Greek Skewers With Lemon and Oregano

Greek Skewers With Lemon and Oregano

Lamb souvlaki, the Greek grill favourite, needs just eight ingredients and a few hours in a lemon and oregano marinade. Lamb souvlaki served on warm pita bread. Photo: Allrecipes What is lamb souvlaki? Souvlaki means small pieces of meat grilled on a skewer. According to Wikipedia, the word comes from the Medieval Greek soúvla, which …

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Serres Father Hurt by Hidden Shard

Serres Father Hurt by Hidden Shard

A 35-year-old man in Serres suffered a koulouri glass injury when a 2.1-centimetre shard hidden in the sesame bread ring cut his tongue and palate, his lawyer said. The incident happened on Wednesday 21 October. His three-year-old child had already eaten about half of the koulouri before the father finished it. Bleeding from the mouth, …

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Unreleased Hadjidakis Songs Come Alive in Ioannidis Album

Unreleased Hadjidakis Songs Come Alive in Ioannidis Album

Six unreleased Hadjidakis songs reach listeners for the first time on Paides epi Kolono, a work Manos Hadjidakis wrote in 1977–1978 but never finished. Giorgos Hadjidakis edited the new album, which came out on Friday 23 October, the composer’s birthday. It holds 13 songs in total. Alkinoos Ioannidis sings the six unreleased Hadjidakis songs in …

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Rivers, Lakes and Stone Lanes

Rivers, Lakes and Stone Lanes

The Falakro villages, spread across the slopes of a 2,232-metre mountain, pair stone houses and old customs with rivers, lakes and forest. Mount Falakro ranks among the most beautiful mountains in Greece, rising above Drama. Its slopes hold abandoned settlements, marble quarries and alpine meadows full of wild orchids, crocuses, thyme and primroses. Pine, oak, …

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Behind a knife attack, a network of far-right extremism

The walls in the streets of Elefsina, northwest of Athens, are covered with the words “Antinazi,” and “Crush the fascists.” Most are fresh, painted during a recent demonstration to protest the serious knife attack allegedly committed by two young men with far right political links on a 32-year-old man known for his involvement in antifascist …

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Who Qualifies and When It’s Paid

Who Qualifies and When It’s Paid

Greece’s €400 pensioner payment is set to land on 30 November, with about 2.2 million people expected to receive it. However, not every pensioner qualifies. Here is a simple guide to the new rules. A permanent annual boost, not a one-off The payment is an annual support that Greece now pays every November. Prime Minister …

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