February 3, 2023
Ancient artifacts, products of illegal trafficking, return to Greece from Switzerland
Fifteen ancient objects dating from the prehistoric to the Roman period are being repatriated to Gre…
February 3, 2023
Greece Weather Warning: Dense snowfalls, stormy winds, frost
Greece’s National Meteorological Service EMY warns of cold weather front “Barbara”…
February 3, 2023
Coast Guard fires warning shots at speedboats carrying migrants to Kos
The Greek Coast Guard has announced it stopped two speedboats carrying a total of 37 migrants off th…
February 2, 2023
Tax inspectors shut down gas station illegally operating for 12 years
Tax inspectors have shut down an illegal gas station in Western Attica that sold €18 million worth o…
February 2, 2023
Father accused of raping his 4-year-old son
A 38-year-old man is accused of repeatedly raping his 4-year-old son and filming the acts with the h…
February 2, 2023
2023 Eleusis European Capital of Culture opening weekend Feb. 4-5 program
The “2023 Eleusis European Capital of Culture” program kicks off with a weekend of speci…
February 2, 2023
January 2023 was one of the warmest recorded in Greece
The month of January 2023 was one of the warmest on record for the greater part of Greece, according…
February 2, 2023
Church turned into classroom on Crete (video)
High school students in Herakleio, Crete, are forced to have lessons in a church, because there is n…
February 1, 2023
Head of Greece’s Meteo EMY trolls “heavy snow” predictions
Head of National Meteorological Service Thodoris Kolidas painted “dragons in the clouds”…
February 1, 2023
Second F-4 pilot confirmed dead; Crash scenarios
The pilot of the F-4 Phantom has died after the fighter jet crashed in the Ionian Sea in western Gre…
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A tank truck transporting flammable material overturned in Gyrtoni by Larissa, Central Greece, on Wednesday. The heavy traffic accident forced authorities to close both directions of the Athens-Thessaloniki national highway in the area due to possible explosion risk. The accident took place at the 367. km Athens-Thessaloniki highway at the …
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“Anti-theft” devices on baby formula: Greek supermarket triggers outcry
A big supermarket chain in the center of Athens has placed “anti-theft” devices on baby formula. The pictures circulating on social media and websites have shocked the Greek society and triggered an outcry. Baby formula is an expensive product and there have been probably incidents of theft that had the …
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Two tankers seized by Iran in May allowed to sail to Greece
Greece’s Shipping Ministry said on Wednesday that two Greek-flagged tankers seized by Iran in May have been released after months of negotiations between the two sides. The ministry said that the vessels Prudent Warrior and Delta Poseidon have left Iran for the port of Piraeus. Αναχώρησαν σήμερα, μετά από πολύμηνες …
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Building remains point to Poseidon lost temple in Peloponnese
The remains of a temple-shaped building that could be a lost sanctuary of ancient god Poseidon have been discovered in Kleidi at the foothills of the acropolis of Samiko, western Peloponnese, the Culture Ministry announced on Wednesday. The excavations completed at the end of September revealed part of the foundation …
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Bill tightens wiretapping procedures by Greece’s National Intelligence
Greece’s government has posted online for public consultation a draft legislation with the aim to optimize the wiretapping procedures the National Intelligence Service (EYP) is required to take to wiretap citizens. At the same time, the draft bill updates the process of lifting the confidentiality of communications, and upgrades the …
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Three Metro stations in Athens shut down due to Nov 17 marches
Greek Police has ordered the shut down of three metro station in downtown Athens on Thursday due to the marches on the anniversary of the Polytechnic school Students’ Uprising on 17. November 1973. According to a statement by the Urban Rail Transport (STASY) on Wednesday noon, the following metro stations …
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Erdogan: “Greece to know its place, remember history”
Turkey’s President Recep Tayyip Erdogan threatened for one more time Greece on Wednesday reiterating his threat to invade the country with “we can arrive suddenly one night.” He said further that “Greece has to know its place” and ” remember history.” “Again, I say it against Greece’s behavior that causes …
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PM Mitsotakis urges public to get vaccinated against the flu
Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis called on the public to get vaccinated against influenza, especially if there are people over 60 in their families, on Tuesday. In a video posted in a tweet, Mitstoakis said, “Despite the fact I am not over 60, there is a highly vulnerable relative in my …
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Patras: With tractor to school for road contractor went bust (video)
Greece 2.0 just a few kilometers away from Patras: Early in the morning students are holding tight to keep balance as the tractor wheels rev up on the rough, muddy road and then uphill to civilization. They go up and down the hill on tractor four times per day: for …
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NIRIIS-22: Multinational Military exercise concludes in Greece (picts)
Multinational exercise “Niriis-22” took place from November 5 to 13 in the wider area of Crete and south of the Peloponnese, with the participation of personnel and media of the armed forces of Greece, the USA and Israel. Also participating in the exercise was the Standing NATO Maritime Group Two, …
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Greece weekly: 55,917 coronavirus cases, 115 deaths
Greece’s health authorities announced on Tuesday 55,917 coronavirus cases confirmed in the week of November 7-13, ISO week 45/2022. In its weekly covid-19 bulletin, National Public Health Organization (EODY) said also that 115 Covid-patients died in the same period of time. The number of intubated Covid-patients stood at 81 on …
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Greece expanding territorial waters is “call to war,” says Erdogan’s gov’t partner
Leader of the Nationalist Movement (MHP) and government partner of Recep Tayyip Erdogan, Devlet Bakhceli, threatened Greece with war if it expands its territorial waters. It will be a “call to war” if Greece expands it territorial water, Bahceli said on Tuesday in a speech to his party’s parliamentary group. …
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Turkey: Western states gave it no evidence to back up security threat reports
Turkey said on Friday that Western nations, including the United States and Germany, had not … Read More » -
Amendment to exclude electoral candidates with criminal past at the Parliament
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Senators ask Biden to link F-16 sale to Ankara to NATO enlargement
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SYRIZA to abstain from Parliament voting, demands elections date
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Greece and Japan sign Joint Statement of Strategic Cooperation
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Corruption: High-ranking Police Officers offering protection to criminal bosses
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Foreign Ministry: Turkey ‘once again distorts reality’ regarding Muslim minority
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Censure motion against government defeated by 156 ND votes
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Commission calls on Greece to apply EU directives properly
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Greece’s parliament honors memory of Holocaust victims
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Wiretapping scandal: Tsipras tables censure motion against government
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Tax inspectors shut down gas station illegally operating for 12 years
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Inflation in Greece to fall to 7.2% in January, Eurostat says
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Greece heavily cuts down electricity subsidy in February
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No plans for another “Fuel Pass” subsidy at present, says Minister
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First medical cannabis plant inaugurated in Greece