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Diplomacy
Turkey Claims Jurisdiction Over Half of the Aegean in New Provocation
Greece blasted an attempt by Turkey to claim jurisdiction for search and rescue operations in almost half of the Aegean Sea on Sunday.
In a statement, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Athens said that the new Turkish law that...
Australia
Greek Australian Basil Zempilas Elected as Mayor of City of Perth
Greek Australian media personality Basil Zempilas was elected as the new mayor of the city of Perth on Saturday.
It was a tightly-fought race between the media personality and former journalist Di Bain, with the pair separated by just a...
Culture
The Greek Photographer Painting Landmarks with Light
Following the successful delivery of the lighting revamp of Syntagma Square in the heart of Athens as his swan song in architectural lighting design in 2018, Greek trained electrical engineer and architectural lighting designer Gavriil Papadiotis is gaining international...
Greece
Coronavirus Deaths in Greece Reach 500
Greek health authorities announced on Saturday that ten more people died of the coronavirus, bringing the total number of fatalities in Greece since the beginning of the pandemic to 500.
It was also announced that in the last 24 hours,...
Diplomacy
World Health Organization to Establish New Office in Athens
The offices of the World Health Organisation (WHO) for the Quality of Health Care and Patient Safety will be located in Athens, Health Minister Vassilis Kikilias and the WHO Regional Director for Europe, Hans Kluge, announced on Friday after...
Greece
Greek PM: Border Fence at Evros Ready by April 2021
The construction of a new border fence at Evros, "was the least the government could do to provide a sense of security to Greek citizens, whose morale remains high at such a difficult juncture," Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis said...
Diaspora
President of Greek Community of Alexandria Dies
The president of the Hellenic Community of Alexandria (EKA) and the head of the Greek maritime club in Alexandria Edmond Kasimatis passed away from the coronavirus on Saturday. He was 83.
Kasimatis who was elected in 2017 was passionately working...
Cyprus
Pompeo Says Opening of Cypriot Ghost Town is "Provocative", Must be Reversed
Secretary of State Mike Pompeo voiced deep concern about Turkey's reopening part of a beachfront resort of Varosha, which was abandoned since Turkey invaded the island in 1974, calling it provocative and seeking its reversal, the State Department said...
Diplomacy
US Senators Call for Sanctions on Turkey After Russian S-400 Test
The top majority and minority leaders of the US Senate's Foreign Relations Committee have called on the Trump administration to impose sanctions on Turkey following the country's testing Friday of its Russian-built S-400 air defense system.
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Committee Chairman Jim Risch...
Business
The Greek American CEO Among Entrepreneurs’ 100 Powerful Women of 2020
Kelly Vlahakis-Hanks, CEO of Earth Friendly Products (ECOS), an eco-friendly cleaning product company with products made in carbon- and water-neutral facilities, was recently named by the prestigious "Entrepreneur" among the 100 most powerful women of 2020.
According to Entrepreneur the...