Egypt
Archaeology
Oldest Weather Report Related to Santorini's Volcano Eruption
A stone inscription aged 3,500 years old, which was discovered in Egypt, is considered as one of the oldest weather reports in the world and could provide new information on the history of the ancient Middle East. The significant...
Greece
408 Illegal Immigrants Rescued in Crete
This morning, Greek Coast Guard authorities mounted a rescue operation after receiving an SOS signal on Sunday, sent by a boat carrying illegal immigrants. The rescue mission successfully came to an end on Monday afternoon, with the Coast Guard rescuing...
Art
Greek Sahara Desert Installation Becomes Viral
A couple of weeks back, the presenter of a Google program discovered some strange-looking spirals found in the Egyptian desert and began to question whether this design was created by extraterrestrial intelligence. Soon after, curiosity roused and people wanted...
Greek News
Number of Students in Greek Schools of Alexandria Remains Stable
According to the recent article of an Alexandrian newspaper, the number of students in the Greek schools of Alexandria, Egypt has remained stable during the last five years. In fact the number of students in the Averofio Greek school...
Greek news
Greek Texts on Ancient Egyptian School Walls
Researchers in Egypt discovered a 1,700-year-old school with its walls covered in Greek texts referring to a passage about drugs from The Odyssey. The school is located in the ancient town of Trimithis, now called Amheida, in Egypt's western desert.
Although the...
Culture
Egypt: Greek Music Museum in Alexandria
On the initiative of the Greek Community in Alexandria and of the vice president Nikos Kopelos, a Museum of Greek Music is expected to be created in Alexandria of Egypt.
The Museum will have the name Christos Neamonitis, in honor of...
Culture
Egypt: Greek Presence at Luxor Film Festival
The second edition of the Egyptian and European Film Festival in Luxor finished after presenting the public with 62 movies from a total of 19 countries. The festival lasted from January 19 to January 25.
The award-winning films among others...
Greece
Egypt's President Adly Mansour Visits Athens
Following an invitation by Greece, Interim President of Egypt, Adly Mansour came to Athens for a one-day visit on Monday. The trip is Mansour’s first to an EU country since his appointment as interim Egyptian president six months ago.
Mansour...
Economy
EMITT 2014 Brings Greece and Turkey Closer
For the first time, Greece will be participating in a large tourism exhibition in Turkey, called the East Mediterranean International Tourism and Travel Exhibition (EMITT). Greece will gather all its regional tourism sectors under one roof to organize extensive...
Greek News
IKA Pensions Halted for Greeks in Egypt
One hundred and fifty Greeks receiving low pension from the Greek Social Insurance Institute (IKA) remain unpaid. Those are Greeks that live in Cairo, Egypt’s capital.
According to the announcement of Cairo’s Greek Community, IKA has halted payments for retirement...