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Turkey condemns Greek reaction to Hagia Sophia prayers
Middle East
July 25, 2020
Turkey condemns Greek reaction to Hagia Sophia prayers
ISTANBUL (Reuters) – The Turkish Foreign Ministry on Saturday condemned statements by Greek officials and a flag-burning protest in Greece…
Greece says Turkey is being ‘petty’ over Hagia Sophia
Middle East
July 14, 2020
Greece says Turkey is being ‘petty’ over Hagia Sophia
ATHENS (Reuters) — Greece on Tuesday described Turkey’s decision to convert the Hagia Sophia in Istanbul to a mosque as…
Egypt, Greece agree to end tourism quarantine between both countries
Travel
July 8, 2020
Egypt, Greece agree to end tourism quarantine between both countries
Egypt’s Minister of Tourism and Antiquities Khaled al-Anany agreed to sign a protocol with his Greek counterpart Haris Theoharis to…
Greek PM visits Israel, hoping to restore tourism and warning on Turkey
Middle East
June 16, 2020
Greek PM visits Israel, hoping to restore tourism and warning on Turkey
JERUSALEM (Reuters) — Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis visited Israel on Tuesday in a show of confidence in the countries’…
Greece: Tourists from 29 countries can fly in as of June 15
World
May 29, 2020
Greece: Tourists from 29 countries can fly in as of June 15
ATHENS, Greece (AP) — Greece on Friday listed 29 countries from where it will accept visitors as of June 15…
Communion ritual unchanged in Orthodox Church despite virus
World
May 29, 2020
Communion ritual unchanged in Orthodox Church despite virus
ATHENS, Greece (AP) — One by one, the children and adults line up for the centuries-old ritual of Holy Communion,…
US faces a Memorial Day like no other; Greek islands reopen
World
May 25, 2020
US faces a Memorial Day like no other; Greek islands reopen
ATHENS, Greece (AP) — Americans prepared to mark a Memorial Day like no other as the coronavirus pandemic upended traditional…
German airline to resume flights to Hurghada in July
Egypt
May 22, 2020
German airline to resume flights to Hurghada in July
Employees in Egypt’s Red Sea Governorate tourism sector confirmed that German charter airline Condor will resume flights to Hurghada and…
Egypt hit by 5.4 magnitude earthquake on Tuesday
Egypt
May 19, 2020
Egypt hit by 5.4 magnitude earthquake on Tuesday
The National Research Institute of Astronomy and Geophysics confirmed that on the early hours of Tuesday an earthquake measuring 5.4…
Turkey-United Arab Emirates rivalry turns rancorous
Middle East
May 16, 2020
Turkey-United Arab Emirates rivalry turns rancorous
Turkish officials were angered when the UAE weighed into the tussle for rights to gas fields in the eastern Mediterranean…