Chile Man Returns 2,500-Year-Old Acropolis Marble His Father Pocketed in the 1930s
A Chilean man has returned a 2,500-year-old piece of marble to Greece after his family displayed it as home decor for nearly 90 years. Enrico Tosti-Croce…
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Greece Protects 251 Beaches From Commercial Use
Greece has expanded its list of protected “untrodden beaches” to 251 sites, banning commercial activity and concessions from some of the country’s most…
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Turkey to UN: Cyprus Has No Right to Its Own Gas
Turkey has sent a formal protest letter to the United Nations claiming that Cyprus’ natural gas agreement with Egypt, signed in March, violates the rights of…
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Turkey Tables Bill to Seize Aegean and Med Gas Rights
Turkey is preparing to submit legislation to its parliament that would formally codify its maritime jurisdiction claims over disputed areas of the Aegean and…
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Saint Irene the Great Martyr: Her Feast Day Is Today
Today, May 5th, is the feast day of Saint Irene the Great Martyr, one of the most venerated saints in the Christian Orthodox tradition. All women named Irene…
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3 People Burned Alive in Greek Bank 16 Years Ago Today
Sixteen years ago today, on May 5, 2010, three people were killed when protesters threw Molotov cocktails into a Marfin Bank branch in central Athens during a…
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Germany Warns Turkey Over Arms Use at Athens Talks
Germany has drawn a firm line on how Turkey can use German-supplied weapons, making that restriction a central point of tension during recent high-level talks…
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Greece to Buy 4 Italian Frigates in €700M Deal
Greece is set to acquire four Italian FREMM frigates in a deal that marks one of the Hellenic Navy’s most significant procurement moves in years. The agreement…
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Ukraine Sets Conditions for Greece in Sea-Drone Deal
Ukraine has set conditions for Greece as part of a sea-drone deal between the two countries, according to Euractiv. The reported conditions suggest Kyiv is…
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Greece Unveils €5 Billion “Achilles’ Shield” Defense Plan
Greece is moving forward with a roughly five billion euro defense package, with the centerpiece being a new multi-layered air defense system called “Achilles’…
