Alexandria

The joint Egyptian and Dominican archaeological mission of the University of Santo Domingo unearthed 16 burials in the rock-cut tombs near Alexandria from the Greco-Roman era. The mission is directed by Dr. Kathleen Martinez and focuses its works at the...

The president of the Hellenic Community of Alexandria (EKA) and the head of the Greek maritime club in Alexandria Edmond Kasimatis passed away from the coronavirus on Saturday. He was 83. Kasimatis who was elected in 2017 was passionately working...

At least seven robbers, using two vehicles, robbed a jewelry store in the town of Alexandria, northern Greece in the early hours of Wednesday. The audacious criminals seemed completely undeterred by the alarms sounding everywhere -- and even by numbers...

Prokopios Pavlopoulos, the President of the Republic of Greece, had a meeting on Monday with Mostafa El Feki, Director of the Center of Hellenistic Studies at the Library of Alexandria in Egypt, in which he highlighted the importance of...

Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis met with Theodoros II, the Patriarch of Alexandria and All Africa, at Maximos Mansion on Wednesday. Patriarch Theodoros reportedly emphasized the importance of the African continent in the modern world and called for the Prime Minister's support...

The Lyceum Club of Greek Women (Lykeion Hellinidon) of Alexandria, Egypt held an event in the ancient Egyptian city on Friday in memory and honor of Despoina Achladioti, widely known as ''Lady of Ro''. The event took place in the historic...

The ''Graeco-Roman Museum'' of Alexandria, Egypt is due to reopen in the following months, after years of expensive restorative work and renovations. The museum, which was established in 1892, contains thousands of beautiful and priceless artifacts dating back to the Graeco-Roman...

Patriarch of Alexandria and All Africa, Theodore II, rededicated the renovated Greek Orthodox church of the Assumption of Mary (Koimisis tis Theotokou) in Alexandria, Egypt. After chanting the Greek national anthem, Patriarch Theodore stated that "the African Church, instead of...

The new school year has begun for fifty-four Greek students in Egypt’s Alexandria. Pratsikeio Primary School and Averofeio High School are the only remaining Greek schools in a city that was established nearly 2,300 years ago by Alexander the Great. The...

A copy of a sculpture that has has become an iconic feature of Thessaloniki's waterfront is will be gracing a cosmopolitan beach near Egypt's Alexandria. 'Umbrellas,' an iconic installation series by Greek sculptor George Zongolopoulos (1903-2004), was installed a few...