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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...

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...

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...

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'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,...

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 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...

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,...

Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras received on Saturday the 11-year-old Afghan boy Amir and his mother at the Maximos Mansion. The prime minister in a symbolic gesture gave Amir a Greek flag. The boy had been chosen by lot to be his...

The Ministry of Education has abolished the ceremony of raising the Greek flag and the singing of the national anthem at primary schools. After the controversial decision to select flag-bearers following a draw of all students irrespective of school achievement,...