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Greece to Lift Ban on Private Universities in Historic Move
Greece will lift the ban on private universities, the conservative government of Kyriakos Mitsotakis announced this week in a historic move.
The initiative will be...
The Greek Village Where Christians and Muslims Live in Harmony
Platani is a beautiful village on the Greek island of Kos in the Dodecanese complex, where Christians and Muslims coexist in harmony. The village...
Giorgos Seferis: The First Greek Poet to Win the Nobel Prize
On December 10, 1963, Greek diplomat and poet Giorgos Seferis was awarded the Nobel Prize for Literature by King Gustav of Sweden.
Gyaros: The Forgotten Greek ‘Island of the Devil’ Becomes an Oasis of Life
Gyaros an arid, and uninhabited Greek island in the northern Cyclades was during the military dictatorship a place of exile and torture. Today, the small...
Putin to Run for Fifth Term in Russia’s Presidency
Russia's President Vladimir Putin announced on Friday that he will run in the 2024 presidential election, seeking and most likely winning a fifth term.
If...
Prolific Greek Author Vassilis Vassilikos Dies at 89
Prolific Greek author Vassilis Vassilikos whose books have been translated into many languages died in Athens on Thursday. He was 89.
He has published more...
Henry Kissinger, Controversial Giant of US Diplomacy, Dies at 100
Henry Kissinger, one of the most influential and controversial US diplomats of the 20th century, died Wednesday at age 100, his firm said.
Kissinger, who...
The First President of Argentina Was Greek
Few people know today that the first president of the unified Republic of Argentina was of Greek descent. Bartolome Mitre Martinez was born on...
Thousands March in Athens to Mark the Polytechnic Uprising
Thousands marched on the streets of Athens toward the US Embassy on Friday to commemorate the anniversary of the Polytechnic uprising and the victims...
How the Athens Polytechnic Uprising Ideals Lost their Glow
The Athens Polytechnic uprising anniversary on November 17 against the military dictatorship in Greece has lost its glow and it is often marred by...


