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Demonstrators Defy Rally Ban, Clash with Police in Central Athens
Clashes erupt in central Athens on Tuesday, the anniversary of the November 17 student uprising. Credit: AMNA Hundreds of demonstrators defied a ban on demonstrations and gathered on two separate...
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Abu Dhabi Marks Visit of PM Mitsotakis With Display of Huge Greek Flag
Credit: Greek Analyst/Twitter A huge Greek flag was on display in Abu Dhabi as the United Arab Emirates welcomed an official visit of Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis on Tuesday. The Greek Premier,...
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US Museum Returns Rare 10th Century Gospel to Greek Monastery
The Monastery of the Virgin Eikossifinissa. Credit: AMNA One of the oldest extant hand-lettered gospels, written in Greek between the end of the 10th century and the start of the 11th, is on its way to...
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Greek Nurses Volunteer to Travel from Crete to Thessaloniki to Battle Covid
File photo. Credit: AMNA Ten nurses are travelling from Crete to Thessaloniki on Wednesday, in order to voluntarily assist their medical colleagues in the fight against the coronavirus. The Greek...
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Greece, UAE Forge Strategic Relationship; Condemn Turkish Provocations
Credit: AMNA Greece and the United Arab Emirates have agreed to forge a strategic alliance that includes not only economic cooperation, but also extends to the areas of cooperation in defense and...
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Greek Scientist Elected Chairman of Global IT Flagship Organization
The World Information Technology and Services Alliance (WITSA) on Tuesday elected Yannis Sirros as Chairman of the Hellenic Information Technology and Communications Enterprises (SEPE) for the term...
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Archbishop of All Greece Ieronymos Hospitalized with Covid-19
Archbishop of Athens and All Greece Ieronymos was hospitalized on Thursday morning after testing positive for the coronavirus. The 82-year-old head of the Greek Church, who is believed to be suffering...
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Greece Plans to Vaccinate More Than Two Million Per Month for Covid
Credit: Greek Reporter Greek Health Minister Vasillis Kikilias outlined the government’s plan for the vaccination of the country’s population against the novel coronavirus, during the live briefing on...
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European Watchdog Blasts Greece on Migrant Detention Facilities
Credit: Council of Europe’s anti-torture committee (CPT) A committee report by the Council of Europe released on Thursday urges the Greek authorities to change their approach towards immigration...
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Greece Appropriates Two Private Hospitals for Covid-19 Patients
Credit: AMNA The Greek government took over two private hospitals in Thessaloniki on Thursday in which transmission of the coronavirus has been particularly widespread. The decision was reached after...
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EU Warns Turkey with Sanctions Over East Med Provocations
The Turkish oil exploration vessel Oruc Reis. Credit: AMNA The European Union toughened its stance towards Turkey on Thursday and warned that sanctions will be discussed at the December EU Summit if...
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Greece Forecasts 10.5% Recession this Year, 4.8% Growth in 2021
Credit: pxfuel.com The Greek economy is expected to contract by 10.5 percent this year and to grow by 4.8 percent in 2021, according to provisions included in the new state budget, which was brought...
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Greece Marks Armed Forces Day with Spectacular Video Display
Greece marked Armed Forces Day on Saturday with a spectacular video projected onto the Hellenic Parliament facade highlighting the history and struggles for the protection of the homeland since ancient...
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Giannis Antetokounmpo Distributes Food to the Needy in Athens
Giannis Antetokounmpo, who is currently training in Greece, donated and distributed boxes of food for people in need at the church of Agios Meletios in Sepolia, the neighborhood where he grew up, on...
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Suspected Jihadist Arrested in Greece Remanded in Custody
Counter-terrorism officers (file photo) A 27-year-old Syrian man charged with two crimes linked to ISIS terror attacks was led to prison after his testimony to the public prosecutor on Tuesday, during...
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“Goodwill” Gestures by Turkey Little More Than a Ploy, Says Greek FM
Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Athens. File photo “Turkey has left no room for any kind of positive agenda at the forthcoming European Council,” Greek Foreign Minister Nikos Dendias said in a statement...
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All Flights To and From Greece Grounded on Thursday
Credit: AMNA There will be no domestic or international flights to and from Greece’s airports on Thursday, as the Civil Aviation Authority’s air traffic controllers and electronics mechanics are...
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Greece Mourns Legendary High Priestess of the Olympic Flame Ceremony
Credit: Hellenic Olympic Committee Maria Moscholiou, the legendary High Priestess of the Olympic Flame ceremony at Ancient Olympia, has died in Athens. Moscholiou supervised the dramatic Lighting...
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Greek Economic Summit to Focus on Prospects for Growth Beyond Covid
Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis and President of the Hellenic-American Chamber of Commerce Nikolaos Bakatselos at the 30th annual Greek Economic Summit. Hundreds of policymakers, diplomats,...
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The Big Dilemma: Should COVID-19 Vaccines be Mandatory?
Credit: Dimitri Houtteman/unsplash As Covid-19 vaccines will become available soon, health experts and governments worldwide are mulling whether they should be made compulsory. In liberal democracies...
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