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Greece’s Main Opposition Leader Alexis Tsipras is COVID-19 Positive

Chief of Greece's main opposition SYRIZA, Alexis Tsipras, tested positive for COVID-19, after a preventive molecular test

Ex PM Alexis Tsipras Calls For the Creation of a Broad European Progressive Front

The Leader of the Opposition and former PM Alexis Tsipras highlighted the need on Saturday for the creation of a broad progressive front in European politics, from the "left of the left to the progressive center". Speaking at the 45th...

Alexis Tsipras Mourns Death of Brother-In-Law

Greek Premier Alexis Tsipras, currently in New York for the UN General Assembly, learned on Friday about the death of his brother-in-law at an Athens hospital. 58 year-old Grigoris Karagounis was married to Zanette, the sister of the prime minister....

Has Alexis Tsipras Put an End to Anti-Americanism in Greece?

It was early 2015 when Greece's first leftist government was making a clandestine attempt to find economic allies in Russia and China in an effort to detach the country from the "loan sharks", as Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras was...

Alexis Tsipras Undergoes Hernia Operation

Greek Premier Alexis Tsipras was admitted to hospital to undergo hernia removal operation on Friday afternoon. Mr. Tsipras was hospitalized at the Eugenideio hospital of Athens and the surgery took place on Friday afternoon. The Prime Minister's office issued a statement...

Fidel Castro Writes Congratulatory Letter to PM Alexis Tsipras Prior to His Death

Shortly after the July 5, 2015 referendum, when 62 percent of Greek people voted against the austerity agreement with creditors, Fidel Castro sent Tsipras a congratulatory letter, where he calls him "comrade". "I congratulate you warmly on your brilliant political victory....

PM Alexis Tsipras and Albanian Counterpart Edi Rama Hold Talks on the Phone

Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras spoke on the telephone with Albanian Prime Minister Edi Rama on Tuesday, at the latter's request. A press release from the Greek prime minister's press office said that the two leaders emphasized the importance...

Video: Greek PM Alexis Tsipras Arrives in New York for the 71st UNGA

Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras arrives in New York for the opening of the 71st United Nations General Assembly with the refugee crisis high on the agenda.

Greek PM Alexis Tsipras Presents Road Map to the Future

"We usually say we are at a turning point. I will say that this year's Thessaloniki International Fair (TIF) is held at the point of turning. Because we are exactly at that point where our economy is changing from...

SNF Cultural Centre a 'Jewel' in the Urban Landscape, PM Alexis Tsipras Says

The Stavros Niarchos Foundation Cultural Centre (SNFCC) is a "jewel" in the urban landscape and an important legacy for the arts, education and the environment, Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras said on Wednesday at a meeting to prepare for...

PM Alexis Tsipras Attends Youth Parliament, Meets With Teens

Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras attended the 2016 session of Greece's annual "Youth Parliament," which concluded on Monday. The prime minister was given an enthusiastic welcome by the teenage "MPs," who welcomed the opportunity to meet him and talk to...

Greek PM Alexis Tsipras Gets Symbolic Gift in China

Chinese leader Li Keqiang gave Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras a bicycle as a gift on Tuesday. The present had symbolic value with Keqiang stating that bilateral relations are like a two-wheeled vehicle. "Our relations with China are like a...

Greek PM Alexis Tsipras Meets with Ministers Ahead of EU Council

The upcoming EU Summit in Brussels dominated a meeting between Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras with his close associates and the government's ministers on Monday, following the result of the British referendum as well as the conditions in Europe. The bill...

Watch Greece's Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras Spin a Ball [pics + video]

Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras was a top-rate volleyball player before he started showing an interest in student politics. A leg injury, however, caused him to nip his budding career in the bud. Nonetheless, he can still use a...

Phone Conversation Between Alexis Tsipras and Francois Hollande

Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras spoke on the phone with French President Francois Hollande on Friday afternoon, discussing the negotiations underway and ways to ease the Greek debt ahead of next Tuesday's Eurogroup, a government announcement said. In addition to their talks about...