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Greece
Germany Completely Rejects Greek Demands for War Reparations
One day after the Greek ambassador in Berlin presented a ''note verbale'' to the German Foreign Affairs Ministry, asking Germany to negotiate with Greece on outstanding World War I and II reparations and compensation, the German Ministry issued a direct...
Greece
Greek Resistance Legend Themis Marinos Dies at 101
Themis Marinos, the famous member of the British resistance group BLO and author of many books regarding the period of the Greek resistance during the German occupation of Greece between 1941 and 1944 died at the age of 101...
Diplomacy
Italy To Officially Apologize For Declaring War Against Greece in 1940
78 years after Italy’s wanton declaration of war against Greece on October 28, 1940, the Italian President, Sergio Mattarella, will officially apologize on behalf of the Italian people to Greece.
Mattarella will attend the military parade on the occasion of...
Greece
The Cycle of Insanity and Bloodshed
For a brief moment the Christmas spirit brings out the best in humanity but also reminds us of a growing inequality swept under the carpet. Festive family gatherings represent one side of the story but there is another side...
Ancient Greece
Play About the Peloponnesian War to Be Presented in Aishylia Festival
Elefsina celebrates culture and art hosting for the 42nd year in a row the Aishylia Festival. This year the festival takes place from June 29 to November 15. Aishylia Festival 2016 features a rich program, aiming to place culture...
Greece
Clashes Between Activists and Tour Guides in Acropolis
Clashes occurred on Tuesday morning on the sacred rock of the Acropolis in Athens, Greece, between tour guides and activists protesting against the war in Gaza.
The activists hung a banner which read: "Stop Israel Crime at Gaza". According to reports, tour...
Greece
Greece Offers Humanitarian Aid to Gaza Strip
On Thursday, Greece announced the disbursement of 500,000 euros (669,000 U.S. dollars) to the United Nations Relief and Works Agency (UNRWA) to deal with the ongoing humanitarian crisis in Gaza Strip after the ceasefire.
Debt-laden Greece also expressed via UNRWA and...
Greek News
Greece Sends Frigate Salamis to Libya; Greek Embassy in Tripoli Closed [UPDATE]
Greece has closed its embassy in Libya and is withdrawing its diplomatic mission from Tripoli as militia and Libyan troops are fighting for the city's control.
In an operation spearheaded by the Greek Navy, frigate Salamis left Greece on Wednesday with the...
Greece
Greek Woman Helpless in Gaza: "I Pray to God to Protect my Children"
Angeliki is a Greek woman living in Gaza with her five children and her Palestinian husband, whom she met when he was studying in Greece. They fell in love and she moved with him in his country of origin....
Greece
Brave Greek Photographer Talks About War
The Greek photographer Yannis Behrakis is one of the most significant war photographers in the world. He has been in the midst of many battle fields and has been exposed to danger several times.
Behrakis spoke of his experience from...