Who is to blame and what is to blame
In the last decade, during Greece’s debt crisis, there was a lingering question: Who is to blame for this crisis that we were experiencing?
EODY reports two more deaths from West Nile virus, first case in Attica
According to the Hellenic National Public Health Organization (EODY), 21 new cases of West Nile virus were reported, along with two deaths, during the week of August 7-14.
Photos show empty Athens during Dormition of the Virgin Mary holiday
Photographs captured on Thursday, August 15, show the nearly empty streets of Athens during the traditional holiday of the Dormition of the Virgin Mary.
Turkish defense minister highlights improvement in relations with Greece
The Turkish Minister of Defense, Yasar Guler, discussed Greek-Turkish relations in an interview with the television network Haberturk published on Wednesday.
Forty years of political prayers
Why did the Greek Orthodox Archbishop of America Elpidophoros give a prayer at the Republican National Convention last month in Milwaukee? And why will he be doing so at the Democratic National Convention next week in Chicago?
Greek-Albanian relations and ‘Citius, Altius, Fortius’
Certainly influenced by the message of fair play, noble competition and the unique honor of participation that the Olympic Games convey, I am reminded of the famous – now largely forgotten – three-word Olympic motto introduced by Baron Pierre de Coubertin upon the creation of the International Olympic Committee: “Citius, Altius, Fortius.”
Fire breaks out near Komotini
A fire broke out Thursday in agroforest land near the northern city of Komotini, prompting a 112 emergency alert.
President thanks firefighters for their efforts
“This year’s Dormition Day is overshadowed by the devastating fires in Attica,” President Katerina Sakellaropoulou stated Thursday during her visit to Lesvos Island.
PASOK leaders visits hometown in Crete for Dormition Day
PASOK leader Nikos Androulakis visited his hometown in Crete to spend Dormition Day with family and friends.
High fire risk in Thessaly and Sporades
Authorities in Magnesia and the Sporades islands are on high alert for potential wildfires Thursday.