Greek News

UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon believes that while there is no official timeline for the Cyprus negotiations, there is a real unique window of opportunity for the process to finally succeed. In his Good Offices Mission report, the Secretary General...

A recent survey conducted by ORB International asked respondents across 14 different European countries their thoughts on the EU and the Eurozone. Sixty two percent of Greeks said they would prefer to stay in the European Union if there were a...

A bus full of refugees overturned in the western province of Balıkesir in the early hours of Saturday, killing eight people and injuring 42. The bus was speeding when it overturned, the Doğan news agency reported. The victims included the...

A new round of research into US government archives and other sources alleges that Nazi leader Adolf Hitler did not commit suicide in his bunker in Berlin but fled to Argentina, potentially through Greece and the Canary Islands. Ex-CIA officer Bob...

Greek government officials were not happy with Eurogroup President Jeroen Dijsselbloem's recent comments on the Greek bailout's upcoming review, Kathimerini newspaper reported. Dijsselbloem claimed on Thursday that the review will take months to complete, and not weeks as expected. A...

Hotel Grande Bretagne, located in downtown Athens, was included among the seven of the world's most elegant hotels by Conde Nast Traveler. "If these walls could talk! Originally the mansion of a wealthy local aristocrat, throughout its 173-year history, this lavish property...

The first Greek bailout review is expected to begin on January 18, according to one European Union official, Reuters reported. The same European Union official noted that it could practically start later. Successfully completing the bailout review would pave the way for additional...

If everything goes smoothly on Sunday, Greece will have a new permanent leader at the helm of the country's main opposition for the first time in more than six months. Former interim President Vangelis Meimarakis faces off against Kyriakos Mitsotakis for New Democracy's...

The prosperous and proud countries of Syria and Iraq have been fighting the ravages of war madness for years. The Gulf War (1990-1) was the start and the ultimate demise of those nations. Fortified by a US-led coalition, foreign...

Crete is the largest and most populous of the Greek islands, located in the country's south border. It is known worldwide as an amazing summer destination with beautiful cities and numerous areas across the island where tourists can enjoy...

Greece's Foreign Minister Nikos Kotzias received on Friday DUI President Ali Ahmeti, leader of FYROM's largest ethnic Albanian party, which is a coalition partner in the Skopje government. In statements afterwards, Ahmeti noted that the issue of FYROM's name is a priority for his party, since it...

Greece's Foreign Ministry expressed "extreme concern" over the nuclear test carried out by North Korea. "We express our extreme concern at the nuclear test carried out on January 6 in the Democratic People's Republic of Korea. This test constitutes a...

Greece will face the European Court of Human Rights as 42 people from Bangladesh who worked in a strawberry farm in Manolada are suing the European nation for failing to prevent human trafficking. This lawsuit marks the first time that Greece is being accused of...

In 2016, Russians will celebrate 1,000 years since they first arrived and settled on Mount Athos, Greece. Numerous events both in Greece and Russia have been organized in order to celebrate this significant anniversary. According to Greek media, the official...

Greek Police announced on Friday the launch, in collaboration with EU border agency Frontex, of round-the-clock ID checks of volunteers and non-governmental organizations (NGO) currently operating in the North Aegean and assisting refugees arriving on the islands. "It is not our...