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Cape Verde Institute Awarded “Melina Mercouri” Prize in Paris
The ”Instituto do Patrimonio Cultural,” a cultural heritage organization on the island of Cape Verde, was presented with the Melina Mercouri Prize on Tuesday at a ceremony held at UNESCO headquarters...
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Italians, French Put On An Extra Two Kilos During Lockdown
The Italians and the French, both renowned for their love of good food, have gained weight since the imposition of the coronavirus lockdown, the British newspaper Daily Telegraph reports. Italians’...
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Macron calls for Sanctions on EEZ Violators in Mediterranean
French President Emmanuel Macron and Cypriot President Nikos Anastasiades in Paris on Thursday. Photo: AMNA Cypriot President Nicos Anastasiades met French President Emmanuel Macron in Paris on...
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The Fascinating Story of the Greeks of Corsica
The holy icon of the Three Hierarchs brought to Corsica by the Maniot colonists in 1676 The people of the Mani peninsula are famous, among many other things, for their free spirit and devotion to Greek...
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N-Word Dropped from Agatha Christie’s Crime Masterpiece
Christie realizing a life-long dream of visiting Greece in 1958. Credit: National Media Museum/ Flickr Commons The French translation of Agatha Christie’s hit novel “And Then There Were None” will...
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French Star Gérard Depardieu Baptized as Orthodox Christian
French actor Gerard Depardieu. Credit: Wikimedia Commons The beloved French star of a string of award-winning films such as “Cyrano de Bergerac,” “The Last Metro,” and “Police,” actor Gerard Depardieu...
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New Paris Terror Attack Near Charlie Hebdo Magazine Offices
Credit: pxfuel French police are investigating another attack near the former offices of weekly magazine Charlie Hebdo, the location of a terrorist attack in 2015 that killed ten journalists and...
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Cartoon of Erdogan in French Satirical Magazine Sparks Turkish Fury
A front-page cartoon in the French satirical weekly Charlie Hebdo which mocks President Recep Tayyip Erdogan sparked furious reactions from Turkish officials on Tuesday. “We condemn this most...
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EC President Condemns Erdogan’s Comments, Vows to Assess Turkey’s Behavior
Charles Michel, the President of the European Council. Credit: AMNA In a Wednesday interview with RTL Radio, European Council President Charles Michel pledged that the European Union will assess...
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Terror Strikes France Again: Three People Killed at a Church
The scene after the fatal stabbings. Credit: Christian Estrosi @cestrosi/Twitter Three people died on Thursday morning after a suspected terrorist attack at a cathedral in Nice. Reports say that at...
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European Leaders Express Solidarity with France after Terrorist Attack
European leaders at an ongoing European Council video conference on Thursday condemned the terrorist attacks in France, expressing solidarity with France and calling on leaders of all countries to work...
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Erdogan Now Aiming his Guns at Europe
Credit: AMNA The grisly terrorist attacks in France’s cities of Nice and Avignon, which followed the verbal exchanges between French President Emmanuel Macron and his Turkish counterpart Recep Tayyip...
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Greek Orthodox Priest Seriously Injured in Suspected Terrorist Attack in France
Father Nikolaos Kakavelakis was seriously injured in the attack. Credit: Communauté Hellénique de Lyon/Facebook Police are hunting a gunman who shot and seriously injured a Greek Orthodox priest in the...
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Mystery Surrounds Shooting of Greek Orthodox Priest in France
Father Nikolaos Kakavelakis. Credit: Communauté Hellénique de Lyon/Facebook Police in the French city of Lyon released on Sunday an initial suspect in the shooting of a Nikolaos Kakavelakis, a Greek...
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Lyon Greek Orthodox Priest Was Shot by Lover’s Husband
Father Nikolaos Kakavelakis. Credit: Communauté Hellénique de Lyon/Facebook The Greek Orthodox priest shot earlier this month in the French city of Lyon was the victim of a jealous husband rather than...
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Greece Bids Farewell to Philhellene Former French President Valery Giscard...
Valery Giscard d’Estaing (left) with Konstantinos Karamanlis in Athens. Credit: Public Domain Former president of France Valery Giscard d’Estaing passed away on Wednesday at the age of 94, with Greece...
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Erdogan Launches Attack on Macron, Hopes France “Gets Rid of Him” Soon
File photo of Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and French President Emmanuel Macron. Credit: Wikimedia Commons. Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan continued to provoke French President...
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French President Macron Tests Positive for Covid
French President Emmanuel Macron has tested positive for COVID-19, the presidential Elysee Palace announced on Thursday. It said the president took a test “as soon as the first symptoms appeared.” The...
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