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Greece presents new costumes for revamped Olympic Flame-lighting ceremony

The ceremony for lighting the Olympic Flame at Ancient Olympia next month, starting the Olympic Torch Relay that will usher in the Paris 2024...

Tentoglou wins long jump gold at the World Athletics Indoor Championships Glasgow 2024

Olympic champion Miltiadis Tentoglou won long jump gold at the World Athletics Indoor Championships Glasgow 2024 with his jump of 8.22 meters, and defended...

Ten foreign universities express interest in opening branches in Greece, Pierrakakis says

Ten serious foreign universities have expressed interest in opening branches in Greece, Minister of Education, Religious Affairs and Sports, Kyriakos Pierrakakis, said on Sunday...

Temple of Poseidon at Sounion to get new lighting system by Eleftheria Deko

A new lighting system will be installed at the Temple of Poseidon at Cape Sounion, following the approval of the Central Archaeological Council for...

City of Athens announces schedule of Apokries festivities, March 7-18

The municipality of Athens released the schedule for the Greek pre-Lent carnival (Apokries) events on Monday, saying it has planned 80 events at 55...

Schwartz Mansion in Ampelakia to get new lighting, culture ministry announces

The lighting of the Georgios Schwartz Mansion in the village of Ampelakia, near Larisa, is to be revamped as part of a project for...

Ancient Greek Fyli Fortress remains on Mt Parnitha to be supported, restored

The remains of the ancient Greek fortress of Fyli on Parnitha Mountain will be supported and restored under a Ministry of Culture plan to...

Dionysios Solomos (1798-1857): The Immortal Legacy of Greece’s National Poet

DIONYSIOS SOLOMOS (1798-1857) "Enclose Greece in your soul and you will feel it within you yearn for every kind of greatness.” By Dr. Nikos D. Kokkonis ON FEBRUARY...

Stadiums to open on Tuesday, February 13, with new rules, Vroutsis says

Football stadiums will open again on Tuesday, February 13, with new rules, Alternate Sports Minister Yannis Vroutsis said on Wednesday during the briefing at...

Fullbright Foundation in Greece

The United States Educational Foundation in Greece, also called the Fulbright Foundation in Greece, was established in 1948 as a non-profit, non-political educational organization...

Second medal for Platanioti at the World Aquatics Championships in Doha

Evangelia Platanioti celebrated her second medal at the World Aquatics Championships in Doha on Tuesday, adding silver to the gold she had won in...

Sophia, most famous humanoid AI robot, tours Athens

Sophia, the globally renowned humanoid AI robot, recently toured Athens and was captured in a photograph against the backdrop of the Acropolis. According to a...

Greek athlete wins gold in artistic swimming at Doha Championships; PM’s message

A Greek athlete, Evangelia Platanioti, won gold in artistic swimming on Saturday at the World Aquatics Championships in Doha (Feb. 2-18). Platanioti, 29, came in...

Two antiquities repatriated from Switzerland, the Greek Ministry of Culture says

The Greek Ministry of Culture announced on Thursday the repatriation of two antiquities from Switzerland to Greece on January 23. According to a ministry statement,...

Mitsotakis’ message for inauguration of exhibition “Cycladic Art: The Leonard N. Stern Collection on Loan from the Hellenic Republic”

"Part of my mission as Prime Minister is about ensuring the return of Greek artefacts to Greece. But it also means that I have...

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