Category: GREEKS OF ALEXANDRIA

News concerning the Greeks of Alexandria and their activities

  • The Holy Synod of the Patriarchate of Alexandria to celebrate the 15th anniversary of the enthronement of Patriarch Theodore

    The Holy Synod of the Patriarchate of Alexandria to celebrate the 15th anniversary of the enthronement of Patriarch Theodore

    The sessions of the Holy Synod of the Patriarchate of Alexandria, which will take place on October 7-10, coincide with the 15th anniversary since the enthronement of Patriarch Theodore II of Alexandria.

    The Primate of the Patriarchate of Alexandria and All Africa was elected unanimously on October 9, 2004.

    The Polyarchieratic Patriarchal Co-liturgy will be celebrated this year to celebrate the 15th anniversary since the enthronement of the shepherd of all Africa and Greek community in Egypt.

    All bishops of the Alexandrian Church will attend the festal liturgy while local officials are expected to attend.

     

     

     

  • The website of E.K.A. now “speaks” English and Arabic

    The website of E.K.A. now “speaks” English and Arabic

    The new website www.backstage.ekalexandria.org of the Greek Community of Alexandria, which has been operating for about a year and a half, having high online traffic and visibility, now “speaks” English and Arabic, in addition to Greek, since March 24.

    One of the main pillars of the Greek Community of Alexandria is the promotion of its activities and its vast history. Based on this axis, the Press and Public Relations Committee clearly planned to promote and highlight the important role the Greek Community of Alexandria can play as a bridge of cooperation between institutions located in Greece and Egypt, and that will confidently raise the visibility of the Alexandrian Greeks and their heritage.

    As part of the continuous improvement of communication tools, the Greek Community of Alexandria has gone through with this very important step; launching the website in additional two languages, English and Arabic, thus honoring non-Greek speaking friends, and especially the Alexandrians, and the local community of Egypt, in which it coexists.

    The aim of the Greek Community of Alexandria is to showcase the activities and the history of the Greek Community, but also to include news related to economic, political and cultural themes related to our city but also to Greece and Egypt. Making the website a bridge between the Egyptiot-Greeks with Greek, Egyptian and international audience.

    The official launch of the website in the two new languages took place on Friday, March 24, in the presence of members of the Greek Community. The launch of the two editions made by the Special Secretary of Communication Planning Immigration & Refugee Policy, the Alexandrian, Mr. Giorgos Florentis and the Deputy Director General of the General Secretariat for Greeks Abroad Mr. Dimitris Plevrakis.