Greece Starts Relocation of Homeless Migrants at Lesvos
The new transitory camp set up at Kara Tepe. Credit: Greek Migration Service Greek authorities started to relocate on Saturday migrants and refugees who were left homeless after fire destroyed the...
View ArticleGreece to Buy 18 Rafale Fighters, Four New Frigates to Boost Defense
The Rafale is a multirole fighter aircraft. Credit: Wikipedia Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis announced on Saturday that Greece will buy 18 new Rafale aircraft and four frigates to address the...
View ArticleMore than 300 Covid Cases Detected in Greece on Saturday
Most cases of coronavirus have been detected in Athens. Credit: Greek Reporter Greek health authorities announced on Saturday that 302 cases were detected in the country in the last 24 hours. Two more...
View ArticleOlympiacos Players Win the Greek Cup
Olympiacos players celebrate winning the Greek Cup at Volos. Credit: Olympiacos F.C./Twitter Greek champion Olympiacos completed the double by beating AEK 1-0 and lifting the Greek Cup on Saturday...
View ArticlePompeo Says US “Deeply Concerned” by Turkey’s Actions in Cyprus Visit
Pompeo meets Anastasiades in Nicosia on Saturday. Credit: Department Of State/Twitter U.S. Secretary of State Michael Pompeo expressed his concern about Turkey’s actions in the Eastern Mediterranean...
View ArticleGreece Welcomes Departure of Turkish Research Vessel as “Sign of De-Escalation”
Turkey ordered the research vessel, Oruc Reis, back to its homeport. File photo Greece welcomed on Sunday the reported departure of the Turkish research vessel Oruc Reis from the sea area south of...
View ArticleKastellorizo: The First Greek Land Liberated from the Nazis
Kastellorizo was razed to the ground by German bombers in 1943 On September 13, 1943, a Greek destroyer sailed in all its glory to the small port of Kastellorizo, the south-easternmost island of...
View ArticleCovid Cases in Greece Drop to Just Above 200 on Sunday
Credit: pxfuel Greek health authorities announced on Sunday they detected 207 coronavirus cases and recorded three deaths in the last 24 hours. The total number of cases is 13,240, of which 55.5% are...
View ArticleGreece Mulls Over Mandatory Military Service at 18
The Greek government is mulling the introduction of compulsory service at 18. Credit: Skylax30/Wikimedia commons Greek PM Kyriakos Mitsotakis revealed on Sunday that his government is thinking about...
View ArticleGreek President Visits Kastellorizo on the 77th Anniversary of its Liberation
“Kastellorizo is a valuable part of our country,” Katerina Sakellaropoulou said during her visit. Credit: AMNA President of the Republic Katerina Sakellaropoulou on Sunday accused Turkey of undermining...
View ArticleLearning Keeps Me Young: 82-Year-Old Greek Earns University Place
“School is a source of life…Learning keeps you young,” Karydis says. Credit: AMNA An 82-year-old granddad from Corfu has successfully passed the university entry exams and is now preparing to enroll in...
View ArticleGreek Schools Open on Monday With Special Measures for Covid-19
On the first day at school, Greek children are seen duly wearing their masks. Credit: Efthimis Siranidis/Greek Reporter Schools throughout Greece opened on Monday — but under completely different...
View ArticleGreece Sends New Shipment of Aid to Lebanon
Over 500 pallets with hundreds of tonnes of products sent to Lebanon. Credit: AMNA The Greek warship “Ikaria” carrying food, construction materials and medical supplies left for Lebanon on Monday. Over...
View ArticleGreek Journalist Wins Libel Case Against Former Government Officials
Dimadis won compensation totaling 160,000 euros “for personal and professional damage.” Credit: thanosdimadis.com/ Greek journalist Thanos Dimadis recently won a long legal battle in his libel case...
View ArticleLeftist Syriza Unveils New Logo
Main opposition SYRIZA-Progressive Alliance President Alexis Tsipras on Tuesday unveiled the party’s new logo. The central element of the new logo is a five-pointed star, whose points represent the key...
View ArticleGreek Officials Left Red-Faced as Student Face Masks Made Too Big
Children wearing face masks on the first day back at school on Monday. Credit: Greek government Greek authorities cancelled a contract with a face-mask maker on Monday after it became abundantly clear...
View ArticleHundreds of Migrants Housed in New Facility on Greece’s Lesvos Island
The temporary migrant facility on Lesvos. Credit: AMNA A total of 800 migrants and refugees who had been left without shelter after the fires that destroyed the Moria camp on Lesvos last week, were...
View ArticlePAOK Dump Benfica Out of Champions League Qualifying
PAOK eliminated Benfica to reach the Champions League playoffs with a 2-1 triumph in Thessaloniki on Tuesday. Benfica missed a string of chances against PAOK in a one-sided first half as they enjoyed...
View ArticleThe Massacre of Hundreds of Civilians at Viannos, Crete, Still Haunts Greece
German troops round up innocent civilians at Viannos. The Viannos area massacres, known as the “Viannos Holocaust,” was a mass extermination campaign launched by Nazi forces against the civilian...
View ArticleGermany Agrees to Take Another 1,500 Refugees from Greece
Migrants and refugees take shelter at a cemetery following the fires at Moria camp in Lesvos. Credit: Thanasis Voulgarakis/Greek Reporter Germany agreed on Tuesday to take in more than 1,500 refugees...
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