The US Embassy in Athens and its Consular Section, the US Consulate General in Thessaloniki, and all US Government offices in Greece will be closed on Thursday, in observance of Thanksgiving Day, a US national holiday.
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The proposal by a prominent ship magnate to construct a two-story house near the Panagia Armata Church in the old port of Spetses has ignited controversy on the charming Saronic island. The municipality, local associations, and citizen groups are voicing their opposition, contending that the construction will effectively “obliterate” the church – officially recognized as […]
The heads of the Christian Churches in Jerusalem issued a rare joint appeal at the weekend, warning that a contested land deal could erase the centuries-old presence of the Armenian community within the Old City.
The US Embassy in Greece alerted American citizens about the planned demonstrations on Friday in Athens and Thessaloniki, commemorating the Athens Polytechnic University student uprising against the ruling military junta in 1973.
An installation with red balloons, tables and posters depicting Israelis kidnapped by the Palestinian militant group Hamas on October 7, is seen during an event held at Megaron concert hall by the Israeli community with the participation of Israelis whose relatives are held hostage by Hamas, amid the group’s ongoing conflict with Israel, in Athens, Sunday.
The Central Board of Jewish Communities in Greece (KIS) has expressed concern about recent manifestations of antisemitism amid the conflict between Israel and Hamas.
The US Mission in Greece has issued a notice to American citizens regarding planned pro-Palestinian rallies on Friday and Saturday.
The US Embassy in Athens and its Consular Section, the US Consulate General in Thessaloniki, and all US government offices in Greece will be closed on Monday, October 9, in observance of Columbus Day, a US national holiday.
The Greek Orthodox Community of Melbourne’s (GOCM) Board of Management has recently commenced a comprehensive review of its Articles of Association, commonly known as the constitution.
The United States Embassy in Greece issued a bulletin warning US citizens living or travelling in Greece on Wednesday of the ongoing wildfires and the high risk in many regions.
The US Embassy in Athens celebrated Independence Day (July 4) on Thursday with more than 1,500 guests.
A real estate deal in Jerusalem’s Old City, at the epicenter of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, has sent the historic Armenian community there into a panic as residents search for answers about the feared loss of their homes to a mysterious investor. The 99-year lease of some 25% of the Old City’s Armenian Quarter has touched […]
The construction of the Holocaust Museum of Greece will help bring back the memory and repair a distorted understanding of what happened in Thessaloniki during WWII.
Father Pavlos holds a white marble cross as he stands on the rubble of a collapsed Orthodox church in Antakya in Turkey’s Hatay province in the aftermath of the February 6 earthquakes.
British political scientist Kevin Featherstone was granted an honorary Greek citizenship on Tuesday for his work on contemporary Greece and European Union.
An increasing number of digital nomads from outside the EU are heading to Greece.
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