"By reading, by reading a lot!". With this phrase, the young Iranian Kouros Durmohamadi Baghi described how, within three years from the day the refugee boat he was on with his parents arrived on the island of Lesbos, he managed to excel in the Panhellenic Examinations and now walk for the Department of Electrical Engineering of the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki.
"Today's agreement confirms and guarantees the right and influence of our islands on the continental shelf and an Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ)," Dendias explained, adding that Greek-Egyptian relations are entering a new phase of closer ties. The just and mutually beneficial agreement, he noted, is a model one and important for the entire East Mediterranean.
Lebanon will host a Greek festival in the ancient coastal city of Byblos in June, the first such event ever held in the country, festival organizers announced.
The third phase of the Nostos – The Return programme, implemented in the framework of trilateral cooperation between Cyprus, Greece and Egypt on diaspora issues, will take place in Australia at the end of March.
Marios Giannakou is the youngest finisher in one of the most difficult races in the world, the 270-kilometer (168 mile) “Ultra Marathon”, which took place in the deserts of Dubai between December 11–15.