Coronavirus: 880 Cases, 24 Deaths in Greece Monday
Credit: Greek Reporter A total of 880 cases of the coronavirus were diagnosed in Greece on Monday, which represents four fewer than those recorded in the country on Sunday. Nearly half of the total...
View ArticleTurkey Announces Massive Military Exercise in the Aegean
Turkey to conduct a major military exercise in the Aegean and the Mediterranean. Credit: Twitter/Turkish Ministry of Defense Turkey announced on Monday that it will conduct large-scale naval exercises...
View ArticleProtesters Clash with Police Over Education Bill in Thessaloniki
Credit: Greek Reporter Police made over 30 arrests in Thessaloniki on Monday after they clashed with protesters who were demonstrating against a new education bill that calls for the presence of police...
View ArticleConvicted Terrorist Koufodinas on Hunger Strike for 45 Days
Koufodinas leaving Korydallos prison in November, 2018 after being granted a leave from prison. Credit: AMNA Convicted terrorist Dimitris Koufodinas, who has been on a hunger strike for 45 days...
View ArticleVienna’s “Little Greece” and the First Greek Newspaper
Designed in Neo-Byzantine Style by architect Theophil Hansen, built in 1858 financed largely by Greek Austrian Merchant Simon Sina . Credit: Vilma Billinis When we consider key communities of the Greek...
View ArticleAcclaimed Greek Scientist Makes Breakthrough Discovery on Obesity
Dr. Constantine Stratakis was made a member of the Greek Endocrine Society April of 2019. Photo courtesy Dr. Constantine Stratakis An accidental laboratory observation during an ongoing cancer research...
View ArticleGreece Pushes EU to Endorse Vaccine Certificates to Open Tourism
Greece leads the campaign in the EU for vaccine certificates. Credit: Iantomferry, CC BY 3.0/Wikipedia Greece is pushing its EU partners to approve Covid-19 vaccine certificates which would allow for...
View ArticleMan Arrested for Illegal Excavation in Amphipolis
Some of the ancient artifacts recovered by the Greek police. Credit: Greek police Found with a metal detector in his hand, a 68-year old man was arrested on Sunday for illegally excavating in the...
View ArticleGreek Doctors Protest “Suffocating” Conditions in Covid-19 Wards
Doctors and other healthcare workers demonstrating in front of the Greek Ministry of Health in Athens on Tuesday. Credit: Jebe38261846/Twitter Greek doctors and healthcare workers took to the streets...
View ArticleTurkey Claims Greek Fighter Jets “Harassed” Vessel in Northern Aegean
Credit: Hellenic Defense Forces In an unusual turnabout, Turkey charged on Tuesday that Greek fighter jets had “harassed” its research vessel Cesme while it sailed in international waters in the...
View ArticleCovid-19 Transmission Skyrockets in Greece, with 2,147 Cases Tuesday
Credit: Greek Reporter Transmission of Covid-19 has skyrocketed once again in Greece, as the country recorded a stunning 2,147 cases on Tuesday. The figure represents an increase of 1,267 individuals...
View ArticleGreek Student in Italy Seriously Injured After Stabbing by Ex-Boyfriend
Turin. Credit: Maurizio Moro/ Wikimedia Commons/ CC BY-SA 4.0 A female Greek student in the Italian city of Turin sustained serious injuries after her former boyfriend stabbed her in the neck and chest...
View ArticleEasyJet Says Early Travel Bookings Already up 600%
Greek holidays are on the horizon for UK residents this summer. Credit: Greek Reporter The British airline EasyJet stated on Tuesday that bookings for flights increased by more than 300% and vacation...
View ArticleYoung Boy Dies in Fire at Greek Migrant Camp
A young migrant died in the blaze. Credit: fireservice.gr A seven-year-old boy died after a fire broke out at a migrant camp in Thebes, northwest of Athens, late on Tuesday. The fire service said...
View ArticleGreek Prosecutor Calls for Force-Feeding of Convicted Terrorist Koufodinas
Koufodinas leaving Korydallos prison in November 2018 after being granted a leave from prison. Credit: AMNA A Greek prosecutor on Tuesday called for convicted terrorist Dimitris Koufodinas to be...
View ArticleUnsung Heroes of the Greek War of Independence
“Karaouli” (guard), Theodoros Vryzakis. Public Domain When one thinks of the Greek War of Independence, the first things that comes to mind are the names: Kolokotronis, Karaiskakis, Papaflessas,...
View ArticleGreece Develops Plan to Attract Digital Nomads
Greece is seeking to attract digital nomads, those who can work digitally from anywhere in the world. Credit: Anastasios Papapostolou / Greek Reporter Greece is developing a package of initiatives...
View ArticleEvzones Exhibit Opens Greek Bicentennial Year in Australia
The lives of the Greek Presidential Guards, or Evzones, are chronicled in a recent photographic exhibit and book titled “The Evzones Collection.” Credit: Facebook/Ministry of Foreign Affairs The...
View ArticleGreeks Reduce Smoking in Half Over Last Decade
Smoking in Greece was cut in half in the last decade. Credit: Screenshot, You Tube/Institute of Public Health – ACG In a piece of welcome news for anti-smoking campaigners, it was announced on...
View ArticleLockdown to Continue as Greece Records 1,913 Cases Wednesday
Credit: Greek Reporter Greek PM Kyriakos Mitsotakis stated on Wednesday that the country’s national lockdown, in effect since November, will continue due to a sharp increase in cases, especially in...
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