Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis received the second dose of the covid vaccine at Attikon hospital. Meanwhile, the total number of vaccines administered in Greece has reached 80,000. Earlier this month, Greek…
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An F-16 of the Hellenic Airforce, upgraded by the Hellenic Aerospace Industry (EAV) and Lockheed Martin, completed its first test run on Sunday. “The first Greek #F16 upgraded to version #Viper in…
Greece will relax some lockdown restrictions on Monday, allowing retail shops and hair salons reopen for the first time in more than two months after signs that pressure on the public health…
The Greek government, under pressure, relented and allowed limited attendance at churches celebrating the feast of the Epiphany, reversing a ban on attendance designed to limit the spread of COVID-19. Not all…
Greece’s population which, according to data of the Hellenic Statistical Authority (ELSTAT), will stand at 10,718,565 people (5,215,488 men and 5,503,077 women) as of January 1, recording a new decrease. The figure…
New South Wales Health confirmed this afternoon that two Greek Orthodox churches in the Australian city of Wollongong, just to the south of Sydney, were visited by confirmed case of COVID-19. Anyone…
Greece’s former Prime Minister, main opposition SYRIZA leader Alexis Tsipras, was vaccinated for COVID-19 on Monday at Athens’ Evangelismos Hospital. “Greek citizens have every reason to feel insecure given the government’s management of the…
His Eminence Metropolitan Hierotheos (Vlachos) of Nafpaktos and Agios Vlasios, representing Archbishop Ieronymos of Athens and All Greece, received the coronavirus vaccine on Sunday. The Metropolitan of Nafpaktos is the first hierarch to be vaccinated…
Built on the initiative of Emperor Justinian; it is one of the great structures and landmarks of Christendom, serving as a Greek Orthodox cathedral. It was also the seat of the Ecumenical…
As the song goes “It’s the most wonderful time of the year…” Christmas will be different from what we’d hoped for, but we’re taking that as our cue to make it one…
His Eminence Archbishop Elpidophoros of America has delivered his Christmas message, encouraging people to keep the faith amid tough times, which you can read here- Beloved Brethren in the Lord, In this…
Following the conclusion of the week long joint sea-air military exercise “Medusa” with Cyprus, Egypt, France and the United Arab Emirates in Alexandria and Egypt, Greece continues to engage in a flurry…
Over 100 people were arrested in Athens on Sunday, after attempting to protest on the anniversary of the fatal police shooting of an unarmed teenager Alexandros Grigoropoulos in 2008. On Saturday, Greek…
Greek police announced stiff fines for people gathering outdoors on Sunday, the 12th anniversary of the murder of teenager Alexandros Grigoropoulos by a police officer, for reasons of public health related to…
The covid-19 pandemic may have broken the upward trend in Greece’s property market, but realtors expect a comeback once the virus recedes, Xinhuanet reported. Demand will likely increase again for airy properties…
A few days ago, Konstantinos Pantelidis released his new song titled “Κι Αν Με Μισώ” (Ki An Me Miso). The song has had over 245,000 views! It was only a few months…
The Greek parliament on Thursday voted unanimously to make animal abuse a crime with a prison sentence between one to ten years. The law defines abuse as “poisoning, hanging, burning or mutilating…
GCT is live streaming Sunday after the Exaltation of the Holy Cross and St Efstathios the Great Martyr – 20th September 2020, bringing the church into everyones home. You can watch it…
A well-meaning plan by the Greek government to supply all schools nationwide with ‘free face masks’ has backfired in a rather humorous fashion. The masks were manufactured in such a large size,…
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