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Wednesday, September 21, 2016

Dating Tales: Mr. Does Greek Food Mean It Is From Greece?

Please enjoy this dating tale from someone very close to me! It is too funny! She said to herself, why not? It had been months since her separation and she was finally ready to open herself up to the dating pool. She really didn’t want anything too ...


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GREEK media say Turkish boat group sought asylum

GREEK media reported on Wednesday 10 Turkish citizens were detained recently on Rhodes island requesting political asylum. The ten individuals ...


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Westwood eats up GREEK Festival

With desserts like these on the offer at the Second Annual GREEK festival, it's no surprise that Westwood relished the event. Photos by James Ensor.


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The Longest Run: Refugee Teens in Jail

How teenage refugees from Syria and Iraq end up in Greek prisons, accused of trafficking illegal immigrants into Europe.


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Greece ratifies lease of disused Athens airport to private investors

ATHENS, Sept 21 (Reuters) - Greece on Wednesday ratified a 7 billion-euro plan to turn a derelict former airport into one of Europe's biggest coastal resorts, as agreed with international lenders as a condition of fresh bailout aid. Proposals in recent ...


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Munch on Greek Nachos and Plenty of Skewered Meat at the Now Open Meraki Greek Bistro

Tucked away in Downtown Miami is the newly opened Meraki Greek Bistro, which quietly opened late last month and boasts an authentic Greek cuisine created by executive chef Ioannis Kotsos, who prior to Meraki owned and operated restaurants in Greece.


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GREECE finds shelter for Lesvos migrants after fire

GREECE on Wednesday managed to find shelter for some 5,000 migrants on the island of Lesvos two days after a fire ravaged part of the main asylum ...


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GREECE TV auction crisis

September 2nd saw four highly controversial TV broadcast licences awarded in GREECE. The licences were granted following a State-organised ...


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GREECE should implement UPR recommendations and counter xenophobic violence

Human Rights Watch welcomes the UPR report on GREECE, which includes important recommendations concerning the protection of the rights of ...


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'We are living like animals': New despair after fire at Moria refugee camp on Greek island

… Moria refugee camp on the Greek island of Lesbos has been … so-called hot spots on the Greek islands supposed to be equipped … refugees and migrants waiting in Greece as a whole.             "We …


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Readout of Vice President Biden’s Meeting with Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras of Greece

… the critically-important efforts of the Greek government to address the needs … Vice President expressed support for Greece's continuing implementation of … and encouraging sustained progress on Greece's economic reforms. The …


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One Hundred Refugees Arrive to Greek Islands, 74 Land on Lesbos

… migration ministry. According to the Greek Ministry of Migration, 74 of … of registered migrants in the Greek insular territories to 13,700_ … . According to official government figures, Greece currently has 60,539 refugees.


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'Haze' offers insight into GREEK initiation

The University of Connecticut's GREEK Community Affairs Board (GCAB) hosted an exclusive screening of the of the award-winning feature film titled ...


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Short order: More Mexican food, GREEK Fest

Do this: GREEK culture has left a lasting stamp on civilization, from architecture to the written word. Almost as important? Moussaka, Souvlaki and ...


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Fire Destroys GREEK Refugee Camp, Hours After UNGA Holds First Summit for Refugees & Migrants

Only hours after the meeting was occurring in New York, a massive fire swept through a refugee camp on the GREEK island of Lesbos. The fire at the ...


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NYC GREEK Film Festival's 10th Anniversary

The Meet the Filmmakers Reception will be held at 3 West Club on October 3, and the Concert of GREEK Film Music will be presented on Wednesday, ...


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MARIAH CAREY AND KIDS VACATION IN GREECE

Happiness comes from within. Mariah Carey and the kids, Monroe and Moroccan, are enjoying vacation in Greece and smiling is second nature for the three travelers. Morrocan is captured while showing all of his pearly whites in one photo. The youngster is ...


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July 2016 Tourism Revenue for Greece Disappoints

Despite promising arrival figures to Greece, tourists are not digging into their pockets, according to Bank of Greece data release on Tuesday, indicating a 3.5 percent drop in travel receipts, down by 100 million euros, for July compared to the same month ...


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Greece rejects asylum bids by 3 fleeing Turkish military officers: sources

ATHENS, Sept. 21 (Xinhua) -- The asylum bids of three out of eight Turkish military officers, who fled to Greece in July after the failed coup attempt in Turkey, were rejected by Greek authorities on Wednesday, according to Greek asylum service ...


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Cyprus, Greece, Palestine hold trilateral talks

The first trilateral meeting between Cyprus, Greece and Palestine was held in New York on Wednesday on the sidelines of the UN General Assembly. An official announcement in Nicosia said Foreign Minister Ioannis Kasoulides, his Greek counterpart Nikos ...


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Greece rejected asylum to 3 out of 8 Turkish officers who flew with helicopter after July coup

Greece has reportedly rejected asylum to three out of eight Turkish officers who landed in Alexandroupolis, Northern Greece, with a helicopter hours after the failed coup attempt on July 15th 2016. The refusal to grant asylum does not mean they the three officers will be extradited to Turkey. They have […]


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Turkish Asylum Requests Rejected for 3 of the 8 Coup Instigators Who Fled to Greece

Greece rejected the asylum requests of three of the group of eight Turkish soldiers who fled to Alexandroupolis after the failed coup attempt in Turkey in July. The men had applied for asylum and deny involvement in the coup, however, Turkey has formally ...


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Young Musicians Play Traditional Greek Music Under Acropolis

The post Young Musicians Play Traditional Greek Music Under Acropolis appeared first on The National Herald.


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Bright Blue Steals the Show at this Gorgeous Greek Wedding

From Elizabeth Nord… Emily and Chris’s wedding day was full of Greek traditions and elegant details! They had their ceremony at the St Paul of the Cross church in Park Ridge, IL and their reception at the Millennium Knickerbocker Hotel downtown.


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Independent Greek Council Recruits

Last Sunday (September 11) kicked off recruitment week for the Independent Greek Councils on campus. Kappa Kappa Psi, Alpha Sigma Kappa (ASK), and Alpha Phi Omega (APO) all held recruitment to draw in the interest of potential new members. From 12 p.m ...


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Dramatic Photos Capture The Disaster Caused By Huge Wildfires On A Beautiful Greek Island

The Greek island of Thasos is located in the northern Aegean Sea, opposite the coast of eastern Macedonia. It is one of the greenest islands in Greece, boasting a wide range of trees and luscious forests. The island, which has been praised for its natural ...


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Greece denies claims it is to privatise €6.5bn motorway for €100m

A row has broken out in Greece over claims that a recently completed 670-km national motorway will be sold for €100m, despite the fact that it cost €6.5bn to build. The claim was made in the Greek newspaper Efimerida ton Syntakton (The Journalists ...


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Greece Denies Asylum Request of 3 of 8 Defector Soldiers

According to the Greek media, the asylum requests of three of the eight soldiers who fled to Greece following the coup attempt on July 15 have been rejected by the political asylum commission. The remaining five soldiers will be interviewed again next week ...


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International, British, and Greek humanists join forces at the UN to speak out against racism and blasphemy laws in Greece

The British Humanist Association (BHA), in a joint statement with the International Humanist and Ethical Union (IHEU), European Humanist Federation (EHF), and Humanist Union of Greece (HUG) has spoken out against Greece’s blasphemy laws and the presence ...


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Greece, Iceland, Slovenia Enter Oscar Foreign-Language Race

Greece, Iceland and Slovenia are the latest countries to add their submissions to the list of contenders for the foreign-language Oscar. The Greek Ministry of Culture has selected comedy “Chevalier” (pictured), which premiered at the 2015 Locarno Film ...


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Bad weather to hit parts of north, central GREECE Wednesday

Heavy rain and storms were expected to hit various parts of north and central GREECE late Wednesday, the country's National Meteorological Service ...


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GREECE denies asylum to 3 pro-coup Turkish soldiers

Three out of the eight Turkish alleged coup plotters, who fled to GREECE following their defeated July 15 bid, have been denied asylum, a Greek ...


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Greece rejects three Turkish coup plotter soldiers’ asylum applications

… to a higher commission or Greek courts. The two majors, four … . In late July, a local Greek court sentenced the eight soldiers …


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SOCAR persistent in meeting with Greek PM

… . In December, 2013, SOCAR and Greece's state privatisation fund … . Basing on antimonopoly principles, the Greece government offers SOCAR to sell … of SOCAR Energy Greece Anar Mammadov said that Greek government made amendments …


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Refugees on Greek island to be moved to ships after fire rips through detention centre

… fatigue,” Ms Kalogirou told a Greek television station on Tuesday. “The … burden alone and neither can Greece. Europe has not responded to …


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Increase in VAT Revenues as August Targets are Surpassed

VAT revenues increased significantly in August, surpassing monthly budget targets, while in the January-August period revenues surpassed targets by 3.01%. Both the Finance Ministry and the Secretariat-General for Public Revenue expressed satisfaction over the increase of VAT revenue which is attributed largely to a significant crack down of intensified controls by tax authorities on the Greek islands during the […]


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Win Tickets to Thievery Corporation at The GREEK Theatre

Thievery Corporation will be headlining The GREEK Theatre on Friday, September 30th and if it's anything like the last time we saw them perform live ...


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2,200-year old ancient Greek theater at Laodicea in Turkey to be structurally restored in three years

Laodicea pertains to an ancient Greek city that was built upon the river Lycus, in the region comprising Caria and Lydia (present-day southwestern Turkey, near the city of Denizli). While being initially called Diospolis (‘The City of Zeus’), the ...


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CoachActivism Project offers pro-bono coaching sessions to volunteers working with refugees

Are you currently a volunteer working for the refugees in Athens or elsewhere in Greece? Would you be interested in receiving pro-bono support from professional coaches? Do you want to learn how to prevent burn-out, how to develop professional skills and process with work efficiency? The Coach Activism Project is a […]


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What's the Difference Between Regular and Greek Yogurt?

Science has seem to come down in favor of yogurt, because all things considered, yogurt is good for your health. But once you hit the dairy aisle in your supermarket, it's hard to know exactly which type of yogurt is healthiest and what's real yogurt and ...


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Ryanair Cuts Seats to Greece, Stops Flights to Kos

High airport costs in Greece and the indifference shown by the country’s governments to Ryanair’s growth/season extension proposals has forced the airline to reduce seat capacity for Greece by two percent next summer and cancel its connection to the ...


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Major Greek Tax Cheats Face Two Years Jail Time

Unable to stop rampant cheating, Greece's leftist-led government has set penalties of two years in jail for major tax evaders, if they're caught. The post Major Greek Tax Cheats Face Two Years Jail Time appeared first on The National Herald.


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Biden Tells Tsipras US Backs Faltering Greek Debt Relief Hopes

US Vice President Joe Biden told Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras at the United Nations that America supports Athens' hope for debt relief. The post Biden Tells Tsipras US Backs Faltering Greek Debt Relief Hopes appeared first on The National Herald.


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Scandalized Attica Bank Loaned TV License Winner Family 128M Euros

A Greek bank which approved bad loans gave 128 million euros to a construction company owner whose son won a private TV license. The post Scandalized Attica Bank Loaned TV License Winner Family 128M Euros appeared first on The National Herald.


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Abp. Ieronymos Opposes Greece’s Schools Teaching Other Religions

The head of the Church of Greece, Archbishop Ieronymos, said only the Greek Orthodox Religion should be taught in schools, not others. The post Abp. Ieronymos Opposes Greece’s Schools Teaching Other Religions appeared first on The National Herald.


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Georgia looks to GREECE on its path to Europe

But the strong historical friendship and the deep cultural and religious ties between GREECE and Georgia put our bilateral relations in the league of ...


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Ministry of Foreign Affairs Economic Diplomacy Actions for 2017

Deputy Foreign Minister D. Mardas, who is in charge of international economic relations, announced the setting-up of mixed inter-ministerial committees in 12 countries and a total of 22 business and trade missions to markets abroad for 2017.The planning thereof takes the outcomes of economic diplomacy actions so far into account and is expected to be fully complete by the end of 2016. It, moreover, has a bearing on the need to strengthen the fabric of Greek bilateral economic relations and facilitate entrepreneurial extroversion. To that end, the Foreign Ministry works closely together with collective representation bodies from Greece (Agencies, Organisations,...


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Greek Prime Minister to United Nations: Provide more assistance to address refugee crisis "or we will fail"

NEW YORK, Sept. 21, 2016 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Greek prime minister Alexis Tsipras said Europe must devote more resources toward dealing with refugees and migrants, stressing that collective cooperation from all countries is the only way to manage the ...


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Greece rejects asylum for July 15 coup plotters

The political asylum commission of Greece turns down the asylum request of three FETÖ soldiers among the eight who fled to Greece after the July 15 coup bid of Turkey Greece's Political Asylum Commission has rejected the political asylum request of the ...


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Sigma Society is not GREEK life, but for life

After a little more than a 50 percent increase in enrollment size this semester, Sigma Society is bringing in new members to its family at a fantastic rate ...


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