SOUNION, Greece (Reuters) - The foreign ministers of Greece and Macedonia held "hardworking and intense" talks on Saturday to bridge their differences in a decades-old dispute over the name of the former Yugoslav Republic that has complicated its hopes of ...
Welcome, 77 artists, 40 different points of Attica welcomes you by singing Erotokritos an epic romance written at 1713 by Vitsentzos Kornaros
Saturday, May 12, 2018
New Varoufakis Book 'Epic and Harrowing'
A new book by former GREEK finance minister Yanis Varoufakis has been described as “a charming and utterly fascinating letter to his 14-year-old ...
Nimetz: PM Tsipras and FYROM Counterpart to Μeet in Sofia on May 17
ATHENS – Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras and his FYROM counterpart Zoran Zaev are to meet in Sofia on May 17, on the sidelines of […] The post Nimetz: PM Tsipras and FYROM Counterpart to Μeet in Sofia on May 17 appeared first on The National Herald.
Enthusiastic Archbishop carries out "the most violent baptism ever" in Greek Orthodox Church as baby is dunked forcefully into water
An Orthodox Archbishop has been criticised for performing the "most violent baptism ever" in a video which has emerged on social media. The clip shows the enthusiastic Archbishop repeatedly dunk a tiny baby into a baptismal font, both feet-first and ...
Mother’s Day and its Roots in Ancient Greece
Mother’s Day is not a celebration that is only a century old but a long tradition that has its roots in Ancient Greece, honoring the mother, as the life-giver. Mother Earth (Gaia), wife of Uranus, was the personification of nature that gives birth to ...
Sri Lankans among hostages rescued by GREEK Police
Three Sri Lankans were among a group of 50 migrants who were rescued by the GREEK police after they were allegedly held hostage near the ...
Tales From Un-Santorini Island, Part Two
Greek islands like Mykonos and Santorini have grown even more popular in recent years, bringing more people and higher prices. As the busy summer travel season approaches, don't overlook other islands such as Crete, Milos and Ios—which is very close to Santorini but as we see again, a world apart.
