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A cat appeared out of nowhere on television screens all over the country during a live discussion with a coronavirus expert on a Saturday evening news program in Greece, reminding everyone of the perils of appearing on television from...

Greek President Katerina Sakellaropoulou on Friday called Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan's recent decision to convert the historic Chora former Christian monastery to a mosque "an act of symbolic violence dictated by political arrogance." After the conversion of Istanbul's Hagia...

One of the most enduring memories of the Athens Olympic Games in 2004 was the young girl who blew out the Olympic Flame in the closing ceremony. Fotini Papaleonidopoulou, the little girl with the green eyes and slightly sad look...

The Greek Ministry of Foreign Affairs responded on Saturday to Turkey's Vice President who threatened Greece with war if it expands it's territorial waters to 12 nautical miles in the Aegean. “Turkey's unprecedented belief that it can threaten neighboring countries...

Greek health authorities announced on Saturday they detected 177 new cases of coronavirus in the last 24 hours and one more person has died, bringing the total Covid-19 death toll in the country to 260. Despite the reduction in new...

French President Emmanuel Macron once more expressed his country's solidarity with Greece saying on Friday that he had taken a tough stance with regard to Turkey’s actions in the Eastern Mediterranean. “When it comes to Mediterranean sovereignty, I have to...

Greece has vowed to continue its support for the Lebanese people who are struggling to return to normalcy following the deadly explosion in Beirut earlier in August. Authorities in Athens announced recently that they are sending a Greek Navy vessel...

271 new cases of Covid-19 in the country, and 5 new deaths, announced Greek health officials on Friday. These numbers follow the trend of elevated Covid cases in Greece. Cases are up from Thursday's 259. 6 deaths were registered on...

Mikis Theodorakis, the world renowned composer and lyricist, who turned 95 recently, said on Friday that he remains a soldier in defense of the nation's rights in the face of Turkish aggressiveness. In a statement, he accepts that in the...

European Union Foreign Ministers decided on Friday to begin discussions on imposing sanctions on Turkey in response to the country's provocative actions in the eastern Mediterranean. EU Minister for Foreign Affairs Josep Borrell called on Turkey to abstain from unilateral...