The Two Greek Women Who Refused to Convert After Naousa Fell in 1822
When Ottoman forces captured Naousa in April 1822, two Greek Christian women were taken prisoner and subjected to a brutal attempt to break their faith. Their…
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8 Turkish Soldiers Fled a Coup. Greece Sheltered Them for Years.
A new Greek documentary reveals what happened to eight Turkish soldiers who landed a military helicopter in Alexandroupolis on July 16, 2016, hours after…
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The Last Hours Inside Hagia Sophia Before the Doors Were Smashed Down
On May 29, 1453, after a 53-day siege, the Ottoman army of Sultan Mehmed II broke through the walls of Constantinople. Emperor Constantine XI Palaiologos died…
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Woman Rescued Alive After 20 Hours in the Ionian Sea From Cruise Ship Overboard
A 44-year-old woman from El Salvador was pulled alive from the Ionian Sea on Saturday after spending roughly 20 hours in the water following an overboard…
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Waterspout Caught on Video Off the Coast of Kos
A massive waterspout formed off the coast of Kos this morning, sending a towering funnel cloud from the storm clouds down to the surface of the Aegean Sea.
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Queen Sofia May Return to Tatoi for the First Time in 60 Years
Greece has invited Spain’s King Felipe VI and his mother, Queen Sofia, to attend the reopening of the former royal estate at Tatoi, north of Athens, scheduled…
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Greece’s Communist Party Demands Greece Cancel US National Guard Deal
Greece’s Communist Party (KKE) is demanding that Defense Minister Nikos Dendias cancel a newly signed memorandum of cooperation between the Greek Armed Forces…
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Israel Returns Stolen Greek Vases in Historic First
Greece received 21 ancient Greek vases from Israel on Tuesday in what marks the first repatriation of plundered antiquities between the two countries. The…
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Greece Unveils “Pyrpolitis,” Its Drone Warship
Greece has unveiled a domestically designed and built unmanned surface drone called the “Pyrpolitis,” with Defense Minister Nikos Dendias announcing plans to…
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The World’s Oldest Shipwreck Just Beat a Greek Record by 500 Years
A 4,700-year-old shipwreck discovered off the coast of Turkey near the island of Kekova has been confirmed as the oldest known wreck in the world, according to…
