Michael Essien has denied stories that he is unfit and about to be sent packing by Greek side Panathinaikos. Media reports in Greece have suggested Essien will leave the Greek giants because of concerns over his fitness but he has taken to Instagram to ...
Welcome, 77 artists, 40 different points of Attica welcomes you by singing Erotokritos an epic romance written at 1713 by Vitsentzos Kornaros
Thursday, April 21, 2016
Flame for Rio Olympics is lit at birthplace of ancient Games in Greece
The Olympic flame has been kindled at the birthplace of the ancient Games in Greece, heralding the start of a 15-week journey leading to the August 5 opening ceremony in Rio de Janeiro. News, video and photos from the celebrations to mark Queen Elizabeth ...
Olympia torch has been lit in Greece
The Rio Olympics countdown has commenced with the lighting of the torch at the site of the ancient Olympics. On a glorious spring day at the ancient stadium in Olympia, an actress playing a high priestess lit a torch from the rays of the sun, using a ...
Searching for Hope in Greek Refugee Sites #3
Upon arriving in Greece almost a week ago, the biggest question I had was this: How can Greece, in the midst of a major economic depression, also manage the refugee crises? The answer, it turns out, is that the Greek people - from officials, to everyday ...
Rio Games flame lit at ancient Olympia
[An actress holds a cauldron at the Temple of Hera in ancient Olympia during a dress rehearsal for the lighting of the Olympic flame on April 20, 2016]The Olympic flame for the Rio Games was lit in ancient Olympia in Greece on Thursday, launching the torch relay for the first-ever South American Games that have been overshadowed by Brazil's political crisis.
GREEK Week comes to SMU
SMU's fist annual GREEK Week is to be held in during the fall semester of 2016, and the four GREEK councils at SMU have come together to hold a ...
GREEK debt relief to dominate as euro zone finance ministers gather
The IMF has made its participation in the third GREEK bailout contingent on some form of debt relief for Greece, but a number of euro zone lenders are ...