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The Federation of Hellenic Communities and Societies of South Africa recently announced in a press release that following Hellenes have been elected unanimously by the Hellenes of South Africa as the Presidium of the Federation of Hellenes: President: John Philippou 1ST...

Greece ranked third in the import of oranges to Germany, with a market share of 2.8 percent in the 2013-2015 period, a report by the Greek embassy's economic and trade affairs bureau in Munich said on Thursday. Spain ranked first...

Two Greek mayors have been shortlisted for the prestigious biennial World Mayor Award. Athens Mayor George Kaminis and his Lesbos counterpart, Spyros Galinos, are in the running, having made their way to the Top 15 mayors of the world....

The "Athens Marathon. The Authentic" is an annual event that brings a sense of community sportsmanship and spirit to Athens every year, and the 34th Athens Marathon is no exception. The emphasis may be on running, however, there's more...

A boat filled with 130 refugees capsized off the north-east coast of Cyprus on Wednesday. Cyprus' Joint Rescue Coordination Center (JRCC) sent forces to tow the boat to the Latchi harbor in Paphos, including a helicopter that was used...

  Police seized over 6.7 tons of cannabis, 45,630 cannabis plants, 62,646 drug pills, 178.7 kg of heroin and 101 kg of cocaine in the first 10 months of 2016. Moreover, 11,220 persons were arrested for drug trafficking. Greek police chief...

  Greece suspended national league and cup competitions after an alleged arson attack on the home of the referee committee, George Bikas, on the early hours of Wednesday morning in the Chalkidiki area, northern Greece. The decision to suspend all...

The European Commission predicts that the end of 2016 will find Greece with a 0.3% recession, but 2017 will follow with a 2.7% growth, according to the autumn estimates. The EC report says that Greek economy stagnated in the first...

Greek President Prokopis Pavlopoulos sent a congratulatory telegraph to Donald Trump following his victory in the United States elections. The Republican Candidate trumped Democrat presidential candidate Hillary Clinton, winning 244 electoral seats against 215 seats for the Democrats to become the 45th...

National Bank's i-bank pass service excelled in the fourth international competition Distribution and Marketing Innovation Awards 2016 for financial services, organized by the prestigious organization EFMA, (with a membership of approximately 3,300 financial institutions in 130 countries) in collaboration...

Republic Candidate Donald Trump’s win came as an unexpected development in Greece. Party reactions varied. SYRIZA The ruling Radical Left Coalition Government was shocked by Republican candidate Donald Trump’s victory during the U.S. Presidential elections. Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras had hoped...

U.S. President Barack Obama will make his keynote speech in Athens at the Pnyka ancient site overlooking the Acropolis Hill, after Greece’s Central Archaeological Council granted rare permission to use the site. Obama’s visit on November 15-16 has been described...

"The Greek government had been prepared for both possibilities given the failure of the pollster companies in recent years," a government source said on Wednesday on the outcome of the U.S. elections. The same source said that Obama's visit...

Athens is planning to build another migrant camp on Chios island in an order to tackle the overcrowding of reception facilities on the five Aegean islands receiving the majority of the flow from Turkey. In an emergency meeting chaired by...

Archaeologists and restoration experts have completed the first phase of the restoration of the Church of Apostolos Andreas in the Karpasia peninsula in the north of Cyprus. Last Monday the church was handed over to the Technical Committee on Cultural Heritage after...