Korean National Day celebrated in Athens
The Korean embassy in Athens celebrated on Tuesday “Gaecheonjeol,” or National Foundation Day in Athens at Maria Callas theater.
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GEOPOLITICS 
September 3, 2026 Turkish intelligence chief in Athens visit
Turkish intelligence chief Ibrahim Kalin visited Athens last week and met with his Greek counterpart, reports said Wednesday.
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GREECE
August 4, 2026 Athens wildfires ease after five days but flare ups continue
The three main fronts of a huge wildfire burning west of Athens showed signs of easing on Tuesday morning, after a fourth consecutive night during which hundreds of firefighters fought to contain the scattered flames and prevent new flare ups.
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GREECE
June 19, 2026 Posidonia 2026: The World’s Shipping Industry Meets in Athens
With a resounding message from the heart of the global financial community in New York, Posidonia 2026 opened this afternoon at the Metropolitan Expo exhibition center in Athens.
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HEALTH
May 11, 2026 Greek passenger from hantavirus-hit cruise ship quarantined in Athens
A Greek passenger evacuated from a cruise ship affected by a hantavirus outbreak has been placed in quarantine at Attikon General University Hospital in Athens. The passenger, whose identity has not been disclosed, has shown no symptoms of the disease, according to officials.
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POLITICS
April 21, 2026 EU prosecutor Kövesi in Athens as Greek government slams ‘absurd’ charges
ATHENS – Laura Kövesi, the European chief public prosecutor, arrives in the Greek capital on Wednesday as the government clashes with her office over a fraud probe targeting ruling party MPs.
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GREEKS ABROAD
March 9, 2026 Australian Embassy in Athens marks IWD 2026 with Greek women leaders
The Australian Embassy in Athens, Greece marked International Women’s Day by hosting a gathering of prominent Greek women whose work spans public life, business, academia and civil society.
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GEOPOLITICS
November 20, 2025 Athens caught in the middle of US-Sino rivalry
A sharp public response from the Chinese Embassy in Athens has underscored intensifying strategic competition between Washington and Beijing over major Greek infrastructure, with the port of Piraeus at the center of the dispute. The reaction followed comments by US Ambassador Kimberly Gilfoyle, who urged that the port be sold to reduce Chinese influence in […]
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GEOPOLITICS
November 18, 2025 Athens and Kyiv seal naval drone deal
Greece and Ukraine have agreed to co-produce unmanned surface vessels, or USVs, at Greek shipyards in a move officials describe as a major outcome of Sunday’s meeting between Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy.
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GREECE
November 17, 2025 Athens honors 1973 Polytechnic uprising as security measures heighten
The gates of the Athens Polytechnic University remain open Sunday, with dozens of citizens paying tribute to the students who died during the 1973 uprising against the military junta. Visitors of all ages are leaving flowers at the memorial honoring the victims of the uprising.
