Paris
Archaeology
Mystery Sarcophagus Discovered Beneath Paris Notre Dame
The mystery sarcophagus discovered beneath the Notre-Dame cathedral in Paris last month is set to reveal its secrets very soon.
Europe
Formula 1, UEFA Boycott Russia Over Ukraine
Formula 1 and UEFA announced on Friday that their scheduled events in Russia would be moved elsewhere, in a move aimed to penalize the country over its attack on Ukraine.
European soccer's governing body, UEFA, will relocate the May 28...
Greek News
Greece Calls for Withdrawal of Foreign Troops at Libya Conference Debut
Greece called for the withdrawal of all foreign forces from Libya on Friday during an international meeting with leaders from 30 countries and organizations in Paris.
The international conference on Libya, aimed at ensuring Libya sticks to a plan to...
Celebrities
Greek Chef is Hollywood Star Scarlett Johansson’s Confidant
Greek chefs are celebrated around the world, so it's no surprise that one of them is friends with actress Scarlett Johansson. Dimitris Siasiaridis, a successful owner of four Paris restaurants, has become the occasional confidant of the two-time Academy Award...
Europe
New Paris Terror Attack Near Charlie Hebdo Magazine Offices
French police are investigating another attack near the former offices of weekly magazine Charlie Hebdo, the location of a terrorist attack in 2015 that killed ten journalists and injured a security guard and a police officer.
Two people were seriously...
Cyprus
Macron calls for Sanctions on EEZ Violators in Mediterranean
Cypriot President Nicos Anastasiades met French President Emmanuel Macron in Paris on Thursday for talks which included discussions on Turkey's current provocations as well as issues involving Mediterranean security in general.
In statements on Thursday, as reported by the Reuters news...
Greece
PM Mitsotakis and President Macron Denounce Turkish Behavior in Libya, Cyprus and Greece
Greek Premier Kyriakos Mitsotakis is in Paris on Wednesday, where earlier he held an official meeting with French President Emmanuel Macron.
The French leader welcomed Prime Minister Mitsotakis on the steps of the Élysée Palace in the capital city before...
Culture
Cape Verde Institute Awarded “Melina Mercouri” Prize in Paris
The ''Instituto do Patrimonio Cultural,'' a cultural heritage organization on the island of Cape Verde, was presented with the Melina Mercouri Prize on Tuesday at a ceremony held at UNESCO headquarters in Paris.
According to a statement from the Greek...
Greece
New Mayor of Athens in Paris to Observe City's Sanitation Techniques
Kostas Bakoyannis, the new mayor of Athens, took a lightning-quick visit to Paris on Monday, just one day after he was sworn in, to see how the French capital handles sanitation and rubbish collection, the City of Athens announced...
Cyprus
France's Macron Welcomes PM Mitsotakis, Warns Turkey Not to Violate Cyprus' Rights
French President Emmanuel Macron said during a joint statement with Greek Premier Kyriakos Mitsotakis on Thursday that France will not accept any Turkish violations inside Cyprus' EEZ, emphasizing that France ''will not show any weakness.''
Prime Minister Mitsotakis, who arrived in...