Robert De Niro’s luxury hotel brand Nobu Hospitality will open its first hotel in Greece on the island of Santorini this Spring. Nobu is a rising name in terms of luxury hotels, but it is already well known in the dining world as an international chain of high-end sushi restaurants. The brand, which was founded […] Read the full story on GreekReporter.com.
Welcome, 77 artists, 40 different points of Attica welcomes you by singing Erotokritos an epic romance written at 1713 by Vitsentzos Kornaros
Saturday, February 19, 2022
Last Meal of Iron Age Mummy Revealed
The Tollund Man, an unfortunate victim of human sacrifice in Iron Age Denmark, is a "bog body," one of a group of remarkably-well preserved ancient mummies. Read the full story on GreekReporter.com.
12 Truck Drivers Missing As Ferry Continues To Burn In Greece
At least 12 truck drivers remained missing from an Italian-flagged ferry ablaze for a second day off Corfu Saturday, as criticism mounted over conditions onboard.
Kamala Harris, Greek PM Mitsotakis Discuss US-Greece Defense Deal
Kamala Harris meets Greek PM Mitsotakis on the sidelines of the Munich security conference. Credit: Greek PM Press Office Vice President Kamala Harris and Greek PM Kyriakos Mitsotakis discussed the ...
'I escaped hell': 12 people still missing after ferry blaze off Greek coast
Rescue teams are still searching for 12 people after a ferry burst into flames prompting an evacuation.
Defense Min. Gantz meets Finnish, Greek, counterparts
Gantz landed in Munich Friday night and met with the Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis and Defense Minister Nikos Panagiotopoulos. He also met with the Finnish Minister of Defense, Antti ...
Clashes in Ukraine Provide Possible Pretext for Russia to Invade
Clashes have erupted in eastern Ukraine on Saturday between Russia-backed separatists and the Ukrainian army perhaps giving the pretext as the US has warned for weeks for President Putin to launch an invasion. Ukraine’s military reports two soldiers were killed and four more injured in what is certainly the most serious escalation along the eastern […] Read the full story on GreekReporter.com.
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PAS Lamia 1964 vs. Asteras Tripolis, 10:30 a.m. Aris Thessaloniki vs. Atromitos Athinon, 11 a.m. Ionikos Nikea FC vs. Apollon Smyrnis, 12:30 p.m.
Rescuers search for 12 missing people as ferry burns off the coast of Greece
Rescue teams in Greece searched a burning ferry Saturday for 12 people believed to be missing after it caught fire in the Ionian Sea while en route to Italy, while passengers described a frightening ...
Greek Island Paradise Goes Up For Auction Starting at $4.3 Million
A Greek island in the Ionian Sea will go up for auction this summer with a starting price of 3.8 million euros ($4.3 million). Makri Island in the complex of Echinades is an isolated paradise off the ...
11 people still missing after two stranded truck drivers rescued from burning Greek ferry
CORFU, Greece — Rescue specialists boarded a burning ferry in Greece to free two truck drivers who had been stranded inside the vessel for more than 15 hours Friday, but hope was fading for 11 others ...
Bill Gates Warns Another Pandemic is Coming
Bill Gates warned on Friday that another pandemic is all but certain that would likely stem from a different pathogen to that of the coronavirus family. In an interview with CNBC on the sidelines of the annual Munich Security Conference Gates said: “We’ll have another pandemic. It will be a different pathogen next time.” The […] Read the full story on GreekReporter.com.
Turkey Escalates Tension With Greece: What is Ankara Up To?
Turkey has recently raised the ante of provocations against Greece raising tension in the eastern Mediterranean at a period when the two NATO supposed allies are expected to show unity in the face of the Russian threat to Ukraine. Greece issued on Thursday a diplomatic protest, or demarche, to Turkey over the continued provocations of Turkish officials, including […] Read the full story on GreekReporter.com.
Greek rescuers search burning ferry for 12 missing people
Rescue teams in Greece are searching a burning ferry for 12 people believed to be missing after it fire in the Ionian Sea while en route to Italy
12 People Still Missing After Greek Ferry Catches Fires
Euroferry Olympia caught fire in the Ionian Sea and burned into a second day as firefighters battled the blaze.
Eleven missing, hundreds rescued after fire ravages ferry off Greece
… into flames near the Greek island of Corfu on Friday, authorities say … ferry had left Igoumenitsa in Greece for the Italian port of … thick plumes of smoke. The Greek coastguard said 239 passengers and … the port of Igoumenitsa on Greece’s western coast at about …
Turkish resident lost following fire explodes on ship travelling from Greece to Italy
… started on a ship from Greece to Italy on Friday morning … , the hospital, and the Greek Police to determine his fate … Italian-flagged Euroferry Olympia left Greece’s western port of Igoumenitsa … Corfu Island, while more than 11 people, as well as three Greek …
Rescue forces search for 12 missing people in ferry fire near Corfu
… in critical condition in Corfu’s general hospital. Officials … included nationals from Bulgaria, Greece, Turkey and Lithuania. All … , 10 miles north of Corfu, according to a statement … investigation was formally launched. Greek officials described the incident …
How the few Jews left on the Greek island of Corfu hold onto their history
Aaron was the last of some 50 Holocaust survivors who returned to Corfu after the war; the island’s daily newspaper, “Enimerosi” — Greek for “Information” — said her 2018 death ...
'We saw death in front of us': Passengers recount Greece-Italy ferry fire ordeal
CORFU, Greece (Reuters) - Shocked and sleep-deprived, passengers rescued from a Greece-Italy ferry that caught fire off the island of Corfu said on Saturday they felt relieved to be alive, though some ...
Greece, Turkey to hold new round of exploratory talks next week
Greece and Turkey will hold a new round of exploratory talks on Feb. 22 in Athens, the Greek Foreign Ministry said on Saturday, as the two NATO-allies seek to address their differences in the ...
US Representatives Slam Policy Change Over East Med Pipeline
Two Greek-American members of Congress are asking the State Department to explain their decision to cancel the Eastern Mediterranean gas pipeline. Gus M. Bilirakis and Nicole Malliotakis have requested a meeting with Naz Durakoglu, Acting Assistant Secretary of State, to understand why the US has changed its position on the project. Durakoglu wrote a letter […] Read the full story on GreekReporter.com.
Bulgarian MFA: 7 Bulgarians are Missing after the Ferry Fire near Greece
… Ferry that caught Fire near Greece (VIDEO) There are suspicions about …
GREEK National Opera To Present World Premiere Of JUS SOLI, March 13
The GREEK National Opera will present the world premiere of Jus soli, a 60-minute oratorio by Turkish-American composer Kamran Ince and Turkish ...
GREECE Remains One of the Top Favorite Tourism Destinations for Britons
The data provided by ForwardKeys shows that Easter booking rates for GREECE so far increased by 26 per cent compared to the pre-pandemic period when ...
Biden “Convinced” Russia Has Decided to Invade Ukraine
President Joe Biden said Friday that the United States believes that Russia has decided to launch an invasion of Ukraine “in the coming days.” “We have reason to believe the Russian forces are planning and intend to attack Ukraine in the coming week, in the coming days,” Biden said in remarks at the White House. […] Read the full story on GreekReporter.com.
24 Turks rescued from burning ferry off GREEK coast
Among the 288 trapped passengers onboard an Italian-flagged ferry that caught fire Friday en route to Italy were 24 Turkish nationals as per media ...
Twelve still missing after fire engulfs Greece-Italy ferry
Twelve people are still missing after a blaze swept through a ferry sailing from Greece to Italy early on Friday, Greek authorities said on Saturday, as firefighters battled to control the flames.
GREECE expects tourism boost from Australia
... Tourism Minister Vassilis Kikilias after his meeting on Friday with Australian Ambassador to GREECE Arthur Spyrou at the Tourism Ministry.
Greece's New Democracy party expels Member of European Parliament Giorgos Kyrtsos
“He is discrediting the country worldwide by questioning the independence of Greek justice and comparing Greece with countries that violate the rule of law. His stance is insulting for all those that ...
Rescue efforts continue for missing people in Greece ferry fire
Rescuers picked up the search for 12 missing people at the break of dawn on Feb. 18 after an Italian-flagged ferry caught fire on the Ionian Sea the previous day.
3 trapped, 9 still missing after Greek ferry catches fire
Nine passengers are missing and three people remain trapped after an Italian-flagged ferry caught fire near the Greek island of Corfu on Friday. A total of 240 passengers and 51 crew were on board the ...
15 places you can travel to if you’re not vaccinated against Covid- including Turkey, Portugal and Greece
Greece Unvaccinated travellers can visit the country with proof of a negative PCR test issued within 72 hours of arrival or proof of a negative Covid-19 rapid antigen test from an authorised ...
Europe’s soaring inflation is driving the latest protest convoy: tractors
In Greece’s rural heartland, tractors have become a symbol of anxiety. Now they’ve started forming truck-style protest convoys.
Fire breaks out on ferry off Greek island, 11 missing and 2 trapped
"There were 239 passengers and 51 crew members onboard the Euroferry Olympia, according to the official lists the vessel's captain had submitted to port authorities in Igoumenitsa before departure," ...
Passengers recall 'terrifying' Greece ferry fire escape
Many of the passengers were truck drivers with their vehicles parked in the ship's garage. One of them, Briton David Waller, described the experience as "a bit like the Titanic" as he recalled his ...
Robotics kits for children in Greek schools
ECONOMY More than 177,000 robotics kits for children aged 4-15 in kindergarten, elementary and high school will be provided by the Ministry of Education, according to a relevant announcement. This is a project with a 30-million-euro budget for the supply …
Greek American Congressmen demand meeting over East Med pipeline
… joint statements made by the Greek and US governments as well …
Fire breaks out on cruise ship off Greece: All 288 crew and passengers safe
… Ionian Sea, said the Greek coastguard. According to the … local hospital, reported the Greek national broadcaster ERT. Fire. … from Greece, have been rescued, according to the Greek radio … transported to the nearby Greek island of Corfu, said the coastguard. …
Austin family seeks justice in retrial for nightclub attack in Greece that led to Bakari Henderson's death
AUSTIN, Texas — This week Phil and Jill Henderson are making another long trip to Greece. It's a journey halfway around the world to try and find justice for their son, as a retrial into his death is ...
How trains abolished by Switzerland are now back in business in GREECE
Thus, passengers in GREECE can only complain about subsidised routes being scrapped or neglected, without being able to prove a breach of contract.
47th annual GREEK Fest in Fort Myers shares GREEK traditions with the community
One such festival is the 47th annual GREEK Fest at the Annuciation GREEK Orthodox Church. While the festival is biggest fundraiser of the year for ...
History of Cheating in Olympics Goes Back to Antiquity
The history of cheating in the Olympics unfortunately goes as far back as the ancient Games. Due to human nature, the temptation to cheat and get around the rules seems to be part and parcel of these oldest of all athletic endeavors. Doping? It happened, albeit in a somewhat different way. Athletes in ancient Greece […] Read the full story on GreekReporter.com.
Centauridae, the Mystical Creatures from Ancient Greek Mythology
The Centauridae, or Centauresses, were fantastic creatures from ancient Greek mythology blending women and horses, much like the Centaurs, who had mens’ torsos and the bodies of horses. Called in ancient Greek Κενταυρίδες, Kentaurides) or centauresses, they made their first appearance in Greek mythology as members of the tribe of the Centauroi. Oddly, the Centaurides […] Read the full story on GreekReporter.com.
WNCC theater performs ancient Greek play 'The Furies'
Western Nebraska Community College theater students are headed to ancient Greece for their winter production of “The Furies” by Aeschylus. According to freshman Albino Canales III, the play is ...
ATP roundup: Stefanos Tsitsipas upset in Marseille quarters
Russian qualifier Roman Safiullin took down No. 1 seed Stefanos Tsitsipas of Greece 6-4, 6-4, Friday in the quarterfinals of the Open 13 Provence in Marseille, France. It was Safiullin's first time playing an ATP Tour quarterfinal and his first time facing Tsitsipas, the fourth-ranked player in the world. Tsitsipas saved five break points in the first game of the second set and saved four more in the third game, but Safi
Xinhua world news summary at 0030 GMT, Feb. 19
ATHENS -- Two men who had been trapped for several hours in a ferry that caught fire off Greece's Corfu island were rescued, and the number of missing rose to 12, Greek news agency AMNA reported on Friday evening. "Our thoughts are with them and their families," Ioannis Plakiotakis, Greek Minister of Maritime Affairs and Insular Policy, said in a statement regarding the missing. (Greece-Ferry fire) - - -
Protesters march through WKU campus chanting against Greek Life sexual assault habits
One group group, BG Survivors Collective, a support network for sexual assault and abuse victims in Bowling Green, organized the Greek Life sexual assault protest and march. BG Survivors Collective ...
Feta Street Food: Glasgow's new Greek street food truck people are raving about
… smells of some delicious Greek street food as you … which Calvin says includes Greek classics souvlaki and gyros, … response to their mouthwatering Greek menu has already garnered … Chicken gyros with tzatziki and Greek flatbread (Image: Instagram @fetastreetfood …
Climate murals painted across Greek capital
… this five-story mural by Greek-born visual artist INO near … works were created in the Greek capital (also in the neighborhoods …