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NBA superstar Giannis Antetokounmpo and three of his brothers on Tuesday were named by Greece coach Dimitris Itoudis in his squad for this year’s Eurobasket and World Cup qualifiers. Giannis, 27, and Thanasis play for the Milwaukee Bucks, Alex has...

Athens airport has been crowned the ultimate best in Europe according to rankings from user review ratings on Google compiled by Holidu, a British search engine for holiday rentals. Being Greece’s main and largest airport, the Eleftherios Venizelos - Athens...

Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman who is visiting Greece on Tuesday met with Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis and emphasized the strong relations between the two countries. The Athens visit is the Saudi leader’s first trip to a European Union...

On Tuesday, Greek socialist leader Nikos Androulakis filed a complaint with the Supreme Court Prosecutor's Office, reporting an attempt to tap his mobile phone using Predator spyware. The leader of PASOK-Movement for Change had his mobile phone scanned last month...

Ancient Greece and its astonishing artifacts are presented in their true color in a new exhibition that opened earlier in July at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York. "Chroma: Ancient Sculpture in Color" reveals the colorful backstory of...

Health authorities in Greece announced 136,077 new cases of COVID-19 and 271 virus-related deaths during the week of July 18th to July 24th. Of these, nineteen percent were identified as reinfections. The National Organization for Public Health (EODY) also announced...

On July 26, 1922, AHEPA (American Hellenic Educational Progressive Association) was founded by eight visionary Greek immigrants in Atlanta, Georgia. The Greek immigrants came together in a fraternal bond to form the Order of AHEPA to combat discrimination, bigotry, and...

A Palestinian equestrian club has chosen Crete, Greece as its first Europe excursion. The trip highlights Crete’s alternative tourism potential, which could create a paradigm shift. It is just the extended tourism season Greece needs. By Phil Butler Visiting Europe for...

Bill Gates gave away shares worth more than $6 billion last week to his charitable foundation, Business Insider reported on Monday. Gates donated close to $5.2 billion worth of stock in Canadian National Railway Co. to the Bill & Melinda...

A 21-year-old British tourist was killed by helicopter blades in a horror accident in Spata near Athens on Monday. According to reports, the British man's parents had hired the helicopter during their family trip with at least one of his...

ABC presenters Lara Spencer and Amy Robach met on Mykonos over the weekend and shared photos on Instagram. "Mykonos meet up! So good to see AR!! Kids and hubbies too-Such fun! And not the first time I connected w a...

On Monday, Special Presidential Envoy for the Climate John Kerry congratulated Greece for taking the responsibility to host the "Our Ocean Conference" in 2024. "Greece does what it usually does: it leads an effort to make a difference for the...

If you are a child of the 1980s or 1970s, you may have grown up with a Nintendo Entertainment System, commonly known by its abbreviation NES. The video game console was a landmark development in the fledgling years of gaming...

At least two people were killed following Sunday’s terrorist attack at a ceremony marking the opening of a Hagia Sophia Replica in Syria’s northwestern Hama province. More than a dozen were injured in what appears to be a jihadist drone...

For many, summertime means mosquitoes.