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Tuesday, March 27, 2018

TRIGGERED: Trump dragged for calling Ancient Greece the birthplace of Western Civilization

We’re used to seeing President Trump being dragged for everything he says and does, but it was a bit of a surprise to find out that he was in hot water with an assistant professor of classics at the University of Iowa for calling Ancient Greece the ...


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Police arrests antiquity smugglers, seizes precious statue they wanted to sell for €500K

Greek Police seized a statue believed to date to the Hellenistic era after breaking an antiquity smuggling ring in Sparti, in the southern Peloponnese. The marble statue without head is believed to represent ancient Greek goddess of Health (Ygeia). The statue is 55 cm high. The antiquity smugglers wanted to sell it for 500,000 euros. … The post Police arrests antiquity smugglers, seizes precious statue they wanted to sell for €500K appeared first on Keep Talking Greece.


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Tariff battle over Greek peppers

V. Formusa Company President Bob Johnson, makers and packers of Marconi brand foods, talks about the tariffs on Greek peppers that he uses to make their popular giardinera. (Antonio Perez / Chicago Tribune)


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'It Smelled of Myrrh', Says GREEK Worker Who Entered Tomb of Christ

“I was the first person to enter the tomb of Christ. Yes, it smelled of myrrh,” said the GREEK restoration worker who was the first person to go inside the reputed burial place of Christ in Jerusalem since 1810. “I felt awe. I felt unreal. I cried when I found out that I came here because the Lord wanted it.


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Fountain Square's Santorini GREEK Kitchen is closing

Santorini GREEK Kitchen's owners announced today that they would close the nearly 18-year-old restaurant at the end of the week. Owners Taki and Jeanette Sawi said the decision to close was an extremely painful one, but they needed to focus on their other business, the Biltwell Event Center, and ...


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Beloved GREEK Restaurant Closing Doors After 18 Year Run

Earlier today, the owners of Santorini GREEK Kitchen, Taki and Jeanette Sawi announced via Facebook that they would be closing the restaurant. The announcement cites health issues as a major factor in the decision to close the Fountain Square establishment. This comes on the heels of the Sawi's ...


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Athens Yet Undecided on Expelling Russian Diplomats as Greeks Value Russia Ties

… short URL MOSCOW (Sputnik) - Greece has not yet taken the … Tuesday. "For the moment, Greece has not announced or taken …  a difficult situation, as the Greek public perceives any steps that … is of high concern for Greece amid the worsening of relations …


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Greek league to resume following gun incident

… threatening to expel all Greek clubs from international competition … took strict action, the Greek government ordered the league … well as the Greek Cup," the Greek government said … which were initially rejected by Greek champions Olympiacos and three …


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Dogfights over Aegean Sea between Greek and Turkish F-16 fighter jets

Turkey violated Greek national airspace 45 times


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Greek Orthodox Church to hold fashion show April 26

The Philoptochos Society of The Kimisis Tis Theotokou Greek Orthodox Church will hold the annual “Sparkle In Spring” dinner/fashion show on April 26 at Gramercy Lakeside Manor in Hazlet. Doors open at 6:30 p.m., with the evening event beginning ...


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GREEK Food and Wine to Shine at Toronto Portfolio Tasting by Kolonaki Group on April 9

In addition to GREEK wines like Domaine Skouras, Tsantali, Boutari, Santo Wines from Santorini and Thalia Wines from Crete (to name only a few), several of the company's wines from other Mediterranean regions like Spain and France will be available for tasting throughout the evening. A mixologist will ...


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EBRD urged to stay on to help Greece

The Greek government has asked the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development to extend its mandate beyond 2020 as the country builds on a recovery, the multilateral investment institution said Tuesday. The announcement followed a meeting in the ...


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ONASSIS CULTURAL CENTER NEW YORK PRESENTS CITYWIDE FESTIVAL, BIRDS: A FESTIVAL INSPIRED BY ARISTOPHANES

ONASSIS CULTURAL CENTER NEW YORK PRESENTS CITYWIDE FESTIVAL, BIRDS: A FESTIVAL INSPIRED BY ARISTOPHANES, APRIL 22-JULY 8 Third Annual Onassis Festival, Produced by Onassis Cultural Center New York, Surrounds the American Premiere of Greek Director Nikos Karathanos’s Vibrant Restaging of The Birds, Presented by St. Ann’s Warehouse and Onassis Cultural Centre-Athens, May 2-13 Programming Examines and Expands on the […] The post ONASSIS CULTURAL CENTER NEW YORK PRESENTS CITYWIDE FESTIVAL, BIRDS: A FESTIVAL INSPIRED BY ARISTOPHANES appeared first on Hellenic News of America.


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Qatar Airways touches down in Greek city Thessaloniki

Qatar ambassador to Greece Abdulaziz Ali al-Naama and Thessaloniki authorities welcome the VIP delegation on board the Qatar Airways flight to Thessaloniki on Tuesday. *The airline expedited expansion strategy in Europe continues with the airline’s ...


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Turkish Court Denies GREEK Soldiers' House-Arrest Request

The two GREEK soldiers being held in a Turkish prison have had a request for house arrest turned down on Tuesday. State-run Anadolu Agency reported that the two junior officers, who have been held in Edirne maximum-security prison since accidentally crossing the Turkish border in early March, ...


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GREEK Orthodox Church Gets New Midwest Leader

Last June, Metropolitan Iakos the long-serving and much-beloved leader of the GREEK Orthodox Church in Chicago and the midwest passed away at 89. Last weekend, the Church installed his successor. Metropolitan Nathaniel was born in Thessaloniki, Greece in 1978. He has multiple degrees in ...


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Greek Orthodox Bishop of Chicago supports March For Our Lives

Newly enthroned Metropolit Nathanael Symeonides in the Greek Orthodox Church of Chicago said he feels a responsibility to protect the youth participating in the March For Our Lives gun control rallies in US. He feels a responsibility to not only pray for the youth, but to protect them. “They want to be safe. They don’t … The post Greek Orthodox Bishop of Chicago supports March For Our Lives appeared first on Keep Talking Greece.


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Trolley bus workers in Athens to hold 6h work stoppage on March 28

Workers at Trolley buses in Athens will hold a work stoppages on Wednesday, March 28th 2018, in order to attend the general assembly of their union. The work stoppage will start at 12 o’ clock noon and last until 5 p.m. As usual, the trolley buses will start withdraw form traffic earlier and return later … The post Trolley bus workers in Athens to hold 6h work stoppage on March 28 appeared first on Keep Talking Greece.


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Dedicated Greek Church Member Helen (Woulas) Tanionos, Passed Away at 92

ANDOVER, MA – Helen (Woulas) Tanionos, age 92, passed away peacefully on March 24 after a lengthy illness. She was the wife of the late Charles […] The post Dedicated Greek Church Member Helen (Woulas) Tanionos, Passed Away at 92 appeared first on The National Herald.


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When is Greek Easter in 2018, why is it different and how is it celebrated?

… , the dates for Greek Easter in 2018 are: Greek Orthodox Easter celebrates … well into the night. In Greece itself, the Eternal Flame arrives … latest deals on flights to Greece with Skyscanner here Where do …


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GREECE lifts Superleague ban after anti-violence pledge

The game was abandoned and a 1-0 win was later awarded to PAOK following the controversial goal which had prompted the initial protests. Savvidis has since apologised for his actions but he and the club still face sanctions. FIFA has also warned GREECE to act decisively in this matter or risk facing a ...


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GREECE and Trump's new foreign policy team

While the spotlight was on the premier's meeting in the US capital, Kotzias had a long meeting with the president's closest adviser, with whom he discussed GREECE'S role in the Balkans and the Eastern Mediterranean in depth. At the time the two sides put an emphasis, among other things, on creating ...


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Greek soldiers held in Turkey could face 5 years in prison, Adadolu agency reports!

Turkish court rules it fears the two could flee Turkey


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UK MP raises the issue of two Greek servicemen in British House of Commons

MP Alberto Costa asked from PM Theresa May and UK Foreign Minister to encourage Turkey to act in an appropriate manner


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GREEK battery maker builds assembly line in Italy to win new business in Europe

ATHENS, March 27 (Reuters) - Systems Sunlight, the world's third biggest maker of batteries for fork lift trucks, is building a new assembly line in Italy to get closer to its customers as part of a plan to challenge its main U.S. rivals in the fast-growing European market. The company competes with EnerSys ...


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GREEK Superleague to resume following break caused by gun-toting president

With world governing body FIFA threatening to expel all GREEK clubs from international competition unless the authorities took strict action, the GREEK government ordered the league to be suspended. Now, the country's Deputy Culture and Sports Minister, Georgios Vassiliadis, has lifted the ban after all ...


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Stopulos attends GREEK event at White House

DAVENPORT -- Ted Stopulos was among several GREEK and GREEK-Americans at a March 22 White House reception hosted by President Donald Trump to mark GREEK independence Day. Currently a West Des Moines resident, Mr. Stopulos graduated from Assumption High School in Davenport, the ...


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Varna meeting: Alexis Tsipras will be briefed by Boyko Borissov

In the next few hours Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras will be briefed by Bulgarias Prime Minister Boyko Borissov on the talks in Varna as the latterannounced during a press


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Fairfield Chamber GREECE Trip Info Meet: April 5

FAIRFIELD, CT – The Fairfield Chamber of Commerce and Greater Norwalk Chamber of Commerce, will be taking their group trip to one of the most beautiful places in the world to visit … GREECE. Departing on October 20th and returning on October 28th, everyone is welcome to join this much ...


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Niarchos Foundation president awarded for contribution to GREECE

The president of the Stavros Niarchos Foundation (SNF), Andreas Dracopoulos, was awarded the Grand Cross of the Order of Honor, GREECE'S highest civilian honor, by President Prokopis Pavlopoulos on Monday , in a ceremony held at the Presidential Mansion in Athens. Speaking at the event, ...


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GREECE considering seeking compensation for rammed coast guard ship

Greek Foreign Minister Nikos Kotzias has submitted a written answer to his country's parliament saying that his ministry is considering seeking compensation from Turkey after a coast guard vessel was rammed by a Turkish ship near the Kardak/Imia islets in the Aegean sea, Greek newspaper ...


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Intense search efforts continue in Greece and abroad for a missing 13-year-old boy  

Sadly, the 13-year-old Thanasis that was being raised in the Home of the Organization “The Smile of the Child” and went missing on Friday, the 13th of March 2018 in the area of Peristeri in Athens, has not yet been found. Intense search efforts are ongoing in Greece and abroad in cooperation with the prosecutorial authorities, […] The post Intense search efforts continue in Greece and abroad for a missing 13-year-old boy   appeared first on Hellenic News of America.


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Greece lifts suspension on football league after violence concerns

PAOK chairman Ivan Savvidis still faces action for taking to the pitch with a gun. The Greek government has lifted its suspension of the country's football league after saying it received a commitment from clubs to reform rules aimed at combating violence.


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Malta activists urge Greece to grant asylum to whistleblower

VALLETTA (Reuters) - Anti-corruption activists in Malta said on Tuesday they had written to Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras urging him to grant asylum to a Russian woman who blew the whistle on alleged wrongdoing at Malta-based Pilatus Bank. The woman ...


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Turkish reports say GREEK soldiers could face up to five years

There is concrete evidence to support charges against the two GREEK soldiers detained in Turkey after crossing the border earlier this month, Turkey's state-run Anadolu news agency said Tuesday citing an unnamed judicial source. According to the same source, the sentence for the alleged offense is ...


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Greece to restart soccer league after anti-violence pledge

ATHENS, Greece — The Greek government has lifted its suspension of the country’s soccer league after saying it received a commitment from clubs to reform rules aimed at combating violence. League organizers say games will restart Saturday with ...


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Greek League to resume with new penalties for violent conduct

The Greek government on Tuesday ordered the lifting of the suspension for Superleague matches after more than two weeks following the pitch invasion of a gun-carrying club president. Matches were suspended on March 12, a day after Ivan Savvides, the ...


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Combat Aircraft from Israel, UAE, Greece, Italy, UK and U.S. Take Part in Ex. “INIOCHOS 2018”

Exercise “INIOCHOS” is a yearly medium-scale exercise hosted by the Hellenic Air Force at the facilities of the Air Tactics Center at Andravida Air Base, located in the Northwest Peloponnese, Greece. The “layout” of the exercise is quite standard ...


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Egypt and GREECE reshuffle their players in tonight's match

CAIRO – 27 March 2018: The Egyptian national team, the Pharaohs, led by Hector Cuper, will face a new European test at 8 p.m. against GREECE at Letzigrund Stadium in Switzerland as part ... Egypt faced GREECE in a friendly game in 1990 after Egypt's participation at the World Cup in Italy and lost 6-1.


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UPDATE 1-Soccer-GREECE lifts ban Superleague ban, matches to resume

GREECE'S Deputy Culture and Sports Minister Georgios Vassiliadis took the decision a day after Superleague clubs unanimously accepted changes to the league's disciplinary code and submitted proposals for improving the country's top soccer division. “The Deputy Minister for Culture and Sport....has ...


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Outrage forces withdrawal of cruel draft law for pets & strays in Greece

It needed the immense and non-stop pressure by furious animal welfare societies, angry animal lovers and every person living in Greece who still keeps a glimpse of common sense, a real shit-storm of angry reactions in the direction of deputy agriculture minister Yannis Tsironis, from the Greek “Eco Greens”, for the supervising Agricultural Minister Vangelis … The post Outrage forces withdrawal of cruel draft law for pets & strays in Greece appeared first on Keep Talking Greece.


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Local businesses turn to Supreme Court against Cremation Center in Athens

Private interests try to delay for one more time the operation of the cremation center in Elaionas, West Athens, and a number of businesses appealed to Greece’s supreme court Council of State claiming it is against the constitution. According to daily efsyn, several big businesses and one bank appealed to the Council of State asking … The post Local businesses turn to Supreme Court against Cremation Center in Athens appeared first on Keep Talking Greece.


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OCC New York Presents The Birds: A CitywideFestival Inspired By Aristophanes

Third Annual Onassis Festival, Produced by Onassis Cultural Center New York, Surrounds the American Premiere of Greek Director Nikos Karathanos’s Vibrant Restaging of The Birds, Presented […] The post OCC New York Presents The Birds: A CitywideFestival Inspired By Aristophanes appeared first on The National Herald.


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Kammenos Again Rejects Macedonia’s Name for FYROM, Tsipras Doesn’t

ATHENS – Greek Defense Minister Panos Kammenos again said his tiny party that’s in a coalition with Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras’ ruling Radical Left SYRIZA […] The post Kammenos Again Rejects Macedonia’s Name for FYROM, Tsipras Doesn’t appeared first on The National Herald.


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Cosmo Yannis Creates They Were Super Greeks

Just in time for Greek Independence Day, They Were Super Greeks by artist CosmoYannis arrives like a glorious rendition of the Greek National Anthem. This […] The post Cosmo Yannis Creates They Were Super Greeks appeared first on The National Herald.


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Where is E4’s Five Star Hotel filmed? Greek locations on the Island of Ios with Joey Essex and Spencer Matthews

FIVE Star Hotel is the perfect mix of reality telly and travel inspiration to get you through the temperemental spring weather in the UK. Five Star Hotel is filmed on the beautiful Greek island of Ios which is in the Cyclades islands in the Aegean Sea.


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Turkish court extends detention of two Greek soldiers caught crossing the border

Two Greek soldiers who were caught after … sergeant Dimitros Kouklatzis of the Greek military were detained after being …


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Grant Efimova asylum, NGOs urge Greek PM Tsipras

… Four NGOs have written to Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras asking … Efimova gave herself to the Greek authorities last week. She had … requested a meeting with the Greek ambassador to convey their concerns …


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Ombudsman Says More Greeks Don’t Trust State Services

… Misinas ATHENS – A report from Greece’s Ombudsman, who tries to …


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Turkey detains 2 Greek soldiers over illegal entering

… Greek soldiers. Greece says adverse weather conditions disorientated both men near the Greek-Turkish … to return the soldiers to Greece since their arrest on March …


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