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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...
Culture
Greek Snacks: Bring a Taste of Greece Home With You
Greece is a million things, and delicious iconic Greek snacks is one of the best things you can bring home as a perfect holiday souvenir
Greek News
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...
Greece
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...
Culture
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...
Greek News
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)...
Greek News
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...
Greece
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...
Animals
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,...
Greek News
‘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...