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Five-Nation Military Exercise in East Mediterranean Sends Message to Ankara
The Naval forces of Greece and Cyprus will join those of Egypt, France, and the United Arab Emirates in conducting a large-scale sea and air exercise off the Mediterranean coast of Alexandria, Egypt starting Monday, November 30.
The joint exercise...
Diplomacy
Greece Slams Germany for Not Agreeing to Tough Sanctions Against Turkey
Germany is not standing up to its leadership role in the European Union when it rejects Athens' call for an arms embargo to be imposed on Turkey, Greek Foreign Affairs Minister Nikos Dendias said in an interview with Politico...
Greece
102-Year-Old Patient Recovers From COVID in Greece, Returns Home
A truly miraculous story took place earlier this week in Greece's hospital of Corfu in the Ionian Sea, where the oldest hospitalized patient with COVID-19 in the country not only recovered but broke a national record too!
According to Greece's...
Africa
Greek Crew Held Hostage by Pirates off Coast of Nigeria
The Greek government announced on Sunday that three sailors who are Greek nationals have been held hostages for the last several days by pirates in Nigeria, off the coast of West Africa.
The drama all began weeks ago, more specifically on...
Culture
New Music Video Showcases Stunning Beauty of Greece's Meteora
A marvelous music video was filmed a few days before the second national lockdown in Greece's Meteora, to become the country's first entry on a global cultural digital map named ''O-city'', currently under development by 13 organizations and universities...
Archaeology
Restoration of Greece's Tatoi Palace Unearths Dozens of Royal Heirlooms
The ongoing restoration works that have been taking place in Greece's Tatoi Palace for a couple of months now have brought back to life some hidden historical treasures.
Hundreds of objects of various sizes, all belonging to the former Royal...
Greece
Greek MPs With Medical Backgrounds Ready to Volunteer in Hospitals
At least twenty-one members of the Greek Parliament have expressed their will to work on a voluntary basis for Greece's National Health Service (NHS), known in Greece as ''ESY'' to help fight the ravaging second wave of the coronavirus...
Greece
Greece in Shock as Country Records 121 New Deaths from COVID-19
Another grim record broke on Saturday in Greece, as the country recorded its highest death toll in a period of 24 hours since the beginning of the pandemic.
A total of 121 people died in the past 24 hours, with...
Greece
PM Mitsotakis Urges People to Get Coronavirus Vaccine Following Thessaloniki Visit
Greek PM Kyriakos Mitsotakis visited the coronavirus-ravaged port city of Thessaloniki in Central Macedonia on Saturday, where he urged people to get the coronavirus vaccine as soon as it becomes available.
''It'll be free-of-charge, it will not be mandatory but...
Business
Greek PM Holds Virtual Meeting with Greeks Who Left to Work Abroad
Addressing the country's notorious brain drain problem, Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis held a virtual meeting with Greeks who left their native country to work abroad during the financial crisis.
During the meeting, PM Mitsotakis stressed that Greece is improving...