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How the Aphrodite of Milos statue shaped the Western idea of female beauty

The statue of Aphrodite of Milos, which was discovered on April 8, 1820, changed western culture in the 19th century, creating a certain ambivalence about the idea of female beauty. Aphrodite – the goddess of love for ancient Greeks – had been…

11 April, 2019

GREECE

Turkish researchers: No Sultan’s edict allowing Lord Elgin to loot the Acropolis

Two Turkish researchers have de-bunked the British claim that the Parthenon Marbles were a gift by the Ottoman Sultan Selim III to Lord Elgin. The Sultan did not issue an edict (ferman) allowing Elgin to loot the Acropolis, the researches have found.…

6 April, 2019

The News Weekly·WORLD

The new Grand Strategy of the United States

It is commonly believed in the United States that the country has no Grand Strategy since the end of the Cold War. A Grand Strategy is a vision of the world that one seeks to impose, and that all administrations must respect.…

6 April, 2019

GREECE

Rights of ethnic Greeks in Albania abused, again

Albania on Saturday reportedly withdrew a decision published in the online version of its government gazette calling for the seizure of properties belonging to members of the ethnic Greek minority in the town of Himara. According to diplomatic sources, Tirana’s decision came…

6 April, 2019

AUSTRALIA·COMMUNITY·The News Weekly

Several hundreds attend Archbishop Stylianos’ funeral in Sydney

On Saturday the 30th of March, ordinary citizens, clerics, politicians and public figures from the wider Greek community in Australia attended the last farewell to the Greek Orthodox Archbishop of Australia Stylianos, during the funeral service held at the Cathedral Church of…

5 April, 2019

GREECE

Greece furious over north neighbor’s “Wines of Macedonia”

It came as expected and feared. Companies in North Macedonia omit the geographic term and sell their products with state labeling as simple “Macedonian.” And this despite the Prespes Agreement or because of it that apparently did not cover all issues between…

5 April, 2019

HEALTH·SCIENCE

Study: Brain drain is the biggest worry of Greeks and Europeans

A survey conducted recently by YouGov for the European Council on Foreign Relations shows that the nations of Southern and Eastern Europe worry more about emigration than immigration. The trend of millions of young, educated people leaving Southern and Eastern Europe to…

5 April, 2019

GREECE·The News Weekly

Burgeoning ‘Athenian Riviera’ entails prospect of massive boost for Greek tourism

Two emblematic investments in the so-called “Athens Riviera”, the coastline extending roughly from Neo Faliro southeast all the way to renowned Cape Sounion, will have a significant impact on the recovering Greek economy, two top corporate executives and a former tourism general…

23 March, 2019

WORLD

‘We are building a European Defense Union

The following interview with German Defense Minister Ursula von der Leyen. Germany and France lead the way for the European Defense Fund. Is it spurred by Britain’s decision to leave the European Union and the pressure from the United States that led…

23 March, 2019

GREECE·The News Weekly

Recognition of Macedonian language a ‘grave mistake,’ says prominent linguist

Greece committed a “grave mistake” in recognizing the existence of a Macedonian language, prominent linguist and former education minister Georgios Babiniotis said, adding that the clause in the Prespes accord signed between Athens and Skopje could encourage minority claims in the future.…

20 March, 2019

GREECE·The News Weekly

Greek foreign ministry reacts to Erdogan comments on military flights in Aegean

Athens immediately responded on Friday to inflammatory statements a day earlier by Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, who, among others, said “we (Turkish military) scramble aircraft in the Aegean, as long as the Greeks do so”. Among others, the increasingly authoritarian Turkish…

20 March, 2019

The News Weekly·WORLD

US Urges ‘Calm’ between India-Pakistan Conflict

International powers this week anxiously urged India and Pakistan to avoid further escalation of military confrontation. Given the two nations have gone to war on three occasions during the past seven decades and are both nuclear armed, the international concern is palpable.…

9 March, 2019

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How the Aphrodite of Milos statue shaped the Western idea of female beauty

Turkish researchers: No Sultan’s edict allowing Lord Elgin to loot the Acropolis

The new Grand Strategy of the United States

Rights of ethnic Greeks in Albania abused, again

Several hundreds attend Archbishop Stylianos’ funeral in Sydney

Greece furious over north neighbor’s “Wines of Macedonia”

Study: Brain drain is the biggest worry of Greeks and Europeans

Burgeoning ‘Athenian Riviera’ entails prospect of massive boost for Greek tourism

‘We are building a European Defense Union

Recognition of Macedonian language a ‘grave mistake,’ says prominent linguist

Greek foreign ministry reacts to Erdogan comments on military flights in Aegean

US Urges ‘Calm’ between India-Pakistan Conflict

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