Over 150 students in the University of New South Wales in Sydney held a major protest rally Tuesday sending out a strong message to university officials against the university’s decision to have the Modern Greek Studies Department closed.

The justifiable right for the return of the Parthenon Marbles to Greece is highlighted in an article in France’s Le Monde newspaper by author and honorary professor of Sorbonne University, Henri Godard, who calls on the Louvre Museum to set a “good example” by being the first to return to Greece pieces of the Holy Rock.

Screening of movies are continuing with unabated success within the context of the Hellenic Film Festival, organised in various Australian cities by local Greek communities.

Ten years have passed since the enthronement of the Archbishop of America, Demetrios, on September 18, 1999, at the Holy Trinity cathedral. The 10th anniversary of the event will be celebrated with a special service on Sunday, September 20 at the cathedral, officiated by the Archbishop, with the participation of other high-ranking clerics of the Greek Orthodox Church in the United States.

The new school year has commenced smoothly for Greek schools in Egypt.  Meanwhile Education Coordinator Andreas Karatzas – who met with the headmasters of three schools in Cairo – noted that the number of teachers has increased significantly this year, and first-year high school students at the Ambetios School will receive personal computers from the Greek education ministry.