Top South African human rights lawyer George Bizos, who famously defended Nelson Mandela, passed away on Wednesday aged 92. His family said he “died peacefully at home of natural causes”. South African…
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In an already fragile state, the country that has been plagued by political, social and financial issues for decades, the catastrophic explosion in Beirut on Tuesday is just stronger proof that Lebanon…
The Holy Synod of the Greek Orthodox Church of Greece and Archbishop Ieronymos of Athens and All Greece sent a letter to Patriarch John X of Antioch, offering their full support following Tuesday’s deadly explosion…
Lebanon’s cabinet declared a two-week state of emergency in the capital city, following a massive explosion in Beirut on Tuesday, that killed at least 135 people and injured 5,000 others. The testimonies…
The Embassy of Greece in Lebanon have reported that according to their sources, a Greek citizen died in the explosion that rocked Lebanon’s capital, Beirut, overnight. Two other Greeks were also seriously…
In a post on Twitter in English yesterday, Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis expressed his support for the Lebanese people for the tragedy in Beirut and noted that “Greece stands ready to provide…
Cyprus said it stood ready to offer medical aid to neighbouring Lebanon after a massive blast ripped through Beirut port, killing at least 78 people and injuring thousands. “Cyprus is ready to…
Greece has offered immediate assistance to Lebanon after a massive explosion rocked its capital Beirut on Tuesday. The devastating explosion has killed at least 60 people and injured more than 3,000. The…
Belgrade and Pristina have resumed dialogue in Brussels, but the recent delivery of American-made armored vehicles to Kosovo could make the talks difficult and signifies Washington is once again attempting to destabilise…
Serbian President Aleksandar Vučić said that Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov informed him during Thursday’s meeting about the worrying information concerning various Western plans and ideas regarding a solution to the Kosovo…
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…
A Member of the European Parliament revealed that Turkish challenges in the Aegean is not only tolerated by some in the European Union, but actually funded by the European Corvette, ProtoThema reported.…
The European Union exported some 11.4 million tonnes of waste to Turkey in 2019, making it the continent’s largest waste destination, based on the latest figures released by Eurostat. According to the…
April 6 is a painful day for every Greek as it marks the beginning of the Thracian Greek genocide by the Ottoman Empire. It was Monday after Easter in 1914, now known…
By Uzay Bulut As much of the world is struggling against the coronavirus pandemic, the Islamists in Turkey appear to hold on to their everlasting agenda: Forced Islamization and violation of non-Muslims.…
The Greek Foreign Ministry has congratulated North Macedonia for becoming the 30th member of NATO. “We congratulate the Republic of North Macedonia that joins NATO as the 30th member of our alliance.…
North Macedonia on Friday officially became the 30th member of the NATO military alliance. “North Macedonia is now part of the NATO family, a family of 30 nations and almost 1 billion…
Canadian official Dick Pound, a senior member of the International Olympic Committee says that if the coronavirus proves too dangerous to handle at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics this summer, organisers are more likely…
A long-running dispute between Greece and Britain over the Parthenon Sculptures has spilled into tensions over Brexit after a demand for the return of the stolen cultural artifacts was added to the…
Greece’s government announced it is holding off on plans to build new closed migrant detention camps on the Greek islands to allow for negotiations with local authorities who strongly oppose the initiative.…