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Conqueror of four of the world’s highest peaks

Greek climber Antonis Sykaris holds up the Greek flag atop one of four peaks with an altitude of more than 8,000 meters in the Himalayas – the first Greek to do so – in this photo released on Saturday. His most recent…

13 June, 2019

GREECE·The News Weekly

US cautions Turkey over Cyprus

The United States has reiterated its call to Turkey not to proceed with offshore drilling operations within Cyprus’ exclusive economic zone (EEZ) and repeated its support of the Mediterranean island’s right to exploit and develop its oil and gas resources. “The US…

13 June, 2019

GREECE·The News Weekly

Greece remembers the Cold-Blooded Nazi massacre at Distomo

The massacre at Distomo remains to this day one of the most heinous crimes the Nazis committed against innocent women and children, just months before the German occupying forces pulled out of Greece. On June 10, 1944, Fritz Laufen-bach, captain of the…

13 June, 2019

GREECE·The News Weekly

Greek scientist’s groundbreaking research against cancer

Nikolaidis, who received his PhD from the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, relayed that their groundbreaking research is a tale of a molecule called “Heat-shock protein,” or Hsp70 (HSPA1A), found in the wrong place at the wrong time.…

1 June, 2019

GREECE·The News Weekly

SYRIZA changes strategy ahead of early election

Still reeling from a devastating showing in last weekend’s European Parliament election, leftist SYRIZA officials met on Wednesday to discuss strategy ahead of a second round of local authority polls and a looming snap general election. According to sources, the broader sense…

31 May, 2019

GREECE·The News Weekly·WORLD

The hard truths about Turkey’s continued denial and lies

The participation of the hundreds and thousands of people in the memorial events organized in Greece and abroad on the occasion of the 100th anniversary of the Genocide of the Greeks of Pontus, and the associated events covered by major foreign newspapers…

31 May, 2019

GREECE·WORLD

Elderly member of Greek minority found murdered on Turkish island of Imvros

An elderly Greek man was found dead and tortured on the Turkish island of Imvros that is home of a small Greek community. 86-year-old Zafiris Ignaris (Piyanari) was found on Monday night. He was tied in hands and legs and had blood…

24 May, 2019

GREECE·WORLD

Barnier: EU ready to respond to Turkish provocations

Michel Barnier, the European Union’s chief negotiator for Brexit, reiterated on Monday EU readiness to respond accordingly in case Turkey carries out illegal hydrocarbon drilling activities, noting that the EU stands clearly behind Cyprus. Barnier, who is currently visiting Cyprus in the…

24 May, 2019

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Ceremonies for the 100th Anniversary of the Pontic Genocide Culminate at the Turkish Consulate

The ceremonies for the Commemoration of the 100th anniversary of the Pontian Greeks’ genocide on Sunday culminated at the Turkish Consulate with Pontic associations delivering a resolution. The ceremonies, that were organized by the Pan-Pontian Federation of Greece, started at the Metropolis…

23 May, 2019

GREECE·The News Weekly·WORLD

100 Years of Silence

Pontus (“sea” in Greek),is an historical Greek designation for a region on the southern coast of the Black Sea, located in modern-day northeastern Anatolia, Turkey. The name was applied to the coastal region and its mountainous hinterland (rising to the Pontic Alps…

23 May, 2019

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Greece refutes Turkish claims on status of Aegean Islands

The Greek foreign ministry late on Sunday strongly refuted a claim by its Turkish counterpart that Greece does not respect the demilitarized status of the islands in the eastern Aegean Sea. Earlier Sunday, Turkish Foreign Ministry spokesman Hami Aksoy denounced “the attempts…

20 May, 2019

GREECE·The News Weekly

Historic decision made to rebuild Part of the Parthenon

The Greek Central Archaeological Council (KAS) decided on Wednesday that a part of the Parthenon, now in ruins on the Athens Acropolis, is to be rebuilt using mostly materials which are now lying on the ground. It is believed to be the…

20 May, 2019

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Conqueror of four of the world’s highest peaks

US cautions Turkey over Cyprus

Greece remembers the Cold-Blooded Nazi massacre at Distomo

Greek scientist’s groundbreaking research against cancer

SYRIZA changes strategy ahead of early election

The hard truths about Turkey’s continued denial and lies

Elderly member of Greek minority found murdered on Turkish island of Imvros

Barnier: EU ready to respond to Turkish provocations

Ceremonies for the 100th Anniversary of the Pontic Genocide Culminate at the Turkish Consulate

100 Years of Silence

Greece refutes Turkish claims on status of Aegean Islands

Historic decision made to rebuild Part of the Parthenon

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