Greece’s Minister of Culture and Sports Lina Mendoni, has characterised the move of the eighteen members of the United States Congress as “highly symbolic.” It is recalled the members of the House…
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Eighteen members of the United States Congress, both Democrats and Republicans, sent a letter to UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson urging “earnest” talks for the return of the Parthenon sculptures to Greece.…
Travellers arriving in England from seven Greek islands will have to quarantine from 4 a.m. London time on Wednesday, UK transport secretary Grant Shapps has announced. Holidaymakers travelling from Lesvos, Tinos, Serifos,…
The British Museum opened its doors on Thursday after a 163-day closure sparked by the Covid-19 pandemic. On the same day, the first visitors to the museum were protestors calling for the return…
According to data recently released by the Athens-Attica & Argosaronic Hotel Association, hotel occupancy rates in the first seven months of the year plunged by 49.2% due to the coronavirus pandemic. Despite fewer…
Greece is stepping up efforts for the permanent return of the Parthenon Sculptures to Athens prior to next year’s 200th Anniversary of the Greek War of Independence of 1821, Greek Culture and Sports…
A nineteenth-century religious icon showing the Baptism of Christ, along with eleven other icons stolen in 2005 from a monastery in northwestern Greece, were returned from the United Kingdom last moth, the…
On July 29, 1982 Melina Mercouri, Minister of Culture and Sciences of Greece, addressed the World Conference on Cultural Policies, organised by UNESCO in Mexico, telling the world the Parthenon Marbles must be returned home…
The Greek Culture Ministry on Wednesday announced that it would seek the repatriation of a 2,700-year-old bronze horse statue from New York which it says was illegally exported from Greece, after a…
Austrian Airlines has announced the launch of flights to a number of islands in Greece as of July. According to the company’s announcement, the airline will offer the following holiday charters: Chania,…
In an interview with Kathimerini, former British Prime Minister Tony Blair spoke about Turkish aggression and why Europe must stand with Greece against it. Kathimerini asked Blair about “a Turkey that is…
A COVID-19 test that returns results in just over an hour and requires no laboratory, was developed by UK Cypriot Professor Chris Toumazou, an engineering professor at Imperial College London. With a sensitivity…
Tonia Sotiropoulou is a Greek model and actress, notable for her role as James Bond’s lover in the film Skyfall (2012). She also played a vixen in Hercules (2014), and featured in…
Greece’s Migration Ministry announced the transfer of 50 refugees – including 16 unaccompanied minors and 34 adults – to the United Kingdom on Monday morning where they will be reunited with family…
Qatar Airways has announced that it will begin a phased approach to expand its network, initially to 52* destinations by the end of May and to 80* in June. Athens is scheduled…
Two of the hundreds of icons stolen from churches and monasteries in Epirus between 2000-2010, have been put up for auction by a private gallery in Europe. “Apparently the vast majority of…
New Mediterranean restaurant Ampéli, in the heart of Fitzrovia, just north of Soho and near bustling Oxford Street has become a hit among Londoners! The modern eatery specialises in Greek wines from…
The UK sees a comprehensive settlement to the Cyprus issue as the best opportunity to resolve issues currently surrounding direct flights to the Turkish occupied airport of Tymbou, according to a British…
Two Greek citizens, who returned from Wuhan, China earlier on Sunday, have been transferred to Sotiria hospital and will remain in quarantine for 14 days. The two Greeks boarded, along with 105…
Athens’ award-winning bar ‘The Clumsies’ which has been named one of the best bars in the world is heading to London this month, offering Londoners the chance to sip on their acclaimed signature…