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Russia and Turkey have concluded a deal to resume construction of the Turkish Stream natural gas pipeline, according to TASS news agency. Russian President Vladimir Putin and Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan signed the deal in Istanbul on Monday. In...

Traffickers have found new routes to carry migrants to Greece, as indicated by the large number of people who have entered the country from different spots, making registration procedures more difficult. In an attempt to circumvent the registration hot spots...

On Monday, Greek police and the Culture Ministry presented numerous priceless ancient artifacts and religious icons confiscated during a major police operation last week. The operation resulted in the arrest of the members of two antiquities smuggling rings in...

The first 1,500 refugee children started school in six camps and 20 schools around Greece on Monday, with 23 welcomed by their classmates at the 67th elementary school of Thessaloniki. The children, from Derveni’s refugee camp, arrived shortly after 15:00,...

The uncertainty of whether the International Monetary Fund will participate in Greece's bailout program generates pessimistic scenarios about the country's economy, according to German press reports. "New Money, Old Controversy" is the title of an article in business daily Handelsblatt, referring...

The restored Choragic Monument of Lysicrates located at the Royal Botanical Gardens, Sydney is set to be unveiled on October 16. The 148-year-old monument had fallen into a state of despair over the years. However, thanks to John and Patricia...

There is an exciting opportunity for artists in both the literary and visual media fields in Australia to spend a month in Athens this December. The Australian Archaeological Institute of Athens (AAIA) is currently accepting applications for the Contemporary Creative...

Who says you need to pay for culture and entertainment? Athens is abuzz with free things to see and do courtesy of municipalities, embassies and businesses. Look carefully and you'll find free museum openings and gift performances. There are...

The Greek national football team traveled to Tallin to play Estonia for the 2018 World Cup Qualifiers after defeating Gibraltar (4-1) and Cyprus (2-0). In its third win, it beat Estonia 0-2. The first goal came early on in the...

Finance Minister Euclid Tsakalotos said he’s pleased with the result of Monday’s Eurogroup as he spoke to the press after the meeting in Luxembourg. "There was a very good Eurogroup for Greece. It was unanimously decided that Greece had completed...

Sparks flew at the off-the-agenda Greek Parliament debate on corruption. Launching into the debate, Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras accused the opposition party of berating his government and tripping it up as it was trying to clean up the...

Cyprus President Nicos Anastasiades has said that the Turkish occupied town of Morphou is among the areas that must be returned to the Greek Cypriots, under their administration, once a settlement of the Cyprus problem is achieved. Speaking during an...

David Lipton, Special Advisor to the Managing Director of the International Monetary Fund (IMF), was interviewed by German newspaper Süddeutsche Zeitung. During the interview he refuted comments made by German Finance Minister Wolfgang Schaeuble that the IMF would acquiesce...

The Eurogroup welcomed the implementation of the 15 milestones set for Greece in the context of the first review of the European Stability Mechanism's program, however, this did not result in the unlocking of the full 2.8-billion-euro tranche benchmarked...

Greeks living abroad are welcoming a new program that will allow filing for documents and official certificates from the Greek Consulate services online. The program known as Proxenos has kicked off in pilot mode in Australia. The aims of the...