Greek tourism reaches another record high despite negative reporting
A vivious campaign of negative publicity in both international and national media, capital controls, the July 5th referendum, the refugee crisis and the seven months […]
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Russia picks Syria aid flight route to east of Greece
Reuters — Russia plans to use an air route to the east of Greece to transport aid into Syria, meaning the use of Greek airspace […]
Greece confirms US asked to close airspace to Syria-bound Russian aid flights
RT — The Greek Foreign Ministry has confirmed receipt of a request from Washington, asking that Russia be denied use of Greek airspace for aid […]
Three mental health patients die in fire at Athens Psychiatric Hospital
Three people were killed on Friday afternoon during a fire that broke out at the ground floor of Dafni Psychiatric Hospital in Athens, Greece. The three deceased […]
Foreign ministry says surprised by Hungarian PM’s criticism of Greece
ANA – MPA — Greece’s foreign ministry sources criticized on Friday statements by Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban who accused Greece for the refugee crisis […]
German firm tried to reach deal on arms bribes in July
e-kathimerini– Representatives from German giant Rheinmetall met with Greek Defense Ministry officials at the end of July to discuss the possibility of an out-of-court settlement […]
Mini September heatwave in Crete this weekend
A mini heatwave in Crete this weekend will see temperatures reaching 38 to 39 Celcius – that is considerably higher than the 30 to 31 […]
Use of plastic money soars in Greece
ANA-MPA — Use of plastic money in the retail commerce has almost tripled since the imposition of capital controls in the country, with credit institutions […]
Boy vanishes from Athens hospital after fatal accident
An Amber Alert was issued on Tuesday following the disappearance of an 11-year-old boy, known simply as Dionysis T, from the Aghia Sophia Children’s Hospital […]
Daimler ‘ready to cooperate’ with Greek corruption probe
AFP — German carmaker Daimler said Monday that it is willing to cooperate with Greek authorities investigating allegations that bribes were paid in connection with […]
Ancient Greek palace unearthed near Sparta dates back to 17th century BC
AFP — Archaeologists in Greece have discovered the ruins of an ancient palace with important archaic inscriptions dating back to the Mycenaean age, the Greek […]
Teenage migrant killed in shootout between Greek police and smugglers
The Guardian — A 17-year-old migrant was killed during a shootout at sea between Greek port police and human smugglers, the government said late on […]
Submerged Greek village off Athens is ‘archaeologist’s paradise’
NBC — A sunken Bronze Age village dating to perhaps 2,500 B.C. has been discovered by researchers diving off the coast of Greece. A team […]
Greek coast guard rescues 665 migrants at sea
AP — Greece’s coast guard says it has rescued 665 refugees at sea in 20 search-and-rescue operations off the islands of Lesbos, Chios, Samos, Agathonissi, […]
Interim PM Thanou is first woman leader in Greece
BBC– Greece’s top Supreme Court judge, Vassiliki Thanou, has been appointed caretaker prime minister ahead of early elections next month. President Prokopis Pavlopoulos named Ms […]