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According to a report of the First Channel on the Serbian State television, the Prime Minister of the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia (FYROM), Zoran Zaev, has already found the 80 votes that are needed in the Parliamentary vote...

There are many things to do in Meteora that might surprise you -- including truffle hunting. That's right, the serene and spiritual monasteries, perched high up on rock formations, towers over the magical and beautiful forests below which hold the...

Lamia residents and authorities are alarmed after a rare, giant bug was seen outside the City Hall. Authorities called the animal lovers society for information on the bug that was seen for the first time in the area. As it turns...

German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier paid a visit to the Haidari concentration camp, west of Athens on Thursday, which was operated by the Nazis during the Axis occupation of Greece in World War II. Steinmeier and his wife laid flowers at...

The Hellenic Red Cross (HRC) was expelled from the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC) after the latter said the Greek chapter failed to fulfill commitments required to restore its credibility. IFRC requested months ago that...

Locals reacted with anger after a Holy Cross was destroyed by unknown vandals earlier in the week on the Greek island of Lesvos. The symbol of Orthodoxy was erected by a religious group in September at the rocky shore of...

Berlin sees that the issue of war reparations to Greece is an issue that is legally and politically closed, said German government spokesperson Steffen Seibert on Wednesday. The response came after the Greek government raised again the issue of war...

Museums and archaeological sites are closed on Thursday as Culture Ministry staff went on a 24-hour strike in protest that monuments are to be included in Greece's privatization fund, the Hellenic Corporation of Assets and Participations S.A.. The privatization fund...

Three women whose bodies were found on the Greek side of Evros River were stabbed to death, the coroner said in a preliminary findings on Wednesday. The coroner said their death, from stab wounds in the neck, occurred within the...

The Greek government reacted strongly to Defense Minister Panos Kammenos' proposal to his U.S. counterpart for a Balkan defense zone as a Plan B to FYROM's accession to NATO. While in Washington for an official visit, Kammenos proposed to U.S....

Realtors, lawyers, accountants, notaries, members of the banking industry, high-end retailers, and money transfer agents are in the high-risk money laundering group in Greece, according to a Finance Ministry report. The report entitled "National Money Laundering and Terrorist Financing Risk...

Greece, Cyprus and Egypt on Wednesday called on Turkey to cease all illegal activities within the maritime zones of Cyprus and to refrain from similar actions in the future. Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras, Cyprus President, Nicos Anastasiades and his...

A Greek policeman was spotted removing a little tortoise from a busy street in the northern city of Kozani and his act of kindness has been shared by thousands of social media users. Local site Kozanilife.gr reports that the policeman...

The Mayor of Athens, Georgios Kaminis, announced on Wednesday that he will not seek re-election for a third time in the 2019 municipal elections scheduled for May. He said that two terms are enough. "We have proven how much we respected...

The self-styled anarchists of the Rouvikonas (Rubicon) group have announced through social media that they are setting up a meeting place in Athens University in order to meet sympathizers to their cause. Rouvikonas, who has assumed responsibility for numerous attacks on...