Greece
Letting loose the dogs of war: Dionysios Skylosophos
There is a section in the walls of the castle of Ioannina that locals always approach with conflicted feelings of awe and horror. For in a now fenced-off cave within …
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Greece shocked by defendants’ testimonies over Zak Kostopoulos’ death
It has been almost four years since the death 33-year-old Zak Kostopoulos in downtown Athens, a gay rights activist. Six men are accused of the beating of Kostopoulos during an …
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British Museum to face court after rejecting request for 3D scan of Parthenon Marbles
The British Museum will face a court challenge after it denied permission for an Oxford-based archaeological institute to digitally scan the Parthenon Marbles to create high-quality replicas of the works …
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Antetokounmpo brothers give lucky fan house with Acropolis view
Earlier this week the Antetokounmpo brothers basketballers Giannis, Thanasis, Kostas and Alex donated a house in Athens worth €100,000 which boasts a view of the Acropolis as a prize for …
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Dendias to accompany humanitarian mission to Mariupol
Greece’s Foreign Affairs Minister Nikos Dendias announced on Tuesday evening (local time) that he will be accompanying a humanitarian mission to Mariupol. The decision was made after his one-on-one meeting …
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Conman uses popular Greek singer’s photo to ‘catphish’ women online
A young beauty technician who had recently moved to the Blue Mountains West of Sydney in 2019 liked what she saw of the profile of “Stelios” on a Tinder profile …
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Woman watched her home in Mitilini get robbed all the way from Australia
A Greek Australian who had installed security cameras on her property in Lesvos, Greece watched her house get robbed not once, but three times. According to local media stonisi.gr, the …
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Greek Consul flees Mariupol along with 20,000 refugees
The Greek Consul-General in Mariupol, Manolis Androulakis, the last remaining European Union diplomatic official to remain in the besieged city, was finally evacuated on Tuesday and spent the night in …
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23-year-old in Greece beats his grandmother to death over a glass of water
A 23-year-old man in Chrysochori of Kavala of the Municipality of Nestos, has beaten his grandmother to death over a glass of water. The man, who has an extensive history …
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Mitsotakis and Erdogan agree to lower tension in view of Ukraine war
In an effort to deescalate the situation in the east Mediterranean in the face of the war in Ukraine, Greece and Turkey have decided to come to a joint understanding …