American Hellenic Educational Progressive Association

The American Hellenic Educational Progressive Association (AHEPA), the largest Greek-American organization in the United States, has condemned an attack by left-wing protesters on a statue of former US president Harry Truman in central Athens.

Gale-force winds caused numerous problems in the northern port of Thessaloniki on Thursday, both at the airport and in the city center.

Greece, Cyprus and Israel are the United States' three most dependable allies in the Eastern Mediterranean and form the front line of defense for significant American interests, at a time when relations between Washington and Turkey are particularly tense, says American Hellenic Institute (AHI) president Nick Larigakis.

Four people were hurt on Friday when the cable of an elevator in Thessaloniki's AHEPA university hospital snapped, causing the elevator cabin to plunge two floors.

The staff who had been in the elevator at the time - two nurses, a stretcher-bearer and a medical technician - sustained minor injuries in the fall.

The new Supreme President of the AHEPA, Carl (Icaros) R. Hollister ran unopposed, was elected and sworn in to the office of Supreme President at the 95th Annual AHEPA Convention and Anniversary Celebration in Orlando, Florida at end July.

Greece's Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras reiterated on Tuesday that his country will not acquiesce to a Cyprus settlement that would include Turkish rights of intervention.

“I can say with certainty that Greece is back”, said Greek PM Alexis Tsipras in the English language at the reception held in his honour by the Consulate General of Greece in Chicago at the National Hellenic Museum. He said that Greece had been through a great ordeal over the past years, but could now stand on her two feet and look with optimism to the next generations.

Four teenagers were killed and another injured in the early hours of Tuesday on the outskirts of Thessaloniki after the car they were in veered off the road and crashed into a wall.

The crash occurred at around 3.30 a.m. in the area of Evosmos, on the corner of Anageniseos and Smyrnis streets, just above the Thessaloniki ring road, according to the ANA-MPA news agency.

The personal stories of Greek Jews who took part in the WWII Resistance (1941-44) are the focus of the exhibition “Synagonistis: Greek Jews in the National Resistance,” which was inaugurated on April 1 and will run through May 30 at the Washington Hebrew Congregation in Washington D.C.