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News Greece: Greece Travel Made Easy: This Company Will Transform How You Explore Greece

Published on: Monday 17 July 2023
Greece Travel Made Easy: This Company Will Transform How You Explore Greece
News source: https://www.forbes.com/sites/laurabegleybloom/2023/07/17/greece-travel-made-easy-this-company-will-transform-how-you-explore-greece/

Want to travel to Greece? Meet the trio behind Greece’s top family travel company, Kids Love Greece: Katerina Makatouni, Maria Giannouli and Maria Tsigoni, who have been friends since they were kids.

News Greece: Greek basketball finals suspended after rivalry turns ugly again

Published on: Monday 02 June 2025
Greek basketball finals suspended after rivalry turns ugly again
News source: https://sports.yahoo.com/article/greek-basketball-finals-suspended-rivalry-135826562.html

The Greek basketball league finals between Panathinaikos and Olympiakos were suspended by the government on Monday following on-court scuffles involving rival security teams. The owners of both clubs were summoned to meet with the country’s sports minister. In online posts, the owners of Panathinaikos and Olympiakos ruled out attending a joint meeting with the sports minister, leaving the fate of the government ultimatum in doubt.

News Greece: Egypt’s Greece, Cyprus Partnerships Do Not Hinder Ties With Türkiye

Published on: Friday 17 July 2026
Egypt’s Greece, Cyprus Partnerships Do Not Hinder Ties With Türkiye
News source: https://english.aawsat.com/arab-world/5297183-egypt%E2%80%99s-greece-cyprus-partnerships-do-not-hinder-ties-t%C3%BCrkiye

Growing cooperation between Cairo and Ankara, which has expanded into defense and military coordination, is raising questions about its impact on the strategic partnership linking Egypt with Greece and Cyprus since 2014. The development comes as Türkiye’s relations with Athens and Nicosia remain constrained by long-standing disputes over maritime boundary demarcation and energy issues in the Eastern Mediterranean.

News Greece: Very high wildfire risk tomorrow in Attica, Crete and areas of Central Greece, the Peloponnese and the North Aegean

Published on: Thursday 16 July 2026
Very high wildfire risk tomorrow in Attica, Crete and areas of Central Greece, the Peloponnese and the North Aegean
News source: https://en.protothema.gr/2026/07/16/very-high-wildfire-risk-tomorrow-in-attica-crete-and-areas-of-central-greece-the-peloponnese-and-the-north-aegean/

The General Secretariat for Civil Protection of the Ministry of Climate Crisis and Civil Protection has informed the relevant state authorities, as well as the regions and municipalities of the above areas, so that they remain on heightened alert

News Greece: The Famous Shipwreck Beach In Greece Is Disappearing—But There Is A Plan To Save It

Published on: Wednesday 15 July 2026
The Famous Shipwreck Beach In Greece Is Disappearing—But There Is A Plan To Save It
News source: https://www.forbes.com/sites/jimdobson/2026/07/15/the-famous-shipwreck-beach-in-greece-is-disappearing-but-there-is-now-a-plan-to-save-it/

Greece will expand Navagio Beach on Zakynthos to preserve the popular tourist attraction,with future development planned to restore the iconic ship.

News Greece: Western Union closes shop in Greece: Foreigners look for options

Published on: Wednesday 01 July 2015
Western Union closes shop in Greece: Foreigners look for options
News source: https://www.cnbc.com/2015/07/01/western-union-closes-shop-in-greece-foreigners-look-for-options.html

Global money-transfer giant Western Union has closed shop in Greece. This announcement came last week, and it says its services won't be available in the country for the near future. "Due to ...

News Greece: Man charged after 2 GPD officers and woman hurt in stolen car chase that ended in crash

Published on: Monday 04 May 2026
Man charged after 2 GPD officers and woman hurt in stolen car chase that ended in crash
News source: https://www.whec.com/top-news/man-charged-after-2-gpd-officers-and-woman-hurt-in-stolen-car-chase-that-ended-in-crash/

A 56-year-old man is facing charges after Greece Police say two officers and a woman were hurt following a stolen car chase that ended in a crash Sunday night.

News Greece: Verizon employee charged after police say he made bomb threat he claims was a prank

Published on: Friday 08 May 2026
Verizon employee charged after police say he made bomb threat he claims was a prank
News source: https://www.whec.com/local/verizon-employee-charged-after-police-say-he-made-bomb-threat-he-claims-was-a-prank/

A Verizon employee is facing charges after Greece police say he made a bomb threat that he claims was a prank.

News Greece: Greece Restores Ancient Citadel of Pelinna in Thessaly

Published on: Wednesday 29 April 2026
Greece Restores Ancient Citadel of Pelinna in Thessaly
News source: https://greekreporter.com/2026/04/29/greece-restores-ancient-citadel-pelinna-thessaly/

Greece is nearing completion of archaeological works at the Acropolis of Ancient Pelinna, located in the Municipality of Farkadona, Trikala.

News Greece: Death toll rises in Greece as flooding devastates Thessaly region

Published on: Wednesday 13 September 2023
Death toll rises in Greece as flooding devastates Thessaly region
News source: https://www.wsws.org/en/articles/2023/09/14/asmd-s14.html

Sixteen people have been declared dead following the flash floods which hit Greece early last week. With a fifth of all arable land on the Thessaly plain under water, the economic devastation wrought counts in the billions of euros.

News Greece: Greece storm: Two dead and one missing in Thessaly, say reports

Published on: Friday 18 September 2020
Greece storm: Two dead and one missing in Thessaly, say reports
News source: https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/greece-storm-deaths-weather-thessaly-b497042.html

Two people have died and one is reported missing in central Greece region of Thessaly after a storm pounded parts of the country overnight and caused flooding. Authorities identified the two victims ...

News Greece: On the Cutting Edge: Macedonia & Thrace, Greece

Published on: Sunday 24 February 2008
On the Cutting Edge: Macedonia & Thrace, Greece
News source: https://www.nrn.com/food-trends/on-the-cutting-edge-macedonia-thrace-greece

Buffalo meat, hot peppers and saffron may not be a trinity of ingredients that spring to mind when people think of Greek cuisine, but they are among the many ingredients that define the complex, local ...

News Greece: Turkey says Greece must coordinate research activities in contested Aegean waters

Published on: Wednesday 28 January 2026
Turkey says Greece must coordinate research activities in contested Aegean waters
News source: https://theprint.in/world/turkey-says-greece-must-coordinate-research-activities-in-contested-aegean-waters/2839927/

Turkey's defence ministry said on Thursday that Ankara has issued a maritime notice pushing Greece to coordinate with Ankara on all research activities in parts of the ...

News Greece: Turkey Insists Greece Must Coordinate Research Activities in the Aegean

Published on: Friday 30 January 2026
Turkey Insists Greece Must Coordinate Research Activities in the Aegean
News source: https://greekreporter.com/2026/01/30/turkey-insists-greece-coordinate-research-activities-aegean/

Turkey has issued a maritime notice (NAVTEX) pushing Greece to coordinate with Ankara on all research activities in parts of the Aegean Sea.

News Greece: Vardis Vardinoyannis, Greek business magnate and Kennedy family friend, dies at 90

Published on: Monday 11 November 2024
Vardis Vardinoyannis, Greek business magnate and Kennedy family friend, dies at 90
News source: https://www.news4jax.com/business/2024/11/12/vardis-vardinoyannis-greek-business-magnate-and-kennedy-family-friend-dies-at-90/

Hallowes Cove Academy will be constructed as a K-8 Academy and initially serve kindergarten through 8th grade. FILE - Vardis J. Vardinoyannis attends a ceremony at the Presidential Palace in Athens, ...

News Greece: Greece to Build Three New Migrant Centers in Crete

Published on: Monday 02 February 2026
Greece to Build Three New Migrant Centers in Crete
News source: https://greekreporter.com/2026/02/03/greece-three-new-migrant-centers-crete/

Greece plans to build three new migration facilities on Crete after record numbers of migrants arrived there in the summer of 2025.

News Greece: 15 Must-see Cities and Charming Towns to Visit in Greece

Published on: Thursday 15 January 2026
15 Must-see Cities and Charming Towns to Visit in Greece
News source: https://www.travelandleisure.com/best-towns-and-cities-in-greece-11885818

From historic hillside towns to cosmopolitan island cities, these are 15 of the best places to visit in Greece.

News Greece: The Archaeologist Who Discovered Alexander the Great’s City of Bactria

Published on: Thursday 01 January 2026
The Archaeologist Who Discovered Alexander the Great’s City of Bactria
News source: https://greekreporter.com/2026/01/02/victor-sarigiannidis-alexander-city-bactria/

Prominent Greek-Russian archaeologist of Pontic descent Victor Sarigiannides is the man who discovered the ancient city of Bactria.