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Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew to Hold Open Leture in Geneva on April 24

Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew will hold an open public lecture at the headquarters of the World Council of Churches in Geneva on April 24, where he will address issues related to the Holy and Great Council of the Orthodox Church,...

Week of Greek Arts Scene in Geneva

A Greek week under the title, Glances at the Contemporary Greek Arts Scene, will be hosted in Saint-Gervais Theater in Geneva, Switzerland from April 29 to May 2, with the support of the Athens International Film Festival. Films, performances...

Geneva Shows Ancient Greek Coins

Twenty centuries spanning from the 5th BC to the 15th AD, from the establishment of democracy in Athens to the decline of the Byzantine Empire, are depicted in the exhibition entitled Les mots et les monnaies, de la Grèce...

Geneva to Celebrate Centenary of Odysseas Elytis’ Birth

The Museum of Natural History of Geneva will celebrate the centenary of Greek Novel laureate poet Odysseus Elytis’ birth by hosting a poetical and musical night on November 18, 2011, based on the poet's work. The event is co-organized by...

Geneva’s Greek Community Honors Nikos Kazantzakis

The Greek community of Geneva, the International Society of Friends of Nikos Kazantzakis and the organization “Amities Helleno-Genevoises” organized an event, dedicated to the famous Greek author, Nikos Kazantzakis.  It was held in the building of the Greek Community...

Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew Visits Geneva

The Ecumenical Patriarch, His All Holiness Bartholomew is currently in Geneva.  He will inaugurate the Ecumenical Patriarchate’s “Museum of Christian Art” tomorrow evening at the Orthodox Centre in Chambesy, Geneva. Exhibitions “Relics of the Past”, from the collection of Benakis Museum...

Professor Mpampiniotis Lectures on Importance of Greek Language, Geneva

Professor G. Mpampiniotis gave a lecture at the University of Geneva titled: “Milestones in the Course of Greek Language”.  He served as a guest of the Greek Association of Geneva. Mpampiniotis stressed that language is identity, culture, and the very existence...

Exhibition for the Greek language in Geneva

The Library of Geneva organizes an exhibition which is called "Alpha Beta Gamma, the studying of the Greek language in Geneva". The exhibition will take place until the 18th of September and the newspaper “Tribune de Geneve” created a...

What Has Russia Ever Done For Greece?

The state of ties between Greece and Russia is dire. The negative energy is evident in the words and deeds of both parties. The Greek government ordered all its embassies abroad to refrain from inviting diplomats from Belarus and Russia...

German Man Vaccinated Against Covid 217 Times

A 62-year-old man from Germany has, against medical advice, been vaccinated 217 times against Covid, doctors report. Researchers from the University of Erlangen-Nuremberg said they encountered the case through media reports and asked the man to undergo some testing. The...

Four Children Injured in Knife Attack in France

Four children and an adult have been injured in a knife attack in the picturesque town of Annecy in France. At least three of the victims are in a critical condition in hospital. The attack was carried out by a Syrian...

Ukraine Vows to Find Killers of Unarmed Ukrainian Soldier

A video has emerged online which appears to show the execution of an unarmed Ukrainian soldier who was taken as a prisoner of war (POW) by Russian forces. The video shows the serviceman smoking a cigarette before being gunned down...

Italy Shipwreck Death Toll Rises As More Bodies Pulled From Sea

Tragedy struck off the coast of Italy's Calabria region as a wooden sailing boat carrying refugees reportedly crashed into rocks; the death toll has so far reached 62. Rescue efforts recovered the bodies of two more victims from the sea,...

Boissonnas, the Photographer of the Greek Land and People

Photographer François-Frédéric Boissonnas took some of the most beautiful images ever captured of Greece during his travels throughout the country. By Eugenia Russell This October is the 76th anniversary of the death of the great Swiss landscape photographer François-Frédéric Boissonnas (June...

Backlash in Turkey after the Hippocratic Oath is Censored

Medical graduates in Turkey defied university authorities last week by taking the original Hippocratic Oath despite an explicit prohibition. The authorities at the Faculty of Medicine, Selcuk University in the city of Konya asked graduates to take a modified version...