Former Crown Prince Pavlos and former Prince Nikolaos carry the coffin of their father, Greece's late former King Constantine II, during his funeral at the Tatoi estate, the summer palace of the former Greek royal family, in Athens, Greece, Jan 16, 2023. (NIKOLAS KOMINIS / HANDOUT / REUTERS) ATHENS – European royalty gathered in Athens […]
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Former King of Greece Constantine II dies at 82
In this file photo taken on Nov 19, 2007, Constantine II of Greece leaves Westminster Abbey in London, following a service of celebration to mark the diamond wedding anniversary of Britain's Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip. (ADRIAN DENNIS / AFP) ATHENS – Greece's former King Constantine II, whose nine-year reign coincided with one of […]
Greece rescues hundreds of migrants adrift on fishing boat
Hellenic Red Cross rescuers and health workers stand by a boat carrying some 400 refugees and migrants at the town of Paleochora, southwestern Crete island on November 22, 2022, following a rescue operation. (Costas METAXAKIS / AFP) ATHEN — Greece rescued hundreds of migrants on Tuesday after the fishing boat they were travelling on issued […]
Greece says to keep open communication channels with Türkiye
Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis speaks during a press conference at the Thessaloniki International Fair in Thessaloniki, northern Greece, on Sept 11, 2022. (SAKIS MITROLIDIS / AFP) ATHENS – Greece will always seek to keep open channels of communication with Türkiye, Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis said on Sunday. The prime minister made the remarks […]
TOYOTA GAZOO Racing going for gold in Greece
TOKYO, Sep 2, 2022 – (JCN Newswire via SEAPRWire.com) – The TOYOTA GAZOO Racing World Rally Team aims to return to the top step of the podium on the legendary Acropolis Rally in Greece on September 8-11, round 10 of the 2022 FIA World Rally Championship. 2022 GR YARIS Rally1 HYBRID Map Acropolis Rally Greece […]
Greece to exit EU’s ‘enhanced surveillance’ framework
The national Greek flag (R) and European Union flag flutter in the breeze in Athens, Greece on Oct 5, 2021. (David GANNON / AFP) ATHENS – Greece will exit the European Union's so-called enhanced surveillance framework on Aug 20, its finance minister said on Wednesday, a move that will allow the country greater freedom in […]
Cyprus reestablishes sea-link with outside world after 21 years
Cyprus' President Nicos Anastasiades speaks during a joint news conference with the Croatian Prime Minister at the Presidential Palace in Cyprus' capital Nicosia on May 11, 2022. (YIANNIS KOURTOGLOU / POOL / AFP) NICOSIA – Cyprus, an island country in the eastern Mediterranean, on Sunday re-established a regular sea-link with the outside world for the […]