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Greece: Arsonists attack French news service

Wed, 03 Dec 2008 19:44:39 GMT

ATHENS, Greece : Arsonists have attacked the offices of the French news service Agence France Presse in central Athens.

Director of "Over There" yearns for audience over here

Tue, 02 Dec 2008 19:34:34 GMT

Director of "Over There" said that he wants to watch his films along with the common people and particularly with Iranian audiences.

Migrants benefit wealthy host nations, UN and churches told

Tue, 02 Dec 2008 13:02:09 GMT

The falsehood according to which wealthy host countries are "victims" of migration needs to be challenged, as in fact their economies benefit from the exploitation of their work, an international consultation ...

SITRONICS Signs US$ 230 Million Credit Facility Agreement with Vnesheconombank

Tue, 02 Dec 2008 00:06:48 GMT

JSC SITRONICS , a leading provider of telecommunications, information technology and microelectronic solutions in Russia and the CIS, with a growing presence in other EEMEA emerging markets, today announced ...

Jolevski tapped to serve as new Macedonian envoy in name talks with Greece

Mon, 01 Dec 2008 16:06:47 GMT

SKOPJE, Macedonia -- The country's current ambassador to Washington, Zoran Jolevski, has been named Macedonia's new representative in the name talks with Greece, government spokesperson Shefik Duraki announced ...

Pinoy actors land acting awards in Greece

Mon, 01 Dec 2008 01:38:37 GMT

Actors Sid Lucero and Emilio Garcia made history by landing the Best Actor award at Thessaloniki Film Festival for their performances in the independent film Selda.

Greece backs Cyprus in oil exploration row with Turkey

Sun, 30 Nov 2008 01:38:34 GMT

ATHENS, Greece -- President Karolos Papoulias met on Wednesday with visiting Cypriot counterpart Demetris Christofias and said neither Greece nor Cyprus is happy with Turkey's activities in the Mediterranean ...

FromGreece news blog: Immigrants harassed by Greek police

Sat, 29 Nov 2008 01:31:41 GMT

The "Deport Racism" organization denounces Greek police officers beat immigrants who were waiting to fill an asylum application in the Immigration Center in Athens.

William St. Clair on 19th century Greece and the Modern Greeks - Part 3

Thu, 27 Nov 2008 21:06:06 GMT

Modern Greeks for the last century or so have been spreading untruths about themselves and now generations later have forgotten who they really are.

Macedonia: 1 policeman dead in machine gun attack

Wed, 26 Nov 2008 21:00:00 GMT

SKOPJE, Macedonia : Macedonian authorities say unknown gunmen have shot dead one member of an elite police squad and critically injured another during a drive-by attack in Skopje.

China, Greece to push ties to higher level

Wed, 26 Nov 2008 10:31:40 GMT

Chinese President Hu Jintao said here on Tuesday that China hopes to push its ties with Greece to a higher level.

Greece: BP, Shell fined for competition breaches

Wed, 26 Nov 2008 00:21:32 GMT

Greece: BP, Shell fined for competition breaches Comments ATHENS, Greece - Greece's Competition Commission says it has fined the local units of oil giants BP PLC and Royal Dutch Shell PLC a total of nearly ...

Tobacco producers block main highway in Greece

Tue, 25 Nov 2008 12:35:58 GMT

Hundreds of tobacco producers blocked the main road connecting Athens and Thessaloniki on Wednesday , causing serious traffic problems.

Chinese president Hu Jintao visits Greece for $1 billion port deal, trade talks

Mon, 24 Nov 2008 12:35:24 GMT

China's Cosco Pacific Ltd. will receive a 35-year concession to manage two container wharfs at Greece's main port of Piraeus.

Aerial Firefighting Conference in Athens, Greece, Addresses International Concern

Sun, 23 Nov 2008 14:21:26 GMT

This year Northern California experienced a wildfire siege with a record number of more than 2000 wildfires burning at one time.

Pirates release Greek chemical tanker

Sat, 22 Nov 2008 14:01:03 GMT

ATHENS, Greece A spokesman from Greece's Merchant Marine Ministry says pirates have released a Greek-owned chemical tanker that was hijacked in September and that the crew is safe.

Life in Greece: crazy drivers, no tips, lots of appetizers

Fri, 21 Nov 2008 20:02:11 GMT

LOVELY LAVA: This photograph was taken from a volcano on the center of the island Santorini.

Greek archaeologists find 6,500-year-old village

Thu, 20 Nov 2008 19:45:48 GMT

ATHENS, GREECE: Archaeologists have discovered the ruins of a 6,500-year-old farming settlement in an antiquities-rich area of central Greece.

Oil search revives territorial disputes with Greece

Thu, 20 Nov 2008 03:02:19 GMT

Turkey and Greece are at odds once again over territorial disputes in the Aegean, when Greece said on Saturday that it has protested the presence of a Norwegian-flagged oil research vessel that was being ...

Greece, Slovak to strengthen cooperation

Wed, 19 Nov 2008 03:01:01 GMT

Memoranda of Understanding for Cooperation in the sectors of armaments and defense industries, as well as for cooperation with the Athens Multinational Sealift Coordination Center were signed by the two defense ...

Macedonia initiates legal proceedings against Greece at ICJ

Tue, 18 Nov 2008 18:41:38 GMT

SKOPJE, Macedonia -- The interior ministry announced on Monday that Macedonia has initiated legal proceedings against Greece at The Hague-based International Court of Justice for blocking Skopje's NATO ...

Macedonia sues Greece for blocking its NATO membership

Mon, 17 Nov 2008 23:47:18 GMT

The Macedonian government launched a complaint against Greece before the International Court of Justice for blocking Skopje's entry into the North Atlantic Treaty Organization, the Macedonian Foreign Ministry ...

Minor clashes as thousands mark Greek uprising

Mon, 17 Nov 2008 19:08:28 GMT

Police secure the area outside the U.S. Embassy, during a heavy rain storm, in Athens, Greece, on Monday, Nov.

Macedonia considers three candidates for new envoy in name dispute with Greece

Sun, 16 Nov 2008 19:30:53 GMT

The Macedonian leadership is currently discussing three candidates for Skopje's new envoy to the UN-led talks on the name dispute with Greece, according to reports on Friday .

Greece protests oil exploration near its island

Sat, 15 Nov 2008 19:09:59 GMT

The Greek Foreign Ministry said Saturday it has protested to Turkey over oil exploration activities close to Greece's easternmost island.

Ministry spokesman Giorgos Koumoutsakos said a Norwegian research ship accompanied by a Turkish frigate began geophysical research work on Friday close to the island of Kastelorizo.

They are operating outside Greek territorial workers but, Koumoutsakos said, 'a large part of the area' is within Greece's continental shelf.

Kastelorizo is part of an isolated group of small islands east of Rhodes, just two miles (three kilometers) off Turkey's southern coastal town of Kas.

Greece and the Former Yugoslav Republic Of Macedonia Democracy - the sacking of Grigoris Vallianatos

Sat, 15 Nov 2008 14:37:07 GMT

Mr. Risto Stefov in his article on American Chronicle November 10, 2008 under the title "Greek Democracy in action - the sacking of Grigoris Vallianatos" once again attempts unsuccessfully to discredit Greece.

Greece: Prison hunger strike continues

Fri, 14 Nov 2008 14:20:40 GMT

Thousands of hunger strikers at Greek prisons will continue their mass protest after rejecting a government proposal to sharply reduce the country's inmate population, a group representing the protesters said ...

Greece: Banks attacks in arson spree

Thu, 13 Nov 2008 13:55:56 GMT

Police in Greece say five banks have been damaged in arson attacks in the northern city of Thessaloniki.

Greece's ruling ND expels another dissident lawmaker

Wed, 12 Nov 2008 22:03:02 GMT

ATHENS, Greece -- Prime Minister Costas Karamanlis on Monday expelled parliament member and former Deputy Culture Minister Petros Tatoulis from the ruling New Democracy's parliamentary caucus.

Emily the Strange Opens Athens, Greece Store

Tue, 11 Nov 2008 21:51:04 GMT

Emily the Strange Opens Athens, Greece Store Emily the Strange excitedly opens the doors to her latest theme store, in Athens, Greece! The boutique, opening on November 13, 2008, will feature Emily, Emily and ...

FAA renews, toughens warning to Boeing 737 pilots

Mon, 10 Nov 2008 21:34:04 GMT

The Federal Aviation Administration has toughened a requirement that Boeing 737 pilots be reminded not to ignore a cabin pressure warning horn, ordering preflight briefings as well as changes in manuals.

UN special envoy Mogae calls for fight against climate change

Mon, 10 Nov 2008 03:41:45 GMT

Former President of Botswana, Mr Festus Mogae, has called on governments and various stakeholders to work towards breaking out the vicious cycle of climate change.

Cypriots To Charge Five In Helios Criminal Case

Sun, 09 Nov 2008 03:17:29 GMT

B737-300 Crash Claimed 121 Attorney General Petros Clerides of the nation of Cyprus has announced that five people will face criminal charges in 2005 airliner crash that killed 121 people.

"A Midsummer Night's Dream" Set in ... Athens, Georgia?

Sat, 08 Nov 2008 02:56:24 GMT

The Dalton High School drama club will present a public performance of the 2008 DHS one-act competition play, William Shakespeare's "A Midsummer Night's Dream," on Sunday at 3 p.m. in the Dalton High School ...

Election day arrives in the U.S. - Greek Americans in the running

Fri, 07 Nov 2008 22:33:14 GMT

As the world's eyes turn to the United States for the upcoming national election held today we wanted to highlight some of the nation's Greek Americans that are running for office.

Large delegation of diplomats in Greece to north northern Aegean region

Thu, 06 Nov 2008 22:25:02 GMT

More than two dozen senior foreign diplomats in Greece will participate in a business junket organised by the Invest in Greece Agency this week in the northern Aegean region.

Vatican returns Parthenon fragment to Greece

Wed, 05 Nov 2008 22:20:28 GMT

Vatican returns Parthenon fragment to Greece 1/3 Culture Ministry employees put at the new Acropolis museum, the marble head of a young man, a tiny fragment from the 2,500-year-old sculptured decoration of the ...

British man gets permission to appeal son's death verdict

Wed, 05 Nov 2008 10:37:44 GMT

British man gets permission to appeal sonA's death verdict A British man who jumped off a hotel balcony in Crete with his two children, killing one and injuring the other, won the right yesterday to appeal ...

New model helps estimate radiation skin doses during CT-guided interventional procedures

Tue, 04 Nov 2008 10:27:38 GMT

A new model that would allow interventional radiologists to better estimate patient radiation skin doses during CT guided interventional procedures has been developed according to a study performed at the Agios ...

Greece says interest keen in Olympic

Mon, 03 Nov 2008 18:24:47 GMT

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Neither Greece nor Macedonia happy with latest Nimetz plan

Mon, 03 Nov 2008 01:50:07 GMT

Officials in Athens and Skopje have responded critically to a new proposal by UN special envoy Matthew Nimetz, saying it requires significant changes.

Greece tightens rules on bank aid plan

Sun, 02 Nov 2008 01:37:47 GMT

Greece tightens rules on bank aid plan Comments ATHENS, Greece - Greece's conservative government said Thursday it will scrap bonuses and cap salaries of top managers whose banks join the country's 28 billion ...

Scientists to measure quake effect on Acropolis

Sat, 01 Nov 2008 01:23:30 GMT

ATHENS, Greece - For thousands of years the Acropolis has withstood earthquakes, weathered storms and endured temperature extremes, from scorching summers to winter snow.

Greece to focus 3rd GFMD on integrating migration policies in dev't plans

Fri, 31 Oct 2008 16:40:51 GMT

The next Global Forum on Migration and Development will attempt to move the migrant workers' agenda by focusing on the need to integrate migration policies in development strategies.

Strong selling strategies are the key

Thu, 30 Oct 2008 16:15:30 GMT

In the real world of business, selling is a required skill. Top management people without sales experience are at a clear disadvantage, and you can bet that any CEO who isn't tight with his sales staff isn't ...

Greece: Military court damaged in arson attack

Wed, 29 Oct 2008 17:36:37 GMT

ATHENS, Greece : Police in Greece say arsonists have damaged a military court in Athens.