Author: Athanasios Koutoupas
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4th century imperial bath complex inaugurated in Egypt’s Alexandria
The area had been undergoing excavation and restoration since 1960 by an Egyptian-Polish mission from Warsaw University. Mahmoud Afifi, head of the ministry’s Ancient Egyptian Antiquities Department, said that the newly inaugurated area will be included within the Kom Al-Dikka tourist path, which includes the Roman amphitheater, the bird villa and residential houses from the…
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The ‘smart city’ of Trikala and the future of Greece
With technology playing such an important role in the city, Trikala was the perfect venue for our CodeGirls 2.0 program. I had the opportunity to attend the graduation ceremony for the 40 girls who completed the two-weekend course to advance their computer programming skills. CodeGirls is a program sponsored by U.S. Embassy Athens and our…
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6 archeological missions to resume underwater excavations in Egypt
The head of the department, Mohamed Abdel Maguid, said the missions submitted their papers for approval in December in an effort to be ready before April. Only two of the six missions will resume work next month, he added. The first of these two missions is the French Le Centre d’études Alexandrines (CEAlex), headed by…
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EBRD is studying financing five feed-in tariff projects in its 2nd phase
Heckman told Daily News Egypt that the bank refused to finance the first phase of the feed-in tariff projects due to the domestic arbitration clause, as they wished it to be outside Egypt. According to Heckman, EBRD is planning to inject investments worth €1bn in Egypt during the current year. She explained that most of…