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Greece braces for no-deal Brexit tourism wave
With stakes for a no-deal Brexit on the up, Greece begins to focus on putting measures into place that will allow UK citizens to continue to travel to and live …
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‘I am a victim of government oppression’, Gargasoulas says
Dimitrious (James) Gargasoulas entered the Supreme Court witness box during his final day of his pre-sentence hearing after being found guilty of guilty of murdering six people and injuring 27 …
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Is the ‘displacement’ of the Parthenon Marbles really a ‘creative act’?
The director of the British Museum, Mr Hartwig Fischer, recently defended the historical theft of the Parthenon Marbles dubbing their removal a “creative act”. His comments again reinstated that they …
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Terens Quick ‘persona non grata’ in Australia, says the Pan-Macedonian Federation
The Pan-Macedonian Federation of Australia issued a strongly worded statement, deeming Greece’s Deputy Foreign Minister Terens Quick as ‘persona non grata’ in Australia. The Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs, in …
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Crete dressed in pink covered in snow and African sand
The low front hitting Greece is not near as heavy as the one sweeping through Chicago at the moment, however, a photo of the thick snow covering the mountains on …
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Turkey demands resolution of eight officers issue, again
With Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras scheduled to visit Ankara and Istanbul on 5 and 6 February respectively, Turkey’s National Security Council issued a statement that they will continue to pursue …
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Experts warn Greece as 12 die from flu
A flu epidemic in Greece has so far claimed the lives of 12 people within one week while recent data from the Greek Center for Disease Control and Prevention (KEELPNO) shows …
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Spinalonga could make it in UNESCO’s World Heritage Sites list
Nowadays Crete’s most popular tourist attraction after the Minoan Palace of Knossos, Spinalonga has a long and not always bright history. The islet, which is located in the Elounda Gulf in the Lasithi …
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Turkey to build smart drone bombs – Tsipras points to international law
Speaking at the fifth Southern EU Countries Summit in Nicosia, Cyprus Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras recalled international law as Turkey’s provocation game goes strong. During a speech at the …
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Athens-Thessaloniki high-speed train line now open
Greeks have waiting for this project to become operational for years, as it will connect its two main cities, Athens and Thessaloniki cutting down travel time to three hours and …