Greek News

Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras has denied that Greece does not want a precautionary credit line after the bailout program ends because it is afraid of creditors' surveillance. Speaking to Germany's Die Welt Sunday edition, Tsipras spoke about the post-bailout period...

The agreement between the prime ministers of Greece and the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia (FYROM) was celebrated by the two administrations on Sunday, but there is a long road ahead before it is fully implemented. After Sunday's wide grins, handshakes...

The editor of Turkey's biggest English-language newspaper, the centrist Hurriyet Daily News, has said Greece is "not high up the agenda" for Ankara which is embroiled in conflicts in Syria and Iraq. Murat Yetkin was speaking to the Athens-Macedonian News...

Police in FYROM's capital, Skopje fired flash grenades and tear gas at protesters opposing the signing of an agreement with Greece to rename the country. According to reports, some of the protesting crowd pushed through police barriers and attacked officers...

Kostas Politis, the legendary Greek coach who led the national basketball team to gold medal at the EuroBasket 1987, died on Monday at his home in Athens. Politis will always be remembered as the man who lifted the trophy along...

Greek police have arrested a member of parliament wanted for treason after he fled Athens on Friday in a high-speed dash across the country. Konstantinos Barbarousis, who has been ousted from his ultra-right Golden Dawn party, offered no resistance as...

In April, the Zappeion Exhibition Hall in Athens hosted a unique tasting event featuring the 242 extra virgin olive oils that won medals at the Athena International Olive Oil Competition (ATHIOOC). Prominent chefs, diplomats, olive oil producers and exporters,...

Hollywood actress Kate Hudson was spotted lounging on a beach at the Greek island of Skiathos. The 39-year-old pregnant actress was joined by her boyfriend Danny Fujikawa and other family members, like mom Goldie Hawn and step-dad Kurt Russell. She wore...

Researchers from the University of the Aegean have developed an innovative experiment off the coast of Lesvos to tackle one of the biggest environmental challenges: the fight against plastic pollution. The team has developed a system that can search, find...

As Greece and FYROM signed on Sunday the landmark agreement towards resolving the long-standing dispute over the name of the former Yugoslav republic, a new poll suggests that almost 70 percent of Greeks oppose the deal. According to the poll conducted...

Greek riot police fired tear gas at protesters near Lake Prespa where the ceremony for the Greece, FYROM agreement took place on Sunday morning. Opponents of the deal gathered near the village of Psarades waiving Greek flags and shouting slogans accusing...

Greece and FYROM signed a landmark agreement on Sunday towards resolving a long-standing dispute over the name of the former Yugoslav republic, after the government in Athens survived a no-confidence vote on Saturday. The Greek and FYROM foreign ministers, Nikos...

Resorts on the southern shores of the Mediterranean are seeking to attract tourists by trying to mimic the striking character and beauty of the Greek islands. As the photos suggest, some of the resorts bear an uncanny resemblance to areas...

Australian police arrested a woman for spraying capsicum spray towards diners at a popular Greek restaurant in the western city of Perth on Saturday. About 80 people were eating at Brika on Stirling Street when the bizarre incident happened around...

Greece's PM Alexis Tsipras survived a vote of no-confidence in parliament on Saturday on the provisional deal on the naming dispute with Skopje.  Lawmakers, including those belonging to his coalition junior partner, the right-wing Independent Greeks, voted against the motion tabled by...