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Greece, Turkey in War of Words Over Aegean Airspace Violations
On Friday, Greece’s Foreign Ministry criticized comments by Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan who reportedly said his country will respond every time Greek fighter jets fly over the Aegean. On...
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FIBA World Cup 2019: These Are Greece’s Opponents
The draw was made on Saturday for the FIBA World Cup 2019 which will take place in China starting on August 31, with the final scheduled for September 15. Greece will play in Group F with Brazil,...
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Greek Paratrooper in the Spotlight for Singing Patriotic Song During Jump...
The Greek Army announced on Friday that Manolis Bouhlis, a paratrooper with the Hellenic Army General Staff or GES is under investigation for breach of safety procedures during a scheduled jump...
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Birdseye View of Magical Kavala, Greece (video)
Source: Wikipedia The magic of Kavala, the principal seaport of eastern Macedonia, is captured in this video by Up Drones. The city is amphitheatrically built on the slopes of Mt. Symvolo and forms one...
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New Zealand Mass Killer Visited Greece Twice
The man thought responsible for the killing of at least 50 people in the unprecedented terrorist attack in New Zealand that stunned the nation and the world, visited Greece twice. Greek authorities...
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Thousands Compete in Athens Half Marathon (video)
Thousands of professional and amateur runners participated in the 8th Athens Half Marathon held in the center of the Greek capital on Sunday morning. The race held on a beautiful and warm spring day...
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“Food Expo” Exhibition Showcases Greek Gastronomy
The food and beverages exhibition “Food Expo 2019” – the largest of its kind in Southeastern Europe – opened its doors to visitors at the Metropolitan Expo Center near Athens on Saturday. Featuring...
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Santorini Has One of the Most Beautiful Bookshops in the World
Americans Craig Walzer and Oliver Wise went to Santorini for the first time in 2002 and when they ran out of books they realized that there wasn’t any bookstore on the island! So they had a crazy...
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Greek Army to Abolish Penalty for Draft Dodgers
The Greek government last week announced plans to abolish the 6,000 euro penalty for young Greeks who skipped on military service. Alternate Defence Minister Panagiotis Rigas said that the proposed...
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Greek Derby Abandoned Due to Crowd Trouble
The Greek derby between Panathinaikos and Olympiacos at the Athens Olympic Stadium was abandoned on Sunday due to crowd trouble. Deep inside the second half as their team were losing 1-0,...
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Thousands March in Thessaloniki in Memory of Holocaust Victims (video)
Thessaloniki mayor Yiannis Boutaris leads the silent march A silent march was held on Sunday to mark the 76th year since the departure of the first ‘death trains’ carrying Thessaloniki Jews to the...
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Turkey’s Erdogan Elevates Anti-Greek Rhetoric
Source: Turkish Presidency Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s rhetoric appears to be coming to an anti-Greek crescendo as he campaigns for his ruling party’s candidates in the upcoming March 31...
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Medical Charity Says Greece is Migrant Dumping Ground
On the third anniversary of the signing of the EU-Turkish migrant deal on Monday, Medecins Sans Frontieres (MSF) called on European leaders to take action to end the harmful policy of containment on...
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Caitlyn Jenner Revisits Glory Days Posing on Athens Rostrum (video)
Caitlyn Jenner, the most famous openly transgender person in the world, spent a 24-hour spring break in Athens where she visited the Acropolis and the Panathenaic Stadium, where the first modern...
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Refugee Children Attacked by Masked Men in Greece
Five refugee children from Afghanistan have been attacked by masked assailants near a reception facility in the town of Konitsa in northwestern Greece. One minor was injured in the attack, which took...
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Human Rights Advocate Kerry Kennedy Calls for Return of Parthenon Marbles
Pictured from left to right: Kerry Kennedy, Prokopis Pavlopoulos and UNESCO Goodwill Ambassador Marianna Vardinoyannis US human rights advocate Kerry Kennedy called for the return of the Parthenon...
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Greece and Cyprus Reaffirm Support for Turkish Entry Into the EU
The Greek and Cypriot foreign ministers, who met in Nicosia on Tuesday, reaffirmed their countries’ support for Turkey’s European Union entry bid. Greek minister George Katrougalos noted that...
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Photo of Turkish Frogmen Unfurling Flag on Crete Seabed Angers Greeks
A photograph of Turkish commandos unfurling their country’s flag on the seabed off the naval base of Souda in Crete during a NATO exercise has caused anger in Greece. Hundreds have taken onto social...
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Greek Prosecutor Files Charges Against Officials in Deadly Mandra Flood
The Athens prosecutor’s office filed on Tuesday four misdemeanor charges against nine individuals for the deadly flash flood in Mandra, western Attica, in November 2017, which claimed the lives of 25...
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Greek Model Returns to Greece After 16-Month Custody in Hong Kong
A Greek model who was cleared last week by a Hong Kong court of drug trafficking offenses returned to Greece on Wednesday. Eirini Melissaropoulou was greeted at the Athens international airport by her...
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