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Greek Cup Final to be Played Behind Closed Doors
Athens’ Olympic Stadium will remain empty for Saturday’s final The Greek government announced on Monday that supporters of football clubs PAOK and AEK will not be allowed to attend the Cup final...
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One-Armed Greek Boxer Returns to the Ring (video)
Vaggelis Chatzis, the world’s only one-armed boxer, returns to the ring this week in Athens for a rematch against his greatest rival, the Bosnian Mirko Zdralo. Chatzis, who returned the ring last year...
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Convicted Greek Terrorist On Hunger Strike is Hospitalized
Koufontinas leaving jail after he was granted a furlong in 2018 Dimitris Koufontinas, a convicted terrorist who belonged to the the November 17 (N17) militant organization, was in the hospital on...
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Unseasonable Cold Snap Brings Snow to Northern Greece
Even though spring is well advanced and summer is supposedly just around the corner, weather stations recorded unseasonably low temperatures and even snow in several parts of Greece on Tuesday...
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Cyprus President Calls Turkish Drilling Off Island “Second Invasion”
Cyprus President Nicos Anastasiades on Monday likened Turkey’s actions inside the island’s exclusive economic zone (EEZ) to a “second invasion” and a violation of international law. “It is clearly a...
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Orthodox Monk Wins Case to Practice as a Lawyer in Greece
File photo The European Court of Justice (ECJ) on Tuesday vindicated an Orthodox monk whose application to register at the bar had been rejected by the Greek authorities. The ECJ ruled that Greece...
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Greek PM Offers Relief Measures as Elections Loom
Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras on Tuesday unveiled several “relief measures,” including reinstating a benefit for pensioners who had their income slashed in 2012 and lowering value added tax...
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Turkey Dispatches Second Drillship Off Cyprus
“Yavuz” is the second drillship dispatched by Turkey off the coast of Cyprus Turkey will send a second drillship to the Eastern Mediterranean, the country’s Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu said on...
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Greek Parliament Approves Construction of New International Airport on Crete
Legislation ratifying a concessions contract for the new international airport at Kastelli, on Crete, was approved in principle by a wide majority in the parliament’s Standing Committee on Production...
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Greek Holiday Resort Turns Into a Swingers Paradise (video)
Hundreds of daring couples from all over the world have descended onto a holiday resort in Crete for what promises to be a six-day escape — exclusively for swingers. People from Latin America, east...
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Greece Challenges Creditors as PM Tsipras Vows to Lower Surplus Targets
Greece’s European creditors reminded the Greek government of Alexis Tsipras that it has agreed to a primary surplus of 3.5 percent from 2020 to 2022. Their remarks were made after the Greek premier on...
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Greece to Offer Free Wifi in Public Places, Mass Transit and Tourist Hotspots
Greek authorities are planning over the next few months to install approximately 3,000 wireless access points in public areas, including buses and trolley buses, it was announced on Tuesday. The free...
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Athens Airport Among Top Three in the World
The Eleftherios Venizelos International Airport in Athens is considered to be among the best three in the world, according to recent survey by Air Help, an air passenger rights specialist. The survey...
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A Whopping 49 Parties are Registered for EU Elections in Greece
There is a grand total of forty-nine parties in Greece registered to contest in the elections for the European Parliament on May 26 — ranging from the extreme to the absurd. Although the country has...
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Historic Decision Made to Rebuild Part of the Parthenon
Photo source: Wikipedia The Greek Central Archaeological Council (KAS) decided on Wednesday that a part of the Parthenon, now in ruins on the Athens Acropolis, is to be rebuilt using mostly materials...
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EU “Stands United With Cyprus” and Warns Turkey on Oil Drilling
EU leaders meeting in Romania EU leaders warned Ankara on Thursday to respect the sovereign rights of Cyprus, as a Turkish oil drilling ship travels inside the island’s exclusive economic zone (EEZ)....
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Vandals Go On Rampage in Central Athens Over Convicted N17 Terrorist
A group of supporters of convicted terrorist Dimitris Koudontinas vandalized shops in central Athens on Thursday night in an apparent protest at Greek authorities’ refusal to grant him a new furlough....
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Vatican Delegation Donates $100,000 for Refugees on Lesvos
Vatican delegation arriving at Moria refugee camp A Vatican delegation which visited refugees living in a rag-tag collection of tents on Lesvos on Thursday has donated more than $100,000 to Caritas...
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Australian Biker Stuns Mykonos By Riding on Water (video)
Renowned Australian stuntman Robbie Maddison rode his one-of-a-kind, water-going motorcycle in the sea off a Mykonos beach earlier this week. Maddison, whose incredible career has consisted of...
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Durrells Star Georgoulis Vows to Help Greek Cinema from European Parliament
Popular Greek actor Alexis Georgoulis, currently starring in the television series “The Durrells” as Spiros Halikiopoulos, will be contesting for a seat in the European Parliament in the forthcoming...
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