The death of Archbishop Stylianos after 44 years at the helm of the Greek Orthodox Church in Australia has marked the end of an era. A larger-than-life energetic figure, Archbishop Stylianos has ...
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Wednesday, April 3, 2019
Greece Delivers Wreaths for the 123rd Boston Marathon Winners at Massachusetts State House Wreath Ceremony
BOSTON, April 3, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- The Consulate General of Greece in Boston, along with the Alpha Omega Council, a non-profit organization that promotes the ideals of Hellenism in the United ...
The Beard V. The GREEK Freak
But Harden now has a new contender for the crown, besides Westbrook, James and Kevin Durant in the GREEK Freak. It has been a career season for ...
New Trouville Mediterranean spot GREEK Express opens its doors
A new Mediterranean spot has opened up shop in the neighborhood. Called GREEK Express, the fresh arrival is located at 5451 N. Hamilton Road in ...
NPL Greek clubs return to winning ways
It was a bit of a strange weekend for the National Premier Leagues (NPL) in Australia, as some of them were skipped, while others hadn’t even kicked off yet. But within those that continued ...
Everyone's Personality Matches A Portokalos Family Member From "My Big Fat Greek Wedding" - Here's Yours
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The miserable history of seasonal allergies, from ancient China and GREECE to today
Blooming spring flowers signal the beginning of spring, but for millions of people, they also signal the onset of the misery: allergy and asthma season.
EWG green-lights tranche disbursement for GREECE
The EuroWorking Group (EWG) meeting on Wednesday concluded that GREECE has completed the implementation of the reforms agreed with its ...
New campaign against using donkeys on GREEK island of Santorini
A new campaign in Santorini is asking tourists to think twice about riding a donkey up the iconic 600-step cliffside in the town of Fira, the GREEK island's ...
Get off our asses: tourists urged to stop crippling donkeys in GREECE
A campaign has been launched in GREECE to save crippled donkeys from the heavy burden of tourists. On the picturesque island of Santorini, ...
A family's flight from GREECE, 1941
Just 4 years old at the time, Warrenton resident Marilene Henry found herself and her parents in the middle of the chaos as GREECE fell, struggling to ...
China's Biggest Investment in GREECE Blocked by Archaeological Authority
A year later, GREECE'S left-wing Syriza government vetoed an EU condemnation of China's human-rights record in the United Nations—a move critics ...
The Agreement with Skopje and the Facilitation of the Tsipras Agenda
From Columbia University to Melbourne to Macedonia, the indignation of the Greeks over the agreement with Skopje has been unprecedented in our recent history. It […]
Shipped Throughout the USA! Authentic Tsoureki from Astoria's Most Traditional GREEK Bakery
For decades, Artopolis Bakery in the heart of Astoria, New York— also known as Greektown USA has been sharing traditional GREEK pastries, breads, ...
GREEK Day on Broadway 2019 returns to Vancouver this June
One of Vancouver's largest cultural festivals, GREEK Day on Broadway, ... This event is the largest one day GREEK festival in Vancouver and it attracts ...
Commemoration of the Pontian Genocide, GREEK Independence Day at Mass. State House
Ioanna Chatzizisis, a pupil at the GREEK Afternoon School of the Annunciation Cathedral of Boston and Angelica Anousis from the GREEK School of St.
AHEPA Family Celebrates GREEK Independence Day with Flag Raising in San Jose
Councilmember Khamis presented a proclamation signed by Mayor Sam Liccardo and the full council honoring GREEK Independence Day.
Why Ancient Rome Needed Immigrants to Become Powerful
Rome became a melting pot, in many ways as much a GREEK city as a Latin one, and with African, Celtic, Egyptian, German and Jewish populations as ...
British holidaymakers face holiday airport queues as Greek police bring in extra checks on British ...
British holidaymakers may face long airport queues in GREECE as police bring in extra checks on British passports. From April 7, Hellenic police will be ...
Holidaymakers travelling to Greece warned to expect long delays at passport control
Lots of Scousers will be heading off to Greece for their summer holidays this year - but this year it might take them longer to get there than usual, the government has warned. The Foreign and ...
Brits warned they may face airport queues in Greece thanks to extra checks
From April 7, Hellenic police will be completing additional checks on travellers going to and from areas outside the Schengen zone.
UPDATE 2-Greece's Hellenic Petroleum sell-off stalls as no bids made
ATHENS, April 3 (Reuters) - No binding bids have been submitted for a majority stake in Greece’s biggest oil refiner Hellenic Petroleum, dealing a blow to a key part of a planned sell-off of ...
GREEK PM visit boosts North Macedonia's EU ambitions
North Macedonia received a boost in its bid to become a member of the European Union this week, with a historic visit from GREEK Prime Minister ...
Public Welcome to Submit Letters of Support For Dave “GREEK” Wagner's Hall of Fame Induction
GREEK started his amateur baseball passion playing town team baseball in 1967 during his sophomore year in high school. He has continued to play ...
Tabletop Hibachis And Pizza Boats At GREEK Party Spot 'Karvouna' On Bowery
About a month ago a big new GREEK mezze and meat palace opened in the La Gamelle (née Bowery Diner) space, called Karvouna. Co-owner ...
Police: Body of GREECE man found in Syracuse dismembered; 3rd suspect arrested
SYRACUSE N.Y. — Investigators have arrested a man who they say served as a lookout while two others dismembered a man found dead in ...
UPDATE 1-No binding bids made for GREECE'S Hellenic Petroleum
(Adds privatisation agency comment, detail). ATHENS, April 3 (Reuters) - No binding bids have been submitted for a majority stake in GREECE'S biggest ...
Def. Min. Apostolakis Discusses Regional Security with American Think-Tank
ATHENS – A meeting between the Greek National Defence Minister Evangelos Apostolakis and representatives of the Washington-based Jewish Institute for National Security of America (JINSA), […]
Hundreds attend GREEK Independence Day gala dinner
Several hundred patriotic GREEK Montrealers gathered at the Hellenic Community Centre in Côte des Neiges on the evening of Friday March 22 for a ...
This GREEK philosopher had the right idea, just too few elements
And those four elements had been identified in the fifth century B.C. by the imaginative and somewhat idiosyncratic GREEK philosopher known as ...
Third arrest made after Greece man's body found in Syracuse
Third arrest made after Greece man's body found in Syracuse Lamor Britton, 24, of Syracuse was charged with tampering with physical evidence, criminal possession of a weapon and hindering prosecution. ...
Greek island tourists asked to walk to save donkeys
With its dramatic volcanic landscape, whitewashed cottages and blue-domed churches, the picturesque Greek island of Santorini is never short of tourists. Many arrive by boat before making their way up ...
If you're travelling to Greece on holiday this summer you need to read this new travel advice
The FCO say there will be additional passport checks for Brits coming into Greece. With the ongoing uncertainty surrounding Brexit people are rightly concerned about how the political climate could ...
Government issues new travel advice for anyone heading to GREECE this summer
The UK government has issued new travel advice for anyone travelling to GREECE this summer. In a statement, the Foreign and Commonwealth Office ...
Man arrested in northern GREECE for transporting migrants
A 36-year-old man was arrested on Wednesday after police found 12 migrants squeezed in a car he was driving in northern GREECE, state-run news ...
Greek Woman from Crete Rents Just a Bed on Airbnb and People Love it
The canopied bed is in the shade of palmetto trees in the garden. Photo by Airbnb The most … unusual, shall we say, property that people can rent from the popular Airbnb platform is definitely ...
Intermarine UK Names Agent for Greece, Cyprus
UK-based maritime engineering company Intermarine UK has appointed the shipping agent Olimpic as its representative in Greece and Cyprus. Intermarine President Slawomir Kalicki said the new agreement ...
European Commission report cautions on primary residence and public sector hirings
The European Commission released its revised enhanced surveillance report on Greece
Greece to implement extra passport control checks
UK tourists to Greece are being warned of extra passport control checks coming into place from Sunday. The Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCO) warned increased waiting times are likely for ...
Brits travelling to Greece this summer issued with urgent travel advice by UK government
Brits heading to Greece this summer have been hit with some urgent travel advice from the UK government. With April now here, all eyes are pointed to the summer months and our upcoming trips to ...
Brits heading to Greece warned to get to the airport early as new passport checks are introduced
Greek police will introduce the new checks from April 7 The Foreign Office has issued the warning ahead of the changes being introduced on April 7. They warn: "As of 7 April 2019, the Hellenic Police ...
Fire Breaks Out At Greek Restaurant On Upper East Side: FDNY
A fire broke out at a four-story building in the Upper East Side, the FDNY said. (Shutterstock) UPPER EAST SIDE, NY — A fire broke out at the building where an Upper East Side Greek restaurant ...
Patmos Expected to Be Ready for First Seaplanes in July
PATMOS, Greece – The waterway at the island of Patmos is expected to be ready for the first seaplane take offs in July 2019, Hellenic […]
Greek Independence Day at Rhode Island State House
PROVIDENCE – Rhode Island State Senator Leonidas P. Raptakis and the Cranston Hellenic Orthodox community hosted a celebration of Greek Independence Day at the Rhode […]
GREECE BANS fat tourists from riding donkeys up hills
Last year, GREECE'S Ministry of Rural Development and Food introduced regulations that stated donkeys should not carry loads of more than 100kg, ...
Event on Spanish Civil War and GREEK-American Historian Edward Malefakis
Malefakis, an American history professor of GREEK descent, was an expert in 20th century Spanish history, and in the comparative history of North ...
Cruise tourists urged not to strain Santorini's donkeys
In October last year, the GREEK government banned tourists weighing more than 100 kilograms (220 pounds) from riding the animals, but "In Their ...
Third arrest made in connection to death of Greece man
SYRACUSE, N.Y. (WHEC) - A 24-year-old Syracuse man has been arrested in connection to the death of a Greece man found dead in a vacant house in Syracuse. RPD investigators say Lamor Britton was ...