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Saturday, March 24, 2018

Two Greek companies plan to operate in Egypt: Greek embassy

Minister Plenipotentiary for Economic and Commercial Affairs at the Greek Embassy in Cairo Athanasios Makrandreou said that Greek businesspersons’ interest in investing in the Egyptian market is remarkably increasing. Makrandreou told reporters ...


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Escape Mass Tourism in the Traditional Cretan Village of Mochos

Panoramic view of the sea from the road to Mochos (Courtesy of GREECE.com). Mochos is one of the four most important settlements of the municipality of Malia, in the prefecture of Heraklion. The village can be reached departing from Stalida, and going up through a series of hairpin turns that lead to the ...


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Greece Arrests 3 Traffickers Holding 21 Migrants Hostage

THESSALONIKI, Greece — Greek police in the northern city of Thessaloniki say they have arrested three Pakistanis who allegedly held 21 migrants hostage in a warehouse on the outskirts of the city, demanding money to release them. The migrants — 13 ...


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Casino jack GREEK subtitles

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It's raining petitions to Erdoğan, ahead of Varna summit

Turkey yesterday condemned the EU summit conclusions. “The statement that was issued contained unacceptable comments against our country that serve the interests of Greece and the GREEK Cypriots,” foreign ministry spokesman Hami Aksoy told reporters in response to Thursday's EU conclusions.


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Evangelos Marinakis: Nottingham Forest owner rejects drugs link

Marinakis and three of his associates are being prosecuted for drug trafficking and other serious charges, according to GREEK newspaper reports. The Guardian reports it follows an investigation into a tanker that was was carrying 2.1 tonnes of heroin in 2014. Marinakis said in a statement on Olympiakos' ...


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Olympiakos, Nottingham Forest owner charged in drug trafficking case

Olympiakos and Nottingham Forest owner Vangelis Marinakis says drug-trafficking charges against him are part of a GREEK government-led "conspiracy" to silence dissent. A prosecutor on Friday charged Marinakis, also a ship and media owner, for engaging in drug-related criminal activity. The charges ...


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Olympiakos, Notts Forest owner charged with drug smuggling

Athens - The owner of reigning GREEK champions Olympiakos and English Championship club Nottingham Forest has been charged with drug trafficking. Evangelos Marinakis is being prosecuted for "possession and trafficking of drugs" and for "associating with criminals", a source in the judiciary said on ...


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Greek delegation promotes investment opportunities in tourism, real estate

Egypt hosted a delegation of Greek companies chaired by Angela Michalopoulou, director general for investments at Enterprise Greece, the official Greek trade and investment promotion agency, to promote investments in the real estate and tourism sectors.


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Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques Congratulates GREECE'S President on Independence Day

Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques Congratulates GREECE'S President on Independence Day. Date ... of the Two Holy Mosques, King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud, has sent a cable of congratulations to GREECE'S President Prokopios Pavlopoulos on the anniversary of his country's Independence Day.


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HRH Crown Prince Congratulates GREECE'S President on Independence Day

Riyadh, Rajab 7, 1439, Mar 24, 2018, SPA -- His Royal Highness Prince Mohammed bin Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud, Crown Prince, Vice President of the Council of Ministers and Minister of Defense, has sent a cable of congratulation to GREECE'S President Prokopios Pavlopoulos on the anniversary ...


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Lights Off in GREECE for “Earth Hour”

The lights on Parthenon on the Acropolis Hill, the Greek Parliament and other Greek landmarks went out on Saturday night in observance of Earth Hour 2018. Emblematic monuments and buildings around the world went out on Saturday during the established “Time for the Planet” aiming as always to ...


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President Aliyev congratulates Greek counterpart

… sent a congratulatory letter to Greek President Prokopis Pavlopoulos. “On my … , and the brotherly people of Greece everlasting peace and prosperity”, President …


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His Majesty Sultan Qaboos congratulates President of Greece

Muscat: His Majesty Sultan Qaboos bin Said has sent a cable of greetings to Prokopis Pavlopoulos, President of the Hellenic Republic on his country’s National Day. In his cable, His Majesty the Sultan wished the President of Greece good health and ...


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Greek mogul decries "plot" after being charged with drug trafficking

ATHENS, March 24 (Xinhua) -- Greek ship owner, football club owner and media mogul Vangelis Marinakis and three of his associates have been charged in a major drug trafficking case, Greek national news agency AMNA reported late Friday. The businessman, who ...


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Greek Music Option bouzoukia Greece kratiseis

From that 2d on, Greece conveyed numerous talented government, collectively with outstanding scholars to tremendous decodes. Music in Greece transformed proper right proper right into a verbalization and a announcement of the subjugation years, a weapon of ...


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GREECE Changes to Daylight Savings Time

Time changes in GREECE in the early hours of Sunday. 3 a.m. clocks will turn to 4 a.m. as Daylight Savings Time goes into effect. Most countries in Europe spring forward 1 hour at 01:00 UTC. Local time for the change is different in each time zone. Each year, Daylight Savings Time goes into effect on the ...


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New Democracy Leads in Greek Polls by 10.3%

New Democracy leads in polls by 10.3 percent compared to SYRIZA, but the percentage of undecided voters or those who claim to abstain remains large. The new survey conducted by MARC on behalf of Proto Thema newspaper shows the conservative party leading in ...


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'I don't buy clothes – my best suit is 30 years old'

Our extravagance is holidays. We go whenever we like and had seven last year, which was a bit ridiculous. We loved Cuba so much we returned this year at a cost of £1,500 each, but usually we stay with friends when we travel. Luckily for us, we have friends and family in GREECE, Spain, France and the ...


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Gülen-linked US nationals turned away from GREECE

Three U.S. nationals of Turkish origin allegedly linked to the Gülen movement have been denied entry to GREECE at Athens National Airport on Monday, Kathimerini reported . The three that arrived in Athens by a commercial flight and introduced themselves as members of non-governmental institutions ...


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Sahara Dust was “‘one of the largest ever transfer of sand”, says Athens Observatory

One of the largest ever transfer of Sahara dust to Greece took place on Thursday, March22, the National Observatory in Athens said on Friday. Satellite images showed that the phenomenon was particular strong in the south part of the country. The dust from the Sahara desert covered the whole country, the concentration of particles was … The post Sahara Dust was “‘one of the largest ever transfer of sand”, says Athens Observatory appeared first on Keep Talking Greece.


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Amber Alert: 13-year-old boy missing in Peristeri, West Athens

13-year-old boy named Thanassis S. has been missing since 04:00 p.m. Friday, March 23rd 2018. He went missing in Peristeri suburb of West Athens. He was at tutorial classes and never return to a children facility where he has been staying for the last years. Thanassis has black eyes and black hair. He is 150cm … The post Amber Alert: 13-year-old boy missing in Peristeri, West Athens appeared first on Keep Talking Greece.


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Greek Independence Day parades to be held across Cyprus

Parades will be held across the island on Sunday to celebrate Greece’s independence from the Ottoman Empire in 1821. Roads in Nicosia, Limassol, Larnaca, Paphos and Paralimni will be closed for celebrations. The anniversary of Greece’s independence has ...


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Migrants take new Balkan route through Bosnia

Hundreds of thousands of people fleeing war and poverty in the Middle East, Asia and Africa, took the so-called Balkans route northwest of GREECE in 2015 and 2016. The route was effectively closed in March 2016 and until recently the few still making the journey avoided Bosnia and its mountains.


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Do not Underestimate the Etruscans: Art and Culture of their Own

Indeed, despite the importance of Etruria (the wider region of the Etruscans ) in its context as a link between the ancient worlds of the Greeks and the Romans, modern thought considers Etruscan civilization 'far superior to the traditional picture of a poor relation of GREECE and a mysterious prelude to ...


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Escape to a little touch of Greek paradise

I was dreaming of escaping to the charm of an ancient Mediterranean culture and longing to enjoy the warmth of the sun and an authentic place where tradition and modernity coexisted. The Isle of Crete, Greece was my answer. I found Crete had much to offer ...


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Greek shipping tycoon denies drugs charges

ATHENS (Reuters) - Greek shipping tycoon and the owner of Olympiakos Piraeus and Nottingham Forest soccer teams, Vangelis Marinakis, denied any links to drug trafficking on Saturday, a day after a Greek prosecutor brought preliminary charges against him.


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EU condemns Turkish “illegal” aggression ahead of bilateral summit

The arrest by Turkey of two GREEK soldiers who reportedly strayed across the border during bad weather has further deepened the rift between the countries. Turkey has refused to release the soldiers, who it says will be charged with espionage, prompting the GREEK defence minister to comment the pair ...


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Former Beatle Ringo Starr coming to SPAC in September

Ringo Starr performs at The GREEK Theatre on Saturday, July 2, 2016, in Los Angeles. | Photo: Photo by John Salangsang / Invision / AP. March 23, 2018 06:29 PM. Newly knighted Former Beatle Ringo Starr is coming to SPAC. Ringo Starr and his All Starr Band will be performing there on September 14.


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Greek women’s national water polo team win Europa Cup!

Greek team beat Russia in the final 9-8


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West lacks leverage over Turkey

Europe's ever diminishing ability to exert leverage over Turkey adds to the difficulties GREECE and Cyprus face in their relations with their neighbour, wrote journalist Nikos Kostandaras in an editorial appearing in Greek paper Kathimerini. Characterizing Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan as being ...


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BC-EU--GREECE-Marinakis, EU

ATHENS, GREECE (AP) — Greek ship owner and soccer club owner Vangelis Marinakis says drug-trafficking charges against him are part of a government-led "conspiracy" to silence dissent. Marinakis, who is also a media owner, accuses the government of targeting him through friendly media, putting ...


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Greek tycoon calls drug charges politically motivated

Greek ship owner and soccer club owner Vangelis Marinakis says drug-trafficking charges against him are part of a government-led "conspiracy" to silence dissent. Marinakis, who is also a media owner, accuses the government of targeting him through friendly ...


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Nottingham Forest owner Evangelos Marinakis protests innocence after drug allegations in GREEK ...

Nottingham Forest owner Evangelos Marinakis has released a statement, following reports in some sections of the GREEK media saying he has been involved in certain offences. A select group in the GREEK media have reported Marinakis, along with three others, has been involved in drug trafficking and ...


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Students’ Parade on Greece’s Independence Day in downtown Athens (picts)

Students honored Greece’s Independence Day, March 25th, with the traditional big parade in front of the Greek Parliament in Athens downtown on Saturday.  This year, the parade to honor the Independence War against the Ottomans in 1821 had a specific symbolism due to the intensified tensions with Turkey and the two Greek soldiers still in … The post Students’ Parade on Greece’s Independence Day in downtown Athens (picts) appeared first on Keep Talking Greece.


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Controversial Nottingham Forest Owner Charged With Drug Trafficking in Greece

Nottingham Forest will be bracing themselves for a slew of negative publicity after the club's owner was charged with drug trafficking in Greece. Evangelos Marinakis has been accused of 'very serious charges' by Greece's public prosecutor, Eirini Tziva ...


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Metropolitan Nathanael Installed As GREEK Orthodox Metropolitan Of Chicago

CHICAGO, March 24, 2018 /PRNewswire/ -- The GREEK Orthodox Metropolis of Chicago is honored today to hold an Enthronement Ceremony to install the GREEK Orthodox Metropolitan of Chicago Nathanael Symeonides. This historic ceremony will take place at 11 a.m. Saturday at Annunciation GREEK ...


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Lake levels remain a cause for concern for town officials

Lake levels remain higher than average. With snow melt and rain in the forecast, people living near Lake Ontario worry about the potential for more flooding this spring. GREECE town leaders are preparing, taking costly lessons from last year to figure out the best way to fix problems ahead of any potential ...


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Student Parade Commemorates Greece’s War of Independence

The student parade in Athens on Saturday, the eve of March 25th, opened the two-day commemoration celebrations for Greece’s War of Independence. As it is customary, the General High School of Kalavryta led the parade, with the students wearing ...


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Kotzias, Dimitrov Say Name Talks are Moving Forward

SKOPJE, FYROM – Greece believes in an “honourable compromise” from which both sides will win, Foreign Minister Nikos Kotzias said during a joint press conference […] The post Kotzias, Dimitrov Say Name Talks are Moving Forward appeared first on The National Herald.


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Enthronement of Metropolitan Nathanael of Chicago

CHICAGO, IL – The new Metropolitan of Chicago will be enthroned on Saturday, March 24, 2018, at the Greek Orthodox Cathedral of the Annunciation in […] The post Enthronement of Metropolitan Nathanael of Chicago appeared first on The National Herald.


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Marinakis rejects drugs link, vows to fight 'plotters'

Marinakis's statement came a few hours after several GREEK media, citing court sources, reported that he and three business partners were involved in the finance and storage of drugs, mainly heroine, that were shipped into the country back in 2014 from the Middle East on a small cargo ship called Noor ...


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Aid and abandonment in Greece: this is the world’s failure, and humanitarians can’t fix it

“To be uprooted means to have no place in the world, recognized and guaranteed by others; to be superfluous means not to belong to the world at all.” — Hannah Arendt, The Origins of Totalitarianism We walk into Skaramagas camp the largest in ...


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Austrian Airlines Increases Flights to Germany, GREECE and Italy

“We are focusing on Germany this year. However, we will also boost our flights to GREECE and Italy in the summer flight schedule of 2018”, explains Austrian Airlines CCO Andreas Otto. The airline's portfolio of long-haul flights is also being expanded in the summer season. Austria's flag carrier will ...


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Corruption prosecutor to re-open file on flue vaccines

The office of corruption prosecutor submitted to the Greek Parliament on Friday a file on the supply of influenza vaccines in the period 2009-2010, as the investigation has come across the name of politicians, sources told athensnewsagency. The health minister during the period in question was the current European Commissioner for Migration Dimitris Avramopoulos. The … The post Corruption prosecutor to re-open file on flue vaccines appeared first on Keep Talking Greece.


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Macedonia name talks move forward, looks as if “Gorna Macedonia” qualifies

In his first historical visit to FYROM’s capital Skopje after the removal of Alexander the Great names and statues, Greek Foreign Minister Nikos Kotzias said he believes in a “honorable compromise” from which both countries will win. “You cannot get everything you have in your mind,” he said, following lengthy talks with his counterpart Nikola … The post Macedonia name talks move forward, looks as if “Gorna Macedonia” qualifies appeared first on Keep Talking Greece.


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The Great Fighters of Greece’s War of Independence

The Greek War of Independence of 1821 is the stuff of legend, as the outnumbered, poorly armed Greeks fought against an entire empire with a regular army that had conquered a big part of Europe and Asia Minor. Enslaved for almost four centuries, Greeks ...


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Andra Keay of Silicon Valley Robotics Visits Greece, Says Robots Won’t “Steal” Our Jobs

… Photo/Brandon Bailey) In Greece to take part in the …


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Tsipras: Issue of Greek Soldiers will Be Raised in EU-Turkey Talks in Varna

… Emmanuel Macron, left, speaks with Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras during … in the Aegean, Tsipras said Greece is determined to defend its … from the past,” he said. Greece also supports the idea of …


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Greek Independence Event at White House- Speeches by Pres. Trump, Archbishop (Pics & Vid)

… all.” White House, Trump Celebrate Greece and Greek Community, March 22, 2018 … TNH)White House, Trump Celebrate Greece and Greek Community, March 22, 2018 … Walsh)White House, Trump Celebrate Greece and Greek Community, March 22, 2018 …


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