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Albania Court Rules Greek Minority Leader Beleri to Stay in Prison
A court in Albania ruled that ethnic Greek minority leader Fredi Beleri, who won the mayoral elections in the city of Himara recently, should remain in prison until his trial.
Beleri was arrested two days before the 14 May local...
Diaspora
Greek Minority Candidate Triumphs in Albania Local Elections
Greek minority candidate Fredi Beleri won the mayoral elections in the city of Himara on Sunday, southern Albania despite his arrest last week.
Beleri was arrested on charges of vote-buying on Thursday evening. His win was greeted with enthusiasm by...
Diaspora
Greece Launches Protest Over Arrest of Ethnic Greek in Albania
Greece launched a formal protest with Albania on Friday following the arrest of an ethnic Greek politician in Himara, located in southern Albania.
Fredi Beleri, a Greek minority candidate running for mayor in Himara, was arrested on charges of vote-buying...
Diaspora
PM Mitsotakis Pledges Support for Ethnic Greek Minority in Albania
Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis pledged Athens' support for the ethnic Greek minority in southern Albania during his visit to the towns of Himara, Dervician, and Livadhja on Thursday.
The “ethnic Greek minority in Albania…is a bridge of friendship between Greece...
Celebrities
Dua Lipa Gets Albanian Citizenship
Pop star Dua Lipa has been granted Albanian Citizenship for promoting global awareness of her home country through her music.
The decree awarding her Albanian citizenship was handed to her by Bajram Begaj, the president of Albania, who noted that...
Greece
The History of the Arvanites in Greece
The Arvanites, descendants of people who came to Greece from what is now Albania in the Middle Ages, have their own distinct language and culture; they played an important role in the history of Greece, particularly in the War...
Greek News
The Greek Monument Honoring the Brave Women of Pindos
There is a relatively unknown monument, among the many from World War II, that praises the brave women of Pindos who contributed to the great victory against the Italian army.
The unsung heroines of October 28, 1940 are definitely the...
Ancient Greece
Ancient Greek Ships Found Looted Off Albania
Ancient Greek ships, dating back two millennia, are lying on the sea bottom off the coast of Albania, most of them originally laden with priceless antiquities that may have been looted.
Some amphorae have already been looted — they are...
Greek News
Albanian Residents Leaving Greece for Wealthier Countries
Many legal Albanian citizens with a valid residence permit are leaving Greece for wealthier countries, according to data released in August by the Hellenic Ministry for Migration and Asylum.
According to the data issued by the Ministry in August 2021,...
entertainment
Astoria: The New Greek Mafia Series Made in USA
Throughout his career, Greek-American actor Theo Pagones has been typecast as an Israeli tough guy, a Russian henchman, an Armenian thug.
As someone who idolized mafia and mob classics like The Godfather, Goodfellas, and The Sopranos, Pagones eventually found inspiration—and...