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Greece Braces for More Storms as Severe Weather Forecasted for This Weekend

Greece once again faces, just as it did last week, another weekend of severe weather, before the Ionian Islands and other regions of the country have even finished cleaning up the extensive damage caused by the Ianos weather system. Meteo,...

Greek Teenager Released from Covid-19 ICU After 40-Day Stay

A Greek teenage girl has just been released from an AHEPA Hospital ICU unit, where she had been kept for 40 days. The 17-year-old, who suffered from no underlying illnesses, had contracted Covid-19 and her condition had quickly deteriorated to...

President Anastasiades: Cyprus Committed to Peace Talks, But Not at Gunpoint

President Nicos Anastasiades told the UN General Assembly on Thursday that Cyprus stands ready to resume talks on the reunification of the island nation. He warned however, that he would not negotiate under conditions of intimidation or threats. “For the (Cyprus...

Pompeo's Visit to Greece Will Mark the "Strongest Relationship in Decades"

US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo will visit Greece on September 28, his first stop in a four-nation tour of Europe, the State Department announced on Thursday. According to a press advisory by the State Department, Pompeo will meet with...

Concordia Wraps Up 2020 Summit with Leadership Awards

Hundreds of policymakers, executives, NGO leaders and representatives from more than 90 countries participated in the 10th Concordia Annual Summit which closes on Friday. The five-day digital event, which over the years has become a landmark in political, economic and...

US Policymakers, Greek American Leaders to Mark Anniversary of Cyprus Independence

To commemorate the 60th Anniversary of Cyprus’ independence, the President and Foreign Minster of the Republic of Cyprus will join top US foreign policymakers and Greek-American and Cypriot American leaders in an online celebration on September 30, 2020 beginning...

Greece Announces Second Highest Number of Covid-19 Deaths in a Single Day

As the Greek PM Kyriakos Mitsotakis was warning on Thursday that the choice is between self-protection measures or a lockdown, the country's health authorities announced 342 new Covid-19 cases and nine deaths. The number of the fatalities is the second...

PM Mitsotakis Says Greeks Have a Choice: "Self-Protection or Lockdown"

Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis told Greeks on Thursday that they have a choice to make in the next days and weeks. Either they will adhere to the measures imposed to stem the spread of coronavirus, or they face a...

Woman Missing after Karditsa Flooding Found Dead

Tragically, the 43-year-old woman who was missing after the disastrous flooding brought by the storm Ianos destroyed parts of Karditsa, has now been found dead. She was discovered 7-9 km (4.3 - 5.6 miles) from where her empty car had...

Archbishop Elpidophoros Meets With Pompeo on Hagia Sophia, East Med Tensions

Elpidophoros, the Greek-Orthodox Archbishop of the Americas, met with US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on Thursday at the State Department. Discussing issues ranging from the takeover of Hagia Sophia in Istanbul to peace in the Mediterranean, the talks were...