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Greek PM Pays Tribute to Late Cyprus President Christofias
Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras, who was in Cyprus to attend the funeral of former Cyprus president and AKEL leader, Demetris Christofias, said that the memory of the Cypriot leader will always...
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Artists Create Sand Sculptures on Crete for a Cause
A series of beautiful sand sculptures were created in Crete by artists participating in the Fourth Annual Sand Sculpture Festival taking place this week at Ammoudara Beach, near Heraklion. The aim of...
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Trizonia: The Uknown Greek Island Onassis Almost Bought
Without cars and motorcycles, you will travel back in time on this tiny and little-known Greek island which Onassis once wanted to buy – but the residents rejected his offer! Even today, travelers to...
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Greek Riot Police Break Up Prison Melee
Greek riot police stormed Athens’ Korydallos prison on Tuesday evening to put a stop to the widespread brawling among inmates which erupted earlier in the day. An Afghan detainee and a prison guard...
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Greek Academics, Politicians Call for Crackdown on Campus Violence
Academics protesting recently against violence and sit-ins in Greek universities Prominent academics and politicians signed an open letter on Wednesday calling on the Greek government to put an end to...
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New Mykonos Airport to Blend Modernity with Cycladic Beauty (video)
Mykonos Airport is headed for a complete new redesign and new upgrades, Fraport Greece, the operator of fourteen Greek regional airports, announced on Tuesday. The new €25 million design will blend...
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Wildfire Southeast of Athens Leads to Refugee Camp Evacuation
Firefighters are battling Thursday to contain a wildfire which broke out near an arms factory near the town of Lavrio, some 50 kilometers (30 miles) southeast of Athens. The fire service says the...
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Large Fire in Southern Evia “Under Control” (video)
The flames are seen approaching the sea near Karystos on Wednesday evening Firefighters say that a large fire that broke out near the town of Karystos in southern Evia on Wednesday evening is now...
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Greek, Turkish Defense Ministers Agree on Confidence-Building Measures
Greek Defense Minister Evangelos Apostolakis (left) meets with his Turkish counterpart Hulusi Akar (right) Greek National Defense Minister Evangelos Apostolakis announced on Wednesday that Greece and...
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Massive “Rhodes Majestic Resort” Project Gets Final Go-Ahead
The Greek sell-off fund TAIPED on Wednesday gave the green light to a massive tourist development in the area of Afandou on the island of Rhodes. The agreement signed, following three tenders and...
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Greece Regains Its Seat on International Olympic Committee
After four years of absence, Greece regained its representation on the International Olympic Committee (IOC), which appointed ten new members on Wednesday. Among them is the head of Greece’s Olympic...
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Greece’s Olympic Wrestler Babis Holidis Dies at 62
Greek Olympic medal winner Babis Holidis has died at the relatively young age of 62, it was announced on Wednesday. Holidis, who specialized in Olympic-style Greco-Roman wrestling, was born in...
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Athens Within Range of Turkish Missiles, Paper Reports
Source: Yeni Safak Turkey’s military capabilities in the Aegean are the subject of an extensive report by Turkish pro-government daily newspaper Yeni Safak on Friday. The paper quotes Turkish military...
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Greece Vows to Impose Strict Environmental Criteria for Drilling Off Crete
Greece is set to impose strict environmental criteria for oil and gas drilling off Crete, high-ranking officials assured the public following Thursday’s agreement with multiple petroleum companies to...
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Hoop Placed on Top of Mount Olympus to Honor Giannis Antetokounmpo (video)
The American athletic wear company Nike placed a basketball hoop on the top of Mt. Olympus, the highest point in Greece, to honor Giannis Antetokounmpo, who earlier in the week was named MVP of the...
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Greek Veterans of Korean War Honored at Memorial Event
Ambassador of the Republic of Korea to Greece, Soosuk Lim, said on Tuesday that he will help bring to prominence the actions and sacrifices of Greek veterans of the Korean War. The ambassador made his...
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Giannis Antetokounmpo Confirms He Will Play for Greece in the World Cup
Giannis will wear the Greek national colors again for basketball’s world cup. File photo Giannis Antetokounmpo confirmed on Friday his participation at the World Cup during the presentation of his...
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Hero’s Welcome for Giannis Antetokounmpo at Sepolia, Greece
Thousands of ordinary Greeks turned out to greet their homegrown hero Giannis Antetokounmpo at the Sepolia district of Athens on Saturday. The Greek Freak, Thanasis Antetokounmpo, Kostas Antetokounmpo...
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Mystery Over Unidentified Object Crashing in Occupied Northern Cyprus
An unidentified object that may have been a missile crashed north of the Cypriot capital, Nicosia, early on Monday, but no one was hurt on the ground, Turkish Cypriot officials said. Mustafa Akinci,...
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New Ferry Service Connects Mainland Greece with Turkey (video)
Ferry services between Smyrna’s (Izmir) Cesme district and the Lavrio port, near Athens began Sunday with a special ceremony at the Turkish Port. It is the first time that the Turkish and Greek...
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