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US Secretary of State Pompeo Attends Greece-Cyprus-Israel Summit in Jerusalem
The Sixth Trilateral Cyprus-Greece-Israel Summit begins in Jerusalem on Wednesday afternoon. The aim of the meeting is to further the development of energy resources and security in the eastern...
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Greek FM: Turkey Has Rights to East Med Energy Resources
Greek FM Katrougalos with Turkish FM Cavusoglu. Source: Greek Ministry of Foreign Affairs Greek foreign minister George Katrougalos said on Thursday that Turkey should not be excluded from the energy...
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Last Supermoon of 2019 Dazzles Over Acropolis
A very rare coincidence occurred on Wednesday as the spring equinox, which signals the start of spring, coincided with the third, and last, supermoon of the year 2019. The spring equinox occurred on...
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Hand Grenade Thrown at Russian Consulate in Athens
Unknown assailants threw a hand grenade at the Russian consulate in the Athenian neighborhood of Halandri in the early hours of Friday causing minor damage to the building. Police said that the...
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Electricity Blackout on Crete After Power Plant Fire (video)
Many areas in central Crete continue to be without electricity on Friday as a fire engulfed a main power plant near Heraklion. Television footage shows black smoke coming out of the plant at...
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Energy Giant Proposes Massive Floating Wind Farm in the Aegean
Norwegian energy giant Equinor, formerly the state-owned company Statoil, has made a proposal to the Greek government to create a floating wind farm. The project would be located in the center of the...
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President Pavlopoulos: March 25 Anniversary “Inspiration for Every Greek”
President Prokopis Pavlopoulos on Friday said that the anniversary of Greek independence day should be a day of inspiration for every Greek and an opportunity to learn. He made his remarks in a...
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British Library Returns Historic Documents to Greece
The British Library on Thursday returned three rare historic documents which had been illegally removed from the Panaghia Chrysopodaritissa Monastery in Achaia in 1979. The Library delivered them to...
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Greek President Honors Eight Distinguished Members of the Diaspora
Prokopis Pavlopoulos greets Greek athlete Katerina Stefanidi. Photo: AMNA The President of the Hellenic Republic, Prokopis Pavlopoulos, honored eight distinguished Greek nationals living abroad in a...
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How the Greek Revolution Inspired Philhellenism Around the World
“The Reception of Lord Byron at Missolonghi” by Theodoros Vryzakis. Source: Wikipedia The 1821 Greek Revolution erupted into the world of the early nineteenth century as Europe was being shaken to its...
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Massive Military Parade Marks Greek National Day
Greece commemorated on Monday the 198th anniversary of the 1821 War of Independence against 400 years of Ottoman rule with the annual military parade in the center of the capital. Thousands of Greeks...
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Today’s Google Doodle Honors the Greek Revolution
Google is honoring the nation of Greece today by today by dedicating its doodle to the March 25 anniversary of the Greek revolution against the Ottoman Empire. An animation with the Greek flag will...
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Giannis Antetokounmpo Marches With the Greek Flag on Independence Day
A very tall flag-bearing man marching in the center of Athens streets was none other than Giannis Antetokounmpo, as he walked with young athletes on March 25, 2013. Atetokounmpo has returned to his...
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Turkish Fighter Jets Harass Greek PM’s Helicopter
Greece’s prime minister says Turkish fighter jets harassed the helicopter he was traveling in during a visit to a remote Greek island to celebrate Independence Day. Alexis Tsipras said he was...
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Greece Calls Erdogan’s Threat to Turn Hagia Sophia into a Mosque an Insult
Hagia Sophia. Source: Wikipedia The Greek government responded on Monday to Turkish President’s Erdogan’s threat to turn Hagia Sophia into a mosque by saying that this represents an insult not only to...
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Greek Athletes Return Triumphant From Abu Dhabi Special Olympics
The 92-member team representing Greece at the Special Olympics held in Abu Dhabi last week returned to Greece on Monday full of pride, joy and emotion — and loaded down with 64 medals. Greek officials...
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Greece Hands Protest Note to Turkish Envoy Over Harassment of PM’s Helicopter
Greek PM Tsipras meeting Greek soldiers at Agathonisi on Monday shortly after the incident Greece handed a protest note on Tuesday to a Turkish envoy in Athens over the Monday incident with Prime...
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Euro 2020: Greece Fights Back to Earn a Draw in Bosnia (video)
Greece fought back from two goals down to earn a 2-2 draw in Bosnia after the hosts had Miralem Pjanic sent off in a pulsating Euro 2020 Group J qualifier on Tuesday. Goals from Edin Višća and Miralem...
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Greece Submits Legislation on Primary Residence Protection
The Greek government submitted on Tuesday a legislative amendment with the new framework for the protection of primary residences, although it has yet come to an agreement with creditors on the terms....
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Statue of Alexander the Great to Grace Athens
Athens is preparing to erect a statue of the great Macedon king Alexander, which will be the first of its kind in the Greek capital. The base of the statue by prominent contemporary sculptor Yiannis...
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