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The Prime Minister of Greece, Alexis Tsipras and his counterpart from North Macedonia, Zoran Zaev have been officially nominated for the Nobel Peace Prize, state news agency amna.gr reports on Tuesday evening. Tsipras and Zaev were nominated by European Parliament groups for having managed to end a 26-year-old conflict with …
Read More »Greek citizen arrested in Evros after illegally entered to Turkey
Turkish authorities have arrested a Greek citizen in the area of Evros river. According to preliminary information, the man was trying to enter Turkey illegally. According to Turkish authorities, the Greek citizen is a 50-year-old convict identified with the name initials M. A. The man was arrested after he illegally …
Read More »Greek “serial killer” Theofilos Sehidis found dead in prison
The ‘serial killer’ who shocked Greece with the murder of five members of his family in the 1990’s was found dead in the psychiatric ward of Korydalos prison. The body of the 45-year-old Theofilos Sehidis was found in the showers. According to preliminary media information, the convict most likely died …
Read More »Greece’s Hotel Chamber to launch “Travel-Hospitality Accelerator” for Start-ups
The Hellenic Chamber of Hotels (HCH) announced that it would launch a “Travel – Hospitality Accelerator”, a first-of-its-kind program that will accelerate tourism startups and turn new ideas into successful businesses in Greece. Speaking during the chamber’s 8th General Assembly on Friday, Chamber President Alexandros Vassilikos stressed that the acceleration program …
Read More »Snowfalls in Attica, sharp temperature drop, forst, gale-force winds of 10B in Aegean
Greece’ National Meteorological Service warns of a bad weather front with snowfalls even in Attica, strong rainfalls and storms, sharp temperature drop and frost. The February weather scenery will be accompanied by gale-force powerful winds up to 10 Beaufort in the Aegean Sea. Snowfalls Wednesday, Feb 13, 2019 Snowfalls on …
Read More »Greek gov’t does not rule out Parliamentary elections in May
The Greek government did not expressively said it but did not ruled out early parliamentary elections in upcoming May, together with the Municipality and European elections. “The interior ministry must and will be ready for all possibilities, including the holding of local, European and general elections together in May,” Interior …
Read More »Yorgos Lanthimos’ “The Favourite” sweeps through BAFTA Awards 2019
Film “The Favorite” by Greek director Yorgos Lanthimos swept through the British Academy Film Awards 2019 with seven wins. As it was largely expected, Lanthimos’ dark period comedy The Favourite, which went into the night with 12 nominations, dominated proceedings, with seven wins, including leading actress for Olivia Colman, best …
Read More »Shock theory: Jesus Christ was actually a Greek religious preacher
Jesus was not Jewish but a Greek religious preacher, Apollonius of Tyana. The wild, bombshell claim has been featured in a “Bible Conspiracies” documentary that have searched ancient documents proving Greek Apollonius ‘strikingly resembles’ Jewish Jesus. The son of God was actually Greek and became a famous miracle worker, before …
Read More »Διεθνής Ημέρα Ελληνικής Γλώσσας – Is it all Greek to you?
Διεθνής Ημέρα Ελληνικής Γλώσσας – “Is it all Greek to you?” as Roman Emperor Julius Caesar said if we believe Shakespear or we should give faith to great Romantic poet Percy Bysshe Shelley who wrote “We are all Greeks”? February 9th is been celebrated as International Greek Language Day. Τhe …
Read More »Philanthropist and painter Niki Goulandris passes away at 94
Niki Goulandris, Greek philanthropist and accomplished botanical painter passed away at the age of 94 on Saturday. She had dedicated her life to science and environment protection. She was vice-president of the Goulandris Natural History Museum and Goulandris Museum of Cycladic Art. She had served Greece as deputy minister for …
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