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Greece has asked the European Union to examine the possibility of fully suspending its customs union with Turkey, as Athens launched a new diplomatic offensive against Turkey’s repeated and ongoing provocations in the Mediterranean. In a letter to the European...

The United States has proposed that Greece purchase four American-made frigates, offering in return the co-production of three vessels in the country, Defense News reports. The leading defense publication says that should Greece decide to buy frigates from the United...

A priest in Cyprus has been accused of injuring a baby during the rite of baptism in a church near Limassol on Saturday. Video footage shows the priest forcefully immersing the already-crying baby into the baptismal font. The toddler's legs...

His Holiness Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew will participate in Tuesday's interfaith ceremony and prayers with Pope Francis as part of an international Prayer for Peace initiative entitled "No One Is Saved Alone – Peace and Fraternity." Hosted by the Rome-based faith...

Greece launched on Monday a new diplomatic offensive against Turkey's repeated and ongoing provocations in the Mediterranean, by writing to the EU, the UN Secretary General, and US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo. Official complaints will also be lodged against Turkey...

Over the last day, 438 cases of the coronavirus were diagnosed in the country, along with 11 deaths in those who had suffered with the virus. Of the new cases, 62 are linked to known outbreaks across the country, and...

According to reports from the Greek news media and Cosmote, the largest phone service provider in Greece has been hacked. Reportedly, this computer crime has placed the data of at least 3 to 5 million Greeks at risk, including the...

According to an announcement from Greek Shipping Minister Yiannis Plakiotakis, Greece is about to receive a desperately-needed state of the art surveillance system covering the entire Aegean Sea. The Minister stated that the new system will make possible the “timely awareness...

The victory of Ersin Tatar in the presidential election for the Turkish-occupied northern part of Cyprus on Sunday has analysts predicting further strain with the Cypriot government and a likely end to reunification talks. Tatar, a hardliner, is Recep Tayyip...

"The next months will be crucial and we are very well aware that if we do not take care the health system will come under great pressure," stated Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis on Monday, at a ceremony marking the...