Turkish hackers have launched a massive cyber-attack against Cypriot company web sites. According to Cyprus police’s spokesman, twenty cypriot web sites were invaded by hackers. Whoever tried to visit those sites, would have probably stumbled upon a negative surprise. On display was the Cypriot democracy under a crescent with the slogan: “No terrorism in sports” and the emblem of Pınar [...]
Archive | 2010
Vatican Awards a Greek Volunteer from Samos
33 year-old Giorgos Kioulafas, president of the community of Vourliotes on Samos island and head of the local group of volunteer firemen, was awarded for his volunteer action and made the island of Samos popular all over the world. In a special ceremony held in the University Pontificia Urbaniana of the Vatican a few days [...]
Musical “Mamma Mia” Broadcasted by Austrian & German TV
The famous musical “Mamma Mia”, which was filmed on the island of Skopelos and made Greece popular all over the world, was broadcasted on Christmas. It was broadcasted by the public Austrian channel and by the public German channel ZDF. This is very important as Greece is promoted in many European countries, as millions of people watched this movie [...]
Package Bomb Found at Greek Embassy in Rome
Bomb squad experts defused a package bomb that was delivered to the Greek Embassy in Rome on Monday, four days after similar mail bombs exploded at two other embassies, wounding two people. Carabinieri Col. Maurizio Mezzavilla said the bomb was similar to the ones that exploded Thursday at the Chilean and Swiss embassies. An anarchist [...]
Athina Onassis Competes in CSI Horse Race for Greece
Although her father is a French noble, Athina Onassis decided to take part in CSI horse race as a Greek athlete. CSI 2010 took place a few days ago in Geneva. Athina, granddaughter of the Greek tycoon Aristotle Onassis, did not win any prize. Yet by competing for Greece, she manifested her Greek origins and identity in [...]
Greeks of Germany Verbally Attack Former Greek PM Kostas Karamanlis in Munich
Former Greek Prime Minister Kostas Karamanlis and former deputy Foreign Minister Mr. Valinakis, together with their wives, visited Munich. When they arrived at the airport in Munich, Greek expatriates realized their presence and attacked them verbally in a virulent way. German police had to protect them and helped them escape from the angry crowd.
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05 / 21 Angelique Rockas: Strong, Bold and Unafraid
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05 / 21 Theodoros Aggelopoulos Honored at Cannes Film Festival
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05 / 21 Guardian: ‘Despite the Recession, Greeks Still Light the Olympic Flame’
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05 / 21 Portugal: European Award Given to Cretan Beaches of Ierapetra
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05 / 20 Victoria Hislop: ‘I Was at the Party in Greece, Now I’m Sharing the Hangover’
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05 / 03 Skopje: Streets Renamed With Ancient Greek Names
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05 / 27 Dutch Newspaper Mocks Greece’s Financial Situation
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05 / 09 London Recognizes Macedonian Language During Cultural Olympiad
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04 / 02 “Greeks will start begging soon” says Turkish State Minister
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06 / 15 Parts of Alexander the Great’s Statue Being Assembled at Skopje Square
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