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Many people are feared to have died as a military plane crashed in Algeria, local media report. Two hundred people or more were said to be on board the aircraft, which reportedly crashed after take-off. TV news reports said 14 ambulances...

President of the Hellenic Republic Karolos Papoulias is paying an official visit to Algeria, following an invitation by his Algerian counterpart Abdelaziz Boudeflika. Papoulias arrived to Algiers late Saturday and on Sunday morning he visited the memorial stone of the...

Two Greek dance groups were awarded recently after participating in festivals, proving that Greek dance fascinates people abroad. The first group, named Prosxima was awarded in Algeria. Their show entitled 21-mneme was presented in the 5th International Festival of...

Born in Canada by Greek Orthodox parents, 24-year-old Christos Katsiroumpas who converted to Islam, is one of the two suicide bombers who recently blew themselves up killing 10 hostages in Algeria. The attack was made in retaliation for the...

Kostas Sarantidis, the Greek fighter who escaped from the Nazi labor camps to become a national hero in Vietnam, passed away on June 25

Scientists have now pinpointed the age of a star dune in a remote area of Morocco and uncovered details about its formation and how it moves across the desert. The study focused upon a star dune in eastern Morocco called...

In response to the devastating earthquake in Morocco, Greek Airline Aegean will operate an emergency special flight for passenger repatriation. The airline has swiftly organized an emergency flight from Marrakesh to Athens to facilitate the return of passengers affected by...

A powerful magnitude 6.8 earthquake has struck Central Morocco, leaving a trail of destruction that has killed more than 2,000 people. The epicenter of this seismic event was in the remote High Atlas Mountains, approximately forty-four miles southwest of...

The BRICS alliance just announced its enlargement to include Ethiopia, Argentina, Egypt, Iran, Saudi Arabia, and the UAE this morning. The alliance (Brazil, Russia, India, China, South Africa), was founded in 2010 in order to create an economic discussion that...

On Monday, oil prices rose by as much as 6% after Saudi Arabia, Russia, Iraq, and other members of OPEC+ announced that they would be cutting production by as much as 1.15 million barrels per day from May until...

Snow in the Sahara Desert might sound impossible, but it's true! The exceptionally rare weather event, which has only happened in the North African desert a few times in the past 40 years, took place earlier this month near...

A deal for Morocco's purchase of Turkish drones shows how the market for the drones is expanding, according to a new report.

Resorts on the southern shores of the Mediterranean are seeking to attract tourists by trying to mimic the striking character and beauty of the Greek islands. As the photos suggest, some of the resorts bear an uncanny resemblance to areas...

“Tunisia plays an important and stabilizing role in the Arab world and the Mediterranean. I assure you that Greece and the European Union will stand by Tunisia’s side, supporting its efforts,” underlined the Greek Deputy Foreign Minister Kyriakos Gerontopoulos...

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs announced that on the afternoon of May 18, a low power explosive device went off on the street where the Embassies of Greece, Saudi Arabia and Algeria are located. According to the announcement, the...