Greece

Exhibitions, art events at museums and monuments; art installations, performances, workshops, conferences, educational programs, interventions in public spaces and guided tours will be taking place in Thessaloniki, Greece, during the 4th Thessaloniki Biennale of Contemporary Art, from September 18,...

The release of the two Greek soldiers is more pressing than ever, Parliament Speaker Nikos Voutsis said on Wednesday after visiting the servicemen being held in Edirne prison in Turkey. "We saw the two young men, Second Lieutenant Angelos Mitretodis...

U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry expressed his concern over the potential release of convicted November 17 terrorist Savvas Xeros to Greek Foreign Minister Nikos Kotzias upon the latter's official visit to Washington. The Greek official assured his U.S. counterpart...

The Greek Foreign Ministry expressed "abhorrence" at the knife attack that killed three people in and around the Basilica of Notre-Dame de Nice in the French city of Nice on Thursday morning. At least one victim, a woman, was beheaded...

Stelios Kerasidis, a seven-year-old Greek piano prodigy and composer, has brought a traditional Greek folk song from the region of Epirus into the modern era. Kerasidis' Isolation Waltz, which he wrote in March of 2020, went viral as people around...

Greek Deputy Minister for Civil Protection Nikos Hardalias announced the release of an interactive, virtual map of Greece with information about current Covid-19 cases and anti-virus measures in each of the country's 74 regions. Regions are classified from one to...

The Turkish Defense Ministry late on on Monday released a photograph showing its oil exploration vessel, the Oruc Reis, being escorted by five Turkish Navy vessels into its position in the sea, approximately midway between the island nation of...

British media have expressed anger over the early release from prison of a Corfu man who was sentenced to 52 years for raping a total of six British women. Dimitris Aspiotis, dubbed "The Beast of Kavos," was arrested for raping...

The misdemeanors court of Piraeus has rejected an appeal for release from detention on behalf of the Russian national Alexander Vinnik, also known by his nickname ''Mr. Bitcoin.'' Vinnik is currently the target of several international arrest warrants for the crime...

A businessman who had been kidnapped on December 27 outside his home in the port city of Piraeus, near the Greek capital city of Athens, was released on Friday. Nikos Mavrikios, 51, returned to his home after giving information to...

The Greek government attributed Wednesday's bank share massive sell-off and the sharp drop of the general index in the Athens Stock Exchange to "speculative pressures". Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras called an emergency meeting with competent ministers and officials to discuss...

Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras called on Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan to free two Greek servicemen held in an Edirne jail since March, in a phonecall on Monday to congratulate him on winning the elections on Sunday. According to...

Ankara on Monday slammed Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras after the release of the last of the eight Turkish ex-soldiers who have been granted asylum in Greece. Turkish Deputy Prime Minister Bekir Bozdag accused Tsipras of failing to keep his promise...

Turkish authorities, on Tuesday, rejected yet another request from Greece for the release of the two Greek soldiers who have been jailed in Edirne since March 1. This was the third official request for the release of Aggelos Mitretodis and...

European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker has called on Turkey to release the two Greek servicemen currently detained in Edirne. The statement was made during a joint press conference with European Council President Donald Tusk and Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, following the...