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Turkish Drone Drops Red Paint on Greek Flag Painted on Kastellorizo Rock
A Turkish drone dropped red paint on the Greek flag painted on a huge rock next to the Kastellorizo port on Saturday, forcing the Foreign Ministry to issue a statement condemning the Turkish act.
The provocative act came only days...
Greece
Greek Athlete to Carry Disabled Woman on his Back to the Top of Mount Olympus
Long-distance runner Marios Giannakou is preparing for the race of his life as he is to climb Mount Olympus carrying on his back the disabled Eleftheria.
The athlete from Drama who has crossed 270 kilometers (168 miles) in the hot...
Greece
Coronavirus Update in Greece: 315 New Cases, 7 Deaths
Greece's National Public Health Organization (EODY) announced on Saturday 315 new cases of Covid-19, 165 of which were detected in Attica; Seven new deaths were recorded, bringing the total fatalities to 376.
Of the 315 new coronavirus cases, 59 are...
Business
Number of British Businessmen Seeking Greek Citizenship on Sharp Rise
The number of British businessmen looking to acquire citizenship from countries offering visa-free access to the European Union has risen sharply, investment migration firms say, as prospects of a post-Brexit trade deal between Britain and the bloc darken.
Investment immigration...
Greece
The First Woman Appointed Secretary-General of the European Court of Human Rights is Greek
Marialena Tsirli, a Greek native, is the first woman to be appointed Secretary-General of the European Court of Human Rights (ECHR).
Marialena Tsirli, a graduate of the Ursulines Hellenic-French School and the Athens Law School, continued her postgraduate and doctoral...
Crime
Athens Mayor Kostas Bakoyannis Remembers His Politician Father, Murdered 31 Years Ago
Athens Mayor Kostas Bakoyannis posted a picture on social media with his father, Pavlos, who was murdered 31 years ago today by the November 17 terrorist group.
"You may have flew away thirty-one years ago, but every day I touch...
Diplomacy
Turkish Presidential Spokesperson: Exploratory Talks with Greece on 3 Levels
Turkish Presidential spokesperson Ibrahim Kalin announced on Friday that the exploratory talks between Greece and Turkey will take place on three levels: territorial delineation, military issues, and political matters, according to the Anadolu agency.
Speaking to the press, the Turkish...
Diplomacy
Greek PM Addressing the UN: 'Lets' Give Diplomacy a Chance'
"Let's give diplomacy a chance," said Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis on Friday, in his address to the 75th United Nations General Assembly, referring to the upcoming exploratory talks with Turkey.
In his speech to the UN General Assembly held...
Europe
New Paris Terror Attack Near Charlie Hebdo Magazine Offices
French police are investigating another attack near the former offices of weekly magazine Charlie Hebdo, the location of a terrorist attack in 2015 that killed ten journalists and injured a security guard and a police officer.
Two people were seriously...
Greece
Greece: 286 New Coronavirus Cases, Three Deaths on Friday, New Measures Introduced
Greek Officials announced that their health authorities had detected 286 new cases of Covid-19, and there had been three deaths with the virus on Friday.
Of the 286 cases, 31 have been connected to known outbreaks, and 37 were discovered...