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Greek Basketball Player Advertises Burgers Wearing Chiton

The Greek basketball player, Sofoklis Schortianitis participated in an advertisement of a big fast food chain of Israel. The journalist David Peek revealed through his personal twitter account, that the famous basketball player was photographed wearing a chiton. During the shooting...

"Google Launchpad" Project in Athens

Greece has suffered a big economic recession, which resulted in the evaporation of a quarter of Gross Domestic Product (GDP) over the past five years.  Greece, in order to overcome the economic crisis must find a way to encourage...

Greek and Jewish Communities Unite in Toronto

During the Greek exhibition in the State Museum of the Holocaust of Auschwitz event,  co-organized by the Jewish organization B'nai Brith Canada and the Consulate General of Greece in Toronto, the Canadian ambassador of Greece, Mr. Eleftherios Angelopoulos, stressed...

Greece-Israel Tourism Deal Signed

A common declaration of tourism cooperation between Greece and Israel was signed on Oct 8, right after the meeting of the Greek minister of Tourism Olga Kegalogianni with her Israeli counterpart Uzi Landau in the framework of the Interministerial...

Despite Iran, Greece and Israel Get Closer

Although Greece, which gets much of its oil from Iran, is said to be in favor of lifting international sanctions, Prime Minister Antonis Samaras, meeting with Premier Benjamin Netanyahu  in Israel on Oct. 8, said he wants closer ties...

Greek Prime Minister Heading Today to Israel

Greek Prime Minister Antonis Samaras, who returned from a six-day official visit to the US on Friday, will travel today to Jerusalem to take part in a high-level Greek-Israeli ministerial council. On Saturday Samaras met with key ministers at the...

Russians Buy Houses in Pelion

A particular interest in investments for the region of Thessaly, Greece, and mainly for Pelion and the Sporades islands is expressed by foreigners, potential buyers. As far as Pelion is concerned, the interest comes from the part of Cyprus, Israel,...

Greece’s Cost of Syria Intervention

Greek diplomacy is still holding a wait-and-see attitude toward Washington’s stance on Syria. That is why the Foreign Ministry is not willing to take the risk of making a prediction of the development of the Syrian crisis. So far, the...

Syria Tensions Rise in the Mediterranean

On September 2, Israel and the U.S.  carried out a joint missile test in the Mediterranean, firing two rockets which later fell into the sea. News of the secret test came this morning when the Russian defense ministry stated that...

Israel-Bound Flight Makes Emergency Landing in Greece

An El Al flight bound for Israel from New York made an emergency landing at Athens International Airport early Thursday morning after the smoke alarm sounded on the plane. The aircraft landed safely and no injuries were reported. Flight LY004,...