The first aggression in 20th-century history perpetrated by a fascist state was carried out against Greece, 12 years before the Italian conquest of Ethiopia, and 16 years before the German invasion of Poland. In August 1923, ten months after coming to power…
The Church of Greece decided on Saturday to recognize the autocephalous Orthodox Church of Ukraine (OCU), making it the first of the Eastern Orthodox churches to take such a step. Formal recognition will take place on October 19 in Thessaloniki, with Archbishop…
More than 2,500 dancers participated in a celebration of Greek Pontic culture held on Saturday in Thessaloniki. The event was organized by the Panpontian Federation of Greece to honor the hundreds of thousands of victims of the Pontian genocide. Thousands of spectators…
President of the Hellenic Republic Prokopis Pavlopoulos said on Sunday that Turkey’s military operations in northern Syria constitute “dangerous imperial fantasies” and warned that the EU will not tolerate violations of international law. Speaking at the coastal town of Nafpaktos in a…
In a ceremony marking the 75th anniversary since Athens was liberated from German occupation on October 12, 1944, the Greek flag was raised on the Acropolis on Saturday. The event was addressed by the government’s VIce President, Panagiotis Pikrammenos, and attended by…
The Greek Ministry of Culture announced on Thursday that a new storage room for valuables in Zominthos Palace, on the plateau of Mount Psiloritis on Crete, was discovered at the sprawling site during this year’s excavation season. Supporting evidence for the Palace room being…
The Greek government announced on Saturday a series of measures for tourist businesses and workers affected by the collapse of British Thomas Cook. The measures were announced after a meeting of representatives from the Finance, the Labor and the Development ministries. Workers…
Turkey fumes over a joint statement issued by Greece, Cyprus and Egypt. In an angry statement, the Turkish Foreign Ministry described as “baseless claims” the trilateral statement that, among others, condemned “Turkey’s unlawful actions in the Aegean Sea and the Eastern Mediterranean,…
Young people around the world are joining forces and making an effort to combat the climate crisis and biodiversity loss. The international movement Fridays for future climate strikes have inspired students around the globe to protest on behalf of the planet. And…
The collapse of British tour operator Thomas Cook is “credit negative” for Greek and Cypriot banks, because it reduces the cash flow of businesses in the tourism sectors of these countries, ratings agency Moody’s said in a report on Thursday. “The compulsory…
“By 2023 you will finally be able to vote from your permanent place of residence,” Prime Minister, Kyriakos Mitsotakis, told the Greek-American community of Astoria during his visit to New York. One of the key points of the Prime Minister’s speech in…
Archaeologists in northern Greece have uncovered a gold mask and bronze helmets from a vast ancient cemetery at Ahlada, near the town of Florina. In a statement Friday, the Culture Ministry said the most impressive finds came from the graves of warriors…