Greek News

The first ever school to go on the brave mission to conquer the top of Mount Olympus, the mountain of the Gods for the Ancient Greeks, is the 2nd High School of Voula, in Attica. The young students, instead of going...

The online market is growing rapidly, according to a survey conducted by the global giants Paypal and Ipos. The survey observed e-commerce growth in 31 countries, including Greece. Here are the most interesting findings of the survey: 55% of people admitted that they buy...

The President of the Republic of Cyprus, Mr Nicos Anastasiades, will visit Athens on Monday to have talks with the Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras ahead of the United Nations General Assembly in New York later this month. The main...

According to the American newspaper Wall Street Journal, the Greek authorities have started discussions with the American Pentagon regarding the issue of the extension of the American military presence in Greece. According to officials in the US, Greece is ready...

The President of the European Commission, Jean Claude Juncker, held an interview with journalists following his State of The Union speech in the European Parliament. Mr Juncker was asked by a Kathimerini journalist about the issue of the upcoming cuts...

A strong storm with thunder and lightning hit Greece’s first capital, Nafplio, in the Peloponnese, illuminating the purple night sky. Earlier in the day in other parts of the Peloponnese, extreme and spectacular weather impacted Sparta as a hail storm rained...

Greece's Minister of Foreign Affairs, Nikos Kotzias, has conveyed Athens' views regarding the time-frame and the methodology of the Cyprus reunification talks to UN Secretary General`s special envoy, Jane Holl Lute, during a two-hour meeting on Tuesday. During the meeting Kotzias underlined...

  The Hellenic Initiative Australia has upgraded two Pediatric Trauma Centers in Kastoria and Ioannina, in northwestern Greece, through a new partnership with Pediatric Trauma Care (Pedtrauma). The $48,000 grant to Pedtrauma covered the purchase of key medical equipment for the...

European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker has praised Greece's "Herculean efforts" during his annual state of the union address to the European Parliament on Wednesday. Juncker stated that Greece has succeeded in concluding the stability program and can stand on its own feet...

Pulitzer Laureate, Jeffrey Eugenides, an American of Greek descent, is visiting Athens to participate in panel discussions at the Athens 2018 World Book Capital. Eugenides will appear at the Stavros Niarchos Foundation Cultural Center on September 27th, where he will...

While Greeks may have a bad reputation as drivers, recent statistics show that things are gradually improving. The facts: Although the country still has one of the highest rates of traffic-related deaths proportionate to its population in the European Union, fatalities...

Hollywood actor James Franco was spotted cooling down with girlfriend Isabel Pakzad on a beach on the Cycladic island of Mykonos The 40-year-old, who has been laying low after sexual harassment allegations surfaced earlier this year, looked carefree when he was seen...

The school bell rang for the third consecutive year on Tuesday for child refugees who are attending Greek public schools. Last year, more than 8,000 child refugees were enrolled in public schools in all grades, as well as attending afternoon schools...

The new school year has begun for fifty-four Greek students in Egypt’s Alexandria. Pratsikeio Primary School and Averofeio High School are the only remaining Greek schools in a city that was established nearly 2,300 years ago by Alexander the Great. The...

New Hampshire Executive Council member Chris Pappas won the Democratic primary with 56 percent of the vote in the race to replace retiring Rep. Carol Shea-Porter (D-N.H.), according to The Hill website. The Greek-American politician defeated 10 other Democrats running in a...