Legendary archaeologist Sinclair Hood, famous for his excavations in Knossos and former director of the British School in Athens passed away on Monday, two weeks short of his 104th birthday. The great British archaeologist and academic, Martin Sinclair Frankland Hood, had a rich research and writing work. Sinclair Hood was …

Former Foreign Minister and New Democracy MP Dora Bakoyannis slammed German Foreign Minister Heiko Maas for his attitude during a joint press conference with his Turkish counterpart Mevlut Cavusoglu who openly threatened Greece. Maas “was either lost in translation or mute,” Bakoyannis said characteristically. Speaking at the Plenary of the …

One migrant died when a boat from Turkey dumped a group of 27 people at a remote beach of the island of Lesvos in the early morning hours of Tuesday. The man from Somalia who had underlying health problems most likely died due to the icy cold. The boat reportedly …

The next steps of the Greek foreign policy include the extension of territorial waters South and East of the island of Crete, Foreign Minister Nikos Dendias told the Plenary of the Parliament on Tuesday morning. “The prime minister has already taken position on the expansion of territorial waters in Crete …

The European Union sought Monday to ease concerns that citizens might be obliged to get shots against the coronavirus before they’re allowed to travel, as debate swirls over the use of vaccination certificates to help reopen tourism across the 27-nation bloc. The European Commission has been weighing a Greek proposal …

Greek state budget recorded a lower than expected deficit in 2020 offering a breathe as the ministry tries to implement its fiscal policy in 2021, the Greek Finance Ministry said on Monday. A report said the budget deficit totaled 22.808 billion euros in 2020, down 1.5 billion from budget provisions. …

Greece’s health authorities announced on Monday 320 new coronavirus cases and 19 more deaths in the last 24 hours. The number of Covid-19 patients intubated in hospitals across the country stands at 322. Death toll has reached 5,488 and the total cases stand at 148,925. Again the number of tests …

Extreme cold prevailed on Monday morning on the Greek mainland and particularly in the region of Western Macedonia, where temperature dropped to as low as -19.3 degrees Celsius. Frozen river in Florina, western Macedonia The lowest temperatures in Greece recorded by the automated weather stations of the National Observatory of …

The rector of Thessaloniki’s Aristotle University (TAU), announced on Monday that he had informed prosecuting authorities about media reports in which three former students accused two retired professors of sexual harassment. “I have formally requested the intervention of Justice, in order for any such case concerning the University to be …

Turkey condemned on Monday the comments made by Greece’s top cleric about Islam. the Foreign Ministry in Ankara described Archbishop Ieronymos’ comments as “presumptuous” and noted that they undermine efforts to restart the exploratory bilateral talks on maritime sovereignty which are scheduled to start later in January. “We strongly condemn …