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Athens Safe To Travel to, According to German Foreign Ministry

Athens, the Attica region, and the North Aegean will be removed from the German Foreign Ministry's list of high-risk coronavirus travel areas as of Sunday, it was announced on Saturday. This list includes regions that are epidemiologically burdened and travelers...

First High Speed Train Arrives in Greece

Greece received its first high-speed train earlier in the week which will soon make traveling across the country much faster. The train, called “White Arrow”, can reach speeds of 200 km (124 miles) per hour. The first trip, operated by Greek...

Greece-Turkey Talks to Resume Amid Threats of “Casus Belli”

Greece-Turkey exploratory contacts are set to resume on Monday in Istanbul as Ankara is warning Athens that the extension of its territorial waters to 12 nautical miles in the Aegean is an act or situation provoking or justifying war...

Crete: Dream Location for British Vacationers Post-Lockdown

The Island of Crete is the destination most British vacationers dream about when the pan-European lockdown is lifted. According to new research from TravelSupermarket, the Greek island was the most searched for hotspot by Brits, especially for seven-night getaways. The price...

American Airlines to Start Flights Between New York and Athens

American Airlines will launch a new service for the summer 2021 season from Athens to New York (JFK), starting June 3. Flights on a Boeing 777-200 will be available for booking beginning this Monday, January 25. The Fort Worth-based carrier announced...

Larry King Dies from Coronavirus

Larry King, the American talk show legend has died aged 87. He passed away this morning at Cedars-Sinai Medical Centre in Los Angeles after a battle with coronavirus. A statement posted online by his Ora Media company confirmed the sad news. It...

Greece on Alert as 26 Cases of New Covid Variant are Recorded

Health authorities announced on Friday that mutated variants of Covid-19 have been detected in Greece and 26 new cases have been recorded related to those variants. The figure was made public as Health Minister Vassilis Kikilias held an emergency meeting...

New UN Talks on Cyprus Will be Held in New York

New talks regarding the divided island of Cyprus will be held in New York according to reports on Friday, which said that the United Nations will once again take part in the discussions. Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu said on...

Greek High Schools to Reopen February 1

Greek high schools will reopen on February 1, according to information presented at a live-televised briefing presented by Deputy Minister of Civil Protection and Crisis Management Nikos Hardalias and Assistant Professor of Epidemiology and member of the Committee of...

Greek Abuse Scandal: Sailing Coach Admits Relationship with 11-Year-Old Athlete

A Greek sailing coach admitted on Friday that he had had what he called a "relationship" with an 11-year-old athlete in the latest twist in sexual abuse in sport. Speaking anonymously to MEGA's LiveNews show, the coach -- who now lives...