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24/12/2023

Since the days of Makarios, Greece’s relations with Turkey have been held ransom by the Cyprus problem When Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis and Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan signed the groundbreaking declaration of ‘friendship and good neighbourly relations’ and ‘calm seas’ in ...

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The spotlit ancient Parthenon temple on the Acropolis appears behind strings of Christmas lights in Athens, Greece, on Wednesday, Dec. 20, 2023. (AP Photo/Thanassis Stavrakis)

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Greeks traveling to central Europe were stranded on Sunday in grim conditions due to severe snowstorms.

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DECEMBER 31 PAWTUCKET, RI – Assumption of the Virgin Mary Greek Orthodox Church, 97 Walcott Street in Pawtucket, hosts its New Year’s Eve Greek Dance on Sunday, December 31 – 7 PM mezedakia, 8:30 PM-1:30 AM dinner and dancing, with live music by Georgios Karatzas and Athenian Entertainment. Va...

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Managing digital media to carry out political communication is not a matter of publishing tweets, taking selfies and recording streamings, but rather of rethinking the strategic conceptions of communication with a radically new style.

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Brown bears in Florina, northern Greece, went into hibernation earlier than any previous year in the 30-year operation of Arcturos preservation centre.

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The irrationality of governments and the disorderly and impulsive actions under the pressure of the climate crisis creates an explosive cocktail with the ultimate victims of all of us… The pe*******on of electric cars - mainly passenger vehicles - into the fleet of the countries of the European Un...

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Around 100 Greeks who were going to travel from the Hungarian capital to Athens remained stranded at Budapest airport. A passenger among those who have suffered for 14 hours in Budapest told SKAI radio that the flight was due to depart at 6:25 p.m. on Saturday, but as of this morning, it has not tak...

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ATHENS - Greece’s Golden Visa scheme that sells residency permits and passports to rich foreigners buying property, much on short-term rentals, has dried up apartments for Greeks, said PASOK leader Nikos Androulakis. He said he would campaign against the program that brought in more than 1 billio

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Zorba the Greek, the world-famous novel by celebrated Greek author Nikos Kazantzakis, is published as a graphic novel for the first time.

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At the border with Romania, traffic is intense at the border crossings Kardam, Nikopol and Ruse for outbound trucks. The Oryahovo - Becket ferry is temporarily non-operational due to strong winds. Traffic is reduced to one lane in a...

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Greece is steeped in fascinating holiday traditions, with its Christmas carols, or kalanda, being some of the most heartwarming customs.

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On behalf of the President of the Greek Republic, the government and people of Greece, and on behalf of myself, I would like to convey my heartfelt congratulations to His Highness Sheikh Mishal Al-Ahmad on the occasion of assuming his duties as Amir of Kuwait. I wish His Highness every success and t...

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Surprisingly, many elements of the beloved Christian holiday, Christmas, have their roots in ancient Greece.

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Home Messages Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church repudiates Fiducia supplicans Messages Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church repudiates Fiducia supplicans [T]his Declaration applies exclusively to the Latin Church and has no legal force for the faithful of the Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church. By Sviatoslav....

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Holidays and rituals seem to have always been a universal aspect of the human experience, almost inextricably linked to being part of a community, an organised society and, eventually, a culture. In the Western world, calendars and festive days have for many centuries been based on Christian chronol...

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Tourists can take special guided tours of the Acropolis in Greece from April 2024.

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Over the last decade, archaeologists have managed five new digs in and around the ancient port of Jaffa, and the results were detailed in full by the Israel Antiquities Authority (IAA) in last month’s edition of the journal Atiqot (Antiquities). The range of multicultural historical artifacts and ...

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Hellenic Gaming Commission (HGC) grants Exoplay a Type 2 licence. Exoplay has been officially awarded with an online gaming licence for the conduct of

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You know all about hummus, tzatziki, and baba ganoush. But what do you know about the national dip of Greece, that garlic and potato delight called skordalia?

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In honor of "Percy Jackson and the Olympians," IndieWire looks at 12 wildly different takes on the Greek gods in film and television.

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The Associated Press reported that the exclusive guided tours will begin on April 1, 2024.

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Nestled in the sparkling waters of the Aegean Sea, Skiathos, a verdant gem among the Sporades islands, offers a mosaic of experiences, from its vibrant nightlife and elegant dining venues to its tranquil, pine-fringed beaches that promise serenity. As you wander through its picturesque streets, you....

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Migration & Asylum Minister Dimitris Kairidis said that the agreement reached earlier in the week by the European Council, the European Parliament and the European Commission on the New Pact on Migration & Asylum was "a Greek success", in an interview to Athens-Macedonian News Agency (ANA-MPA) on Sa...

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192 Greek-Owned Shipping Companies And Their 2,057 Vessels Honored For Their Participation In The Amver Program in Hellenic Shipping News 23/12/2023 Numerous Greek shipping companies were commended for their active involvement in the AMVER program at the Greek AMVER Awards, held at the Athenaeum Int...

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The Syriac Orthodox Church، and the Greek Orthodox Church will celebrate Christmas on December 25. The Christmas mass will take place tomorrow.

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Greece is planning to cover more than half of its borrowing needs for 2024 by issuing bonds worth ten billion euros.

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Passenger traffic at Greek airports reached an all-time record between January and November 2023, the Civil Aviation Authority announced.

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ATHENS - Migration & Asylum Minister Dimitris Kairidis said that the agreement reached earlier in the week by the European Council, the European Parliament and the European Commission on the New Pact on Migration & Asylum was "a Greek success", in an interview to Athens-Macedonian News Agenc

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There is no way we can adequately describe the degree to which music was important in Ancient Greece, for although most of us know the Greeks only as a nation of poets, philosophers, historians, mathematicians, sculptors, and architects, and hardly speculate at all about their musicians, the Greeks

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Expert Nikolas Katsimpras joins Thanos Davelis to discuss the Red Sea crisis, look at why it’s significant from Greece’s perspective, and break down why is it important that Athens plays an active role in this effort.

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A significant reduction in the debt ratio, the strengthening of economic resilience, and improvement in Greece’s governance indicators are the three essential steps required for the country to fully normalize and regain an A credit rating, as it had before the debt crisis, thus aligning with the a...

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Canadian singer-songwriter, Sarah McLachlan, has announced a set of shows in celebration of the 30 year anniversary of her album, Fumbling Towards Ecstasy. She will be making a stop in Berkeley at the Greek Theater on May 30. McLachlan is best known for her song, Angel, as well as her philanthropy,....

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It will be co-funded by the governments of Greece and Germany, as well as the Stavros Niarchos Foundation, and Albert Bourla, through the Genesis Prize Foundation

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The Foreign Minister of Greece, Giorgos Gerapetritis, has commented on the reaction of Prime Minister Edi Rama the day before regarding the case of Fredi Beleri.