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Europe
Twenty Fallen Heroes of Greco-Italian War Buried 80 Years After Their Death
The Greek Ministry of Foreign Affairs issued a statement on Wednesday informing the public that a total of twenty fallen warriors from the 1940-1941 Greco-Italian War have finally received proper burials, eighty long years after their sacrifice for the...
Greece
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...
Greece
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...
Greece
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...
Diplomacy
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...
Europe
At Least 13 Killed as 6.4-Magnitude Earthquake Strikes Albania
A strong, 6.4-magnitude earthquake hit Western Albania in the early hours of Tuesday, killing at least 13 people and injuring dozens more.
The quake struck at 03:53 local time near the port city of Durres (Dyrrachium) only 13 miles from...
Energy
Construction of Iconic TAP Gas Pipeline Now Complete in Greece
The construction of the Greek section of the iconic Trans Adriatic Pipeline (TAP) has been completed, it was made public on Saturday.
The TAP will begin operating on a trial basis as early as this December.
It is expected that it...
Greece
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...
Diplomacy
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...
Greece
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...