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Archbishop of all Greece Ieronymos, Synod Members in Coronavirus Self-Isolation
It was announced late on Tuesday that the Archbishop of Athens and All Greece Ieronymos, along with the members of the Permanent Holy Synod, have now self-isolated as a precaution, after a case of the coronavirus was identified in...
Greece
Covid-19: Record 43 Deaths in Greece; New Emergency Measures Announced
A record 43 people who had suffered from Covid-19 died in Greece Wednesday, and there are currently 297 intubated patients in intensive care units around Greece -- representing the highest number of intubated patients recorded in one day since...
Greece
Greek FM Dendias in Quarantine; Albanian Archbishop Hospitalized with Covid in Athens
According to an announcement by Greece's Ministry of Foreign Affairs on Wednesday, Nikos Dendias, the Greek Minister of Foreign Affairs, is now under quarantine after coming into contact with someone who had a confirmed case of Covid-19.
Dendias had met...
Diplomacy
Greek Foreign Ministry Issues Demarche to Turkey Over New Navtex
Greece's Foreign Minister Nikos Dendias ordered the immediate delivery of a demarche to Turkey over its new illegal Navtex on Wednesday, and he also briefed Greece's allies and partners about Turkey's ongoing illegal behavior, according to a Foreign Ministry announcement.
"With...
Diplomacy
Egyptian President Meets With Greek PM and President, Lauds New Ties
Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis met with his Egyptian counterpart, President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi on Wednesday in Athens in a further show of the increasingly cordial relations between the two Mediterranean countries.
After the meeting, the Greek leader stated "Trilateral...
Greece
Thessaloniki Becomes the Epicenter of the Covid Pandemic in Greece
Health officials were dispatched to Thessaloniki on Wednesday to coordinate efforts to stem the spread of the coronavirus as Greece's second largest city has become the epicenter of the second wave sweeping Greece since August.
According to the Greek Health...
Archaeology
MEPs Call on Boris Johnson to Return Parthenon Marbles to Greece
Members of the European Parliament from twelve EU member states have called on UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson to return the Parthenon Marbles, currently housed in the British Museum, to Greece.
The representatives from countries across the EU, including Greece,...
Greece
Four Dead After Greek Tanker Collides with Turkish Fishing Boat
At least four Turkish fishermen were reported killed after a Greek tanker collided with their boat about 15km (9 miles) off the coast of Turkey’s Adana province on Wednesday.
According to Turkish media reports, the fishing boat "Polatbey" was lying...
Cyprus
Turkish Cypriots Rally Against Erdogan's Plan for a Picnic at Varosha
Hundreds of Turkish Cypriots took to the streets in occupied Nicosia on Tuesday to protest Turkey's "interference" days before Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan is to visit the resort of Varosha, which was illegally opened last month.
Erdogan has promised...
Europe
Turkey Turns Peacekeeper by Establishing Military Foothold in the Caucasus
Turkey and Russia signed an agreement establishing a joint center to monitor the ceasefire in Nagorno-Karabakh on Wednesday morning and the two countries will work together there, said Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan.
Erdogan’s comments, in a speech to deputies from...