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How Brave Greek Islanders Saved a Jewish Family During the Holocaust
The tiny Greek island of Erikousa, in the Ionian Sea north of Corfu, has kept a secret for a very, very long time. A story which includes not only tragedy, but kindness and bravery as well, as the...
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Greek Archaeological Council Derails Cosco’s Investment Plan for Piraeus
Greece’s Central Archaeological Council (KAS) derailed the multi-million euro investment program of China’s Cosco Shipping consortium on Tuesday, ruling that some proposed projects at the port of...
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Greece’s DEPA to Begin Selling Natural Gas to Bulgaria
Greek energy provider DEPA on Tuesday became the first Western company to strike a deal with Bulgaria’s state-owned Bulgargaz to provide natural gas to the country. This is the first time Bulgaria has...
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Forest Fire in Northwest Peloponnese Under Control
The wildfire which erupted in the Strofilia forest in northwest Peloponnese on Tuesday is said to be under control, after dozens of firefighters and fire-fighting aircraft battled the flames....
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Legendary Onassis Yacht Can Be Rented for a Mere $100,000 a Day
The 325-foot yacht “Christina O,” formerly owned by Greek shipping magnate Aristotle Onassis and former First Lady Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis, can be yours for a trifling $100,000 per day. With new...
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New Athens Mosque Set to Open Its Doors in Time for Ramadan
A Muslim mosque, the first in the Greek capital since the end of the Ottoman occupation, is expected to open its doors in time for Ramadan, which starts on May 6. The 1,000-square-meter building, in...
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Greek Island Strives to be First to Ban Disposable Plastic (video)
The tiny island of Donousa in the central Aegean Sea is striving to become the first Greek island completely free of disposable plastics by way of a series of awareness-raising actions which begin on...
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Four Injured in Clashes Between Trade Unionists in Rhodes
PAME unionists marching in Athens. File photo Violent clashes broke out on Thursday in Rhodes as a group of about 200 individuals stormed into a hotel where Greece’s largest private-sector union, GSEE,...
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Greek Police Bust Migrant Trafficking Gang in Thessaloniki
The hatch leading to the basement where the migrants were held Greek police in Thessaloniki arrested three suspects for the crime of human trafficking after it discovered sixteen migrants held in a...
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Greek Human Rights Chief Resigns in Protest at Government Interference
The chairman of the independent Greek National Commission for Human Rights (GNCHR) resigned on Wednesday in protest against the “arrogance of executive power and authoritarianism in the...
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Greece Appoints Special Envoy for Anti-Semitism
The Holocaust Memorial in Thessaloniki The Greek Foreign Ministry appointed the first-ever Special Secretary for Anti-Semitism and Anti-Defamation of the Holocaust on Wednesday. Diplomat Efstathios C....
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Bulgarian Μan Arrested Over Murder of Greek Australian in Athens
Greek police arrested on Thursday a Bulgarian man in connection with the execution-style killing of Greek-Australian businessman Yiannis Makris in the southern Athenian suburb of Voula on October 31,...
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Migrants Planning Border Push Clash With Greek Police Near Thessaloniki (video)
Hundreds of migrants from a camp in Diavata near Thessaloniki have spent Thursday night in the open hoping to flee via North Macedonia to Europe. Earlier, dozens clashed with the Greek riot police...
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Commuter Chaos in Greece as Hundreds of Migrants Block Main Athens Train Station
Hundreds of migrants have occupied the main train station in Athens on Friday demanding to be allowed to travel north to join other migrants near Thessaloniki who attempted on Thursday to push toward...
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Eurogroup Approves Disbursement of 978 Million Euros to Greece
The Eurogroup on Friday approved the positive recommendation of the College of Commissioners for the disbursement of the 978 million euros which are owed to the nation of Greece. The tranche...
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Rainstorms, African Dust to Hit Greece Over the Weekend
Greece’s weather will take a turn for the worse on Friday afternoon, starting with heavy rainfall and scattered rainstorms, mostly in the western and the southern parts of the country. The inclement...
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United States Mulls F-35 Fighter Jet Sales to Greece
Source: Wikipedia The United States is considering expanding sales of Lockheed Martin Corp-made F-35 fighter jets to Greece, according to a Reuters report which came out on Thursday. The US is...
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The World’s Largest Residential Yacht Spotted off Greece (video)
The largest private residential ship on the planet, christened “The World”, which is home to only 165 residences, was spotted sailing off Nafplion in the Peloponnese on Thursday. The ship boasts the...
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Allied Fighter Jets Buzz Over Athens
A formation of fighter jets from Greece and other countries participating in the international air force exercise “Iniochos 2019” flew over the city of Athens on Thursday. The formation included seven...
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Clashes Between Migrants, Police Continue For Second Day in Northern Greece...
New clashes broke out on Friday afternoon between riot police and migrants near the Diavata reception centrer in northern Greece, after a new group of migrants tried to break through police lines in a...
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