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Mikey Poulli: The Blind Cypriot Boy Who Stunned the Soccer World

Being blind doesn't stop 10-year-old Greek Cypriot Mikey Poulli, who lives in London, from pursuing his dreams of becoming a professional soccer player. After his parents took him for a routine eye exam when he was just six years of...

Greece to Hire 4,000 Bangladeshis Yearly

Greece and Bangladesh signed a deal on Wednesday for Greece to employ 4,000 Bangladeshi workers annually. Bangladesh Expatriates' Welfare and Overseas Employment Minister Imran Ahmad and Greek Migration Minister Notis Mitarakis signed the deal together in Dhaka. "Bangladeshi workers will be...

Turkey-Greek Islands Ferries Start Up Again After 2-Year Break

Ferry services between Turkey and the Greek Islands are resuming after being paused for two years during the Covid-19 pandemic, it was announced earlier in the week. The ferry service will reinvigorate sea tourism between the two countries, said Yusuf...

The Magic of the Greek Language — in a Spanish Song

Greek is used in every language throughout the world. This Spanish oldie by an Argentinian musical group called Apurimac, featuring Greek singer Elli Paspala, is living proof that there indeed are thousands of Greek words in every language. Apurimac created...

US Gives Extra Military Equipment to Greece

The United States Army has agreed to a foreign military sales contract with Greece to give the country's military its extra equipment as well as support for regional operations. The first round of equipment, known as Excess Defense Articles (EDA)...

Migrant Pushbacks: Greece Denies it Let 12 Migrants Freeze to Death

Greece rejected on Wednesday accusations of migrant pushbacks at its border leveled by Turkey which accused Athens of causing at least 12 refugees to freeze to death. Turkey's interior minister, Suleyman Solyu, said that Greek guards were responsible for pushing...

Child With Unvaccinated Parents to Receive Transplant in Greece

A child from Cyprus who was refused a heart transplant in Germany because his parents are unvaccinated will have the procedure in Greece. Due to be transported by air ambulance to Germany for the procedure, the three year old was...

Greek Sperm Whales Narrowly Avoid Disaster

Greece's majestic Mediterranean sperm whales narrowly avoided a disaster last week. The rare and precarious whales tend to cluster around a major shipping route along the Greek coast, leading to many beautiful encounters between people and the whales, but, unfortunately,...

‘Hunger Crisis’ Threatens Migrant Camps in Greece

Humanitarian groups are sounding the alarm over a rapidly escalating hunger crisis in Greece's migrant camps. Aid workers say that the camps have been lacking sufficient food for months, with children crying over their extreme hunger. The UN's migration agency, The...