Tripoli
Archaeology
Tegea Archaeological Museum Nominated for European Museum of the Year Award
Greece's Culture Ministry and the Arcadia Antiquities Ephorate announced that the Tegea Archaeological Museum has been nominated as a candidate for the European Museum of the Year Award (EMYA) in 2016.
The museum was included in a list of candidates...
Africa
Libyan Air Force Bombs Greek Oil Tanker
Libyan air force bombed a Greek oil tanker off the Lybian coast on Sunday, injuring some of its crew members and damaging a large part of the vessel, said a national army source.
A Libyan air force fighter jet attacked...
Environment
Decision to Transport Thousands of Tons of Garbage from Tripolis to Athens Landfill Canceled
The executive committee of the Regional Authority of Attiki solid waste management body, EDSNA, on Friday canceled a decision to transport 4,000 tons of waste from the town of Tripolis in Peloponnese, southern Greece, to the Fyli sanitary landfill in Athens.
According...
Greece
Strong Winds and Snow Disrupt Greece Again, One Dead From Uprooted Tree Fall [Video]
One death and two injuries have been recorded in Greece due to deteriorating weather conditions in the eastern island of Lesvos when their car was crushed by an uprooted poplar in the road connecting the island's capital town Mytilene and...
Greece
Savoring Life of the Arcadian Land
Father of medicine Hippocrates said “let food be thy medicine” more than 2,400 years ago. One’s immune system needs natural food to produce internal medicine to keep us healthy. Greek cuisine, natural and unprocessed, is the basis of the...
Education
Arcadian Expats Offer Computers to Greek Special-Needs Schools
Arcadian members of the Greek Diaspora have offered computers and an air conditioner to special-needs schools in Tripoli, southern Greece, after raising money in a fundraiser dance which took place during the International Pan-arcadian Conference, proving once again that...
Africa
Libyan Government Takes Refuge in Greek Ship
Greek ferry boat "Elyros" has been sent to Libya to serve as a shelter for the Libyan government, which was forced to leave the country due to the civil war.
After Tripoli and Benghazi were seized by Islamists, the Parliament members fled. They...
Greece
Greece to Help 'Hundreds' of Chinese Leave Libya
AP - With the violence in Libya escalating to its worst level since the 2011 ouster of dictator Moammar Gadhafi, governments from around the world are scrambling to evacuate their citizens from the country, many seeking help from nearby...
Greek news
Greece Sends Frigate Salamis to Libya; Greek Embassy in Tripoli Closed [UPDATE]
Greece has closed its embassy in Libya and is withdrawing its diplomatic mission from Tripoli as militia and Libyan troops are fighting for the city's control.
In an operation spearheaded by the Greek Navy, frigate Salamis left Greece on Wednesday with the...
Greece
Human Rights Court Condemns Greece
The Human Rights Court condemned Greece today, May 29 for violations of Article 3 of the Convention of Human Rights, which prohibits any inhuman and degrading treatment, by judging the appeal “Tsokas and others” against Greece. The case was...