Greece
Education
Athens University Ranked 74th in the World
The National and Kapodistrian University of Athens is ranked 74th in the world based on recent results of Webometrics' "Top Universities by Top Google Scholar Citations", released at the end of January 2020.
The table includes 4,320 universities, including 28...
Diplomacy
Turkey Repeats Call for the Demilitarization of Sixteen Greek Islands
The Turkish defense minister Hulusi Akar called again on Sunday for the demilitarization of sixteen Aegean islands, claiming that Greece is violating international agreements.
In an interview with Turkish newspaper Hurriyet, Akar said Greece has stationed armed forces in 16...
Greece
Coronavirus Fears Cause Mask Shortage, Skyrocketing Prices in Greece
Protective facial masks have become a rare item in Greece as pharmacies are unable to cope with demand, the president of the the Athens Pharmaceutical Association revealed on Sunday.
Speaking to Proto Thema radio, Constantinos Lourantos said that the shortage...
Greece
New Crete Airport Project Finally Taking Off
Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis on Saturday attended on Saturday the foundation stone ceremony of the new airport at Heraklion's Kasteli, Crete.
Mitsotakis promised that the project which has been had been stalled for many years, will be ready to...
Greece
Greece 1821-2021 Committee Launches Its Logo
Head of the "Greece 2021" committee on the bicentennial of the declaration of the Greek War of Independence (1821) Gianna Angelopoulos-Daskalaki presented the logo of the committee on Friday.
The logo shows a ribbon forming the number '2' flowing through...
Greece
Worst Tragedy in Greek Football Remembered
Hundreds of people attended a ceremony on Saturday to mark the anniversary of the tragic deaths of 21 football fans on February 8, 1981.
The Karaiskakis Stadium disaster is the biggest football tragedy in Greece’s history, and among the worst...
Greece
UNCHR Calls for Relief of Greek Migrant Camps
The United Nations Refugee Agency (UNCHR) has asked the Greek government on Friday to accelerate plans for decongesting overcrowded reception and identification centers for migrants and refugees on the Greek islands.
UNCHR has called on the authorities to transfer larger...
Business
Greek Exports Show Signs of Standing Strong Against Global Turmoil
Greek exports have shown signs of withstanding external pressure and the economic and political turmoil that characterizes today's global economy.
This was obvious according to the latest figures available concerning the country's exports for 2019, as published recently by the...
Greece
The Forgotten Tragedy of 4,100 Italian Prisoners Who Drowned off Athens
This Sunday, Greece will honor the memory of the 4,100 Italian prisoners of war who perished in the Saronic Gulf in 1944 while aboard the Norwegian steamship "ORIA."
This monumental human tragedy, which took place during the horrific years of World...
Greece
Greece, France and US Send Message of Strength in ''Alexander the Great'' Military Exercise
The large-scale joint military exercise dubbed ''Alexander the Great'' concluded its operations on Friday on the Greek island of Skyros.
The multinational military exercise, which has been conducted jointly this week by the armies of Greece, France and the United...