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Turkey Introduces Entrance Fee for Tourists Visiting Hagia Sofia

Foreign tourists entering the former Orthodox Christian cathedral of Hagia Sophia in Istanbul will have to pay an entrance fee of 25 euros ($27) starting on Monday. Turkish nationals visiting for religious worship will continue to enter for free from...

Greece’s first Cryptocurrency Creator Attempts Suicide

Vangelis Tsapas, the creator of the first Greek cryptocurrency, is currently hospitalized at Evangelismos Hospital after attempting suicide. The Greek businessman consumed chlorine as well as Aqua Forte, a cleaning solution containing hydrochloric acid. He was admitted to the on-call...

The Temple of Apollo Epicurius: The Parthenon of the Peloponnese

They call it the "Parthenon of the Peloponnese." The columned temple of Apollo Epicurius is as beautiful as the Parthenon in Athens, as it rises within the sanctuary of Bassae in the mountains of Arcadia. Near the border of Messinia prefecture, the...

Pharmaceutical Giant Boehringer Expands Production Site in Greece

Boehringer Ingelheim, a leading research-driven biopharmaceutical company, announced a further expansion and upgrade of its plant in Koropi, Greece on Thursday. With an investment of 120 million euros, the company will increase the manufacturing capacity of new and existing medications. The...

Elderly Greek Australian Donates Thousands to Hospital in Greece

An elderly Greek Australian woman has donated tens of thousands of euros to the hospital in Argostoli, Kefalonia, the place where she was born ninety-three years ago. Rubina Liosatou, who left Kefalonia for Australia sixty-five years ago, never forgot her...

Greek Shipowner Seeks US Help With Tanker Seized by Iran

The Greek shipowner of the St. Nikolas oil tanker seized by Iran on Thursday said it is seeking any help from the US government in regaining control of its vessel in a US court filing, Reuters reports. “While defendants hope...

Greece in Solidarity With Armenia Offers Aid to Nagorno-Karabakh Refugees

Greece will offer aid to Armenia's refugees of Nagorno-Karabakh who were displaced by Azerbaijan, Foreign Minister George Gerapetritis said on Wednesday in Yerevan. Greece “will soon support a program that will fund the forcibly displaced persons of Nagorno-Karabakh, to meet...

Iran Seizes Greek Oil Tanker in Gulf of Oman

Iran claims it has seized Greek-owned oil tanker St. Nikolas off the coast of Oman, sparking fears that the Islamic republic may increase attacks on ships in the Middle East's waterways. According to The Financial Times, Tasnim News Agency, which...

Netflix Trailer on Alexander the Great Series Just Released

The trailer of Alexander: The Making of a God was released ahead of the six-part docudrama debut on Netflix on January 31st. It promises to reveal the “extraordinary life of Alexander the Great,” per the official synopsis. In particular, it...

Greece Plans Athens International Airport IPO in February

Greece plans an initial public offering (IPO) of Athens International Airport, the country's biggest, on the Athens Stock Exchange in February, Reuters reports, citing two unnamed sources. Draft legislation tabled in Parliament at the beginning of January paves the way...