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Greece
Syrian Refugee Finds and Returns Wallet With Cash and Credit Cards
A refugee from Syria who has been staying for the past month in an accommodation center at Tsepelovo -- a village in Zagori region, Ioannina -- found a wallet with cash and credit cards and rushed to find the...
Crime
Greek Orthodox Nuns Taken Hostage by Syrian Rebels
The Syrian Arab News Agency (SANA) reported that Islamist Rebels broke into St. Thecla Orthodox Convent in Maaloula, 60km north of Damascus, taking hostage, the Mother Superior, Pelagia Sayyaf, along with a number of nuns. This break-in was accompanied...
World
Greeks Caught Up In Syrian Civil War
The Greeks of Syria are also suffering the catastrophe of the civil war that has taken many victims, including two Orthodox Bishops who are missing, and as the strife continues to grow.
Syria has many close historical and cultural ties...
Greek News
New Greek Orthodox Patriarch Enthroned in Syria
Syria’s Greek Orthodox Church enthroned a new patriarch during a ceremonial mass in Damascus on Sunday amid civil war.
John Yazigi, 57, replaces Ignatius Hazim as the Eastern Orthodox Patriarch of Antioch and All the East. Hazim died in December.
The...
Greek News
Greece to Close Its Embassy in Damascus Due to Upheaval
According to a Greek Foreign Ministry statement, Greece's Embassy in Damascus, Syria is about to close due to the deteriorating security situation in the country.
"The Foreign Ministry is watching developments in Syria, is evaluating the security situation and has...