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Turkey Issues Navtexes Blocking Off Large Swaths of Aegean Sea

In yet another poke in the eye of Greece and NATO, the nation of Turkey on Tuesday issued three new Navtexes, or maritime Telexes, blocking off huge areas of the Aegean Sea. Giving as a reason that Greece had militarized...

Greece to Extend Lockdown Beyond December 1

Greek Government spokesperson Stelios Petsas on Tuesday outlined the government's planning for lifting the lockdown in an interview with television channel ANT1 TV. He pointed out that a more relaxed attitude that existed during the first week of the second...

Kennedy Avenue in Varosha Renamed to Honor Turkish Invasion General

In another shocking move by Turkey and the Turkish-backed regime in occupied northern Cyprus, the street in the occupied town of Varosha which had been named after American President John F. Kennedy has now been renamed Semih Sancar Avenue. Coming...

Vast Majority of Greek Women Say They've Been Sexually Harassed at Work

According to research conducted around the country by the group ActionAid Hellas, an astounding 85% of Greek women say they have faced sexual harassment at work. Greek women in the tourism and service industries, two of the country's largest areas...

Archaeologists Uncover Two Well Preserved Bodies at Pompeii

Archaeologists announced Friday that they have discovered the perfectly preserved bodies of two men who died together at a villa just outside of Pompeii nearly 2,000 years ago. The men were relatively young when they were killed after Mt. Vesuvius...

Archbishop Elpidorphoros Issues Thanksgiving Encyclical

Elpidophoros, the Archbishop of the Americas, issued an encyclical for the great American celebration of Thanksgiving on Monday. In his missive, he mentioned the nation's current difficulties related to the pandemic, saying "this National Holiday has become associated with a...

"Goodwill" Gestures by Turkey Little More Than a Ploy, Says Greek FM

"Turkey has left no room for any kind of positive agenda at the forthcoming European Council," Greek Foreign Minister Nikos Dendias said in a statement on Tuesday. He added that any last-minute "goodwill" gesture by Turkey now will be little...

Suspected Jihadist Arrested in Greece Remanded in Custody

A 27-year-old Syrian man charged with two crimes linked to ISIS terror attacks was led to prison after his testimony to the public prosecutor on Tuesday, during which he denied being an ISIS fighter. The Syrian was remanded into custody...

Australian Artist and Philhellene Max Grierson Inspired by Beauty of Greece

In his pen and ink drawings, with delicate touches of watercolors, Australian artist and philhellene Max Grierson manages to capture the unique sensation of strolling through Athens and the Greek islands. His drawings perfectly depict the country's distinctive architecture...

Giannis Antetokounmpo Distributes Food to the Needy in Athens

Giannis Antetokounmpo, who is currently training in Greece, donated and distributed boxes of food for people in need at the church of Agios Meletios in Sepolia, the neighborhood where he grew up, on Monday. What makes his actions so special,...