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  • Large rescue effort contains Patra hotel fire

    A large fire that broke out in the hotel Astir in the western port of Patra on Tuesday was brought under control by a unit of 30 firefighters manning 10 fire engines.The fire broke out on a room on the fifth floor though the cause remained unclear.Firefighters contained the blaze before it could spread to other rooms and there were no reports of ...

  • Troika inspectors to arrive in Athens on June 4

    A delegation of technocrats of the troika of the European Commission, the European Central Bank and the International Monetary Fund will arrive in Athens on June 4 to assess Greece's progress, reports said Tuesday.However a senior official at the country's Finance Ministry told Skai that ...

  • Gazprom drives hard bargain as sole major bidder for DEPA

    By Harry PapachristouGazprom is squeezing Athens for better terms to buy DEPA, Greece's sole retail gas distributor, a Greek official said, as the Russian gas export monopoly leverages its strength position as the only major player in the running.Binding bids are due to be submitted on May 29 for DEPA, which posted a net profit of 106 million euros last year. Gazprom last year made a ...

  • Greek neo-Nazis threaten to mobilize against plans for mosque

    PanARMENIAN.Net - Greek neo-Nazi party Golden Dawn has threatened to mobilize 100,000 people against plans to build a mosque in Athens, AFP reported citing the state television. "If a mosque is constructed for Islamist criminals in Greece, a front of 100,000 Greeks headed by Golden Dawn will be created," party spokesman Ilias Kasidiaris told supporters at a rally late on Sunday, in ...

  • Cretan Monastery With Divine Wine

    The monastery of Agia Triada of Tzagarolon is one of the richest and most beautiful monasteries in Crete. It is built near the airport of Chania, in the position Tzobomylos of Cape Melecha and at the foothills of Stavros Mount. The distance from Chania is only 15 km. This Venetian-style monastery owns its well- established reputation around Greece mostly to the exceptional wine, olive oil and ...


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The Music Room (Jalsaghar) [Blu-Ray]

The Music Room (Jalsaghar) [Blu-Ray]

For a filmmaker who has professed on numerous occasions that music was his first love, it is not surprising that director Satyajit Ray chose music as the binding theme of his third film, The Music Room (Jalsaghar). Ray, who started in advertising before moving into filmmak ... ...

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  • Uninsured Work in Greece Reached 39.4 percent

    According to controls carried out by the Hellenic Labor Inspectorate in the first three months of 2013, uninsured work in Greece reached 39.4 percent. In particular, among the 17,189 businesses checked, 6,765 uninsured workers were found. Out of the uninsured, 2,600 are foreigners who represent 51.3 percent of the total number of foreign workers (5,072). Greek uninsured workers amount to 4,165, ...

  • Greece Gambles On OPAPs Privatization

    (Photo/Andy Dabilis) A customer at the Greek gambling agency OPAP fills out a card. Everything from lotteries to betting on sports, including American professional teams, is controlled by the monopoly but the government has sold its interest under pressure from international lenders who want a sell-off of state entities and properties as well. ATHENS - Greece Prime Minister Antonis Samaras said ...

  • EXIM bank to finance Greek ship owners

    sse ls in Chinese shipyards. The bank signed agreements with three Greek shipping companies, Diana Shipping, Angelicoussis and Dynagas, to provide them with loans to order "high-end vessels" in Chinese yards, according to an emailed statement from the bank. The bank plans to ...

  • Hellenic petroleum structured note draws bets on Greek recovery

    By Alastair Marsh Bank of America Corp. sold the first structured notes tied to ...

  • Research and Markets Greece LNG Market Analysis and Outlook to 2020

    "Greece LNG Market Analysis and Outlook to 2020 - Drivers, Challenges, Infrastructure, Supply- demand and competitive landscape" report to their offering. Greece LNG industry research work from OGAnalysis is a compulsory report for all analysts involved in the LNG sector. It is a complete source of information and analysis on Greece LNG industry. It provides insights and ...

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