1973 – Georgios Papadopoulos, head of the military Regime of the Colonels in Greece, is ousted in a hardliners’ coup led by Brigadier General Dimitrios Ioannidis. Papadopoulos was tried for his part in the crimes [Read More]
ATHENS – The “household basket” measure of lower-priced staple goods launched by the Greek government in early November to cushion the impact of inflation has proven beneficial to consumers, Development and Investments Minister Adonis Georgiadis [Read More]
A new project financed by the Commission’s Technical Support Instrument (TSI) will improve Greece’s resilience to tackle natural and environmental disasters. Greece is suffering from an increasing number of incidents due to extreme weather causing [Read More]
ATHENS – A fishing boat believed to be carrying at least 430 migrants was safely towed to the Greek island of Crete on Tuesday after being dramatically rescued during near gale-force winds, the country’s national [Read More]
TEL AVIV – Israeli basketball club Maccabi Tel Aviv achieved a 90-84 home win over Greek champions Olympiacos Piraeus in the EuroLeague at the Menorah Mivtachim Arena in Tel Avivon Tuesday evening. It was Maccabi’s [Read More]
ATHENS – The economy of Greece is forecast by the Finance Ministry to grow by 5.6 percent this year and by 1.8 percent in 2023, according to a revised estimate in the country’s final 2023 [Read More]
2002: The Greek oil tanker Prestige splits in half and sinks off the coast of Galicia, releasing over 76,000 m3 (20 million US gal) of oil in the largest environmental disaster in Spanish and Portuguese [Read More]
Iran has released two Greek-registered tankers that it seized last May in the Gulf, Greece’s Ministry of Shipping and Island Policy said here on Wednesday. “After months of talks with Iran, the Greek-flagged vessels Prudent [Read More]
ATHENS – Galloping inflation, driven by the energy crisis, has dramatically shrunk in recent months the purchasing power of people in Greece, who are bracing for a heavy winter. “People are under a lot of [Read More]
ATHENS – The remains of an ancient temple have been unearthed during archaeological excavations in western Greece, the Culture and Sports ministry announced on Wednesday. The temple was found near ancient Olympia, the birthplace of [Read More]
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