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Cyprus Launches Protest on Turkish Provocations at the UN
Cyprus has protested what they term “the continuing violations of the national airspace and the territorial waters of Cyprus by Turkey” at the New York headquarters of the United Nations. The protest...
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US Ambassador Warns of the “Malign” Influence of Russia and China in Greece
US Ambassador to Greece Geoffrey Pyatt sent a clear warning on Monday regarding the “malign” influence of Russia and China in Greece. Addressing a conference on energy developments in the Eastern...
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Almost 40,000 Illegal Immigrants Have Crossed Into Greece Since January
The illegal immigration from Turkey to the Greek islands of the eastern Aegean continued unabated this week, with 694 people arriving on the shores of Lesvos, Samos and Chios between early Monday...
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Athens International Film Festival Opens on Wednesday
Long-awaited premieres are included in the anniversary program of the 25th Athens International Film Festival, to be held from September 18-29 in the cinemas Danaos 1 & 2, Ideal, Odeon Opera 1...
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Olympiacos Comeback Earns Champions League Draw Against Tottenham
Olympiacos bounced back after conceding two goals from Tottenham in the first half hour to earn a credible 2-2 draw at the opening game of the Champions League campaign in Piraeus on Wednesday. Harry...
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Greek Police Evict 230 Illegal Immigrants from Two Athens Squats
Police in Athens on Thursday removed over 200 illegal immigrants, including dozens of children, from two squats in the city center as part of a clean up drive by the new conservative government. Some...
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Greek Student Who Set Himself on Fire for Freedom Remembered
Kostas Georgakis, a Greek student of geology who was attending university in Italy, set himself on fire in Genoa on September 19, 1970 as a protest against the Greek military dictatorship of the time....
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Thousands of Fish Found Dead Along Shores of Greek Lake
Thousands of freshwater fish, mostly carp, have been found dead this week around Lake Koroneia, innorthern Greece, where water levels have fallen dramatically this year. Dimitra Bombori, the president...
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Oil and Gas Contracts for Ionian Sea, Crete Now Before Greek Parliament
The proposed contracts for hydrocarbon exploration in four areas of the Mediterranean off Crete and the Ionian islands were brought before the Greek parliament on Wednesday for discussion and...
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Greece to Push for Action on Protecting Cultural Heritage at UN Climate Summit
Greece will present on Monday at the UN Climate Action Summit taking place in New York a proposal for coordinated action to protect cultural and natural heritage from the impact of climate change....
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Bank of Greece Chief Foresees Growth Over Three Percent After 2020
Bank of Greece governor Yannis Stournaras said on Thursday in a speech in the United States that growth rates could rise higher than three percent after 2020, given the right conditions. Speaking at...
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Police Remove Anarchist’s Kiosk from Downtown Athens
Early on Friday, police removed a container in Exarchia Square, in downtown Athens, which had been used by anarchists and other groups as a kiosk for the distribution of information about their group....
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Life-Jacket Graveyard on Greece’s Lesvos “Poses Environmental Threat”
Local authorities on Lesvos issued a warning on Thursday about the environmental hazard of thousands of abandoned life jackets used by illegal migrants crossing into Greece from Turkey. In a letter...
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Greek Summer Comes to an Abrupt End as Floods Hit Thessaloniki (video)
A fierce storm hit Thessaloniki on Thursday night, resulting in dozens of homes being flooded and two motorists becoming marooned along submerged streets which were completely submerged in murky...
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Cyprus-Greece Ferry Link to be Relaunched in 2020
Cypriot Deputy Minister of Shipping, Natasa Pilides told parliament that a passenger ferry between Cyprus and Greece is expected to begin in May 2020 ending two decades without such a sea link. As a...
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Gold Mask, Bronze Helmets Uncovered at Ancient Cemetery of Macedonian Warriors
Archaeologists in northern Greece have uncovered a gold mask and bronze helmets from a vast ancient cemetery at Ahlada, near the town of Florina. In a statement Friday, the Culture Ministry said the...
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Lebanese Suspected Hijacker Arrested in Mykonos
A Lebanese man, accused of involvement in the hijacking of a TWA plane and the murder of a US navy diver in 1985, has been arrested in Greece, police said on Saturday. The 65-year-old was spotted by...
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World’s Best Aerobatics Pilots Mesmerize Spectators at Athens Flying Show
Thousands of spectators gathered at Tanagra Air Base north of Athens on Saturday to watch spectacular displays by some of the world’s best aerobatics pilots on the first day of the annual Athens...
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Migrant Crisis Dominates Former Greek PM Tsipras’ Meeting with Pope Francis
President of main opposition party SYRIZA and former prime minister Alexis Tsipras had a one-hour meeting with Pope Francis at the Vatican on Saturday. According to SYRIZA sources, Tsipras thanked the...
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Greece’s Judo Champion Elisavet Teltsidou Wins Gold at International Grand Prix
Greece’s Elisavet Teltsidou won the gold medal at the Judo International Grand Prix in Tashkent, Uzbekistan on Saturday. It was her second victory this year and the third time she stood up on the...
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