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Mother’s Day: Timeless Photo of Greek Mother Saying Goodbye to Son ” width=”700″> The Greek mother offers last minute advice to her son marching on to war. Public Domain The photo of the emotional Greek mother giving one last farewell to her son who is leaving for the Korean War is the essence of what is celebrated on Mother’s Day around the world. It is a timeless reminder of the special relationship between mothers and their children. ” width=”1080″> Taken sometime in the summer of 1950, the photo depicts the deep anxiety of the Greek woman, who is captured perhaps whisperin...

Port of Alexandroupoli  Delivered (podium)  Kalimera sas.  I want to start by thanking my friend, Defense Minister Panagiotopoulos, for coming up to Alexandroupoli today for this event.  But also to reflect, as we were discussing on the aircraft flying up this morning, on the spectacular progress that we have achieved in our defense relationship since the Minister and I first came to Alexandroupoli together in September of 2019, around the removal of the sunken dredger Olga.  I think we should all be enormously proud of what we have accomplished together here in Alexandroupoli and the tr...

Greece’s Alexandroupolis Elevated to Strategic Importance for the U.S. The American flag stands before a Greek tank in Alexandroupolis. Credit: Twitter/Geoffrey Pyatt The port of Alexandroupolis in north-eastern Greece has assumed strategic importance for the U.S., the American ambassador to Greece said on Friday. Geoffrey Pyatt, allied and Greek defense officials visited the port for the final phase of the inter-allied military exercise Defender-Europe 2021. ” width=”1080″> Alexandroupolis’ port authority supported the exercise and the hosting of U.S. forces. Speaking to the Athens...

Ambassador Pyatt: Alexandroupolis has become strategically important Search for: U.S. Ambassador to Greece Geoffrey Pyatt on Friday underscored the United States’ strategic commitment to northern Greece in statements to the Athens-Macedonian News Agency while visiting the port of Alexandroupolis for the final phase of the inter-allied military exercise Defender-Europe 2021. VIPs visited Alexandroupolis on Friday for the start of the port authority’s support of the exercise and the hosting of U.S. forces at the port. Asked by AMNA about the significance of the use of the Alexandroupolis p...

Share It was earlier mentioned that the woman set fire to herself after finding out she could not travel to Germany with others that had been given asylum due to being in the final phase of her pregnancy. Investigating magistrate Nikos Triantafyllos said: 'When she was told she couldn’t travel, her distress and disappointment were such she attempted suicide.' It follows a series of fires at a separate camp, Moria, last year that left more than 12,000 asylum seekers homeless in September. A view of the new temporary refugee camp with tents. The Karatepe, Kara Tepe or Mavrovouni refugee camp...