Illegal Immigration to Greece Surges by 35 Per Cent over Last Year
ATHENS, Greece (AP) – Greek authorities said Tuesday that 23 migrants were rescued from a dinghy near the eastern Aegean island of Lesbos. Rescue teams have recovered two more bodies after a boat carrying migrants sank off the coast of Gavdos over the weekend, bringing the death toll to seven. The Greek government has announced […]
Trump Nominates Kimberly Guilfoyle Ambassador to Greece
President-elect Donald Trump announced Tuesday that he will nominate Kimberly Guilfoyle as ambassador to Greece. The president-elect made the announcement from his Truth Social account on Tuesday. “Today, I am very pleased to announce the appointment of Kimberly Guilfoyle as U.S. Ambassador to Greece,” he said. “For many years, Kimberly has been a close friend […]
‘A blend of ancient and modern’: inside Thessaloniki’s new €3bn metro system | Greece
IIt caused untold chaos, decades of confusion, and sparked controversy and despair among historians and archaeologists. But at noon on Saturday, the long-awaited opening of the metro will open Thessaloniki's antique-rich underground world to a world of driverless trains and high-tech automation. The excitement on the streets of the northern Greek port city is almost […]
Over 300,000 ancient finds were unearthed in Greece during construction of a new subway system
A multi-year construction project for a new metro system in Thessaloniki, Greece, has unveiled thousands of ancient artifacts, many of which have been incorporated into the metro station design in unique ways. Construction of the Agias Sophias metro station in Thessaloniki, Greece's second largest city after the capital Athens, began in 2003. Since construction began […]
‘Best in the class’: Greek man in his 80s starts night school after life of toil | Greece
“Everything I learn is interesting,” says Vasilis Panayiotapoulos. “Being here opens my heart.” It's 7:45 p.m. A bell rings in another class, and the world of classical Greece beckons to the pensioner, whose pencil case and textbooks are neatly arranged on a small wooden desk. Wearing a dark suit and polished loafers, Panayiotalopoulos is not […]
Stefanos Kasselakis, ousted leader of Greece’s Syriza, leaves party to launch new movement | Greece
Stefanos Kasselakis, a Greek-American shipping investor and former banker who broke into Greek politics more than a year ago, left the country's main opposition party, the leftist Serias party, to form his own announced the formation of a political party. Mr Kaserakis announced his withdrawal from Syria on Friday after a two-day party conference refused […]
‘He saw how architecture and sculpture could coexist’: why Greece fell in love with Henry Moore | Henry Moore
TA monumental sculpture by Henry Moore stands like a modern-day sentinel through the massive windows of an Art Deco villa flooded with natural light on a slope in central Athens. This is a setting that the great British sculptors of the 20th century would no doubt have approved of. Against the backdrop of trees and […]
Greece to impose tax for cruise visitors on popular islands to combat overtourism
It may cost a little extra to visit the Greek islands of Santorini and Mykonos as government authorities develop a strategy to curb overtourism on the islands. Greek authorities are planning to impose a tax on cruise ship passengers during the peak summer season, Reuters reported. The tax for tourists taking cruises to Santorini and […]
Giannis Antetokounmpo marries Mariah Riddlesprigger in Greece wedding
Wedding bells rang over the weekend as Bucks superstar Giannis Antetokounmpo married longtime girlfriend Mariah Riddlespringer in his native Greece, according to reports. The couple, who were joined by 200 of their closest friends (reportedly including LeBron James), became husband and wife at the Greek outlet Costa Navarino Resort. Prototheme reportsIn this ceremony, which is […]
Jontay Porter asks judge to let him play in Greece
Jontay Porter and his lawyers are asking a federal judge to modify his bail conditions so he can travel overseas to play basketball. The basketball player pleaded guilty earlier this month to a federal charge of wire fraud conspiracy in connection with a gambling scandal that led to him being banned for life from the […]