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City of Naoussa to Organize Greece's First Winter Event for Disabled People
The municipality of the city of Naoussa in Central Macedonia announced recently that it will organize the first ''Know The Snow'' event to offer a unique winter experience to one hundred disabled people.
The event will take place at the...
Greece
Parliament Approves Amendment Sparing PAOK and Xanthi From Relegation
The Greek Parliament on Wednesday approved a last-minute amendment introduced by the government which spares Greece's football champion PAOK and Xanthi FC from being relegated down from the Superleague.
The government's amendment garnered 156 positive votes, while 90 MPs voted...
Greece
Political Turmoil Follows Suggestion of PAOK and Xanthi Relegation
Government spokesperson Stelios Petsas announced on Tuesday that following orders of Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis, MEP Theodoros Zagorakis will be expelled from the European Parliament caucus of the New Democracy party.
The announcement came as the latest episode in a...
Greece
Greek Super League Champion PAOK Threatened with Relegation
Greece's Professional Sports Committee announced on Monday that the football teams of PAOK and Xanthi must be excluded from the Superleague, the country's top football league.
The shocking announcement was made because, according to the Committee, the team of PAOK...
Greece
International Olympic Committee to Award President Pavlopoulos With Gold Olympic Order
President of the Hellenic Republic Prokopios Pavlopoulos will be awarded the Gold Olympic Order medal for his great contributions to the Olympic movement, Olympic ideals and the Olympic legacy, it was recently announced.
The award will be given to the...
Greece
Greek Shooter Anna Korakaki Wins Gold Medal at H&N Cup in Munich
Greek Olympic gold medalist and world champion shooter Anna Korakaki added yet another prestigious title to her collection on Friday by winning a gold medal at this year’s H&N Cup in Munich, Germany.
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Korakaki won with a total score of 242.7, leaving...
Australia
Melbourne’s Greek Community Ready to Support Tsitsipas at Australian Open
The large Greek community of Melbourne is excited and ready to cheer and give their all to support Stefanos Tsitsipas' efforts during this year's Australian Open, which will begin on January 20.
The Australian Open is the closest to home Tsitsipas...
Greece
Greek, Italian, Turkish and Albanian Footballers Raise Money for Albanian Quake Victims
Veteran footballers from Greece, Italy, Albania and Turkey will play on January 10 in Albania to raise money for the victims of the devastating quake which shook the country on November 26, 2019.
The friendly game will be held at...
Greece
Tsitsipas Qualifies for Mubadala World Tennis Championship by Beating Djokovic
Greece's tennis superstar Stefanos Tsitsipas qualified on Friday for the finals of the Mubadala World Tennis Championship, now underway in the United Arab Emirates (UAE).
Tsitsipas punched his ticket for the final by beating the world's number two player, Novak...
Greece
Greece's Olympiacos to Face Arsenal in Europa League's Group of 32
The Greek football team Olympiacos has been selected to play against England's famed Arsenal squad in their bid to make it to the group of the last 16 remaining clubs in the Europa League.
The Greeks will have to overcome this...