Immensely popular Greek seafood eatery Avra signs lease for new restaurant inside NYC landmark
Vornado Realty Trust has landed its biggest fish yet in its quest to turn the Penn District into a foodie mecca. Avra Estiatorio, the wildly popular Greek seafood restaurant, has just signed a lease for a Homeric-sized restaurant in the landmark Farley Building at Ninth Avenue and West 33rd Street. It would be a potentially […]
Alexander the Great’s father located in Greek tomb after remains identified using X-ray analysis: study
The remains of Alexander the Great’s father have been identified in a Greek tomb using X-ray analysis, according to a new study. According to Live Science, this new international, but controversial study shows that archaeologists previously discovered that an erroneous tomb in Vergina, Greece, was believed to have housed Alexander the Great’s father, Philip II […]
Shooting at Greek Shipping Company Leaves Four Dead
ATHENS, Greece (AP) — Three people were shot to death at the offices of a shipping company near Athens on Monday, and the suspect also lost his life as police special forces prepared to confront them, authorities said. The shooting occurred at the offices of a shipping company in Glyfada, a seaside suburb of the […]
Greek Authorities Arrest Four Suspected People Smugglers
ATHENS, Greece (AP) – Greek authorities have discovered 84 migrants arriving by sea and arrested four suspected human traffickers who transported them, the coast guard announced Sunday. Both incidents reportedly occurred early Saturday morning. In the first incident, the coast guard was alerted to a boat drifting 46 nautical miles (85 kilometers) south of Crete […]
Blinken warns against wider Middle East conflict in meeting with Turkish, Greek leaders
Secretary of State Antony Blinken met with the leaders of Turkey and Greece on Saturday to discuss the next steps in the ongoing war between Israel and the Palestinian militant group Hamas, a week-long tour of the eastern Mediterranean and Middle East. It was the beginning of a journey. Blinken started his day in Istanbul […]