECE and abroad will offer their special knowledge to explain to visitors their experimental approaches to ...
Eurozone crisis: 'It brought NEO-NAZISM back' Farage hits out at EU and euro
The unemployment rate in the euro area in December 2016 was 9.6 percent, with GREECE recording a whopping 23 percent, followed by Spain (18.4 ...
Music to our ears: Lowell Folk Fest lineup set
GREEK Rebetiko Trio -- GREEK rebetiko music. * Salar Nadar & Mustafa Saeed -- Afghan tabla and rubab. * Don Roy Trio with Rossby & Elsie Arnott ...
Relegated Las Palmas snap up AEK title mastermind Jimenez
After guiding AEK Athens to unexpected GREEK Super League glory, ... and the final of the GREEK Cup, losing to Dynamo Kiev and PAOK respectively.
Borel student reaches national spelling bee
A key to her success, said Campos, is knowing GREEK and Latin root words, which she uses to break down the complex terms often put before her in ...
Tesla Model 3 Road Trip Car Hits Barrier While Reportedly On Autopilot
I was driving southbound on highway E65 near the city of Florina, GREECE. I was headed towards Kozani, GREECE, where I planned to charge and ...
National Tourism Organization Invites 587 Bloggers to Promote the Beauty of Greece
For the third year, the Greek National Tourism Organization (GNTO) is organizing a program of familiarization trips which intend to make a global touristic promotion of the country. The project intends to bring 587 foreign bloggers, journalists, and ...
Lightning Strikes Bus in Northern Greece, No Injuries
A bus that was hit by lightning in northern Greece on Saturday afternoon was completely incinerated but no passenger was injured, according to e-evros.gr. The coach that was on the Alexandroupolis – Orestiada route in the Evros Region. It was full of ...
Milwaukee Bucks Daily: Sterling Brown opens up on arrest and tasing
No Giannis in the GREEK NT pre-selection, Koufos and Dorsey included (read here): EuroHoops.net detailed the absence of Giannis Antetokounmpo's ...
The Hellenic Initiative's 3rd Annual London Event a Great Success
The gala took place at the Dorchester Hotel in London with 380 international guests attending and famous GREEK singer Anna Vissi providing the ...
29 Winners Announced for 2018 EU Prize for Cultural Heritage / Europa Nostra Awards
Among the outstanding submissions that were awarded include the rehabilitation of a Byzantine church in GREECE, the development of a method that ...
Turkey Arrests 26 FETO Members Trying to Flee to GREECE
Turkish security forces on Saturday arrested 26 members of the Fetullah Terrorist Organization (FETO) attempting to flee to GREECE, according to Yeni ...
US Senate passes defense bill to ban Turkey from buying F-35 Fighter jets
... be neutral should Congress consider, as we are considering, the remembrance of the millions of Armenians, GREEKS, Assyrian, Chaldean and Syriac ...
The Mediterranean diet is in retreat even in Italy. What now for the foodies' ideal?
According to the World Health Organization, GREECE, Spain and Italy have rates of childhood obesity well over 40%. Dr João Breda, head of the WHO ...
A brief history of democracy: Does it still convey the 'will of the people'?
There we would find ourselves in the GREEK city that invented “democracy”, both the word and the thing – government by mass meeting. There, a ...
French Open: GREECE' Stefanos Tsitsipas aiming to continue rise in Paris
Beware a Greek bearing a backhand from the Gods. Stefanos Tsitsipas most probably will not win the French Open this year but such have been the ...
Egyptian government positively handling Egyptian Greek Brick issue: Greek embassy
The minister plenipotentiary for economic and commercial affairs at the Greek Embassy in Cairo, Athanasios Makrandreou, said that the Egyptian government is positively handling the issue of Egyptian Greek for Clay Bricks and Roofing Tiles (Egyptian Greek ...
Greek Tsitsipas aiming to continue rise in Paris
Stefanos Tsitsipas most probably will not win the French Open this year but such have been the strides he has made the 19-year-old could be a dangerous floater in the men's draw. A year ago the Athenian was ranked 205th but arrived at Roland Garros as the ...
Today's entertainment picks:
v Glendi, noon-10 p.m.: GREEK festival, with authentic food, music and dance, at St. John the Forerunner GREEK Orthodox Church, 4955 Glenwood Ave., ...
Drought-Hit Cretan Farmers Braced for 40% Loss of 2018's Crop
By Heini-Sofia Alavuo. As reported earlier this year by GREEK Reporter, the island of Crete has been suffering from a difficult drought. In April, the island ...
The Persians are back for more
After the success of the performance of the ancient GREEK play The Persians all over the island last year, The Cyprus Theatre Organisation (THOC) is ...
How to Get Fit Fast review – hacking your lunchbox, one tomato at a time
... body-weight training, also known as calisthenics, which has been around since Jane Fonda in the 1980s and, before even that, in ancient GREECE.
EU funds sought for migrants
As migrant numbers continue to swell, GREECE has asked for European Union funding to create accommodation for newcomers, Kathimerini ...
Have we learned our lesson?
GREECE has gone through a crisis unlike any other in its recent history. It went bankrupt because its politicians were inept and arrogant, as was the elite ...
Turkey remands 26 FETÖ suspects attempting to flee to GREECE
Turkish security forces remanded 26 Fetullah Terrorist Organization (FETÖ) terrorists attempting to flee to GREECE on Saturday. Six cars were stopped ...
Single Royals 2018: Prince Hamdan and All the Other Heirs on the Market Now That Prince Harry ...
Prince Philippos of GREECE arrives for a Gala Performance at the DR Concert Hall to celebrate Queen Margrethe II of Denmark's 40 years on the throne ...
GREECE Internet Retailing Market Overview And Scope 2018-2022
Internet Retailing In The GREECE Market Direction Report 2018 provides strategists, marketers and senior management with the critical information they ...
Protothema: New rallies in Greece are being organized for the name of Macedonia
Athens. New rallies are being organized in Athens, Thessaloniki and other cities after the latest developments regarding the negotiations on the name dispute with FYROM, Protothema writes. According to a press release, the members of the organization ...
‘Bitcoin fraud’ suspect rejects deal with US, wants to be tried in Russia
[Preview] Aleksandr Vinnik, the Russian cryptocurrency entrepreneur held in Greece on US charges of fraud, wants to be extradited to Russia to stand trial there. He has rejected conditions offered by US investigators, his lawyer said. Read Full Article at RT.com
Coming home after 130 years
When a Syrian stonemason and his family were granted asylum in GREECE last year they immediately made their way to the island of Crete ...
Spilt milk
A lot of milk was spilt in GREECE in 2015. SYRIZA's amateurish and dangerous antics came at a heavy price for the country, and I'm not just talking ...
Penfield and Fairport advance to Class A championship
Penfield outscored GREECE 5-2 in the second quarter as six different players found the ... Nicholas Leonardi had a team-high two goals for GREECE.
Turkish Foreign Ministry: GREECE, Cradle of Democracy, Gives Asylum to Traitors
In yet another jab at GREECE and its judicial system, Turkish Foreign Ministry spokesman Hami Aksoy on Friday, characterized eight Turkish soldiers as ...
Top academic institution offers jobs to PhD holders “without salary”
A top academic institution in Athens is taking advantage of the miserable labor market in austerity-ridden Greece and offers jobs without salary. It is the National Technical University of Athens, the oldest and most prestigious institution in the country. It seeks to hire holders of PhD to work in the School of Civil Engineering without … The post Top academic institution offers jobs to PhD holders “without salary” appeared first on Keep Talking Greece.
Pope Tawadros receives GREEK general attorney
CAIRO – 26 May 2018: Pope Tawadros II of Alexandria and Patriarch of Saint Mark received the GREEK attorney general at the Coptic cathedral in the ...
Plaintiffs in Golden Ponds lawsuit say process is moving too slowly
GREECE, N.Y./Rochester, N.Y. – Dozens of people who got sick after eating at Golden Ponds Restaurant a year and a half ago are calling for settlement ...
Last chance for name deal
“The prime minister who has failed miserably in all the negotiations he has carried out for GREECE had the nerve today to claim that the government is ...
Turkey sees red over serviceman's asylum approval
Analysts in GREECE reckon that the ruling will be seen by Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and his associates as a further confirmation of his ...
Figures expose Greeks' poor waste disposal habits
Of the 365,285 tons of trash that reached 33 of GREECE'S 39 waste sorting centers (there is no available data on the other six), 142,340 tons, or 39 ...
Clashes erupt between Kurds and Arabs in Greek camp over fasting
ERBIL, Kurdistan Region — Disagreements between Kurds and Arabs about fasting during Ramadan "severely" injured at least 10 Kurds at a refugee camp on the Greek Island of Lesbos. "The fight began when some Arab youth started to fight with Kurds over ...
Class A lacrosse semis: Penfield 13, Greece 5
Class A lacrosse semis: Penfield 13, Greece 5 Greece’s Nicholas Leonardi, right, is pursued by Penfield’s William Fell on his way to scoring the Storm's second goal during a Class A sectional semifinal at Webster Thomas High School, Friday, May 25, 2018.
Why Beans Were an Ancient Emblem of Death
Diogenes Laertius, the Roman biographer of the GREEK philosophers, wrote ... As it happens, the GREEK word anemos means both “wind” and “soul.