Mimi Denisi Doco Takes Parthenon Sculptures Campaign to Europe

Mimi Denisi Doco Takes Parthenon Sculptures Campaign to Europe

Greek Deputy Foreign Minister Giannis Loverdos met actress, director and writer Mimi Denisi on Friday to discuss the European screenings of her documentary The Woman Behind Elgin, which examines the theft of the Parthenon Sculptures. Loverdos praised Denisi for producing the documentary, which explores Lord Elgin’s removal of the Parthenon Sculptures during the Ottoman occupation …

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Metlen Revenue Jumps 21% to a Record €6.21 Billion

Metlen Revenue Jumps 21% to a Record €6.21 Billion

ATHENS, November 2026 — Metlen revenue for the first nine months of 2026 rose 21% to a company record of €6.21 billion, as the Athens-listed group pressed ahead in energy, infrastructure and critical metals. According to Metlen’s nine-month trading update, total sales reached €6.212 billion, up from €5.115 billion in the same period of 2025. …

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Greek Epics Taught Bettany Hughes Respect for Odysseus

Greek Epics Taught Bettany Hughes Respect for Odysseus

Greek epics gained new force for historian Bettany Hughes after a near-fatal storm on the Icarian Sea, while she was researching Odysseus for television and later reflecting on Silk Road travel. In a National Geographic Traveller (UK) interview as told to Farida Zeynalova, Hughes looked back on Kent childhood trips, a terrifying Aegean sail tied …

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Taxation fairness in focus at the Athens Tax Forum

The need to establish a modern, stable and competitive tax framework that encourages investment and economic growth while ensuring fairness, transparency and fiscal sustainability was highlighted as a key priority at the 22nd Athens Tax Forum on Friday. Source link

Lemon Chicken Orzo Soup: Bright 50-Minute Bowl

Lemon Chicken Orzo Soup: Bright 50-Minute Bowl

Lemon chicken orzo soup brings tender chicken, rice-shaped pasta and spinach together in a bright citrus broth, ready in about 50 minutes. Photo: Allrecipes What is lemon chicken orzo? This lemon chicken orzo recipe sits close to the Greek comfort table. The pasta is the same shape Greeks call kritharaki, a small grain of rice-shaped …

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Name Day 7 November 2026: Who Celebrates Today

Name Day 7 November 2026: Who Celebrates Today

Icon of the martyr Hieron, leader of the 33 Martyrs of Melitene, by 19th-century icon painter Osip Chirikov. Image: State Museum of the History of Religion/Wikimedia Commons, public domain Saturday 7 November 2026 is a quieter day in the Greek name-day calendar. None of today’s names is among the most common in Greece, but several …

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