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Methoni Castle, a medieval fortress in the seaside town of the same name, in the southwestern Peloponnese, is among the highlights featured in a new book by the Greek National Tourism Organization (GNTO) - its first since 2014 - titled "Touring the Castles of Greece." Published by Brainfood, the book features stunning shots of 14 historical monuments taken by as many photographers and is curate

Greek President Katerina Sakellaropoulou welcomed on Monday the unanimous election of Marialena Tsirli as first woman to become Registrar of the European Court of Human Rights.

"Her unanimous election by the court's plenary honors Greek women and our country. Another glass ceiling has broken," she wrote on her official twitter account. 

Egypt on Saturday unveiled an ancient tomb, sarcophagi and funerary artifacts discovered in the Theban necropolis of Al-Assasif in the southern city of Luxor, reports AFP. 

In a ceremony in front of the temple of Queen Hatshepsut, Antiquities Minister Khaled al-Anani announced that French and Egyptian archaeologists had discovered "a new tomb... with very nice paintings".

Jules Hoffmann, 2011 Nobel Laureate in Medicine, Golden Medal from the French National Center for Scientific Research, and emeritus director of research at the University of Strasbourg, will deliver a lecture titled "Innate Immunity: From Insects to Humans," at the Athens Concert Hall on Tuesday, May 16. The lecture begins at 7 p.m.

Three European scientists won the Nobel Prize in chemistry on Oct. 5 for developing the world's smallest machines, work that could revolutionize computer technology and lead to a new type of battery.