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Greek Court Orders Turkish Pilot to Remain in Custody
An Athens court on Tuesday upheld a decision to return former Turkish military pilot Suleyman Ozkaynakci into police custody. Ozkaynakci was the co-pilot of a military helicopter used by eight Turkish...
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Tsipras Optimistic Over Resumption of Cyprus Talks
Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras expressed optimism on Tuesday that after elections in Cyprus on Jan. 28, a window will open to resume the efforts for a solution to the Cyprus issue. “We remain...
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Greek Police Free Migrants Held to Ransom in Thessaloniki
File photo Greek police in Thessaloniki have arrested two Pakistani nationals suspected of being the ringleaders of a gang that kept 13 migrants locked in a warehouse for ransom. Their ordeal was...
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Opposition to Compromise over Name Dispute Intensifies in Greece
As negotiations between Greece and FYROM on the countries’ naming dispute begin in New York, opponents of a compromise solution are planning a rally in the northern Greek city of Thessaloniki on...
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Hair-Raising Moment Plane Aborts Landing at Greek Airport (video)
A chilling video of an unsuccessful attempt by a pilot to land his aircraft at Kalymnos airport has come to light. The Astra Airlines flight was approaching the landing strip on the Greek island when...
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UN Mediator: Macedonia Will Definitely Be Included in the New Name of FYROM
UN mediator for the naming dispute between Greece and FYROM has indicated that the term Macedonia will be included in the discussions kicking-off on Wednesday in New York. In an interview with...
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Anarchists Storm Ministry of Finance in Athens
A group of around 30 people believed to be members of the Greek anarchist group Rouvikonas (Rubicon) stormed the Finance ministry in the center of Athens. The group entered the main entrance of the...
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A Drone Photograph of a Greek Landscape in Top 10 for 2017
This photo captured by a drone at the Greek island of Cephalonia, has been named among the top 10 snaps captured worldwide by the social network Dronestagram. The photo by Calin Stan depicts the...
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Abandoned Ferry Drifts at Sea as Gale Force Winds Sweep Greece
File photo of the drifting ferry The Greek coast guard is struggling to bring under control an abandoned ferry that drifted off to sea just outside the port of Piraeus, south of Athens on Thursday...
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Greeks Quizzed Over Erdogan ‘Insult’
Turkish leader Recep Tayyip Erdogan (file photo) Police in Greece have launched an investigation into three Greek nationals for allegedly insulting Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, local...
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Diaspora TV Show Offers Insight on Investment Opportunities in Greece
This week’s Greece in our Hearts — the popular web TV show for the Greek diaspora —featured developments in the country’s real estate market and investment opportunities. The International...
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Bells Ring Out as Priests Hold ‘Macedonia’ Protest (video)
Banner reading ‘Macedonia is Greek’ is carried by Orthodox priests in Aigio Church bells rang out on Wednesday as dozens of Greek Orthodox priests protested in the town of Aigio, demanding the term...
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Record Temperatures Hit Greece in 2017
Despite the winter blues plus the extreme winds which battered parts of Greece on Wednesday night, scientists say the country is, in fact, hotter than ever. Meteorologists at National Observatory of...
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Comfortable Win for Anastasiades Predicts Cyprus Poll
Cyprus president Nicos Anastasiades is projected to win a second term in office in the elections of January 28, according to a survey released on Thursday. The final poll commissioned by the CyBC...
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Massive Ancient Structures Uncovered on Greek Island of Keros (video)
Photo credit: Cambridge Keros Project Archaeologists digging on the Cycladic island of Keros in the central Aegean have revealed “unusually sophisticated prehistoric monuments,” according to a press...
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Greek Police Uncover Haul of Russian Art
Three valuable paintings by the late Russian artist Anatoly Zverev were among dozens of artworks seized during a recent raid in Halandri, north of Athens, police revealed on Thursday. A Greek woman...
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Varoufakis Reveals Outburst Against ‘Stupid’ Tsipras
Former Greek Finance Minister Yanis Varoufakis has revealed he accused Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras of being “totally stupid” in accepting a demand by Greece’s creditors for big primary surpluses....
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Greek, Turkish Jets in ‘Mock Dogfight’
File photo A pair of Turkish F-16 jets entered Greek airspace on Thursday, before being engaged in a “mock dogfight” by the Greek air force, local media report. The Turkish jets infringed on Greek...
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Greece Unveils Radical Change to Military Service
The Greek Defense Ministry has revealed radical changes to how it runs military service for thousands of young people. According to the new policy, training centers dotted across various parts of...
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Bank of Greece Issues Warning on Bad Loans
The banking system is still susceptible to external financial dangers, the Bank of Greece (BoG) warned in a review of the Greek financial sector released this week. Although Greek banks have...
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