Legend has it that wearing a mask pays homage to Dionysus, the GREEK god of carnivals and masquerades, by allowing you to free yourself from ...
Welcome, 77 artists, 40 different points of Attica welcomes you by singing Erotokritos an epic romance written at 1713 by Vitsentzos Kornaros
Sunday, September 6, 2020
“It Hurts”: Maria Sakkari on Stefanos Tsitsipas' Poignant Loss at US Open 2020
Being the only GREEK players among some of the best in the world, Sakkari and Tsitsipas are good friends and get along well. Owing to that, Maria ...
Leg warmers to Lululemon: How workout outfits have changed over the years
The word gymnasium comes from the GREEK word gymnos, which means “naked.” The term made sense at the time: GREEKS, as early as the sixth ...
Harry Maguire makes first public appearance since GREEK court battle by attending Soccer Aid
Harry Maguire made his first public appearance since his GREEK court drama by attending Soccer Aid on Sunday. Maguire has long been a supporter ...
Parents in several Greek cities protest compulsory use of masks in schools
Parents demonstrated on Sunday in Athens, Thessaloniki, Patras and Heraklio against the compulsory use of face mask by students in schools. Some held posters saying “No child with a mask in schools,” “Hands off our children.” Others had posters calling on “people to uprise – game over” In Thessaloniki, a woman was seen stepping in … The post Parents in several Greek cities protest compulsory use of masks in schools appeared first on Keep Talking Greece.
EU to Consider 'All Measures' on Turkey in Maritime Dispute
The European Union will offer Turkey incentives to strike a deal with GREECE and Cyprus over maritime claims while also preparing sanctions against ...
Pending issues
The simultaneous crises facing GREECE – the coronavirus pandemic and Greek-Turkish relations – are absorbing all of the country's political energy.
Shiralkar: Anatomy of an achoo
Xenophon, the ancient GREEK soldier and writer, also writes about this in “Anabasis,” claiming that a sneeze is a sign from Zeus himself. This sort of ...
Coronavirus live news: nearly 3,000 people in UK test positive in last 24 hours
Significant rise in UK with 2,988 new cases; thousands attend protests against measures in Croatia and Italy * With other cities in lockdown, why isn’t London having a second wave? * Health experts welcome Melbourne extension but question curfew * Covid-19 ‘could be endemic in deprived parts of England’ * Kamala Harris says she wouldn’t trust Trump on Covid vaccine * ‘Drenched in the virus’: was this Austrian ski resort a Covid ground zero? 7.02pm BST Nearly half of GREEKS would refuse to be vaccinated against the coronavirus, according to a poll of 1,000 respondents published on Sunday. 44% of those surveyed said they would not use the vaccine if it were approved and provided freely, the study in Greek weekly To Vima said. The poll was carried out by Greek firm Metron Analysis. 6.24pm BST UK health secretary MATT HANCOCK has commented on Sunday’s sharp rise in coronavirus cases, which saw nearly 3,000 more people test positive. Hancock said: “The rise in the number of cases that we have seen today is concerning. “The cases are predominantly among younger people but we have seen in other countries across the world and in Europe this sort of rise in the cases among younger people lead to a rise across the population as a whole, so it so important that people don’t allow this illness to infect their grandparents and to lead to the sort of problems that we saw earlier in the year.” He emphasised the importance of social distancing in preventing the spread of infection. Continue reading...
Tweets of the Week: All or Nothing Spurs, Messi decides, and Bale's mane of hair
... featuring the Spurs documentary, the Lionel Messi situation at Barcelona, what Harry Maguire said to the GREEK police, Gareth Bale head-swinging ...
Coronavirus cases in Greece reach 11,524, death toll 284
144 new cases of coronavirus were detected in Greece in the last 24 hours, health authorities announced on Sunday. on Sunday. Four more deaths in the same time increased the death toll to 284. 24 of the new cases were detected at the entrance points of the country. The total number of cases in the … The post Coronavirus cases in Greece reach 11,524, death toll 284 appeared first on Keep Talking Greece.
French FM On Brexit, Navalny, GREECE-Turkey Crisis
French FM On Brexit, Navalny, GREECE-Turkey Crisis. Britain has tried to "divide the Europeans" on the issue of Brexit, France's foreign minister said ...
2400-year-old mask of Dionysus unearthed in western Turkey
Legend has it that wearing such a mask is a way of paying homage to Dionysus, the GREEK god of carnivals and masquerades, by allowing you to free ...
Greece Beefs up Patrols along Its Borders with Turkey
GREEK authorities say they are mobilizing scores of special border guards to scour sprawling fields and marshland along the Evros region that divides ...
Disappointment at disappearance of dorm room galleries
It's not just GREEK life that's upset about it; actual GREEK people are, too! “ποιος είσαι; Ασε με!” (which means: “This is a bad thing; I am upset about it.
NATO Chief Refuses to Condemn Turkish Violations of GREEK Airspace
But when the journalist asked him about the repeated violations of GREEK airspace by Turkish fighter jets, the NATO chief changed the subject, putting ...
The Guardian view on Turkish-Greek relations: dangerous waters
A row over over borders, gasfields and national pride risks regional disorder Some claim it has been centuries since the Mediterranean has been viewed as the cockpit of history. But great powers and coastline states, wishing to capture hydrocarbon riches, are today vying for mastery of the sea – or at least its eastern waves. The trouble surfaced last month when a Turkish frigate escorting an oil-and-gas exploration ship collided with a Greek naval vessel. Since then, tempers have flared, with the unresolved question of Cyprus providing a flashpoint between the two nations. Greek ships were last week joined by France, Italy and the United Arab Emirates in the waters around Cyprus. Turkey announced that Russia will hold naval exercises. Nato is right that the temperature needs lowering and ought to be congratulated for kickstarting talks aimed at de-escalation. Nato members ought to trade words, not blows. In Turkey there has been a lurch towards authoritarianism under the executive presidency of Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, while the country’s military, economic and cultural power has expanded. Not since the Ottoman empire has the Turkish military had such a sprawling global footprint, with troops and drones recently saving a UN-recognised government in Tripoli from defeat. Despite a Covid recession, Turkish companies retain a global edge – taking advantage of cheap labour, made even cheaper by a weak Turkish lira, and access to European markets. Mr Erdoğan has also won favour in the Sunni Arab world by hosting 4 million Syrian refugees. Continue reading...
2020-21 UEFA Nations League – Kosovo vs GREECE Preview & Prediction
This is the first ever match between Kosovo and GREECE and on paper it seems like there is little difference in quality between the two sides. Kosovo ...
Turkey begins military exercises in north Cyprus
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Saturday raised the stakes and warned GREECE: “They will either understand the language of politics and ...
GREECE Reports 144 New Coronavirus Cases and 4 Deaths on Sunday
ATHENS -- There were 144 new cases of SARS-Cov-2 detected in GREECE on Sunday, of which 24 were found during checks at the entrances into the ...
GREEK Owners of Airbnb Properties Turn them to Rental Homes
The news for Airbnb property owners is not very good as according to the latest data from AirDNA, the total listings on short-term rental platforms in ...
Greece Fortifies Evros Border to Stop New Migrant Inflow
The GREEK government is fortifying the Evros borderline with two new quick response units of 30 men each that will patrol the GREEK-Turkish border ...
UK Gov coronavirus travel advice for Cyprus, Turkey and GREECE
As of Friday, September 4 passengers returning to the UK from GREECE will be required to isolate if they live in Scotland or Wales. This rule does not ...
Erdogan Offers Greece Diplomacy or The Sword Over Seas Dispute
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan warned Greece to start a dialogue over who owns the seas around GREEK islands or face the wrath of his ...
Russian Foreign Ministry: Greece is our traditional European partner
“Russia's significant contribution to GREEK independence in the early 19th century is widely recognized by the GREEK public. On December 27, 1991, ...
Masks with cultural value
The Culture Ministry has launched a series of fabric face masks featuring designs inspired by GREECE'S ancient cultural heritage. “The Covid-19 ...
InvestGR Forum Puts Foreign Investment in GREECE in Prime Position
ATHENS – As GREECE hopes to lure foreign investors back to accelerate what had been a slow recovery from a near decade-long economic and ...
Education Beat: The rights of women: Here, there, everywhere
The ancient GREEKS, those brilliant inventors of democracy, initially deemed all ... on July 4, 1776, and revitalized the original GREEK democracy ideal.
It's life on an ocean wave for Barkham's Robin and his best-selling book
“Living in GREECE was very enjoyable, we made lots of friends out there. And the boat was big enough for us, our children and grandchildren when ...
Mask accusation 'spoilt' family holiday for Derbyshire mother
A woman's family holiday to GREECE was "spoilt" when she claims her son was falsely accused of not wearing a face mask on a ferry. Annette Jennison ...
Petsas on Turkey: "GREECE Is Not Daunted by Any Threat"
ATHENS -- Both Turkey's rhetoric and its provocative actions throughout the Eastern Mediterranean - and not only with respect to GREECE - have ...
Tsipras: "Government Daily Demolishing instead of Building"
According to Tsipras, the government was leading GREECE to the "greatest recession the country has ever seen" and preparing to address this "with the ...
Coric saves six match points to stun Tsitsipas
Another disappointment for the talented GREEK in Slams Croatian Borna Coric saved six match points as he rallied from 5-1 down in the fourth set to ...
Germany-Turkey: The timeless geopolitical love is confirmed
... of illegal migrants en masse to Evros on the GREEK-Turkish border and to the coasts of Asia Minor in order to cross violently into Greece and Europe.
Keep Ithaka Always in Your Mind: The Greek Community in Modern Egypt
In his informative, well-researched book The Greeks and the Making of Modern Egypt (2019), Alexander Kitroeff traces the complicated historical background of the Greeks who came to Egypt and made it ...
The Islands have an empty flyer in Game 7 to reach the Easton Conference finals
GREECE, playing for the first time since Game 4, had an early scare when it came in the direction of Jacob Voresek and less than a minute into the ...
Slick Road for GREECE, China Tightening Ties During COVID-19
Despite the still ongoing COVID-19 pandemic that began in China, relations with GREECE are getting closer between the countries as Beijing returns to ...
In pics: Fire on MT New Diamond under control, Rescue ops by Indian Navy
The explosion on MT New Diamond, a Greek owned vessel, under charter by Indian Oil Corporation took place on September 3 when it was transiting in Sri Lankan exclusive economic zone
More Covid-19 testing causes shortage in reagent kits
There seem to be problems with Covid-19 tests after the Greek health authorities increased the number of daily testing in the last couple of weeks. The National Blood Donation Center (EKEA) announced last week that it has suspended examinations of samples for molecular control SARS-CoV-2 due to lack of reagents. Samples were then being sent … The post More Covid-19 testing causes shortage in reagent kits appeared first on Keep Talking Greece.
Greek Island Of Kastellorizo Caught In Conflict Over Gas Drilling Rights
A tiny Greek island, just off the coast of Turkey, finds itself at the center of a confrontation between the two countries over gas drilling rights in the eastern Mediterranean.
Travel news: Italy joins the UK's 'amber list' with highest number of cases since May
GREECE remains in the 'green' zone with a rate of 13.1. At the top of the 'red zone' is Spain, with 127.2; France is at 62.8, and Portugal crossed into this ...
Turkey gears up for conflict with GREECE, Cyprus in outer space, secret document reveals
Abdullah Bozkurt. While Turkey's current tensions with GREECE and Cyprus are focused on lingering disagreements on earth, the Turkish military has ...
Washington 'OXI' Day Foundation Philotimo Scholarship Competition Underway
Watch the Foundation's video 'The GREEK Secret' on the subject of philotimo at https://www.oxidayfoundation.org/philotimo/the-GREEK-secret/.
A Tribute to a Modest GREEK Genius
A Tribute to a Modest GREEK Genius. Ευρωκίνηση. Renowned GREEK composer Mikis Theodorakis. PHOTO: (Eurokinissi/Thodoris Manolopoulos, File).
Getting Lost In A Good Book - Literally - In 'Kind Of A Big Deal'
(As a mixed-GREEK American former child actress [television and stage] myself, I completely related to this main character!) Josie Pie was a big fish in ...
Hundreds queue to try out new GREEK restaurant
A NEW GREEK restaurant opened in Basingstoke yesterday, welcoming around 200 people throughout the day. A queue formed outside GREEK Street, ...
New Legislation to Make GREEK Public-Sector Hiring Faster and More Objective
New Legislation to Make GREEK Public-Sector Hiring Faster and More Objective. Ευρωκίνηση. (Photo by Eurokinissi/ Tatiana Bollari). 6/9/2020.
Recollecting the Istanbul pogrom in the light of East Med crisis
GREEK Cypriots were fighting an armed revolt against British colonial rule aimed at enosis, union with Greece. The Turkish Cypriot community opposed ...
Attention! Is GREECE taking out its anger on Turks living in Western Thrace?
“If I was asked 'What is the common characteristic of every individual in GREECE, from the garbage collector to the president in the palace,' I would say ...
Egypt and UAE discuss Eastern Mediterranean
This coincides with GREECE'S denial of holding talks with Turkey, mediated by NATO, with the aim of easing tensions between the two parties due to ...