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Israeli officials call out Greek church on antisemitism

Antisemitism is rampant in Greece with acts of vandalism noted 16 times over the last year. More recently, the Jewish monument at the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki was smashed just …

How the Macedo-Slavs of Skopje brewed their name

It took the Macedo-Slavs of Skopje almost seventy years to drop, as fake propagandist myths and absurd indoctrination, any connection of their newly established country to Ancient Macedonia. This had …

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The British Museum and the creative displacement of the Parthenon Marbles

When the director of the British Museum, Dr Hartwig Fischer, recently declared that the museum was the fiduciary owner of the Parthenon Marbles and that their displacement to the British …

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Alexander the Great may have been alive after he was pronounced dead

Historians have been baffled by the mystery surrounding the death of Alexander the Great. The speculation has focused on death by infection, alcoholism or even murder by poison. A new …

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Greek tourism figures reach record highs for 2018

Tourism Minister Elena Kountoura announced the tourism figures for Greece showing a new historical record for the year 2018. There were 33 million international arrivals, bringing with them revenues that …

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‘Poppy’, a novel based on the history of Kasos

The historical tragedy that occurred in Kasos during the invasion of the Turkish and Egyptian forces in May 1824 was the inspiration behind Poppy, the first novel by Margaret Lygnos. …

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Aegean Airlines among the best in the world…

Greek carrier Aegean Airlines has been placed fifth on the list of the twenty best airlines in the world (excluding US airlines), according to the Reader’s Choice Awards survey conducted …

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Can you get more inventive than the Tsitsipas souvlaki?

20-year-old Greek tennis player Stefanos Tsitsipas may  been eliminated from the Australian Open at the hands of Rafael Nadal but he has been forever immortalised with the creation of the …

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HACCI-Just Gold partner up to turn the ‘brain drain’ into a ‘brain gain’

HACCI, a business body for the Hellenic Australian Community, has announced an alliance with Just Gold Digital Agency to showcase Hellenic Australian innovation and entrepreneurship to audiences around the globe. …

Letter to the Editor: Greek Community elections outcome

The results of the 20 January 2019 Community elections were the expected ones. Bill Papastergiadis’ ticket was elected for the fourth time in 9 years with 100 per cent of …

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