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Vassiliki Millousi Wins Silver Medal at Artistic Gymnastics World Cup in Baku

Vassiliki Millousi won the silver medal in the balance beam event on Sunday at the Artistic Gymnastics World Cup “AGF Trophy 2017” held at the Milli Gimnastika Arenasi in Baku, Azerbaijan. Romanian Katalina Ponor was first with 13.833 pts,...

Lefteris Petrounias wins gold medal at Gymnastics World Cup AGF Trophy 2017 in Baku

Olympic champion in gymnastics Lefteris Petrounias was the winner of the rings final at the Gymnastics World Cup AGF Trophy 2017 adding another gold medal to his collection. In his first international outing of the year, Rio rings champion made...

Greek Choreographer Dimitris Papaioannou and Team Nominated for Six Emmys

Renowned Greek choreographer and performer Dimitris Papaioannou and his talented team have been nominated for six Emmys for the opening ceremony they created for the 2015 European Games in Baku. The ceremony, titled “Origins,” has been nominated in the categories...

‘Hellas’ Exhibition at Baku Features Children’s Art Inspired by Ancient Greece

An art exhibition entitled “Hellas” in the Centro Italiano Baku has opened its doors for little art lovers until March 11, featuring art by children inspired by Ancient Greece, according to a Azernews report. The theme of the exhibition is...

Petrounias Wins First Gold for Greece in European Games

Gymnast Lefteris Petrounias was the first Greek to win a gold medal in the inaugural European Games in Baku, Azerbaijan, by placing first in the men's rings on Saturday. The 24-year-old world champion managed to edge out Russia's Nikita Ignatyev, who was...

Greek Sports Minister: Athens Olympic Games Were a Catastrophe for the Greek Economy

Greek Sports Minister Stavros Kontonis characterized the Athens Olympic Games "a bad example" in an interview to the Athens-Macedonian News Agency on the occasion of the European Championships in Baku, Azerbaijan. Kontonis said that the way the Olympic Games were organized and the...

Samaras Meets With Azeri President in Baku

Greek Prime Minister Antonis Samaras met on Friday night with BP Group Chief Executive Robert Dudley during his visit to Baku as one of several country leaders attending events related to the natural gas pipeline in Azerbaijan. Earlier, Samaras attended a...

Greek PM's Plane Forced to Land

The Greek Prime Minister, Antonis Samaras along with his associates, were expected to fly to Baku, Azerbaijan, this evening. However his plane showed mechanical problems and was forced to land at the Elefsina airport. After engineers performed a check on...

Terrorist Attempted Thwarted During Eurovision Song Contest

By Danai Kanella Azerbaijan authorities announced today that they succeeded in preventing a terrorist attack during the grand finale of the Eurovision Song Contest in Baku. Police arrested 40 people who had already bought tickets to enter the Crystal Hall,...

Azerbaijan Chooses Hellenic Studies Despite the Crisis

At the current time, Greece's image around the world is rather negative but young Azeris don't forget the country's perennial cultural offer and have decided to study Greek culture and history at the Baku Slavic University. Azeris first discover references...