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Archive - Oct 2008

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October 18th

Greece Officially Protests about US Visas

18 October 2008 / 18:10:46  
Athens’disappointment was expressed by Greek ambassador to Washington Alexandros Mallias in the presence of President George Bush, State Secretary Condoleezza Rice and Secretary of Home Security Michael Chertoff.


Theo Angelopoulos out of Greek Film Award Nominations

18 October 2008 / 14:10:16  
The Ministry of Culture waited till the last minute for the famous director to finish his latest film “Dust of Life." The film was not completed and it was not included in this year's Award Nominations.


Ralph Fiennes Unrecognizable in “Oedipus”

17 October 2008 / 21:10:53  
Sophocle’s tragedy comes to life in modern version directed by Frank McGuinnes at the National Theatre in London.


3D Theatre in Athens for the First Time

17 October 2008 / 21:10:47  
“The Poisonous Spider” of Escape is coming back...! “The Black Widow” has found shelter on Broadway and is threatening to catch within its web the fans of music, dance and songs and theatre lovers in Athens. Once again it will inflame an unbelievable excitement.


October 17th

Drivers Refuse to Pay Toll Taxes for a Highway Killer

16 October 2008 / 22:10:35  
The company collecting the toll taxes does not know what to do because drivers refuse to pay with the argument that the road Korint-Patras is extremely dangerous.


October 16th

Greece Will Have a Friend in the White House Again

16 October 2008 / 18:10:18  
Obama-Biden team declares for Turkish army withdrawal from Cyprus, changing the name of Macedonia and respect of Ecumenical Patriarchate rights in an interview for the New York newspaper "Greek News".


The President’s Airplane Breaks Down

16 October 2008 / 15:10:33  
Greek President Karolos Papoulias and 162 member Greek delegation who were on a visit to Vietnam recently, could not return to Athens in time because of an engine failure of the Airbus plane of Olympic Airlines.