Author: Athanasios Koutoupas
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14,000 Discarded Refugee Lifejackets Traveling to Berlin for Art Project
The decision to give away the used lifejackets — bought by refugees in Turkey and most of them flimsy — was taken by the island’s mayor, Spyros Galinos, who told ANA-MPA that the aim is to create a work that “will affect and mobilize the entire international community regarding the crime that takes place every…
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Egyptian oncologist lands on Forbes’ top 30 under 30 list
The 28-year-old physician is the co-founder of the International Cancer Research Center, a Cairo-based institution devoted to fight the disease in the Middle East through dedicated teams specialised in medical oncology, radiotherapy, radiology, pathology, and surgery. The center is crucial in addressing a disease that is not only the number one cause of death worldwide, but…
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Delphi to host top level Economic Forum
Among the issues to be discussed at the Conference, according to the 4-day program, are the shifts in the global balance of power, strategies for sustainable development, Greece’s constitutional revision dilemmas, Europe’s migration and refugee crisis, Foreign Direct Investment and entrepreneurship as key drivers for the Greek economy, energy issues, the Greek pension system and the…
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Egypt’s Archery Team Wins African Championship
The team snagged a total of 12 medals throughout the championship, with 4 gold, 5 silver and 3 bronze medals. Archers Ahmed El Nemr and Hala El Gebeily won gold medals in the men’s individual recurve event and the women’s individual compound event, respectively. The women’s team also managed to win gold in the recurve…