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Greek-Swiss excavations at the sanctuary of Artemis Amarysia have brought to light important new findings on the history of the most significant shrine dedicated to ancient Greek goddess Artemis. The sanctuary is considered the foremost center of her cult and is located just two kilometers east of Amarynthos on the …

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Construction of three new metro stations in Piraeus will be completed by the end of September, it was reported on Saturday. These are the ‘Maniatika’, ‘Piraeus’ and ‘Municipal Theatre’ stations, which are expected to increase the total passenger traffic on the metro network to 132,000 citizens daily. The total duration …

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Greek riot police fired tear gas and made use of a water cannon during clashes  with students in Thessaloniki on Friday night. The clashes in the city center and main Egnatia road erupted after police fired tear gas on a concert attended by some 5,000 people in the campus of …

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A historic decision: The United States has decided to lift the long-standing arms embargo on Cyprus. The 33 year old embargo against the island has forced to look to Russia for equipment. The lifting of the arms embargo has angered Turkey, as expected. “Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken determined …

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Greece’s National Defense Minister Nikos Panagiotopoulos and his German counterpart Christine Lambrecht on Friday agreed to facilitate the consignment of armored vehicles to Ukraine. The tank-swap deal provides that Greece will send 40 tanks to Ukraine and receive corresponding number by Germany Greece will supply Ukraine with 40 Soviet-era armored …

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“For me it was a dream that came true. The University was for me a heavenly place” said 88-year-old Dimitris Moudatsakis during a ceremony to honor the oldest graduate at the University of Herakleio in Crete. The man who spent his life working as a typographer has graduated from the …

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Greek Police has issued a warning of a mass scam via phone calls on landlines or mobile phones and recorded messages in Greek and English. The scammers pretend to be police authorities. The Police issued the warning after it received over 100 complaints in less than 24 hours. The scammers …

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Greece accused Turkey of trying to intervene in its domestic affairs after the Foreign Ministry in Ankara called on Athens to investigate threats received by a Muslim member of Greek Parliament and expressing support for the country’s “Turkish minority.” Huseyin Zeybek, a lawmaker with main opposition party SYRIZA from Xanthi, …

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An earthquake hit with magnitude of 4.1 on the Richter scale the Sporades islands a few minutes before 6′ clock late Thursday afternoon. According to Geodynamic Institute of the National Observatory of Athens, the epicenter of the earthquake was in the sea area 39 km North of the island of …

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Greece has the slowest fixed internet in Europe, despite the significant investments that have been made in recent years, while internet services remain among the most expensive in relation to people’s incomes, according to the annual report on the digital quality of life, compiled by cyber security company Surfshark. The …

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The Greek parliament voted to accept Sweden and Finland’s NATO membership application on Thursday. The bill was supported by ruling New Democracy, main opposition opposition party SYRIZA, and opposition party PASOK. “Thank you, Greece! With a strong majority the Greek parliament today voted in favor of ratifying Sweden’s accession to …

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Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis sent a clear message to Turkey and its efforts to revise the Treaty of Lausanne, saying that the Treaty that set the boundaries between the two countries in 1923 “will not be revised.” He added that  “the one century of the validity of the Treaty will …

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