How Melomakarona and Kourabiedes Got their Names
Melomakarona and kourabiedes are two words which, for Greek people, embody Christmas itself. They bring to mind the sweetness of the holiday season, both literally and figuratively. The two traditional...
View ArticleResort Project at Majestic Afandou in Rhodes Gets Final Go-Ahead
The Greek sell-off fund TAIPED on Thursday announced that it completed the deal to sell the Golf-North Afandou area of Rhodes to private investors. TAIPED CEO Dimitris Politis and the legal...
View ArticleEvangelistria Monastery in Skiathos, The Cradle of Modern Greece
The Evangelistria Monastery on the Greek island of Skiathos holds the story of Modern Greece in the walls, hallways and courtyards. This historical monastery was first founded in 1794 by a group of...
View ArticleAndy Manatos Awarded for His Passionate Advocacy of Hellenism
Hellenic Public Radio – COSMOS FM presented its prestigious Phidippides Award for Passionate Advocacy of Hellenism to Andy Manatos at their 26th annual Gala in New York City on December 2. Previous...
View ArticleGreek-American Man Fatally Stabs Partner with Sword in Queens
The NYPD announced on Thursday that Greek-American Peter Ikonomou fatally stabbed his partner with a sword. The NYPD said that Ikonomou “stabbed his girlfriend to death with a sword and stuffed her...
View ArticlePlagues Follow Bad Leadership in Ancient Greek Tales
The tales of ancient Greece remind the public that leaders must be able to plan for the future based on what happened in the past, examples are evidenced during their performance in the great plagues....
View ArticleStylianos Kyriakides: The Legendary Marathon Man Who Ran for Greece
Stylianos (Stelios) Kyriakides is a Greek legend for all Marathon runners, although he is best known for winning first place in the Boston Marathon in 1946. Read the full story on GreekReporter.com.
View ArticleCyprus Signs Deal for More Offshore Drilling with ExxonMobil
Cyprus’s Energy Minister Natasa Pilides signed a deal to issue ExxonMobil and partner Qatar Energy for a second exploration license for offshore drilling. Pilides said that ExxonMobil plans to begin...
View ArticleResearch Finds Greece Leads the World With its Pandemic Response
Greece is leading the world in its response to Covid-19. A new study on crisis management and resilience during the pandemic published by the Bereslmann Foundation on Friday has ranked Greece amongst...
View ArticleShould We Blame Ancient Greece for Today’s Search for Six-Pack Abs?
The cultural obsession with six-pack abdominal muscles shows no signs of abating. And if research into male body image is to be believed, it will likely only grow, thanks to social media. By Conor...
View ArticleThe Presidential Guard: How Evzones Became a Potent Symbol of Greece
The long and honorable history of the Greek Presidential Guard (or Proedrikí Frourá in Greek) started on a day much like this, on December 12, 1868, in the newly established modern Greek state. This...
View ArticleSpectacular 3D Video Depicts Ancient Athens as Never Seen Before
A spectacular 3D video reconstruction of ancient Athens in the late 5th century BC takes the viewer over the city pinpointing its monuments, markets, temples, and neighborhoods. The video made by...
View ArticleNikos Androulakis Elected New Leader of Greece’s Center-Left
Member of European Parliament Nikos Androulakis won the elections held on Sunday in Greece to become the new leader of the center-left Movement for Change (KINAL). Andoulakis faced former Prime...
View ArticleTop Greek Winter Destinations
Greece is known around the world for its sunny summers, white sand beaches and crystal clear waters, but there is another equally magical and exciting side to the country. There are many winter...
View ArticleGreek Christmas and New Year’s Customs from Asia Minor
Many people in Greece have roots from Asia Minor, and their refugee ancestors brought with them many unique Christmas traditions and customs. The festive season of Christmas and the New Year is an...
View ArticleKalavryta: The Bloodiest Nazi Massacre in Greece
December 13, 1943 marks the date of the worst massacre committed in Greece by the Nazis occupying the country, as more than 500 innocent civilians were executed, and the entire town of Kalavryta was...
View ArticleKarpathos: The Greek Island Where Women Dominate
Karpathos, the second-largest island in the Dodecanese island chain, is a place where women dominate. Read the full story on GreekReporter.com.
View ArticleUnited Kingdom Records First Omicron Death
UK Prime Minster Boris Johnson announced during a vaccination clinic in Paddington that at least one person who had the Omicron variant of the coronavirus has now died and that the variant is...
View ArticleIsrael Wants to Join Greece-Cyprus Ferry Route
Authorities in Israel have expressed interest in joining the proposed new Greece-Cyprus ferry route, saying that they would like a port in Israel to be added to the itinerary. An online meeting between...
View ArticleTIME Chooses Elon Musk as Person of the Year for 2021
TIME named Elon Musk, the brilliant engineer who is behind Tesla, his own space exploration company and a host of other concerns, as its Person of the Year for 2021 on Monday. Musk occupies a unique...
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