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Athens’ Iconic Lycabettus Hill to Undergo Makeover
Lycabettus Hill, an iconic landmark in the landscape of Athens, is to undergo a major overhaul designed to make it safer and more attractive to visitors and local residents, the City of Athens...
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Greece Eases Past Armenia in Euro 2020 Qualifier (video)
Greek players celebrate the only goal of the game in Yerevan, Armenia Greece sailed past Armenia 1-0 for Group J of the Euro 2020 qualifiers in Yerevan on Friday thanks to a first half goal by Dimitris...
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Titanic Actor Visits Home of the Gods
Hollywood star Billy Zane was spotted enjoying a break at Mount Olympus known as the home of Zeus and the major Greek gods since before the time of Homer. Zane, who became known for his villainous...
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Greek Police on Alert Over Polytechnic Uprising Anniversary
More than 5,000 officers are on duty to police the march that will take place Sunday afternoon in Athens, commemorating the anniversary of the student uprising against the Greek junta in 1973. The...
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Tsitsipas Triumphs Over Federer, Reaches ATP Final in His Tournament Debut
Stefanos Tsitsipas saved the first nine break points he faced against Roger Federer on Saturday afternoon en route to beating the Swiss by two sets to love (6-3, 6-4) at the Nitto ATP Finals...
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Athens Polytechnic Uprising: How Greek Students Overthrew a Coup
In November 1973, it had been six and a half years since Greece was placed under strict military rule. Opponents of the junta who took over in the April 21, 1967 coup were tortured, jailed, exiled, or...
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Greece’s Panos Triantafyllou Wins Gold at Wheelchair Fencing World Cup
Greece’s Panos Triantafyllou claimed gold on the final day of individual competition at the International Wheelchair and Amputee Sports Federation’s (IWAS) Wheelchair Fencing World Cup in Amsterdam on...
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Former PM Tsipras to Join Demo on Polytechnic Uprising Anniversary
Alexis Tsipras laying a wrath at Athens Polytechnic on a previous commemoration of the anniversary Former PM Alexis Tsipras announced that he will join demonstrators on Sunday for the yearly march to...
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Thousands March in Athens to Commemorate the Polytechnic Uprising
Thousands marched on the streets of Athens toward the US embassy on Sunday to commemorate the anniversary of the Polytechnic uprising and the victims of the 1973 deadly crackdown by the police and the...
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Blind Greek Student Initially Rejected by University Graduates With Distinction
A blind Greek student graduated in Physics with distinction at the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, despite being initially refused entry due to his disability. Argyris Koumtzis received his...
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Greek Police Find Bodies of Missing Mother and Daughter in Gorge
File photo A 45-year-old woman and her 17-year-old daughter missing since the week were found dead on Sunday in a remote area in the region of Pieria. According to the police the two women’s bodies...
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Stefanos Tsitsipas Wins Biggest Title of His Career
Greek tennis sensation Stefanos Tsitsipas won the biggest title of his career so far, beating Austria’s Dominic Thiem in the final of the Nitto ATP tournament, 2 sets to 1 in London on Sunday. The...
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Baby in Greek Migrant Camp Dies From Severe Dehydration
A nine-month-old baby has died of “severe dehydration” at the Moria migrant camp on the Greek island of Lesvos, the aid organization Doctors Without Borders (MSF) said on Saturday. “We are absolutely...
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Giannis Antetokounmpo Lauds Stefanos Tsitsipas After London Triumph
Giannis Antetokounmpo, who earlier this year predicted that Stefanos Tsitsipas will be the “Greek freak in tennis,” sent a message of praise and encouragement after Tsitsipas’ triumph in London on...
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China’s COSCO Plans to Make Piraeus the Largest Port in Europe
China’s Cosco Group shipping giant plans to invest around $1 billion in Greece’s Port of Piraeus to help turn the ancient harbor into a main entry point for Chinese exports to Europe. The new...
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Win Against Finland Too Little Too Late for Greece (video)
Despite having already been eliminated from the finals of Euro 2020, Greece produced another impressive performance winning 2-1 against Finland on Monday at the Athens’ Olympic Stadium. Teemu Pukki...
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Greek Court Finds 22 Guilty in Siemens Bribery Trial
Twenty-two defendants in the Siemens bribery scandal were found guilty by a Greek court on Tuesday, an incredible fourteen years after a judicial inquiry was first launched. Among those are former...
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Pope Francis to Visit Cyprus on 60th Anniversary of Independence
Cyprus President Nicos Anastasiades announced on Monday after talks with the pontiff in the Vatican that Pope Francis has accepted his invitation to make an official visit to the east Mediterranean...
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Athens Acropolis to be Lit Up in Blue for Children’s Rights
The Athens Acropolis is to be lit up in blue – the official color of UNICEF – on Wednesday night to mark the 30th anniversary since the signature of the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the...
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The Japanese Ship Which Saved Hundreds of Greeks During the Smyrna Catastrophe
The story of how a Japanese ship saved hundreds Armenians and Greeks from genocide in Smyrna in 1922 is the theme of a lecture to be held soon in Tokyo by a prominent Japanese researcher. Organized by...
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