National Aug 4, 2021
Greece pulls out of artistic swimming over first Olympics cluster
by Osamu Tsukimori
The exit marks the first time an entire team from any nation has pulled out of the Tokyo Olympics in the middle of a competition.
More Sports Jan 25, 2021
A Greek sailing coach accused of raping an 11-year-old athlete was arrested Sunday, the latest aftershock from an Olympic champion's allegations of sexual abuse in the sport. The 38-year-old, who has so far not been named by authorities, was arrested on the island of Samos ...
More Sports Jan 21, 2021
Olympic gold medalist Sofia Bekatorou testifies in landmark sex abuse case in Greece
An Olympian credited with launching a belated #MeToo awakening in Greece testified on Wednesday in a sex abuse trial that has encouraged other women to break decades of silence. "I hope...that other women and people who have experienced sex abuse will come forward, so that ...
World Aug 31, 2020
Turkey tells Greece to pull troops from island at heart of rift
Kastellorizo became part of Greece in 1947, but Turkey has reacted angrily to Greek military activities there.
World May 16, 2020
Europe’s broken tourism industry struggles to save the summer
On the Greek island of Mykonos, Mayor Kostas Koukas is desperately trying to revive the tourism that is the life blood of the local economy. Koukas and his counterparts in towns and cities across Europe are looking to salvage something from the summer season after ...
Olympics Mar 14, 2020
A day after the Greek leg of the Tokyo Olympic torch relay was called off when spectators crowded the roadway in the midst of the new coronavirus outbreak, the flame arrived in the nation's capital on Saturday. The flame, lit in Ancient Olympia on Thursday, ...
Olympics Mar 13, 2020
Greece’s Hellenic Olympic Committee said Friday it will suspend the rest of the torch relay in that country for this summer’s Tokyo Games, due to concerns over the spread of the new coronavirus. The decision was made a day after the Greek leg of the ...
World / Social Issues Feb 26, 2020
In night of violence, Greeks try to block access to island migrant camp building sites
Police in riot gear threw teargas and fired water cannon at Greek islanders as they tried to prevent access to construction sites for new migrant detention centres by setting fires, hurling flares and blockading the gates. Locals on Lesbos and Chios are worried that the ...
Olympics Feb 24, 2020
The flame for this summer's Tokyo Olympics will pass by historic landmarks in Greece over a period of eight days before it is handed over to Japan, Greece's Olympic Committee said Monday. According to the route of the Greek leg of the relay revealed Monday, ...
World / Social Issues Feb 5, 2020
Migrants and refugees on Greece's Lesbos chant for freedom in second day of protests
Hundreds of migrants rallied for a second day on the Greek island of Lesbos on Tuesday to demand faster processing of asylum requests, while local residents staged a separate protest calling for the camps to close. The migrants chanted "Freedom" and some held up a ...
Business Dec 26, 2019
Turkey-Libya maritime EEZ deal rattles eastern Mediterranean
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan paid a surprise visit to Tunisia on Wednesday to discuss cooperation for a possible cease-fire in neighboring Libya, where Ankara supports the internationally recognized government. The visit comes after Turkey signed an accord with Libya's internationally recognized government last month ...
Olympics Nov 11, 2019
Olympic champion Mizuki Noguchi named first Japanese runner in Tokyo 2020 torch relay
Athens Olympic women's marathon gold medalist Mizuki Noguchi will be the first runner from Japan to carry the flame on its journey to next year's Summer Games, the Tokyo organizing committee said Monday. Noguchi will be the second runner to take part in the Greek ...