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Pontic Greek Still Spoken by Thousands in Northern Turkey
Pontian Greeks may have been forced out of their homeland one hundred years ago, but their language still lives today, in communities near Turkey’s Black Sea coast. From antiquity up until medieval...
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Kalamata’s Théa Extra Virgin Olive Oil Eyes US Market
A newly-founded family business in Kalamata, in the Peloponnese, is hoping to make inroads into the ever-expanding market for high-quality, extra virgin oil in Greece, the US and beyond. Théa Olive...
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Defiant PM Tsipras Outlines Plan to Win Greek Elections in Financial Times...
Greece’s Premier Alexis Tsipras said that he has set his sights on winning the European and national elections scheduled for May 26 and October 2019, despite trailing in opinion polls. In an exclusive...
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Newly-Arrived Thessaloniki Metro Train Already Vandalized
The newly-arrived first carriages, which will be part of the long-awaited Thessaloniki metro train, became targets for vandals on Sunday. The carriages, kept in a Thessaloniki city depot, were spray...
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Passenger Traffic in Greek Airports On The Rise
Passenger traffic in Greek airports grew 8.4 percent in the first four months of the year, totaling 10,709,690 passengers, from the 9,880,700 passengers seen in the corresponding period last year. The...
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Anarchists Splash Paint at Greek Parliament Building (video)
Anarchists vandalized the Parliament building in Athens by splashing red paint on the outer walls on Tuesday early afternoon. The attack caught the parliamentary police force off guard. The incident...
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Giorgos or Yiannis? The Most Popular Names in Greece Revealed
The Greek statistical authority ELSTAT announced on Tuesday the most popular names currently seen across the nation of Greece. According to the data, the most common names are Giorgos and Maria,...
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Two Tons of “Ghost Nets” Removed from Greek Seabed
Old nets being lifted to the surface of the sea. Source: Healthy Seas The Healthy Seas initiative on Tuesday announced the conclusion of a cleanup operation off the small fishing village of Stratoni in...
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Calling All Rowers: Ancient Trireme “Olympias” Set to Sail (video)
The trireme “Olympias,” the world’s only working model of an ancient trireme, will be available again this summer to the public for tours. The iconic ship of classical Athens led to its total...
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Capital Link Forum on Investment and Social Responsibility to Be Held in Athens
Organizers and honorees at the 2018 Capital Link CSR Forum in Athens. The 9th Annual Capital Link CSR Forum, titled “Investments, Extroversion & Social Responsibility: Pillars for Sustainable...
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OECD Forecasts 2.1 Percent GDP Growth for Greece in 2019
Greece’s economic recovery is expected to maintain its momentum, with the country’s Gross Domestic Product (GDP) rising by 2.0 percent or slightly more in 2019 and 2020 after an 1.9 percent growth rate...
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Greece Blasts Turkey’s Claim that Pontian Genocide is “Imaginary”
Turkey dismissed calls for the recognition of the Pontian Genocide on Tuesday, saying that Greek politicians and groups raise “imaginary claims targeting our history.” The Turkish Foreign Ministry in...
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Greece Honors Heroes of WWII Battle of Crete (video)
Greece on Tuesday honored all who selflessly sacrificed their lives in the 1941 Battle of Crete against the invading Nazi forces at a ceremony at the Maleme Airport near Chania. National Defense...
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Cyprus’ Tallest Skyscraper Nears Completion (video)
It was announced recently that the first apartments in the “360 Nicosia” skyscraper — the tallest building in Cyprus — will be open for tenancy by August, ushering a new generation of living in the...
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EU Deploys Border Guards on Albania-Greece Border
Teams from the European Border and Coast Guard Agency, or Frontex, will patrol Albania’s borders with Greece for the first time, it was announced on Tuesday in Tirana. The newly-placed officers will...
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American Tourist Ripped Off With Kalamari Made of Gold on Mykonos
An American tourist visiting Mykonos earlier in May took to social media to protest the high prices charged at a restaurant on this cosmopolitan Greek island. Writing on the “Trip Advisor” website,...
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Greek Supreme Court Rules Convicted Terrorist Can Get Another Prison Furlough
Koufontinas leaving Korydallos Prison during a previous furlough The Greek Supreme Court (Areios Pagos) on Thursday overturned a ruling blocking convicted November 17 terrorist Dimitris Koufontinas...
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Greek European Elections a Litmus Test for PM Tsipras
As Greece heads for the polls this coming Sunday to elect its representatives to the European Parliament, the question is not who will win, but by how much. The bellwether EU plebiscite is held in...
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Suspected Greek Parliament Vandal Released on Bail
A man arrested after a group of anarchists splashed red paint on the outer walls of the parliament building in Athens earlier in the week was released on bail on Friday. The 36-year man, member of the...
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Ecumenical Patriarch Meets With US Ambassador in Athens Visit (video)
US Ambassador to Greece Geoffrey Pyatt met with Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew in Athens on Friday to discuss the Patriarch’s upcoming visit to Washington in the autumn of 2019. “This will be the...
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