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Mitsotakis, Erdogan Sign Friendship Declaration Between Greece and Turkey

PM Kyriakos Mitsotakis and President Recep Tayyip Erdogan signed a friendship declaration between Greece and Turkey in Athens on Thursday in a symbolic move that confirms the warming of relations between the two nations. The declaration commits both countries "to...

Greek Students Ranked Top in Europe at World Robot Olympiad

Greek students ranked top in Europe and fourth worldwide among 451 teams from 90 countries at the World Robot Olympiad that took place recently in Panama. The World Robot Olympiad is one of the most important international competitions in the...

Giannis Antetokounmpo Celebrates 29th Birthday and Offers Advice

Giannis Antetokounmpo celebrated his 29th birthday on Wednesday in Las Vegas with balloons, cake, and a serenade from his team. The entire Bucks team gathered on the T-Mobile Arena court to sing happy birthday to Antetokounmpo. https://twitter.com/eric_nehm/status/1732531275507139006 The Bucks are in Las...

Roof Tiles Found in Jerusalem Traced to Ancient Greek Seleucid Dynasty

Ceramic roof tiles found in Jerusalem and traced to Greek King Antiochus IV of the Seleucid Dynasty were discovered at the City of David National Park, encircling the walls of the Old City. Jerusalem Post reports on Wednesday that until...

International Human Trafficking Network Dismantled in Greece

Police in Greece, supported by Europol, dismantled a criminal network involved in human trafficking, mainly of women from Venezuela, for sexual exploitation. Europol, the EU Agency for Law Enforcement Cooperation, says that the operation involved Spain and the USA (Homeland...

Greece Expects Mitsotakis-Erdogan Summit to Focus on Positive Agenda

Greece is expecting that the meeting between Kyriakos Mitsotakis and Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Thursday in Athens will focus on advancing a positive agenda in relations with Turkey, the government spokesman said. "We are looking forward to another significant step...

Fake Bedbug Alert in Athens Aimed at Scaring Tourists

Police in Greece have launched a manhunt for hoaxers who tried to scare foreign tourists out of some Athens short-term rental flats by inventing a bedbug crisis. The Health Ministry on Tuesday said posters stuck up outside flat buildings in...

Greece Celebrates the Real Santa Claus, Saint Nicholas

Greece celebrates Saint Nicholas, who, according to the Christian Orthodox faith, is the predecessor of Santa Claus, on December 6th. The omnipresent, joyous, white-bearded man who dressed in red most of the time, became particularly popular in the 19th century,...

Greece in UNESCO Bid for Nikopolis Archaeological Site

Greece is finalizing a bid to have the archaeological site of Nikopolis, located in Epirus, inducted onto UNESCO’s World Heritage List. Culture Minister Lina Mendoni chaired a meeting with local officials and experts on Tuesday to set out a timeline...

Uber Offers Car Rental in Greece

Ride-hailing service Uber recently announced that users in Greece and seven other European markets (Belgium, Germany, Spain, Netherlands, Portugal, Italy, France) can now make a car rental reservation with Uber Rent through the Uber app. The new Uber Rent service...