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The fall of Constantinople 29th March 1453: An Orthodox perspective on betrayal and loss

On 29 May 1453, the heart of Eastern Christendom fell. Constantinople — once the crown jewel of the Byzantine Empire and the spiritual stronghold of Eastern Orthodoxy — was overrun by the forces of Sultan Mehmed II. The fall of Constantinople, 29th…

30 May, 2025

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Mitsotakis to CNN: Greece will be a ‘positive surprise’ in terms of investments in next 2-3 years

Main opposition New Democracy (ND) party leader Kyriakos Mitsotakis stuck to his pro-reform and pro-market message during an interview with CNN on Monday, as he continued a visit to the United States amid opinion polls results showing center-right ND comfortably leading leftist…

14 March, 2019

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British newspaper reveals plans to uncover Athens’ ancient Ilissos river

The British newspaper The Telegraph revealed on Sunday that a Greek urban renewal firm called ”Anaplasis” plans to uncover Athens’ ancient river of Ilissos. Back in October of 2018, a part of the Athenian tram line was closed off because the part that…

14 March, 2019

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Turkish occupying troops advance positions in Cyprus

The Cypriot government announced on Friday that it is working in cooperation with the UN peacekeeping force to resolve tensions following an advance of the Turkish army inside Cyprus. Cyprus State radio (CyBC) said the incursion of the Turkish military into the…

1 March, 2019

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Greece blasts BBC for report on non existant “Oppressed Macedonian Minority”

Greece’s Ambassador to the UK, Dimitris Karamitsos-Tziras, send a letter of complaint to the BBC on Monday, following a report which spoke of the existence of a “Macedonian minority” in the country. Karamitsos-Tziras said the report contains “important historical inaccuracies and distortions…

28 February, 2019

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Greece to monitor Methana Volcano, just 50km away of Athens

For the first time, the Greek Geodynamic Institute will install six seismological stations to monitor the volcano of Methana in the Saronic Gulf, just 50 km away from capital Athens. “ A source of concern is the volcano close distance to the…

27 February, 2019

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The ‘Atlantis of Crete’: The sinking village sinks again

The locals call it the “Atlantis of Crete”, as the village of Sfentyli sinks slowly and gradually into the waters coming from the Aposelemis dam. One part of the Cretan village has sunk completely. It is characteristic that from the chapel of…

27 February, 2019

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“Repressed Macedonian Slav minority” angers Greece

The article of BBC “Greece’s invisible minority – The Macedonian Slavs” triggered angry reactions in Athens with the government to speak of “inaccurate and distorted Information.” The point that angered the Greek government is the BBC claim that with the Prespes Agreement…

27 February, 2019

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Ancient Greeks proved the earth was round 2,000 years ago using a stick

Long before the first satellites were sent to space in the 1960’s in order to prove that the Earth is indeed round, Ancient Greek mathematician Eratosthenes had found the proof using a simple …stick. And that was more than 2,000 years ago.…

27 February, 2019

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Greece, Albania discussing EEZ, not land border

The land border between Greece and Albania is not among the issues being discussed between the two countries, sources from the Greek Foreign Ministry said in a statement Friday, in response to suggestions to that effect on Thursday by Albanian Prime Minister…

22 February, 2019

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More than 7,000 Turks have submitted asylum requests since 2016

An upward of 7,000 Turkish nationals have requested international protection in Greece since the failed coup attempt in their country in 2016, according to the data published by the country’s asylum service late last week. Based on the information, 186 Turks filed…

22 February, 2019

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The fate of the treacherous Prespa Agreement

Last Sunday, the German Minister of State for Europe at the German Federal Foreign Office, Mr Michael Roth, in an interview, published by the Greek Sunday newspaper ΕΘΝΟΣ, warned any future governments of Skopje and/or Greece not to void the Prespa agreement,…

21 February, 2019

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Int’s tender for all-important gaming concession at Helleniko site on the horizon

Proclamation of an international tender for a casino gaming concession at the landmark Helleniko property development site in coastal southeast Athens, one of the biggest and still delay-plagued privatizations in Greece, is reportedly ready to be published in the EU’s Official Journal.…

21 February, 2019

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The fall of Constantinople 29th March 1453: An Orthodox perspective on betrayal and loss

Mitsotakis to CNN: Greece will be a ‘positive surprise’ in terms of investments in next 2-3 years

British newspaper reveals plans to uncover Athens’ ancient Ilissos river

Turkish occupying troops advance positions in Cyprus

Greece blasts BBC for report on non existant “Oppressed Macedonian Minority”

Greece to monitor Methana Volcano, just 50km away of Athens

The ‘Atlantis of Crete’: The sinking village sinks again

“Repressed Macedonian Slav minority” angers Greece

Ancient Greeks proved the earth was round 2,000 years ago using a stick

Greece, Albania discussing EEZ, not land border

More than 7,000 Turks have submitted asylum requests since 2016

The fate of the treacherous Prespa Agreement

Int’s tender for all-important gaming concession at Helleniko site on the horizon

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