There were a few moments of awkwardness during the press conference by Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras and Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan in Ankara. The host certainly surprised the guest when he openly demanded the extradition of the 8 Turkish soldiers who fled to Greece after the failed coup …

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan is famous for his megalomania and his extravagant Baroque a la Turka style. In his Ak Saray, the White Palace, he welcomed Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras on Tuesday afternoon. Tsipras and Erdogan slightly smiled when they shook hands… …but then they obviously decided their …

Ferries remain docked at the majority of Greece’s ports on Tuesday as gale-strong winds blowwith intensity up to 10 Beaufort in the Aegean Sea. The Maritime Ministry and the port authorities have banned ferries departure with destination the Aegean Sea. Ferries departing from the port of Rafina are only sailing …

Power cuts in several parts of the city of Preveza have taken place, hours after an earthquake measuring 5.2R stroke at 4:26 a.m. on Tuesday. The people jumped out of their beds, items fell down in households and shops. The tremor reportedly caused cracks in some old houses, while plaster …

Berlin-based Germania Airline has filed for bankruptcy, and canceled all flights with immediate effect on Tuesday, February 5, 2019. The low-cost airline provided routes to some 140 destinations in Europe, Africa, and the Middle East, and offered full-service flights including food and baggage. The 37-aircraft airline flew around 4 million …

American photographer Robert McCabe loved Greece from the first time he visited it in the summer of 1954. The people, the monuments and the landscape drew his attention and fascinated the then 20-year-old student from Princeton University, who took advantage of every means of transport available to reach the most …

The UNESCO – Greece has called for nominations for the Melina Mercouri International Prize for the Safeguarding and Management of Cultural Landscapes. Nominations are open, with the deadline for submission 30 April 2019. The Prize rewards outstanding action to safeguard and enhance the world’s major cultural landscapes, which can contribute …

Greece’s National Meteorological Service EMY has issued a Red Alet warning of significant weather deterioration with extreme weather phenomena heavy rainfalls, powerful storms, hail-falls and snow. According to EMY that has issued a weather red alert, the bad weather front will be coming from South-West, with gusty-winds up to 9 …

The Acropolis of Athens narrowly escaped the risk to be target of property hunters after the Culture Ministry failed to claim the ownership on time. In the Hellenic Cadastre it was registered to have an “unknown owner.” This grave mistake was discovered during the second stage of Land & Property …

Ioannis Sakkaros is 26 years old and Greek. He is a driver of a diesel vehicle and very angry. He is still relatively unknown. That could change. Every week he leads more protesters to the streets of Stuttgart, in South-West Germany. Sakkaros is the leader of the German “Yellow Vests,” …