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Pompeo Says Opening of Cypriot Ghost Town is “Provocative”, Must be Reversed
Secretary of State Mike Pompeo voiced deep concern about Turkey’s reopening part of a beachfront resort of Varosha, which was abandoned since Turkey invaded the island in 1974, calling it provocative...
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Greek PM: Border Fence at Evros Ready by April 2021
Credit: Greek Government The construction of a new border fence at Evros, “was the least the government could do to provide a sense of security to Greek citizens, whose morale remains high at such a...
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World Health Organization to Establish New Office in Athens
The WHO headquarters in Geneva. Credit: Wikipedia The offices of the World Health Organisation (WHO) for the Quality of Health Care and Patient Safety will be located in Athens, Health Minister...
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Coronavirus Deaths in Greece Reach 500
Credit: Greek Reporter Greek health authorities announced on Saturday that ten more people died of the coronavirus, bringing the total number of fatalities in Greece since the beginning of the pandemic...
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Turkey Claims Jurisdiction Over Half of the Aegean in New Provocation
Greece blasted an attempt by Turkey to claim jurisdiction for search and rescue operations in almost half of the Aegean Sea on Sunday. In a statement, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Athens said...
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Thessaloniki Flirts With Lockdown as Hundreds of Revelers Ignore Precautions
Young people gather at parks and squares in downtown Athens. File photo. Credit: Mark Mathews/Greek Reporter Despite warnings by Greece’s health authorities that a lockdown could be imposed in...
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The Greek Survivor Who Battled Covid, Flu, and Pneumonia Simultaneously
Alexis Alexiou leaving an Athens hospital after treatment. Credit: Alexis Alexiou/Facebook Alexis Alexiou has become a global case study when back in March 2020 he battled with the coronavirus,...
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Greece Records 438 New Covid Cases, Nine Deaths on Sunday
Credit: Greek Reporter Greek health authorities announced on Sunday that 438 new coronavirus cases were detected in the last 24 hours throughout the country. Nine people hospitalized at ICU’s lost...
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Turkish Cypriot Hardliner Wins Elections in Occupied Territory
Occupied north Nicosia. Credit: Ozan Huseyin/Wikimedia commons Ersin Tatar, a hardline Turkish Cypriot politician who favors closer ties with Turkey, has won on Sunday the race to lead a country that...
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Evicted 90-Year-Old Greek Woman Forced to Sleep on the Streets
Credit: Médecins du Monde Greece/Ethnos A 90-year-old woman, unable to pay rent, was evicted from her home in Athens and was forced to sleep on the streets for two days. The woman, who was living with...
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Greece to Increase Military Service to 12 Months
Credit: Skylax30/Wikimedia commons Greece announced on Sunday that its male citizens’ mandatory military service will be increased “soon” from nine to twelve months. Defense Minister Nikos...
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Greek Prosecutor Recommends Suspended Sentence for Golden Dawn Leaders
Credit: AMNA The Greek prosecutor in the trial of the criminal organization Golden Dawn proposed that the jail sentences of up to 13 years imposed on its leaders last week should be suspended. Only...
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Greek Orthodox Priest is Accused of Injuring Baby During Baptism
A priest in Cyprus has been accused of injuring a baby during the baptism rite at a church near Limassol on Saturday. Video footage shows the priest forcefully immersing the crying baby into the...
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US Offers Frigate Co-Production Deal with Greece
The Lockheed Martin’s Multi-Mission Surface Combatant is an advanced version of this Freedom-class frigate. Source: Wikipedia The United States has proposed Greece purchases four American-made...
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Greece Calls for the Suspension of EU-Turkey Customs Union in Diplomatic...
Credit: AMNA Greece has asked the European Union to examine the possibility of fully suspending customs union with Turkey, as Athens launched a new diplomatic offensive against Turkey’s repeated and...
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Greek PM Nixes Plan for Return of Fans to Football Stadiums
Greek stadiums will remain empty for the time being. File Photo. Credit: AMNA Greek PM Kyriakos Mitsotakis rejected plans by the football authorities to allow spectators to return to the stadiums this...
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Greek Officer Assumes Command of EU Navy Operation in Libya
Credit: Hellenic National Defense General Staff Captain Theodoros Mikropoulos has officially assumed the position of Commander at Sea for the second half of 2020 for the operation “Irini” at the...
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Greece, Albania Agree to Settle Maritime Boundaries at International Court
Foreign Minister Nikos Dendias and Albanian Prime Minister Edi Rama. Credit: AMNA Greece and Albania should settle the issue of their respective maritime zones at the International Court of Justice...
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Greek Navy Forms Protective Wall Off Kastellorizo to Counter Turkish Threat
The photo released by GEETHA shows the dense formation of Greek navy ships near Kastellorizo. The Hellenic National Defence General Staff (GEETHA) released a series of photographs on Tuesday from the...
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Maritime Accord with Egypt an Example for All East Med, Greek PM Says
Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi chats with his Cypriot counterpart Nicos Anastasiades and Greek PM Kyriakos Mitsotakis. Credit: Greek government Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis hailed...
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