Two 18th-century religious icons depicting Jesus and the Virgin Mary, were returned to Greece from Lebanon on Tuesday. The icons which are in good condition, were stolen from an exhibition in Athens…
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The Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of America will contribute $50,000 to a special collection in order to assist the Orthodox Churches and faithful that were adversely affected by the Beirut explosion.
The Cypriot Foreign Foreign Ministry handed over the first batch of books donated by Cypriot schoolchildren for Lebanon. “Moving ceremony today to hand over first batch of children’s books donated by schoolchildren…
“The Zeibekiko of Beirut”: Powerful new documentary about Greek community of Beirut after port blast
Lebanese-Greek journalist and documentary maker George Eid has made a powerful and emotionally charged documentary about zeibekiko about how the August 4 Beirut Port explosion made permanent damage to the city’s Greek…
The covid-19 pandemic may have broken the upward trend in Greece’s property market, but realtors expect a comeback once the virus recedes, Xinhuanet reported. Demand will likely increase again for airy properties…
With Turkey announcing a new illegal NAVTEX, a navigational notice, over six Greek islands, there is no doubt that President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan has escalated tensions in the Aegean. “Ankara has created…
Recent developments in the Middle East and South Caucasus, Turkey’s direct involvement and war against Armenia now and their backing of terrorists already make one posit a question: whither are we heading…
Cyprus and Lebanon reaffirmed an agreement for Lebanese authorities to take back migrants aboard boats trying to reach Cypriot shores. Cypriot Interior Minister Nicos Nouris on Tuesday said that Lebanese and Cypriot…
Greece has delivered over 180 tons of humanitarian assistance to Lebanon following the August 4 Port of Beirut blast that left incalculable damage and devastation to the port region of the city.…
Mere weeks after a ginormous explosion rocked Beirut, killing more than 180 people and injuring more than 6,000 others, the same area in Beirut is ablaze again. Video footage has emerged showing…
In 2016, Lebanese journalist with Greek roots, George Eid produced the documentary ‘Kalimera men Beirut’, the first of its kind to tell the story of the Greeks who came to Lebanon as…
French President Emmanuel Macron has visited Lebanon for the second time in less than a month following the terrible blasts that destroyed Port Beirut. Macron first visited Lebanon on August 6, two days after…
Rescuers have detected what they believe may be a human heartbeat under a destroyed building, a month after the deadly Beirut explosion. The fatal blast on the 4th of August left at…
The Greek Navy’s gunship ‘IKARIA’ will depart from the island of Salamina on Friday, September 11, to Lebanon carrying food, medicine, medical supplies and construction materials. The announcement was made by Deputy…
Greek-run startup InstaShop, a leading online grocery delivery service, was purchased by German food delivery service Delivery Hero for €305 million. This is the largest sum ever paid for a Greek startup. InstaShop…
Attica Regional Authority in collaboration with the Medical Association of Athens and the Oloi Mazi Boroume (All Together We Can) philanthropic organisation, are collecting donations of medicines and medical supplies, to support…
Attica Regional Authority in collaboration with the Medical Association of Athens and the Oloi Mazi Boroume (All Together We Can) philanthropic organisation, are collecting donations of medicines and medical supplies, to support…
Twenty tonnes of dry food have been collected so far in Cyprus and is set to be shipped to Lebanon on Tuesday, CyprusMail reported. The fatal blast in Beirut on the 4th August…
Greek Navy’s gunship ‘IKARIA’ is sailing for the port of Beirut carrying armed forces’ medical and nursing staff, medicines and material collected by the Civil Protection and Crises Management Deputy Ministry. The…
A Greek Orthodox prayer for Beirut has been released on YouTube by Father Kabarnos. Father Nikodimos Kabarnos is one of the most famous voices in Byzantine music and his YouTube Channel has…