A statue of Alexander the Great, 1.5 meter high, was placed at the new airport building in Skopje, that since late 2006 has been renamed “Alexander the Great” airport. The new airport building in Skopje will be inaugurated on September 8, the independence day of FYROM. The head of the Turkish company TAV in FYROM Murat [...]
Erdogan to Attend Dinner of Istanbul Greek Orthodox Societies
Turkish Prime Minister Tayyip Erdogan has accepted an invitation by the Solidarity Federation of the Greek Orthodox Societies of Istanbul to attend the dinner marking the ending of the Ramadan fasting (Iftar). The dinner will be organised in the gardens of the Archaeological Museum of Istanbul on August 28, the last day of the Ramadan [...]
X Factor Judge Tulisa Contostavlos!
Tulisa Kontostavlos, known for being an idiosyncratic Greek woman, grew up in London. She does not hesitate to talk about when she first smoked weed, when she lost her virginity, and the tough person she is. T. Kontostavlos used to carry a knife to protect herself and did not think twice about attacking someone threatening [...]
Churches in Albania Desecrated
The same group of people who over the past two years have broken into and desecrated monasteries and churches in Giannena seem to have now broken into in churches in the Southern Albania. The teary-eyed churchgoers of the Assumption Church in Sopiki at the region Pogoni of Argyrokastro listened to an announcement by the priest [...]
Byzantium without Borders: 22nd International Congress of Byzantine Studies
1.200 scholars from all five continents are taking part in the 22nd international congress “Byzantium without Borders”, launched today in Sofia. Bulgarian President, Georgi Parvanov, during his greeting address, stressed the highly topical importance of the cultural heritage of Byzantium. The largest group of Byzantine scholars participating in the forum is comprised of 175 Greek [...]
Greece Ranks First for Number of Uninsured Cars in Europe
Greece ranks first in the number of uninsured cars in Europe with 15% of cars being uninsured, while Britain comes second at 6%. Austria and Germany have zero uninsured vehicles. This was the statement from the Chairman of Car Insurance Companies Association in Greece, K. Bertsias, noting that according to estimations, the number of uninsured vehicles in Greece is around 1.5 million. He announced that next year, the electronic [...]
Giorgos Dalaras States “Aegean Sea Belongs to the Fish!”
According to newsbeast.gr, Giorgos Dalaras gave an interview to the Turkish newspaper Hurriyetwhile he was in Istanbul to give a concert. In this interview he said that people are meant to live all together. Borders are defined by mathematicians and landscape painters, not by God. In addition, he said that the Aegean Sea does not [...]
Opening Ceremony for Two New Churches in Saranda
A pleasant atmosphere prevails over the city of Saranda. The efforts of local people and the Metropolitan bishops were not fruitless. Greeks celebrate the opening ceremony of two new churches that will host all worshipers wishing to serve God. Under the encouragement and support of Anastasios Bishop, and the bishop living in Argurokastro, two beautiful [...]
Donation by the German Greek Bamberg Club to Farkadona in Trikala
Three Germans, members of the German-Greek Bamberg Club, in consultation with the President of the club Panagiotis Malekas, travelled from the city Bamberg in Germany to Farkadona in Trikala, Northern Greece not by conventional transportation but by fire truck which they donated. The Athens News Agency met with Mr. Malekas and the three Germans at [...]
Sarkozy, Merkel Call For Penalizing Excessive Deficit Countries
France and Germany Wednesday upped the pressure on their euro zone peers to improve fiscal discipline in the bloc by cutting the region΄s wayward spenders off from key European Union transfer funds. In a letter sent to European Council President Herman Van Rompuy, French President Nicolas Sarkozy and German Chancellor Angela Merkel recommended that payments [...]
15 Turkish Officers and Soldiers Injured During Landing Exercise
According to an article published in e-typos. com, fifteen Turkish officers and soldiers were wounded by an accidental shot during a landing exercise on one of the islands of the Aegean Sea. Instead of shooting to hit the target, the projectile hit the podium where the Turkish officers were observing the exercise. Due to the nature of the accident , the nature [...]
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05 / 22 Philip II of Macedonia Statue in Skopje Defies NATO
