Category: GREECE
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Greek Food Where You Least Expect It: #DusitGreekFestival in Kenya
From November 12-19 the Greek Food Festival will be taking place at dusitD2’s Soko restaurant in Kenya. The week-long food festival is open for all to enjoy and is sponsored by dusitD2 Nairobi and Qatar Airways. DusitD2 notes that tables tend to book up fast so if you want to take a nostalgic trip back to Greece…
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Foreign Minister Kotzias’ statements at a joint press conference with the Foreign Ministers of Lebanon and Cyprus (Beirut, 9 November 2016)
N. KOTZIAS: It is a great pleasure to be here in Lebanon, which I am visiting for the first time. We have fine weather. The country has a new President. We are moving ahead together in a friendly atmosphere, contemplating the future of our three countries. This past September, in Rhodes, we created a positive…
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Athens, Lesvos mayors on list for world title
Their efforts to humanely address the refugee crisis have put Athens Mayor Giorgos Kaminis (photo) and Lesvos Mayor Spyros Galinos on a short list of 15 local authority leaders from around the world contending for the title of World Mayor 2016. The 15 finalists have been proposed for their response to the European refugee crisis…
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Bear cubs stray into town of Kastoria in northern Greece
Residents in the northern Greek town of Kastoria were roused from their slumbers on Monday night after two young bears strayed into the town center. According to a member of the Arcturos bear conservation society, the two cubs are around a year old and were initially spotted in a street beside Kastoria Lake shortly after…