On May 22, the International Weightlifting Federation’s (IWF) Electoral Congress in Moscow, Russia, was completed and the Federation’s Officers for 2013-2016 were elected. Greece’s delegation consisted of Yiannis Sgouros, the Federation’s lifelong secretary, and the Olympic medalists Pyrros Dimas and Valerios Leonidis, trainer of the Greek National team. Sgouros talked about the so far great [...]
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Greek Archbishop Ieronymos Meets With Russian Patriarch Kirill and President Putin
The Archbishop of Athens and All Greece Ieronymos is paying an official visit to Russia on the invitation of the Patriarch of Moscow and All Russia Kirill. The Greek Orthodox primate also met with Russian President Vladimir Putin yesterday at the Cathedral of Christ the Savior in Moscow. Putin thanked the Greek primate for visiting [...]
Greek Conservative Leader Antonis Samaras Meets With Vladimir Putin in Moscow
The Thursday meeting between Russian PM Vladimir Putin and New Democracy party leader Antonis Samaras lasted for more than an hour, with talks focusing on improving and re-strengthening bilateral relations that had frozen lately due to a halt in the two countries’ energy cooperation. “My meeting with the prime minister of Russia, Vladimir Putin, took [...]
Intervention by V. Putin in Support of Eminent Greek Ophthalmologist
By intervention of the General Prosecutor’s Office of Russia, Russian Prime Minister, Vladimir Putin, is requesting to re-assess the validity of Greek ophthalmologist Christos Tachtsidis’ removal, from the management of the prominent institute “Mikrokhirurgiya Glaza” (Eye Microsurgery Center), established by Russian academic, Sviatoslav Fyodorov. The statement was made by V. Putin, during his meeting with [...]
Putin Says Mother of God’s Holy Belt Improves Greek-Russian Bilateral Relations
Russian Prime Minister Putin stated on Saturday that the arrival of the Mother of God’s Holy Belt in Russia will strengthen the spiritual affinity of the Russian and Greek people and will contribute to further development of the bilateral relations between the two countries. Moreover, Putin met with the church leaders who had organized the display [...]
Putin’s Dive Discovery Staged
Former Russian PM Vladimir Putin enjoys a reputation among Russians as a strong, active man who succeeds in whatever he chooses to do. A recent picture, however, showing him finding the fragments of an Ancient Greek amphorae on a diving expedition in the Black Sea last August proved to be staged, as admitted by his [...]
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05 / 23 New Bridge Between Turkey and Greece
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05 / 23 Post-Byzantine Art At Budapest University
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05 / 23 EU Withdraws Ban On Olive Oil Bottles
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05 / 23 Georges Moustaki Dies at 79
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05 / 22 Greek Participation in Vienna’s Long Night of Churches
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08 / 04 Turkish Prime Minister Erdogan Reportedly Claims Olympic Flame is Turkish
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01 / 24 Intercultural Association Macedonia Cuts Vasilopita
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07 / 28 IOC President Jacques Rogge Calls London Home of The Olympics; Forgets Greece
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05 / 03 Skopje: Streets Renamed With Ancient Greek Names
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05 / 22 Philip II of Macedonia Statue in Skopje Defies NATO
