Author: Athanasios Koutoupas
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European Day of Languages
At the initiative of the Council of Europe, Strasbourg, the European Day of Languages has been celebrated every year since 2001 on the 26th of September. Its goal is to encourage plurilingualism, intercultural diversity and cross-cultural understanding through events held worldwide. This year in Alexandria, Egypt an interactive festival will be hosted at the Bibliotheca…
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Egyptian Nemat Shafik Becomes First Female Director of London School of Economics
Egypt-born Dame Nemat Shafik is set to become the first woman to run the London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE), replacing American sociologist Craig Calhoun. Dr Shafik will leave her role as a deputy governor of the Bank of England in February 2017 to lead the LSE as Director starting from September 2017.…
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First ‘Made in Greece’ Drone Presented at Thessaloniki Fair
The first unmanned aerial vehicle bearing the “Made in Greece” stamp presented at the 81st Thessaloniki International Fair. The HCUAV RX-1 is 4 meters long, takes off at a speed of 2.8 meters per second and can develop a speed of 190 km per hour. With a range of 150 km and autonomy 11 hours, it…
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New governors for Cairo, Alexandria appointed during reshuffle
Prime Minister Sherif Ismail announced on Wednesday the appointment of six new governors for Cairo, Alexandria, Qalubyia, Elminya, Fayoum, and Suez governorates, according to state-owned media. Maj Gen Ahmed Taymour has been standing in for the Cairo governor for the past six months, as the previous governor, Galal Al-Saeed, was appointed as minister of transportation.…