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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 …
Read More »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 …
Read More »Greek PM Mitsotakis on U.S. Capitol crisis
Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis said he was troubled over the violence and horrible events taking place in Washington D.C. and expressed optimism that the US will overcome the crisis. The Greek Prime Minister tweeted: Extremely troubled by the violence and horrible events taking place in Washington D.C. American democracy …
Read More »Greece records 816 new coronavirus cases, 48 more deaths
Greece’s health authorities announced on Wednesday, 816 new coronavirus cases and another 48 deaths in the last 24 hours. The number of Covid-19 patients intubated in hospitals across the country stands at 399. Death toll has reached 5,099 and the total cases stand at 142,267. New infections started to rise …
Read More »Euripides’ Medea in live-streaming by Greek National Theater; English subtitles
The National Theatre of Greece is inaugurating its Research Theatre of Classical Drama with a live streaming of Euripides’ Medea directed by Martha Frintzila. The main aim of the newly created Research Theatre is to study ancient Greek drama by examining its conventions, investigating modern ways of approaching it, and …
Read More »Girl, 17, and her boyfriend, 16, are charged with murder for shooting and killing her mom
Hannah Thomas, 17, and Richard Avila, 16, have been charged with murder for allegedly killing her mother and stealing her car before police stopped them in Missouri for traveling at 111mph.
Read More »Tougher restrictions for areas in West Attica, Sitia, Kozani, Rodopi
The Civil Protection placed several areas across Greece in quarantine due to increased epidemiological load. Affected are municipalities in western Attica, in Kozani, Sitia on Crete and in Rodopi, north-eastern Greece. The local quarantine is parallel to the nationwide lockdown that remains in force until authorities decided partial or totla …
Read More »Vaccination of general population to start Jan 20, says Prime Minister
The vaccination of the general population against the coronavirus will begin on January 20, said Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis during a meeting he chaired at the headquarters of the Civil Protection Secretariat on Tuesday evening. The vaccination of the general population will start with those aged over 85. The online …
Read More »Greeks crowd for Epiphany after Gov’t bows to pressure of Church (videos)
Greeks flocked to churches and crowded for a bottle of Blessed Water and a sip of Holy Communion on Epiphany, after the Prime Minister bowed to the pressure of the powerful Church of Greece. The government reversed a ban and allowed the opening of churches to limited number of faithful …
Read More »Greece, Israel to sign agreement for Air Force School, a $1.68 billion project
The completion of the agreement for the creation and operation of an Air Force School (training centre) for the Greek Air Force, to be signed by Israel and Greece, worth 1.68 billion dollars for 20 years, was announced by the Israeli embassy in Greece on Tuesday. The agreement includes the …
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