History

The Greek community of Egypt honored the Greek soldiers who fell in El Alamein, during the ferocious battle against the Axis powers in the Second World War, in a ceremony on Saturday. Officials from Greece and Egypt laid wreaths at...

One of the most crucial dates in Greece's War of Independence is October 20, 1827. It was on this date that a coalition of European powers defeated the mighty Ottoman naval forces at Navarino. After almost 400 years of Ottoman rule,...

Following the recent unexpected discovery of at least 58 ancient shipwrecks in the archipelago of the Greek island of Fournoi, still more treasures have come to light. Greece's culture ministry has announced that an additional three ancient shipwrecks, loaded...

The Thessaloniki International Fair (TIF) is the most important international annual fair for the entire Balkan region and the largest in Greece. Thousands of visitors from Greece and across the world, flock to Greece’s second city to be entertained, to...

Uzay Bulut, a Turkish journalist and political analyst formerly based in Ankara who now resides in Washington, D.C., has written an article called: Turkey: How the 3,000-year Greek Presence on the Aegean Shore Came to an End, where she...

It has been almost 200 years since the famous Greek statue known to Greeks as Aphrodite of Milos, or Venus de Milo, was discovered by a farmer on the Greek island of Milos. The man is said to have discovered...

The International Hellenic Associaton sent an open letter to the President of the Republic of Turkey Recep Tayyip Erdogan following his recent statements: Dear President Erdogan, Recently, you have launched an often repeated and relentless campaign referring to “your heart’s borders"...

Greece is the birthplace of the Olympics and ever since the revival of the Olympic Games in 1896, Greece has participated in all of the summer games up to this summer's Rio 2016. Let's take a look at some fun...

How did a young man born into a poor peasant family who helped his father make a living as a water carrier plot to catch the attention of the prettiest girl in Marousi? Easy. Win an Olympic marathon. The summer...

There are many famous people who have "Maria" for their first name. It's no wonder since Maria is a female name in many diverse cultures spanning the globe. The name first became popular during the spread of Christianity when the Hebrew name...