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Joint Greek-US Military Exercise Held South of Crete
Credit: Hellenic National Defence General Staff A joint Greek-US aeronautical exercise was held on Monday in the sea area south of Crete. According to a Hellenic National Defence General Staff’s...
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Germany Warns that East Med Tension is “Like Playing with Fire”
Credit: Hellenic National Defence General Staff German Foreign Minister Heiko Maas warned on Tuesday that the current situation in the East Med, where Greek and Turkish navies are gathered, is “like...
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Greece Records New Small Drop in Covid Cases
Credit: A. Makris/Greek Reporter Greek health authorities reported 168 Covid-19 cases on Tuesday, significantly down since Sunday’s record of 284. The death toll jumped by one new fatality to 243. Of...
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“Greece is Growing” as it Extends Sovereignty to 12 Miles in the Ionian Sea
A huge Greek flag atop the Acropolis. Credit: Martin Lopatka/Wikimedia commons Greek PM Kyriakos Mitsotakis announced on Wednesday that the country will extend its territorial waters from 6 to 12...
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Greece Detects Record New Covid Cases on Wednesday: 293
Credit: Greek Reporter Greek health authorities announced on Wednesday they detected 293 coronavirus cases in the last 24 hours, a new record since the pandemic spread into the country in March. Three...
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President Trump Calls Greek PM on Crisis in the East Med
Greek PM Mitsotakis speaks on the phone with President Trump on Wednesday. Credit: Greek government US President Donald Trump called Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis on Wednesday evening to discuss...
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Mock Dogfights Erupt Between Greek, Turkish Jets Near Crete
File photo. Credit: Hellenic Air Force Turkish fighter aircraft harassed Greek jets who were returning to base on Crete on Thursday after a joint military exercise with Cypriot, French and Italian...
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EU Mulls Turkey Sanctions Following Greek Request
European Union Foreign Ministers decided on Friday to begin discussions on imposing sanctions on Turkey in response to the country’s provocative actions in the eastern Mediterranean. EU Minister for...
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Mikis Theodorakis: I Remain a Greek Soldier Defending our Rights
File photo Mikis Theodorakis, the world renowned composer and lyricist, who turned 95 recently, said on Friday that he remains a soldier in defense of the nation’s rights in the face of Turkish...
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Greece Shows Solidarity to Suffering Lebanon with Shipment of Food, Medical...
Aftermath of the deadly explosion in Beirut. Credit: Freimut Bahlo/Wikimedia Greece has vowed to continue its support for the Lebanese people who are struggling to return to normalcy following the...
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France’s Macron Reaffirms Solidarity with Greece, Says Turkey Respects...
French President Emmanuel Macron once more expressed his country’s solidarity with Greece saying on Friday that he had taken a tough stance with regard to Turkey’s actions in the Eastern Mediterranean....
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Greece Detects 177 New Covid Cases, Records One Death on Saturday
Greek health authorities announced on Saturday they detected 177 new cases of coronavirus in the last 24 hours and one more person has died, bringing the total Covid-19 death toll in the country to...
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Greece Defies Turkish War Threats Over Aegean Territorial Waters
File photo The Greek Ministry of Foreign Affairs responded on Saturday to Turkey’s Vice President who threatened Greece with war if it expands it’s territorial waters to 12 nautical miles in the...
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The Greek Girl who Won Fame at Athens Olympics 16 Years Later
One of the most enduring memories of the Athens Olympic Games in 2004 was the young girl who blew out the Olympic Flame in the closing ceremony. Fotini Papaleonidopoulou, the little girl with the green...
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Greek President: Conversion of Chora Museum to Mosque “An Act of Symbolic...
Source: Gryffindor/Wikimedia commons Greek President Katerina Sakellaropoulou on Friday called Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s recent decision to convert the historic Chora former Christian...
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Cat Interrupts Greek Evening News Interview for Coronavirus
You Tube A cat appeared out of nowhere on the TV screen during a live discussion with a coronavirus expert on a Greek news program on Saturday evening, reminding everybody of the perils of appearing on...
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Turkey Openly Threatens to Occupy Greece’s Aegean Islands
Credit: kallerna/Wikipedia commons In a major escalation of aggressive rhetoric by Ankara, Turkish Vice-President signaled on Saturday that the Erdogan government has set its eyes on taking over the...
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Greek Police Fine Hundreds for Breaking Covid Rules
Credit: AMNA Police checks to prevent the spread of coronavirus carried out throughout Greece on Friday led to the confirmation of 373 violations for not using a mask and not maintaining the required...
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Mycenae, the Bronze Age Kingdom of Agamemnon, Damaged by Wildfire
Credit: AMNA Sections of the archaeological site of Mycenae, the bronze age kingdom of Agamemnon, were damaged by a wildfire on Sunday. Visitors and staff at the archaeological site were earlier...
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Volunteers Clear Seabed in Iconic Mykonos Quarter
Credit: Mykonoslive.tv A group of volunteer divers cleaned the sea bed in front of the iconic Little Venice quarter at the capital of Mykonos on Sunday. The volunteers of the environmental group “All...
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