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Greek National Bank's Sale of South African Unit Approved

South Africa's competition watchdog announced it had given a green light to the sale of the South African Bank of Athens (SABA), owned by Greece's National Bank (NBG), to a subsidiary of AFGRI Holdings and Fairfax Africa Investment. Greece's second-largest...

Greek scientists, artists embark on green trip to South Africa

A group of 25 adventurous Greek scientists and artists will leave Athens on Wednesday for a 50-day trip to Cape Town in South Africa by environmental-friendly cars and public transport to awake environmental consciousness across Europe and Africa. "We bet...

Greece's national Soccer team arrived in South Africa

Greece's national football team arrive today at the King Shaka international airport in Durban [...]

South Africa 2010: Rehhagel names his 23

Greece coach Otto Rehhagel stuck largely with the tried and trusted when he named his 23-man squad for the World Cup finals in South Africa on Tuesday. Rehhagel included both Giourkas Seitaridis and Christos Patsatzoglou who had been struggling with...

Dark Veil of African Dust Covers Southern Greece

Dust and from Africa covered the Greek islands of Rhodes and Crete on Friday as southerly winds transported enormous quantities of dust and extremely fine sand across the Mediterranean from the Sahara Desert. A dusky yellowish hue was seen in...

Veil of African Dust Covers Athens, Southern Greece (photos)

Meteorologists are warning that a veil of African dust that has settled over southern Greece since Sunday will remain in place until Tuesday. Images show the Acropolis in a yellowish hue as southerly winds have transferred the dust from the...

Greece Restricts Travel to Save Christmas from Africa Covid Variant

Greece announced on Friday tough measures to keep the country open for this year's Christmas festivities against the latest Covid-19 variant that was discovered in Southern Africa. According to the latest measures, foreign travelers coming into Greece from South Africa,...

Greece Split in Half: Snow in the North, Warm in the South

Greece has been split in half since Saturday in terms of its weather conditions, with snow in the north and warm temperatures in the south.

Erdogan Claims Turkey, Libya Can Start Drilling South of Crete

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan gave an interview to the Turkish state-run TRT television network on Monday evening in which he announced Ankara's plans to conduct drillings in cooperation with Libya southeast of Crete. In an unprecedented statement denying Greece's sovereign...

African Heatwave to Hit Greece Over the Weekend

Meteorologists warn that a punishing heatwave with temperatures rising above 40°C (104°F) will hit Greece over the weekend, beginning on Friday. According to the Meteo weather service of the National Observatory of Athens, the hottest days will be Friday and...

African Heatwave To Sweep Across Europe, Affecting Greece Over The Weekend

Temperatures in Greece and many parts of Europe will soar over the weekend as the atmospheric instability gradually subsides, the METEO weather service of the National Observatory of Athens announced on Friday. Extremely hot air masses are expected to spread...

Satellite Footage and Photos Capture African Sand Settling Over Greece (video)

The atmosphere around Athens on Wednesday was full of sand and dust blown in from North Africa, leaving the skies over Attica cloudy, and visibility limited. Dust clouds containing fine sand have been blown over parts of southern and central...

Greece and Southern Europe Brace For Incoming Saharan Sand

Greece and many parts of Southern and central European countries find themselves bracing for a new wave of incoming Saharan sand over the next several days. The southerly winds, which will strengthen by Wednesday, are expected to transport large quantities of...

Rainstorms, African Dust to Hit Greece Over the Weekend

Greece's weather will take a turn for the worse on Friday afternoon, starting with heavy rainfall and scattered rainstorms, mostly in the western and the southern parts of the country. The inclement weather will spread throughout the country over...

Breathtaking Scenes as African Sand Turns Snow on Crete Pink

The snow covering the mountains on the Greek island of Crete has created its own unique palette of color, taking on pink and orange hues during the last several days due to southerly winds coming from Africa. The strong winds which blew...