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Inspired by the Greek capital's long history of democracy, countless cities across the world have adopted the name of Athens as their own.

Seventeen people, 13 Greeks and 4 spouses of Greek nationals, including three children and an injured person, have been evacuated from Sudan via Djibouti and have arrived in Athens, the Greek Foreign Ministry announced on Tuesday. A Hellenic Air Force...

Athens will be leading the global initiative against extreme heat in urban environments, known as City Champions For Global Heat Action.

A statue of Mahatma Gandhi was unveiled in Athens on Saturday, to honor the Indian activist who employed nonviolent resistance

Athens has plunged to the bottom of the Economist Intelligence Unit’s (EIU) latest ranking of the world's most livable cities. The COVID-19 Pandemic has had a major effect on this years list, with many top 10 mainstays falling to...

In cooperation with the Chinese Embassy in Athens, the China Cultural Center in Athens has launched a virtual kung fu and video contest.

Archbishop Damianos of Sinai, Faran, and Raithu has sent a letter to Greece's Education Minister Kostas Gavroglou asking him to protect Greek schools in Egypt that are in danger of shutting down. In his letter, Archbishop Damianos, who, according to Egyptian...

Greek Tourism Minister Elena Kountoura met tourism and air-transport officials in Shanghai to discuss ways of boosting Greek tourism and links between the two nations, the Greek ministry said on Friday. The talks were held as part of the minister's...

Chinese subway passengers using the subway Line 3 in Xian in Shaanxi province in northern China have recently had a lot to say about the artwork adorning the walls at the newly opened subway line. It appears the mural's artists...

A new service for the budget airline, Scoot, will detail the airline's first long-haul flight with the destination of Athens. The new Singapore-Athens service is a part of Singapore Airlines (SIA) group's strategy to create more passenger traffic between...

In light of the last World Cup game between Greece and Costa Rica, played in 2014, we decided to focus on the “Greek side” of Costa Rica, and more specifically on three towns in the country which have Greek names. Grecia, which...

Manolis Cucinkas is a 45-year-old Greek investor who moved from Athens to find investment opportunities in the Sudan. Back in Greece his family had been working in the bread and confectionary industry. When his father retired, Cucinkas took over the...

The Greek state is making efforts to control illegal immigration in Greece and as a result, it is collaborating with European service Frontex to find a solution. Dubai-based Khaleej Times newspaper reported that "Greek police announced Saturday the launch of an...

The first department abroad of the Agricultural University of Athens (AUA), the third oldest University in Greece, will open its doors to Dubai students next year. In cooperation with Hail Agriculture Development Co., the Greek University will establish a...

According to the public relations office and information center of the Islamic Culture and Relations Office (ICRO), in an meeting with Iran's cultural attaché to Greece, Greek translators and cultural activists announced their readiness to publish Hafiz's Divan in...