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France asks for Greek and Latin to be included in UNESCO’s ‘Intangible Cultural Heritage’ list
A French cultural organisation based in Autun, a city in central France, published a national manifesto over the weekend, asking for the inscription of Ancient Greek and Latin languages in …
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Greek judge at the helm of European Court of Human Rights
Judge Linos-Alexandre Sicilianos is the new judge at the helm of the European Court of Human Rights (ECHR), becoming the first Greek to hold that position. He will succeed Italy’s …
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Daylight savings begins in Greece on 31 March
Clocks in Greece move forward an hour on Sunday March 31 as Daylight Saving Time goes into effect in the European Union, and a total of 64 nations across the …
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More ferry rides from Greece to Turkey
New ferry lines linking Greece with Turkey will begin running as of 2 June 2019, following years of negotiations between the two governments. As published on the new edition of …
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UNESCO approval would be needed to turn Hagia Sophia into a mosque
The 6th century Hagia Sophia, one of the marvels of modern architecture, was the main seat of the Greek Orthodox Church until the siege of Constantinople – now Istanbul – …
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Turkey says: ‘President Erdogan’s words were taken out of context’
According to reports, the Turkish president screened excerpts of the video posted on social media by the Christchurch attacker during the mosque shootings. Those excerpts were allegedly projected at Mr …
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Erdogan considers turning Hagia Sophia into a mosque
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Sunday voiced the possibility of converting Hagia Sophia, which has been used as a museum since 1935, back into a mosque. Speaking on national …
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British Library finally returns historic documents taken from Greek monastery
Three rare historic documents that had been illegally removed from the Panaghia Chrysopodaritissa Monastery that is located in Achaia back in 1979, were returned yesterday. Following authentication, the relics were …
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Australian PM pillories Erdogan’s vile remarks and NZ Deputy PM heads to Turkey to ‘confront’ these
Prime Minister Scott Morrison was not satisfied with an explanation given by Turkey’s Ambassador to Australia regarding comments made by Turkey’s President Recep Tayyip Erdogan threatening violence against Australian and …
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“Your grandparents came here and they returned in caskets,” Erdogan tells Australians and New Zealanders
Prime Minister Scott Morrison intends to summon Turkey’s ambassador and demand an explanation after comments by Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan that cited the Gallipoli campaign. In scathing comments, Mr …