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Armenian authorities charged on Tuesday that the nation of Turkey is responsible for the shooting down of one of its fighter jets, killing the pilot. If true, this would be a major provocation and an escalation of the conflict in...

The Hellenic Post (ELTA) recently revealed four new stamps depicting oven-baked lamb and potatoes, moussaka, octopus and spanakopita (wild greens pie) which are supposed to pay tribute to Greece's culinary heritage. “Cooked food hails from ancient Greece, with recipes that...

  Capital Link is organizing a webinar on Tuesday which will showcase the need for boosting Foreign Direct Investment (FDI), as the coronavirus pandemic threatens to drag both the global and Greek economy to a new, deeper recession. The Webinar titled...

Greek health officials announced on Tuesday that all crew members of the Mein Schiff 6 cruise ship which sailed into the port of Piraeus were tested negative for the coronavirus. Owner TUI Cruises announced on Monday that the 12 crew...

Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis and his wife Mareva Grabowski-Mitsotakis welcomed US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo and his wife Susan at the PM's family residence in Chania, Crete on Monday evening. PM Mitsotakis, who flew to Chania as of Monday...

During his whirlwind trip through Greece and the Balkans, US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo attended a Yom Kippur ceremony in the city which once was home to nearly all of Greece's Jews before their numbers were decimated in...

Greece announced that its health authorities had detected 269 cases of the coronavirus and that there had been four deaths associated with the virus on Monday. Of today's cases, 23 were linked to known outbreaks, and just 11 were discovered...

Greece and the United States reaffirmed their excellent bilateral relations and mutual desire to further deepen cooperation in a series of areas on Monday, in a meeting of Secretary of State Mike Pompeo and Greek Foreign Minister Dendias. The areas...

After a test run in early September, the all-new lighting for the Parthenon will be officially unveiled on Wednesday, September 30. Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis, along with other European leaders, will attend the ceremony on the Acropolis on Wednesday...

Short-term property rentals in Greece, already affected by market saturation and competition from new and cheaper nearby markets in 2019, saw their bookings devastated in the first half of 2020 as Covid-19 made its impact. However, looking at the results...