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Greek Anarchist Group Attacks Turkish Consulate in Athens
Activists from the self-proclaimed anarchist group Rouvikonas have attacked the Turkish consulate in the Athens suburb of Psychiko. A group of 15 to 20 people went to the street where the consulate is...
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Greek Museums and Archaeological Sites Shut on Sunday
Special opening hours will apply to museums and archaeological sites throughout Greece during the Easter holiday, according to a Culture Ministry announcement. According to the announcement, opening...
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Migrant Flow To Greece Picks Up; Attempt to Ram Vessel Denied
File photo There has been a large increase in the number of migrants and refugees reaching the Aegean island of Chios in the last 48 hours, following a three-month period of no migrant arrivals on the...
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Uber Shuts Down One of its Services in Greece
Ride-hailing service Uber on Thursday said it would suspend one of its two services in Greece after the government approved tighter regulations for the sector. The U.S.-based company said it would...
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Athens to Host Basketball Champions League Final Four
The city of Athens has been awarded the hosting of the 2018 Basketball Champions League Final Four. Four teams, representing four different countries, will be participating in the pinnacle event of...
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Greeks Mark Solemn Good Friday With Processions
Τhe epitaph procession with bells ringing the funeral toll Good Friday is an profoundly mournful day in Greece that commemorates the Passion of Christ. A nationwide affair, it recalls the moments...
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Greek Anarchists Vandalize Churches on Holy Week (photos)
Slogan claiming that ‘theocracy’ rules in Greece as it does in Saudi Arabia and Iran Several Greek Orthodox churches in Athens became the target of anarchists who sprayed slogans against the...
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Greek Soldiers Set to Spend Easter in Turkish Jail
The two Greek soldiers arrested on March, 1 for straying into Turkish territory will spend the Orthodox Easter at a jail in the town of Edirne in Turkey. On Good Friday, the parents of the two men are...
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Cyprus ‘Concerned’ over Nuclear Power Plant in Turkey
Cyprus will make the necessary representations and protests towards every direction against the construction and operation of the nuclear power plant in Akkuyu, in southern Turkey, Government...
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The Spectacular Easter Pot Smashing in Corfu (video)
Thousands of locals and visitors gathered in the centre of the town of Corfu on Saturday to witness the annual ritual of pot smashing. This island tradition is that every Holy Saturday at noon...
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Senior U.S. Defense Official to Visit Greece, Cyprus
Thomas W. Goffus, Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for European and NATO Policy, will reportedly visit Greece and Cyprus next week for contacts with the two governments. At a period of heightened...
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Turkey Sends Research Ship Off Cyprus
Turkey has sent the seismographic ship Barbaros for exploration, along with two support ships, according to a report in Cypriot daily Phileleftheros. At the same time, Ankara has issued a Navtex tying...
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Hydra Boasts the Most Spectacular Epitaphios Procession in Greece (video)
Hundreds of people gathered near the beach on the island of Hydra to witness the traditional Good Friday procession of Epitaphios. In one of the most spectacular rites in Greece, the men carrying the...
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‘Flying Priest’ of Chios Becomes Internet Sensation (video)
Father Christophoros Gourlis has a unique and unconventional way to conduct the liturgy at his Panagia Evangelistria church in the Greek island of Chios. His spectacular gestures, such as running, as...
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Holy Fire Arrives in Greece Ahead of Easter
The Holy Fire from Jerusalem arrived in Athens by airplane on Saturday, ahead of Easter celebrations in Greece. The flame was received with the protocol reserved for heads of state after Patriarch...
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Greece to Submit Bid to UNESCO for ‘Exile Island’
Greece is preparing to submit an application to UNESCO to recognize the uninhabited island of Makronisos; an island where tens of thousands of political prisoners were once held, as a World Heritage...
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Greece to Restrict Access to Majestic Cretan Beach
Courtesy of creti.co blog Greece is set to impose restrictions on the number of bathers to protect the environment and avoid congestion at one of the most beautiful beaches in Greece: Elafonisi in...
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Patriarch’s Envoy Visits Greek Soldiers Held in Turkey
An envoy from Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew, visited on Easter Sunday, the Turkish jail where two Greek soldiers facing charges after accidentally crossing the Turkish border, are being held. The...
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Greece’s FM Kotzias Calls for Peaceful Coexistence With Turkey
Greek Foreign Minister Nikos Kotzias has said that he believes there is no alternative to peace and peaceful coexistence with Turkey, and he does not consider war between the two countries inevitable....
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Man Arrested for Abusing Dog in Central Greece
A man was arrested for abusing a dog near Larissa, central Greece, on Easter Sunday. The incident took place in the town of Sykourio, where the perpetrator hit a puppy with a crow bar on its head....
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