February 23, 2010 Greek carriers Aegean Airline - Olympic Air agree to merge Greece's two largest carriers, Aegean and recently privatized Olympic Air agreed to team up to form a stronger player better able to compete with foreign airlines.
December 17, 2009 Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew to appear on 60 Minutes His All Holiness Bartholomew, the spiritual leader of 300 million Orthodox Christians who constitute the second largest Christian church in the world, will be featured on the CBS News program 60 Minutes
September 18, 2009 Greeklish mars student’s Greek language The growing use of Greeklish by schoolchildren is adversely affecting their spelling skills and may ultimately pose a threat to the Greek language, according to a recent study.
June 27, 2009 Is it time to return the Parthenon Marbles? The Greek minister of culture claims that public opinion in the UK favors the return of the Parthenon Marbles. Is he right?
June 10, 2009 Romancing the Stones It's not polite to call the Elgin Marbles the Elgin Marbles anymore. Not even in the British Museum, where the ancient Greek sculptures and reliefs have resided since the early 19th century, after a British ambassador to the Ottoman Empire named Lord Elgin hacked them off the Parthenon.
May 31, 2009 Scholars Sign Letter to Obama Urging Macedonia Policy Consistent with History 249 classical scholars from all over the world signed and sent a letter to President Obama urging him to reverse some of the damage done by the Bush Administration’s decision to recognize FYROM as the “Republic of Macedonia” back in November of 2004.
May 26, 2009 As Alaska Glaciers Melt, It’s Land That’s Rising Global warming conjures images of rising seas that threaten coastal areas. But in Juneau, as almost nowhere else in the world, climate change is having the opposite effect: As the glaciers here melt, the land is rising, causing the sea to retreat.
May 9, 2009 Legislation reintroduced to include Greece in US visa waiver program Washington, D.C. - Today, the Congressional Caucus on Hellenic Issues reintroduced legislation that would designate Greece as a program country in the U.S. State Department's Visa Waiver Program.
April 8, 2009 Satellites Show Arctic Literally on Thin Ice The latest Arctic sea ice data from NASA and the National Snow and Ice Data Center show that the decade-long trend of shrinking sea ice cover is continuing. New evidence from satellite observations also shows that the ice cap is thinning as well.
March 29, 2009 AHEPA Displeased with Management of Greek Independence Day Event at White House The National President of the largest and oldest Greek heritage grass roots association sent a letter to President Barack Obama today expressing displeasure over the management of Greek Independence Day celebration at The White House held March 25, 2009
March 26, 2009 WWF’s Earth Hour On Saturday 28 March 2009 at 8.30pm, people, businesses and iconic buildings around the world will switch off their lights for an hour.
March 18, 2009 The Parthenon Marbles - Who Owns History? The Elgin Marbles receive their name from the British lord who craftily spirited them away from the Parthenon in Greece
March 14, 2009 Olympic Airlines Sold to Marfin Investment Group The Greek government announced that its advisers have picked Marfin Investment Group to buy debt-ridden state carrier Olympic Airlines.
January 20, 2009 Barack Obama's inaugural speech Jan. 20th 2009 Barack Obama was sworn in as the 44th president of the United States and the nation's first African-American president Tuesday. This is a transcript of his prepared speech.
January 17, 2009 After Splash, Nerves, Heroics and Comedy Some passengers screamed, others tucked their heads between their knees, and several prayed over and over, “Lord, forgive me for my sins.” US Airways Flight 1549 smacked the Hudson River the way a speedboat lands after jumping over a wake.
November 24, 2008 Greek shipping hit by global financial crisis PIRAEUS, Greece – In the sparkling blue waters off Greece's bustling port of Piraeus, dozens of hulking carrier ships loom out of the haze of a retreating thunderstorm. After spending several boom years racing across the world's oceans, they swing idly on their anchors, waiting for cargo.
November 23, 2008 Credir cards may be burning up travel dollars Banks, airlines, even the U.S. government are pushing plastic harder than ever. The marketers like to toss around words such as "security" and "convenience," but it always pays to do a little homework before deciding to fatten your travel wallet with another card.
November 1, 2008 New York Times - Barack Obama for President President Bush’s failed leadership has saddled his successor with two wars, a scarred global image and a government systematically stripped of its ability to protect and help its citizens whether they are fleeing a hurricane’s floodwaters, searching for affordable health care or struggling to hold on to their homes, jobs, savings and pensions in the midst of a financial crisis that was foretold and preventable.
September 12, 2008 Government works on Olympic solution Transport Minister Costis Hatzidakis hopes to hand over airline’s management by end of year.
August 9, 2008 Crisp Refreshing and Greek I give you the white wines of Greece, which at the very least will expand your perspective on the popular genre of cool, crisp, refreshing wines that immediately improve any Mediterranean-style meal.
August 1, 2008 How Greeks Computed in 100 B.C. After a closer examination of a surviving marvel of ancient Greek technology known as the Antikythera Mechanism, scientists have found that the device not only predicted solar eclipses but also organized the calendar in the four-year cycles of the Olympiad, forerunner of the modern Olympic Games.
July 3, 2008 Greek Orthodox Church after the collapse of the World Trade Center The story of the tiny St. Nicholas Greek Orthodox Church and its efforts to rebuild after the collapse of the World Trade Center is one of well-intentioned promises that led to endless negotiations, design disputes, delays and mounting costs.
April 22, 2008 Even a Weak Dollar Can Be Stretched As strong euros and pounds continue to push the price of European vacations higher for Americans, the best strategy to keep travel costs down may be to hedge.
February 8, 2008 Church elects a new archbishop Church elects a moderate as new archbishop Soft-spoken reformist Ieronymos, bishop of Thebes, chosen in 2nd vote.
September 18, 2007 Greek Governing Party Wins a 2nd Term The center-right party of Prime Minister Kostas Karamanlis won a second term in power in Greek parliamentary elections on Sunday.
