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Greek Diplomats Denounce Erdogan's Remarks on Cyprus Invasion
ATHENS, Greece - Greek diplomatic sources on Tuesday vehemently condemned recent comments by Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan regarding the 1974 invasion of...
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Flour flies in old Greek carnival tradition
Revellers participate in a colourful “flour war”, celebrating the “Ash Monday” or “Clean Monday”, a traditional festivity marking the end of the carnival season and...
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Joint Greek and Turkish Cypriot delegation holds meeting with FCDO officials
A joint delegation of Greek Cypriot and Turkish Cypriot diaspora organisations in the UK has held a meeting at the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office with...
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Young Greek Cypriots and Turkish Cypriots that received EU scholarships in study visit in Brussels
A total of 17 young Turkish Cypriot and Greek Cypriot senior high school students that are attending United World Colleges (UWC) in Germany and in the Netherlands with...
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Greek Prime Minister plans May trip to Ankara for bilateral talks
Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis indicated on Tuesday that he is planning a trip to Ankara in May, hailing what he said was a “sincere desire” from the Turkish...
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Greek leader to visit Ankara in May in thaw with Turkey
Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis announced plans on Tuesday to visit Ankara in May, the latest step in a diplomatic thaw between the two historical rivals,...
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Oldest Greek Cypriot diaspora group sends resolution to UK PM
At its recent annual general meeting the Greek Cypriot Brotherhood approved a resolution to the UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak on the Cyprus issue, it announced on...
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Greek parliament approves private foreign universities, bucking protests [PHOTOS]
Greece’s parliament narrowly passed a bill early on Saturday that will allow foreign private universities to set up branches in the country, bucking weeks of protests by...
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A 93-year-old Greek grandmother’s scarves travel to children in need
In her tiny Athens apartment, 93-year-old Ioanna Matsouka has knit thousands of brightly coloured scarves for children in need from Greece to Ukraine – and she has no...
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Greek parliament approves private foreign universities, bucking protests
Greece’s parliament narrowly passed a bill early on Saturday that will allow foreign private universities to set up branches in the country, bucking weeks of protests by...
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Greek parliament approves private universities bill amid protests
The Greek parliament passed a significant bill on Saturday, allowing for the establishment of private non-profit universities in the country for the first time. Greek...
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‘Love wins’ say Greek lesbian couple as they wed at last
A calendar reminder shone up on Danai Deligeorges’ phone on Thursday evening: “Wedding”, the message said. She turned, smiling, to her partner Alexia Beziki. “Are you...
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Greek PM urges parliament to approve education bill
Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis urged parliament on Friday to approve an education bill that allows foreign private universities to set up branches in the...
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Currys gets Greek competition approval for Kotsovolos disposal
Following approval from the Hellenic Competition Commission, Currys expects to complete the disposal in the first half of April. Net cash proceeds of the disposal, after...
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Can’t rule out that Russia targeted Zelenskiy, Greek PM, Ukrainian aide says
It could not be ruled out that a Russian missile strike on Odessa port a day earlier had targeted the delegations of Volodymyr Zelenskiy or Greek Prime Minister...
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Russian missiles target Zelenskiy and Greek PM in Odesa
A deadly missile strike rocked the Ukrainian port city of Odesa, causing intense moments as President Volodymyr Zelenskiy and Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis...
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Missiles hit Odesa during Zelensky meeting with Greek PM
Greece will continue standing at Ukraine’s side, Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis said on Wednesday, after meeting Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy in...
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Greek lawmakers in Corfu ostracized over same-sex marriage vote
In a heightened response from the Orthodox Church of Greece, backlash against the recent law legalizing same-sex civil marriage intensified on Tuesday. The Corfu...
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Albanian court jails Greek mayor amid long-running tensions with Athens
An Albanian court jailed an elected mayor from the Greek minority for two years for election fraud, a sentence likely to raise tensions with neighbouring Greece that...
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Greek Cypriot back in north court after sexual assault
The Greek Cypriot arrested in the north for sexually assaulting a male hitchhiker appeared in court in the north for the second time on Monday. The man, aged 69,...
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Greek Minister partners with 'Queer Destinations' to boost LGBT tourism
Greek Tourism Minister Olga Kefalogianni signed a memorandum of cooperation with the Queer Destinations tourism company on Thursday to promote Greece as a friendly...
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Greek Independence Day to gauge church's stance on same-sex marriage
Greece’s Independence Day on March 25 and Greek Orthodox Easter on May 3 will serve as a barometer of the Church’s response to legislation passed by Parliament...
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Greek Cypriot arrested in north for sexually assaulting hitchhiker
A 69-year-old Greek Cypriot man appeared in court in the north on Friday , accused of sexually assaulting a hitchhiker he had picked up. The man allegedly picked up a...
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Greek cabinet unlocks potential for ''smart'' military development
Marking the first step toward establishing the framework necessary to enable the creation of a “smart” army, the cabinet on Thursday approved the Defense Ministry’s...
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Turkish Cypriot lawyer due in court for Greek Cypriot property sales
Turkish Cypriot lawyer Akan Kursat who is suspected of involvement in the illegal exploitation of Greek Cypriot properties in the north, was due to appear at the Nicosia...