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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...

Greece, Albania Agree to Settle Maritime Boundaries at International Court

Greece and Albania should settle the issue of their respective maritime zones at the International Court of Justice (ICJ) at The Hague, Foreign Minister Nikos Dendias and Albanian Prime Minister Edi Rama agreed during their meeting in Tirana on...

Thousands of Albanians Line Up at Kakavia Border to Re-Enter Greece

Thousands of cars from Albania were lined up at the Kakavia border on Sunday, August 16 after the Greek government relaxed restrictions on the amount eligible to enter the nation. According to the recent decision, the amount of people able...

Vandals Destroy Magnificent Marble Columns at Ancient Greek City in Albania

Unknown vandals in Albania have caused "irreparable" damage to a monument in ancient Apollonia near the town of Fieri, Albanian authorities announced on Saturday. The director of the archaeological site was quoted as saying that "the damage is irreparable", as...

Greece Opens Borders to Albanians Due to Seasonal Worker Shortage

Greece and Albania signed an agreement on Friday paving the way for thousands of Albanian citizens to work in Greece's agriculture sector, despite the currently-prevailing coronavirus restrictions. The two countries had closed their borders in March to prevent the virus...

Albanian Seamstress Donates Hundreds of Masks to Greek Hospital

An Albanian seamstress who owns a small sewing workshop in the town of Grevena, northern Greece, has volunteered to manufacture masks for the local hospital, showing that solidarity and philotimo in coronavirus times is tearing down borders and spreading...

Greek, Italian, Turkish and Albanian Footballers Raise Money for Albanian Quake Victims

Veteran footballers from Greece, Italy, Albania and Turkey will play on January 10 in Albania to raise money for the victims of the devastating quake which shook the country on November 26, 2019. The friendly game will be held at...

Monks Show Greek Philoxenia by Assisting Homeless Victims of Albania Quake

Representatives of the Albanian authorities recently visited the Monastery of Saint Blaise (Agios Vlasios) in Albania to express their gratitude for the generous hospitality the Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of the country has shown to the victims of the recent...

Albania Quake: The Moment Greek Rescuers Save Survivor Buried in Ruins Captured in Video

A video was published on Wednesday from Durres (Dyrrachium), Albania depicting how Greek rescuers saved a man who had been trapped under tons of debris. The entire vicinity of Durres suffered a tragic blow in Tuesday's earthquake, which measured 6.4...

Albania Earthquake: Greece Sends Immediate Help to Assist Rescue Operations

The strong earthquake that hit Albania in the early hours of Tuesday, killing at least six people and injuring hundreds has led Greece to send immediate aid to the neighboring nation. Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis had a telephone call...

Remains of 193 Greek Soldiers Killed in 1940-41 Buried at Albanian Cemetery

The remains of 193 Greek soldiers who died in Albania during the Greek-Italian war in 1940-41 were given a Greek Orthodox burial on Tuesday at the military cemetery of Kelcyre (known as Kleisoura in Greek). Metropolitan Demetrios of Gjirokaster conducted...

Greece Highlights Conditions for North Macedonian, Albanian EU talks

Greek PM Kyriakos Mitsotakis on Thursday expressed his government's support for the EU aspirations of North Macedonia and Albania, but added that the two countries must fully respect international agreements as well as the rights of ethnic groups. Addressing an...

Albania Bans Nationalist Rally on the Anniversary of Katsifas Killing

Albanian police announced on Wednesday that it has banned nationalist groups from staging a rally on the Greek border to prevent mourners traveling to the country in order to attend commemoration services for Konstantinos Katsifas. The 35-year-old ethnic Greek Albanian...

Sin Boy: The Albanian Rapper Who has Set the Greek Music Scene on Fire (video)

The song "Μαμά" (Mama) plays everywhere in Greece; it has 40 million views on YouTube. His previous one, "Gigi" in 2018, reached 50 million. The young rapper who sings it is despised by many, but loved by many more....

Athens Condemns Destruction of Greek Soldier's Monument in Albania

The Greek Foreign Ministry has expressed "horror and concern" over the destruction of a monument dedicated to early 20th-century Greek fighter Thymios Liolis in the village of Krania in southern Albania. According to the Foreign Ministry's announcement, issued on Tuesday...