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Nabeel Shaath, the Palestinian President's envoy, expressed on Tuesday support for an independent Cyprus, while noting that the ongoing efforts by Palestinians and Cypriots have the same objective and face similar problems. Shaath met this morning with the Cyprus Archbishop...

The Greek parliament unanimously asked from the Greek government the recognition of the State of Palestine at a special session held on Tuesday in the presence of Palestinian president Mahmoud Abbas. Abbas was welcomed as head of state by parliament...

Greek President Prokopis Pavlopoulos welcoming earlier on Monday the Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas referred to the sincere, traditional and enduring friendship between the Greek and the Palestinian people. Regarding the solution of the Palestinian problem, Pavlopoulos noted that Greece's positions...

In a historical decision, the Greek Parliament is to recognize the State of Palestine on December 22. Foreign Minister Nikos Kotzias has already signed the decision according to which "Palestine" will be the official name of the State of Palestine....

Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras will pay an official visit to Israel and Palestine at a very crucial period for Middle East, the bilateral relations and Greece's role in the region. Tsipras will meet with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, the...

Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras told Palestinian Authority Foreign Minister Riyad al-Maliki on Monday that he will support a SYRIZA initiative to propose the recognition of the Palestinian state by the Greek Parliament, sources said. The proposal will be submitted by...

An International music event will be held for the first time in both Palestine and Israel with the hope of expanding, in the near future, to other countries such as Lebanon and Syria. The music event, entitled “Terra Sancta Organ...

The brutality Palestine is experiencing must end, Greek main opposition SYRIZA party leader Alexis Tsipras said on Tuesday during a rally and march to Syntagma Square, Athens, Greece, to protest the Israeli army military campaign in the Gaza Strip. The...

The President of the Hellenic Republic, Mr. Karolos Papoulias will make an official 3 day visit to Israel and the Palestinian Authority that will last until Tuesday, July 12th. Mr. Papoulias will visit the president of Israel Shimon Peres...

Greece supports the creation of an independent, viable and democratic Palestinian state that will coexist peacefully with Israel.  The state will be in internationally recognised borders based on the pre-1967 line, Prime Minister George Papandreou reaffirmed on Wednesday.  His statement...

A fabulous cultural event took  place in the Athens Megaron Concert Hall by the Palestine Youth Orchestra (PYO).   The Palestine Youth Orchestra is the flagship orchestra of the Edward Said National Conservatory of Music. It was created in 2004 with the...

The Palestinian flag was raised over the Athens Concert Hall on Friday.  The raising of the flag is in preparation for a performance by the Palestine Youth Orchestra on Sunday. Greek President and Palestinian negotiator Nabil Sha'ath are expected to attend...

Anyone who has visited Greece or Cyprus knows that both beautiful countries are home to many, many cats. Yet some people may be unaware that there are two distinct cat breeds, the Aegean cat and the Cyprus cat, native...

The story of Helias Doundoulakis is like a good war movie: The story of the Greek spy who helped Greece and the U.S. beat the Nazis

This is the story of a Greek Jew of Thessaloniki called Vital Hasson who collaborated with the Nazis during WWII.  By Sarah Abrevaya Stein I learned a lesson when conducting research for my recently published book, Family Papers: a Sephardic Journey...