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Acropolis Flag Flies at Half-Staff for Greek Resistance Hero Manolis Glezos

The Greek flag on the Acropolis is flying at half staff on Wednesday as a mark of respect for the day WWII resistance hero and politician Manolis Glezos is to be laid to rest in Athens. Glezos, who died on...

Man Covers His Entire House With a Greek Flag Ahead of ''Oxi Day'' Celebrations

A massive Greek flag was fastened onto a rooftop, covering an entire house in Greece's Nea Kios, in the Peloponnesian Peninsula on Saturday. Ahead of the ''Oxi Day'' celebrations on Monday, October 28, Giannis Athanasopoulos, the deputy mayor of the...

Greek Islanders Construct Huge Flag in Defiance of Turkish Overflights

A gigantic Greek flag was installed recently on the slopes of a hill overlooking the island of Oinousses in the eastern Aegean, just a stone's throw away from the Turkish coast, as a sign of defiance against continued provocations...

Giannis Antetokounmpo Marches With the Greek Flag on Independence Day

A very tall flag-bearing man marching in the center of Athens streets was none other than Giannis Antetokounmpo, as he walked with young athletes on March 25, 2013. Atetokounmpo has returned to his native country to celebrate the anniversary of...

Greek Fleet Slightly Reduced in Size During 2018, Data Reveals

The Greek-owned fleet and the number of vessels under the Greek flag were slightly reduced during the last twelve months, according to data included in the 32nd report of the Greek Shipping Cooperation Committee, published earlier this week. As of...

Greek Government Chides Group Raising Flags on Aegean Islets

The Greek government has distanced itself from the initiative taken by a group of Greeks to raise their country's flag on islets in the eastern Aegean. Government spokesman Dimitris Tzanakopoulos said that the country's foreign policy "cannot be implemented by...

Greece, Turkey in 'Undeclared War' in the Aegean

Greece's Deputy Defense Minister said that Greece and Turkey are in an "undeclared war" in the Aegean following the claims by Ankara that its forces removed a Greek flag from an islet. Speaking to Greek state radio on Monday evening,...

Greek Flag Still Flies Over Aegean Islet (photos)

New images appear to contradict claims by the Turkish government that its forces removed a Greek flag from an islet in the eastern Aegean. A Greek flag was seen still flying on top of the highest peak in Mikros Anthropofas,...

Turkish Forces Remove Greek Flag from Aegean Islet

Turkish Prime Minister Binali Yildirim has confirmed that his country's coast guard has taken down a Greek flag on an islet in the eastern Aegean, whose sovereignty is disputed by Ankara. Speaking in Istanbul, Yildirim said that Turkey "will not...

Greek Islanders Paint Huge Flag on Kalymnos (video)

Locals from the island of Kalymnos in the Dodecanese, have shown their patriotism by painting a huge 4,000 square feet Greek flag on a rocky slope overlooking the capital. According to kalymnos-news.gr the idea began with two brothers, painters by profession,...