The Centers for Disease Control (CDC) published a report linking a spike in COVID-19 cases at an Arkansas University (university A) in August to fraternity and ...
Welcome, 77 artists, 40 different points of Attica welcomes you by singing Erotokritos an epic romance written at 1713 by Vitsentzos Kornaros
Thursday, January 7, 2021
A Global outlook to the future from the Daughters of Penelope
By Elena Saviolakis The Daughters of Penelope (DOP), a leading international service organization comprised of women of Hellenic heritage and Philhellenes, had a successful virtual Christmas and New Year’s caroling session over Zoom on Sunday, December 27, 2020. The virtual Kalanda was created and hosted by Daughters of Penelope Europe Liaison Athanasia Vassiliadou. Greek Soprano […] The post A Global outlook to the future from the Daughters of Penelope appeared first on Hellenic News of America.
Thebes of Myth and History
Thebes was one of about 1,000 poleis (city-states) spread all over the mainland of classical Greece, the islands of the Aegean and Ionian seas, the Black Sea coast, Asia Minor, north Africa, southern France, eastern Spain and southern Italy and Sicily. There were so many Greeks and Greek city-states in Italy and Sicily the Romans […] The post Thebes of Myth and History appeared first on Hellenic News of America.
The Earth on Fire
Sacred Earth The Greeks thought the Earth was the oldest of the gods. Demeter, sister of Zeus, was the closest of the Olympian deities that resembled Gaia (Earth). Every fall the Athenians sponsored the Eleusinian Mysteries in Eleusis, a small polis near Athens. Greeks from all over the Greek world participated in the Eleusinian celebration […] The post The Earth on Fire appeared first on Hellenic News of America.
Awaken your meats with Greek seasoning
Cavender’s originated about as far from the Greek isles as you can get. According to the brand’s website, it was invented by one Spike Cavender in Harrison, Arkansas, an Ozark Mountain town. It's ...
Greece: 47 deaths in 24 hours, 510 new coronavirus cases with fewer tests
Greece’s health authorities announced on Thursday, 510 new coronavirus cases and another 47 deaths in the last 24 hours. The number of Covid-19 patients intubated in hospitals across the country stands at 391. Death toll has reached 5,146 and the total cases stand at 142,777. Note that again PCR and Rapid tests were significantly decreased … The post Greece: 47 deaths in 24 hours, 510 new coronavirus cases with fewer tests appeared first on Keep Talking Greece.
Euripides’ Medea to be Streamed by National Theatre
Medea, one of Euripides’ most famed tragedies, will be live-streamed by Greece’s National Theatre on Sunday, January 10. First premiered nearly 2,000 years ago at the City Dionysia festival in Athens, Medea will be brought into our time by director Martha Frintzila as part of the theater’s newly-formed Research Theatre. By highlighting timeless themes in […] The post Euripides’ Medea to be Streamed by National Theatre first appeared on Greece.GreekReporter.com Latest News from Greece.
Eurovision 2021: Stefania to Represent Greece with “Last Dance”
The Eurovision Song Contest, set to take place in Rotterdam, the Netherlands, in May 2021, will include an entry by Greek-Dutch singer Stefania Liberakakis. The young songstress, who was born in December of 2002 in Utrecht, the Netherlands, will ironically represent Greece in the country of her birth at the 65th annual international competition. The […] The post Eurovision 2021: Stefania to Represent Greece with “Last Dance” first appeared on Greece.GreekReporter.com Latest News from Greece.
GREECE And Israel Will Establish A Joint Flight School With T-6 Texan II And M-346 Master Trainer ...
The governments of GREECE and Israel reached an agreement for the future flight training of the new pilot of the Hellenic Air Force. The agreement ...
US airbase in Turkey 'should be moved to GREECE'
GREECE should instead be considered as an alternative, with discussions already underway to reopen a former U.S. airbase near the city of Iraklion on ...
GREECE Comments on Relationship with Albania Following Rama's Visit to Turkey
GREECE and Albania are at a stage where there is a will for mutual cooperation according to Greek Deputy Foreign Minister Miltiadhis Varviciotis.
New Golf Tourism Project for GREECE Announced
A new golf tourism project budgeted at 300 million euros and set to create 1,500 jobs when completed is scheduled to go up in the central GREECE ...
The lockdown has helped GREECE to digitise
“We're feeling very encouraged,” says Eleni Hatzi, deputy head of a secondary school that serves GREECE'S Muslim minority in Thrace, an impoverished ...
GREECE: Stefania will sing “Last Dance” at Eurovision 2021, with an 80s pop sound
The song is said to be in the style of 80s pop, a similar sound to recent releases from Dua Lipa. The broadcaster confirmed details today of GREECE'S ...
Covid-19: 510 New Cases, 47 Deaths in GREECE Thursday
A large portion of Thursday's cases were diagnosed in the areas surrounding GREECE'S two largest urban centers — Athens and Thessaloniki. In Attica, ...
Greece: Stefania will fly to Rotterdam with ‘ Last Dance’
ERT, the Greek national broadcaster, has unveiled the title of Stefania's Eurovision 2021 entry. Stefania will represent Greece at the forthcoming 2021 ...
Greek Influences on Early Iberian Coins: Catawiki
By Catawiki ...... The Iberian Peninsula is located at the western end of the Mediterranean Sea. In the late Bronze Age (early first millennium BCE) and ...
Jet2 adds three new Greek routes to 2022 holiday flights from Edinburgh
The airline will fly weekly to Skiathos, Santorini and Preveza among 32 destinations from the capital.However, it has axed Girona, Pula and Venice so the total number of routes is unchanged on what ...
Museum of Modern Greek Culture to Open in Plaka
A Museum of Modern Greek Culture in the heart of Athens is set to open in May 2021 featuring exhibits that showcase the Greece’s culture through time.
Queen Pizza thriving with Greek-style pie; East Hartford shop’s owner has classical culinary training
For 33 years the Mahlis family has been providing New England-style Greek pizza, first by Tony Mahlis and then his son Michael, who took over eight years ...
Livestreamed Art Event to Create Positivity During Lockdown
A livestreamed art event called the “Silent Art Experience,” which will bring together art and music for all those who are stuck indoors during the lockdown, is the brainchild of several different European artists who say it will “Bring back positivity in these hard times.” Marilisa Fragkaki and Maaike Klaassen, students at the Netherlands’ Fontys […] The post Livestreamed Art Event to Create Positivity During Lockdown first appeared on Greece.GreekReporter.com Latest News from Greece.
Coronavirus in Greece Set to Spread, Scientists Warn
The coronavirus in Greece will spread faster after the holiday season because people were more lax during the weeks of Christmas and New Year’s Day, scientists warn. Reports from the liturgies on the feast of Epiphany across Greece on Wednesday alarmed scientists, with some wondering aloud why so many faithful ignored the Covid-19 prevention measures that […] The post Coronavirus in Greece Set to Spread, Scientists Warn first appeared on Greece.GreekReporter.com Latest News from Greece.
Fresh tensions in Eastern Mediterranean after Greek and Turkish coast guard boats collide
The two NATO countries have been arguing for decades about sovereign rights in the Aegean Sea as well as the extent of the Exclusive Economic Zone in the Eastern Mediterranean. Disputes have been heightened in recent months after a Greek frigate collided with a Turkish frigate in August last year.
Royal Antwerp striker goes full Costanza, dons rival's kit in (failed) bid for transfer to Greece
So, the Cameroon international took a page out of George Costanza’s book, and tried to force Antwerp to get rid of him. His idea? Show up for Royal Antwerp practice wearing the jersey of their biggest ...
Ancient Burial Stone Bearing Greek Inscription Found in Negev National Park
The ancient stone found in the Nitzana National Park in the Negev in Jan. 2021. Photo: Israel Antiquities Authority. JNS.org ...
Sturgeon crushed as ‘Brussels to block Scotland's EU entry for fear of having Greece 2.0'
NICOLA STURGEON will find negotiating EU membership for an independent Scotland incredibly difficult, as Brussels will not want "another Greece" joining the bloc, an economist has claimed in an ...
Greek Authorities Worried About Rising Covid-19 Cases in Attica
Greek authorities are constantly revising Covid-19 measures based on the epidemiological burden of each area, with particular concerns focused on western Attica suburbs.
Nafsika's Garden Vegan Cheese Lands in Europe and the United Arab Emirates
Nafsika's Garden entails an exciting journey from Crete, GREECE, where it is produced, to Canada, where it is headquartered and had initially launched ...
GREECE: Cabinet reshuffle, migrant portfolio to ultra conservatives
A cabinet reshuffle in GREECE has seen two conservative hardliners take up positions in the interior and migration ministries. The new deputy migration ...
GREECE'S New Deputy Tourism Minister Pledges Action
Sofia Zacharaki stepped in as GREECE'S deputy tourism minister for tourism education and special forms of tourism during a handover ceremony this ...
DEPA says GREECE started receiving gas from TAP
GREECE'S state-controlled gas utility DEPA announced on Thursday that GREECE started receiving natural gas from the Trans Adriatic Pipeline (TAP) ...
GREECE-Israel deal not just about weapons
Israel's defence agreement with GREECE is a message to Turkey that it will have strong bilateral ties with other eastern Mediterranean countries ...
GREECE'S NOTAM on Domestic Flights Extended to Jan 11
GREECE'S NOTAM on Domestic Flights Extended to Jan 11. Αssociated Press. A passenger wearing a face mask sits outside the Eleftherios Venizelos ...
Jet2 releases Summer 2022 holidays sale to GREECE, Turkey and more destinations from London ...
GREECE - Crete (Heraklion), Crete (Chania), Corfu, Kefalonia, Skiathos, Santorini, Kos, Kalamata, Lesvos, Mykonos, Preveza, Rhodes, Halkidiki or ...
Greek FM Dendias to Visit Rome and Lisbon Next Week
The two ministers will co-sign three memoranda, one concerning cooperation between Enterprise GREECE and the equivalent agency in North ...
Kikilias: Situation in GREECE Regarding the Pandemic Is "Worrying"
ATHENS -- The situation in GREECE concerning the pandemic is a source of worry and concern, Health Minister Vassilis Kikilias said on Thursday in ...
Revolving doors: As the pandemic shuts down Fourth Avenue restaurateurs, others see opportunity
… something died inside every local Greek food lover when longtime Hellenic … there to continue surviving good Greek food." Opa's … Grill features many of the Greek fare lovers of Athens on … menu to include some authentic Greek favorites. Opa's Grill …
Ruins of Ancient Greek Love Goddess' Temple Found in Turkey
… /202101071081690374-ruins-of-ancient-greek-love-goddess-temple-found-in … dedicated to Aphrodite, the ancient Greek goddess of love and beauty …
2 Greek Coast Guard boats removed from Turkish waters
Two Greek Coast Guard boats pushing back asylum seekers into Turkey's territorial waters were driven out of the area, the Turkish Coast Guard Command said Thursday. At 10.03 a.m. (0703GMT) Wednesday, ...
UNHCR Greece Cash Assistance Update (November 2020)
English Situation Report on Greece and 9 other countries about Protection and Human Rights; published on 07 Jan 2021 by UNHCR ...
Here are the 20 safest airlines in the world for 2021
Here are the 20 safest airlines in the world for 2021. Search for: GREEK City Times. Search for: GREEK NEWS · WORLD · TRAVEL NEWS · CYPRUS ...
‘May the Savior wipe away every tear’: Ukrainian Greek Catholic leader issues Christmas message
The leader of the Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church urged his flock Wednesday to set aside “fear and sorrow” as they celebrate Christmas.
Total confusion about opening of primary schools, kindergartens on Jan 11
Members of the Greek government said on Thursday that the opening of the primary schools and kindergartens as well as of the click away service, planned for January 11 is “not given.” Speaking to media, Health Minister Vassilis Kikilias, state minister Giorgos Gerapetritis and deputy spokesperson Aristotelia Peloni in fact reverse the announcement by Education … The post Total confusion about opening of primary schools, kindergartens on Jan 11 appeared first on Keep Talking Greece.
Greek Orthodox community is Istanbul has dwindled to dramatic point
The tiny “Rum” – Greek Orthodox – community in Istanbul has dwindled to the point that survival is uncertain. The cultural heirs of the Eastern Roman Empire have left the city following pogroms and expulsions. Members of the “Rums” as Turkey calls them spoke to The Times about how they are dealing with demographic decline. … The post Greek Orthodox community is Istanbul has dwindled to dramatic point appeared first on Keep Talking Greece.
Energean wraps up acquisition of stake in offshore Block 2, western Greece
Greece’s Energean announced on January 7 that it has completed its acquisition of France’s Total’s entire 50% working interest share and operatorship position in Block… Read More »
Australian luxury cruise company includes stops at Greek ports for Spring
Scenic Eclipse will stop at the port of Piraeus and the Cyclades
Epiphany 2021 in Tarpon Springs, Florida
Only St. Nicholas GREEK Orthodox Cathedral parishioners and family members of the divers were allowed to attend. “The boys have dreamt about this all ...
GREEK, Turkish Vessels Collide in the Aegean
A GREEK and a Turkish vessel collided off the GREEK islet of Imia in the south-eastern Aegean on Wednesday. According to GREEK defense sources, the ...