Greek News
Greek News
Iran Accuses Greece of Piracy After Seizure of Crude Oil Cargo
Iran accused Greece of piracy on Thursday after the seizure of the cargo of crude oil from a tanker anchored in the bay of Karystos on the southern coast of the island of Evia.
Iran’s Ports and Maritime Organization is...
Diplomacy
Greece Counters Turkey’s Claims in the Aegean to UN
Greece presented a letter to the United Nations on Thursday which countered the claims Turkey made regarding the sovereignty of Greek islands in the Aegean to the UN in September of last year.
In the Turkish letter, the country claimed...
Greek News
Onassis’ Island of Skorpios Turns into European Resort for Billionaires
Skorpios, Aristotle Onassis' private island in the Ionian Sea, is to turn into an ultra luxury VIP resort, after the Greek government signed the permit
Military
Putin and Erdogan: Architects of Revisionism
The violation of international law and disregard for international treaties by Russian President Vladimir Putin in Ukraine is a dark sign of revisionism
Environment
Jellyfish Population Explodes in Parts of Greece
An explosion in the population of jellyfish along some of the beaches in Greece is causing concern for scientists and beachgoers this summer.
Experts are monitoring the proliferation of the Pelagia noctiluca, a purple jelly that carries a very painful...
Crime
“How to Murder Your Husband” Author Found Guilty of Killing Husband
An American author—who once wrote an essay titled “How to Murder Your Husband”—was convicted by a jury in Portland on Wednesday of fatally shooting her husband four years ago.
The jury of seven women and five men found Nancy Crampton...
Crime
Texas Gunman Revealed His Intentions on Facebook
Texas Governor Greg Abbott said on Wednesday that the gunman who opened fire at an elementary school in Uvalde on Tuesday, killing 19 children and two teachers, announced on Facebook just before the shooting that he was going to...
Diplomacy
Russia Joins Turkey in Attack on Greece Targeting PM Mitsotakis
Russia blasted Greece and Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis on Wednesday for the statements he made during his recent visit to Washington as relations between the two countries reach a new low.
Greece’s anti-Russian stance is “a show of faith in...
Crime
The 10 Deadliest School Shootings in the US
In this year alone, the US has already experienced 27 school shootings, one of which occurred just yesterday, on Tuesday, and ranks amongst the deadliest to have taken place in the country.
In the wake of such unimaginable tragedies, people...
Diplomacy
PM Mitsotakis Vows to Defend Greece Amid Turkey’s Revisionism
On Wednesday, during his visit to Davos at the World Economic Forum, Greece's Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis vowed to defend his country's sovereignty in the face of Turkey’s mounting revisionism.
In a discussion with President of the Forum Borge Brende...
Crime
The Impassioned Plea for Gun Control Delivered By NBA Coach Steve Kerr
Golden State Warriors coach, Steve Kerr, did not want to talk about basketball on Tuesday night but about the shootings in Texas and gun control.
In his pregame news conference heading into Game 4 of the Western Conference finals against...
Ancient Greece
UK Isolated at UNESCO Over the Parthenon Marbles – Report
The UK was completely isolated at a recent UNESCO meeting on the fate of the Parthenon Marbles, the influential The Art Newspaper reported on Wednesday.
According to the report, the British delegation at an intergovernmental meeting in Paris has dismissed...
Diplomacy
Greece an “Irreplaceable Ally”, Turkey “Important Partner”, US Says
The US continues to encourage its allies in NATO, including Greece and Turkey, to work together in order to preserve peace and security in the region, a U.S. State Department spokesperson said on Tuesday.
The spokesperson called on the two...
Greek News
Viral Illustration of the 20 Largest Greek Islands Gets One Wrong
An illustration of the largest Greek islands at Reddit got one completely wrong. Given that Greece has many islands with estimates ranging from somewhere around 1,200 to 6,000, depending on the minimum size taken into account, the mistake could...
Crime
19 Children Among 21 Dead in Texas Elementary School Shooting
Nineteen children and two adults died in a mass shooting on Tuesday at Robb Elementary School in Uvalde, Texas, roughly eighty miles west of San Antonio.
The eighteen-year-old gunman, identified by officials as Salvador Ramos, opened fire before he was...