Greek Community of Alexandria

Author: Athanasios Koutoupas

  • 14,000 Discarded Refugee Lifejackets Traveling to Berlin for Art Project

    14,000 Discarded Refugee Lifejackets Traveling to Berlin for Art Project

    Γενικά νέαAbout 14,000 lifejackets used and discarded by refugees and migrants after their arrival on the coast of Lesvos travelled to Berlin on Tuesday so that they can be used by Chinese artist and activist Ai Weiwei for a new art project.

    The decision to give away the used lifejackets — bought by refugees in Turkey and most of them flimsy — was taken by the island’s mayor, Spyros Galinos, who told ANA-MPA that the aim is to create a work that “will affect and mobilize the entire international community regarding the crime that takes place every day in the Aegean by unscrupulous traffickers.”

    He also said the island will have the “distinctive honor” of having a monument created by Weiwei in Lesvos, which will be dedicated to the refugees making the perilous journey towards Europe.

    Municipal authorities have gathered hundreds of thousands of lifejackets during the past year from various landing areas around Lesvos.

    (greece.greekreporter.com)

  • Egyptian oncologist lands on Forbes’ top 30 under 30 list

    Egyptian oncologist lands on Forbes’ top 30 under 30 list

    Γενικά νέαEgyptian oncologist Yehia Abugabal was recognised by Forbes among their annual 30 Under 30 list, an inspiring collection of the world’s 600 brightest minds (30 people across 20 categories); breakout talents and change-makers across different sectors, from education, to arts, to finance, who stood out in 2016.  

    The 28-year-old physician is the co-founder of the International Cancer Research Center, a Cairo-based institution devoted to fight the disease in the Middle East through dedicated teams specialised in medical oncology, radiotherapy, radiology, pathology, and surgery. The center is crucial in addressing a disease that is not only the number one cause of death worldwide, but also dramatically difficult to cure in the Middle East, one of the regions with the lowest rates of recovery for patients with breast cancer.

    (www.cairoscene.com)

  • Delphi to host top level Economic Forum

    Delphi to host top level Economic Forum

    Γενικά νέαThe first annual Delphi Economic Forum will be held at the European Cultural Centre of Delphi (ECCD, February 25 – 28, 2016) under the auspices of the President of the Hellenic Republic, Prokopis Pavlopoulos. The aim of the conference is to engage business, political, academic and other influential opinion makers, in an effort to address emerging challenges for Greece and to contribute to a policy framework that will set the grounds for the country’s socio-economic transformation and revival.

    Among the issues to be discussed at the Conference, according to the 4-day program, are the shifts in the global balance of power, strategies for sustainable development, Greece’s constitutional revision dilemmas, Europe’s migration and refugee crisis, Foreign Direct Investment and entrepreneurship as key drivers for the Greek economy, energy issues, the Greek pension system and the demographics of ageing, media and education reforms, the cooperation with the Greek Diaspora, as well as extremism and populism as challenges for the future of Europe.

    High-level government officials, influential politicians and major experts from Greece and abroad are expected to attend, as well as distinguished businessmen, market executive’s academics and journalists from the international and domestic community. The list of speakers includes Helene Ahrweiler, President of the Administration Council of ECCD, Ioannis Dragasakis, Deputy Prime Minister of Greece, George Katrougalos, Minister of Labor, Ioannis Amanatidis, Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs, Kostas Bakoyannis, Governor of Central Greece Region, Dimitris Avramopoulos, European Commissioner for Migration, Corina Cretu, Regional Policy Commissioner, Declan Costello, Director of Economic Relations of the European Commission, Deborah Wince-Smith, President and CEO, US Council on Competitiveness, Lucas Papademos, former Greek Prime Minister, Thanos Dokos, Director General Hellenic Foundation for European and Foreign Policy, and many more.

    Τhe Conference is taking place in Delphi, one of the most important archaeological sites of Greece, which seems to appear in the itinerary of every traveler who is attracted to the oracle that influenced affairs in the known world for over a thousand years.

    (greeknewsagenda.gr)

  • Egypt’s Archery Team Wins African Championship

    Egypt’s Archery Team Wins African Championship

    Γενικά νέαEgypt’s national archery team won the 2016 African Archery Championships in Namibia on Sunday, securing two spots in the 2016 Summer Olympics.

    The team snagged a total of 12 medals throughout the championship, with 4 gold, 5 silver and 3 bronze medals.

    Archers Ahmed El Nemr and Hala El Gebeily won gold medals in the men’s individual recurve event and the women’s individual compound event, respectively.

    The women’s team also managed to win gold in the recurve and compound competitions.

    The African Championships acted as the qualifying tournament for the continent, with the top three countries qualifying for the Olympics, which will take place in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.

    Egypt’s victory at the Archery Championships comes at the heel of its win at the African Men’s Handball Cup of Nations, where the Egyptian team landed the top place after maintaining an undefeated record.

    (egyptianstreets.com)