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Maira Myrogianni: “It is an honour to serve the Diaspora”

Maira Myrogianni is the new Secretary General for Public Diplomacy and Greeks Abroad, succeeding Professor Ioannis Chrysoulakis. Myrogianni is a lawyer and an expert at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs …

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Greek journalist’s murder trial ends without convictions

A Greek court on Wednesday acquitted two men held over the 2021 murder of a prominent investigative journalist, a case that sparked widespread concern about press freedom in the country. …

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Greek probe clears state intelligence of malware use

Greece’s Supreme Court on Tuesday said a two-year probe had found no proof that the country’s intelligence service used a notorious malware software at the heart of a wiretap scandal. …

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Greece bans sheep transport as new plague cases found

Greece’s agriculture ministry on Monday banned the transport of sheep and goats around the country as a highly contagious ruminants plague surfaced in more areas following a July 11 outbreak. …

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Shepherd’s graffiti sheds new light on Acropolis lost temple mystery – new research

The Acropolis of Athens, the rocky hill in the Greek capital that is home to the iconic Parthenon temple, is one of the world’s most visited and well-known archaeological sites …

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Ex-Prince Michael of Greece dies aged 85

Former Prince Michael of Greece and Denmark, a renowned historian who stayed in the country through its dictatorship years, died Sunday at the age of 85, media reports said. The …

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Greece’s ‘Instagram island’ Santorini nears saturation point

One of the most enduring images of Greece’s summer travel brand is the world-famous sunset on Santorini Island, framed by sea-blue church domes on a jagged cliff high above a …

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Sheep ‘buried alive’ in Greece amid disease cull: official

A senior veterinary official in Greece was replaced after it emerged that sheep had been “buried alive” in a disease control move, a regional governor said Thursday. “We received a …

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Greece marks 50th anniversary of restoration of democracy

Greece on Wednesday marked the 50th anniversary of the restoration of democracy after a seven-year dictatorship collapsed in 1974, with the prime minister hailing the people’s “resilience” to oppression. In …

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Tensions between Greece and Turkey with warships near Greek waters

Diplomatic efforts are underway to reduce tensions after Turkey and Greece both deployed warships in the maritime area of Kasos. According to Kathimerini, the move came after the Italian-flagged research …

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