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A coalition of activists said on Tuesday they would send a flotilla of ships to break Israel's siege of Gaza by the end of 2014, four years after a similar campaign ended in a deadly raid by Israeli commandos. The...

Greece has become a pole of attraction not only for tourists who want to enjoy the beautiful beaches and picturesque Greek islands but also for those who dream of having a child, says «La Libre Belgique» newspaper in a tribute...

AP - Greece's prime minister says archaeologists excavating an ancient mound in northern Greece have uncovered what appears to be the entrance to an important tomb from about the end of the reign of ancient warrior-king Alexander the Great. Antonis...

According to a survey by the Adolescent Health Unit of Agia Sofia Children Hospital, Greek teenagers start their sex life in the age of 16. Out of 529 adolescents in Attica, 20% started their sex life before the age of 16. More specifically...

Dozens of refrigerated trucks, filled with thousands of tons of unsold peaches and nectarines produced in Greece, have started making their way back to the northern Greek regions of Imathia and Pella, having fallen “victims” of the Russian embargo. “Some...

The president of the Ecologists Party of Greece, Dimosthenis Vergis, was arrested on Monday morning in the area of Exarcheia in downtown Athens. Vergis was sentenced to 37 years and six months imprisonment without parole by the Three Member Criminal Court for...

The doors of the Theater Museum in Athens -- which hosts personal items of Maria Callas and memorabilia of her shows -- are closed while the abandoned building is about to collapse. The museum hosts exhibit areas designed as dressing rooms that include...

A ten-year-old Greek boy was killed while on a banana boat ride at the beach of Kalo Livadi in Mykonos, Greece, on Monday evening. According to Greek Coast Guard, the boy was riding the inflatable banana boat when he slipped and...

According to recent data by the European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control, Greece comes first in antibiotics consumption in the European Union. Kathimerini newspaper, citing data published by the British Telegraph, says that Greeks consume about 35.1 million doses...

A 52-year-old British tourist is being held by Greek Police following a complaint by a father, in Hersonisos, Crete, who realized that the foreigner was taking pictures of his little girl on the beach. The minor's father noticed that the...

Greek Financial Police has completed an investigation regarding a scam against the State and social security fund IKA, resulting in damages to the tune of 12.8 million euros. Suspects are facing felony charges of fraud, forgery, violating tax legislation and embezzling funds from the...

Excavations conducted in a tomb in Casta, in ancient Amphipolis, have raised questions. The area is being guarded by the police while the Greek Ministry of Culture and Sports is monitoring ongoing developments. Archaeologists are wondering if they have discovered an...

Latest data released by the Ministry of Labor show that debts towards the insurance funds in Greece amount to 10.5 billion euros. The funds that are damaged the most are IKA-ETAM, self-employment fund OAEE and farmer pension fund OGA. The greater...

In a continuous effort to fight tax evasion, Greece is adopting the US model as the State Legal Council has ruled in-house checks or checks in offices and businesses constitutional. Tax officers will have the authority to search for...

Constantin Zopounidis, Financial Management professor at the Technical University of Crete, was admitted to the Royal Academy of Doctors (former Council of Elders) in Barcelona, Spain. Zopounidis said that he feels honored since the council consists of eight Nobel prize winners such as Joseph...