Moscow

On Friday, the Olympic torch was taken to the Acropolis of Athens. This Saturday, the torch will cover the last leg, from the Acropolis to the Panathinaikos Stadium in the Greek capital, where the official Olympic Flame Handover Ceremony...

An exhibition entitled “Tribute to Maria Callas and Grace Kelly” is hosted at the Grand Palace of the State Museum in Moscow from September 2013. The Greek artist Nikos Floros will showcase his collection of sculptured costumes inspired by...

On October 30, the 2nd Greek Medical & Health Tourism Workshop will be held in Moscow. Eleven businesses, among which, private hospitals, rehabilitation centers and hotels with spa facilities have applied to participate, aiming at the development of medical...

The leader of SYRIZA Alexis Tsipras had a long conversation on the  bilateral and regional topics with the chairwoman of the Federal Council of the Russian Federation,Valentina Matviyenko, who visited Greece. Tsipras expressed the political will for the development of...

The wave of applications from Russian citizens for a visa that will enable then to visit Greece for holidays is ever increasing. Indeed, there was a day in July that broke all previous records and during which 11,500 visas...

The transfer of the Cross of St. Andrew from Patras to the Kazan Cathedral in St. Petersburg, Russia is a very important event for Christians. In its announcement, the Metropolis of Patras stated: ”Crowds of worshipers flocked to the Kazan...

On May 22, the International Weightlifting Federation’s (IWF) Electoral Congress in Moscow, Russia, was completed and the Federation’s Officers for 2013-2016 were elected. Greece’s delegation consisted of Yiannis Sgouros, the Federation’s lifelong secretary, and the Olympic medalists Pyrros Dimas...

Russian oligarchs, businessmen and alleged mobsters who have poured their money into Cyprus over the last couple of decades, and now could stand to lose millions if the government confiscates up to 20 percent of their bank accounts as...

Great interest was shown in Mythical Peloponnese, during the Moscow International Travel & Tourism Exhibition, MITT 2013, in which the Peloponnese Region is participating. The “mythical” tourist products of the Peloponnese -Sea & Sun, Nature & Outdoor Activities, Luxury...

A film based on the life and prophesies of Elder Paisios drew so many people to its Nov. 5 debut in Moscow that organizers had to hold three screenings to accommodate crowds that included many devout Orthodox Christians. Paisios is...