Greece to Adopt International Holocaust Association’s Definition of...
Greek PM Kyriakos Mitsotakis meeting members of the Central Jewish Council of Greece Greece will adopt the International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance’s (IHRA) definition of anti-Semitism, Prime...
View ArticlePomegranate Oil: Greece’s Golden Elixir the World Can’t Get Enough Of
A Greek exporter of pomegranate oil says that he cannot make enough product to satisfy the current world demand for the oil of this fruit, which features in the mythology and traditions of several...
View ArticleGreece Offers 50 Language and Culture Scholarships to Non-Greeks
Greece’s State Scholarships Foundation (ΙΚΥ) announced last week that it will offer up to fifty scholarships to foreign nationals (non-Greek Nationals or non-Greek Nationals of Greek descent) from...
View ArticleMaria Sakkari Speaks Out on Rumors She’s Dating Stefanos Tsitsipas
Top Greek tennis player Maria Sakkari on Monday tried to dispel rumors that she is currently secretly dating Stefanos Tsitsipas, while coyly adding “one never knows what the future will bring.” The...
View ArticleTurkey’s Erdogan Threatens to Release Jihadi Prisoners Over Cyprus Sanctions
Turkey’s President Erdogan on Tuesday warned Europe that Turkey could release jihadi prisoners and send them back to Europe in the event of the imposition of EU sanctions over Cyprus. “You may take...
View ArticleGreek Terror Suspects Remanded in Custody on Tuesday
Two suspects accused of participating in the terror group “Revolutionary Self Defense” were on Tuesday remanded into custody after testifying before an examining magistrate in Athens. The two...
View ArticleGreece Battered by Storm ”Victoria” (video)
Greece is being hit hard by the storm dubbed ”Victoria,” causing severe flooding and even landslides in many parts of the country. The Ionian islands and Crete were particularly badly hit by the...
View ArticleSuspected American Jihadist Stranded at Greek-Turkish Border for Third Day...
A suspected American jihadist has been left stranded for a third day between Greece and Turkey after he was deported by Turkey, then refused entry by Greece. The man has been physically stranded since...
View ArticleSecret Documents Reveal Turkey Planned Operation to Capture Officers Who Fled...
Two of the Turkish officers who filed for asylum in Greece in the aftermath of the attempted Turkish coup. Secret documents obtained by a research group show that the Turkish military had prepared to...
View ArticleScientists Warn Greek Citizens About Excessive Use of Antibiotics
Greece has the dubious distinction of coming in first place among European countries in the excessive use of antibiotics, a phenomenon which actually poses a grave threat to public health, scientists...
View ArticleTsitsipas Reaches ATP Finals Semis Cruising Past Zverev (video)
Stefanos Tsitsipas on Wednesday sailed into the semis at his first ATP Tour Finals beating defending champion Alexander Zverev 6-2 6-2 at London’s O2 Arena. The Greek tennis champion broke his...
View ArticleTurkey to Deport Suspected Jihadist Stranded at Greek Border to the US
A suspected ISIS terrorist from the United States stranded on the Turkish-Greek border for the last four days will be sent to the US, the Turkish Interior Ministry said on Thursday. A written...
View ArticleGreece Sets New, Higher Investment Criteria for Golden Visa Program
Greece launched a new set of criteria on Thursday for offering a Golden Visa to foreign citizens, setting out procedures for the granting of a five-year entrance and residence permit in Greece to...
View ArticleAthens Named Eleventh-Worst City in the World to Drive in
A new survey published on Wednesday ranking the world’s best and worst cities for driving confirms what most Athenians already know from experience. The Greek capital has earned the dubious...
View ArticleChoosy Migrants Turn Down Free Accommodations at Greek Monastery (video)
File photo A group of migrants on Thursday refused free accommodations in a monastery in western Greece which had been offered to them by the authorities in an effort to relieve the crowding at the...
View ArticleTurkish Drilling Ship “Fatih” Begins Operation Off Cyprus, Flaunting EU Warnings
The Turkish oil-and-gas drilling ship Fatih has started its operations off the coast of northeastern Cyprus, Turkish vice president Fuat Oktay said on Friday, despite warnings from European Union for...
View ArticleAthens Polytechnic Opens its Gates for Events Commemorating Student Uprising
The commemorations marking the anniversary of the November 17 student uprising at the Athens Polytechnic University in 1973 officially kicked off on Friday. The gates of the National Metsovio...
View ArticleGreece Calls for Implementation of International Law as Occupied Northern...
Greece called for the restoration of international order and an end to the Turkish occupation in the northern part of Cyprus on Friday, on the occasion of the 36th anniversary of “independence,” as...
View ArticleFormer Google Executive Steve Vranakis Created ”Macedonia the Great” Logo
Former Google executive-turned Greek government adviser Steve Vranakis has been credited for the creation of the new, official commercial trademark which will be used for all products originating from...
View ArticleGreece Highlights Conditions for North Macedonian, Albanian EU talks
Greek PM Mitsotakis meets with his North Macedonian counterpart Zaev in Thessaloniki on Thursday Greek PM Kyriakos Mitsotakis on Thursday expressed his government’s support for the EU aspirations of...
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