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The Turkish Foreign Ministry criticized Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakisfor his statements during the international conference marking the 100th anniversary of the Pontiac Greeks’ genocide. In a statement, Ankara claims Mitsotakis’ statements are “unfounded, false, slanderous and hostile at the expense of our history” and calls the conference “propaganda.” Adopting …
Read More »Greek Police orders investigation of police brutality in Exarchia on Dec 6
The Greek Police has sent to the Greek Ombudsman the videos and reports of excessive police brutality and humiliation of demonstrators as they happened on Friday night. Police also calls on police violence victims or witnesses to report the cases to the Ombudsman. The brutality and humiliation of demonstrators in …
Read More »Nefis Travel are Award Winners!
Huge congratulations to Nefis Travel who have announced today that they have been awarded Private Tour Compnay of the Year for the Ionian Islands, Greece, 2020. Its a huge achievement and great news for both Nefis Travel and Zakynthos. The announcement was made on their facebook page today, as below. …
Read More »Exarchia: Greek riot police strips demonstrators off, humiliates them
Greek riot police showed extensive cruelty and use of force by stripping and humiliating at least two demonstrators on Friday night. The incidents took place following clashes after the march on the 11th anniversary of the assassination of teenager boy Alexis Grigoropoulos by a policeman in Exarchia district of Athens. …
Read More »Belgian national carrying explosive devices arrested in Athens
A 33-year-old Belgian national was arrested in Papagou suburb of northern Athens on Friday. Police found that he was carrying explosive devices in his back-bag as well as containers with solid fuel. The man is known to authorities as anti-authoritarian. He was previously arrested in Belgium for arson and in …
Read More »Greece discriminates EU/Non-EU schoolchildren visiting Acropolis, other sites
School trips are a key part to education in Greece. The visits are regular and schoolchildren do not pay to enter the archaeological sites and museums. However, a recent decision by the ministers of Finance and Culture demands that schoolchildren from non-EU countries will have to pay an entrance fee …
Read More »Libya, Turkey: Greece’s decision to expel ambassador is “unacceptable”
Turkey and Libya reacted with anger at the decision of Greece to expel the Libyan ambassador to Athens. The foreign ministers of both countries condemned the expulsion as “unacceptable”, while Tripolis added that they would apply reciprocity had Greece an ambassador there. O, Friday morning, Greek Foreign Minister, Nikos Dendias, …
Read More »Lab tests confirm child died of diphtheria despite vaccination
Results of laboratory tests conducted in UK’s Public Health Laboratory have confirmed that the 8-year-old boy was positive in the strain of diphtheria toxin, the Greek National Public Health Organization (ESA) said in a statement. The child that passed away due to severe respiratory infection in a public children’s hospital …
Read More »Earthquake 4.6 R and aftershocks rattle Chania and West Crete
A strong earthquake with 4.6 R magnitude and following aftershocks rattled Chania and the western Crete on Friday. The tremor of 4.6R stroke at 10:45 Friday morning. Its epicenter being in the sea area 28 km South-West of Sfakia. Its focal depth was at 8.5 km. The tremor was particularly …
Read More »Greece expels Libyan Ambassador after he fails to disclose Agreement with Turkey
Greece has expelled the Libyan ambassador to Athens and gave him 72 hours to leave the country. “This does not mean we break diplomatic ties with Libya,” Foreign Minister Nikos Dendias said on Friday while announcing the expulsion on live broadcast. The ambassador was summoned to the Foreign Ministry on …
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