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The Greek Minister of Education Andreas Loverdos, after a meeting with membeers of the coalition government, stated that an important decision was taken concerning the funding of Greek universities and technical institutes (TEI). The meeting was chaired by Greek Prime Minister Antonis...

Greek border authorities released statistical data from June 2014 that show a dramatic increase in incidents of immigrants trying to enter Greece illegally. The number of undocumented immigrants has more than doubled compared to June 2013 when border authorities had...

In his last book, John P. A. Ioannidis, professor in Disease Prevention, Pathology, Health Research and Policy and Statistics at Stanford University, praises the young Greek scientists and discusses the problems they are dealing with. According to his book, about...

A few days after the arrest of a teacher in Serres, northern Greece, for child sexual abuse, Greek authorities arrested another teacher in the area on the same charges. On Friday, Greek police arrested a 49-year-old teacher who is accused...

Readers of the American website US News chose the Greek island of Santorini as the top destination for a honeymoon. In a recent competition held by the website, the beautiful Greek island came first, beating other exotic destinations such...

In January 2014, a small boat that was transporting illegal migrants in Greek waters went under during a Greek Coast Guard operation near the Aegean islet of Farmakonisi. During the controversial operation, 11 Afghan immigrants lost their lives. On Thursday,...

Jean-Claude Juncker's first official visit to an EU Member State as President-elect will be to Athens, Greece on 4 August 2014. In Athens, President-elect Juncker will meet with the Prime Minister of Greece, Antonis Samaras. Ahead of the visit, President-elect Jean-Claude...

The Greek Navy frigate ''Salamis'' completed its mission successfully this morning, August 1. The Hellenic Navy ship evacuated 186 Greek and foreign nationals from Libya and is transporting them back safely. The Embassy of Greece in Tripoli, Libya, had requested...

The discus thrower, or Discobolus, is one of the most famous ancient Greek statues. Its photograph has been included in hundreds of books and most importantly it was used to promote the 1948 Olympic Games in London. However, the original...

Edi Rama became the first prime minister in the history of Albania to recognize and acknowledge the Greek community of Himara. Until recently, Albanian prime minister believed that the city’s population was considered bilingual. During his speech at the latest...

Greek-Cypriot director Harry Mavromichalis married his partner Lance Boyd in a beautiful ceremony that took place on the Greek island of Skopelos. In the company of their closest friends and relatives, the couple exchanged vows of eternal love and devotion,...

AP - With the violence in Libya escalating to its worst level since the 2011 ouster of dictator Moammar Gadhafi, governments from around the world are scrambling to evacuate their citizens from the country, many seeking help from nearby...

Local residents and tourists are gradually destroying Lalaria, an impressive beach on the Greek island of Skiathos that is famous across the world for its natural beauty. It has been noted that locals take the white pebbles from the beach to...

Fifty young Greeks living abroad, aged 15 to 17, will arrive this summer in Greece to spend time in the distant homeland of their ancestors under a hospitality program launched by the Greek Ministry of Foreign Affairs. The young Greeks will...

According to the Turkish Cypriot newspaper Africa, a Turkish Cypriot citizen named Eray Ozer has been searching for the Greek Cypriot owners of the property currently in his possession, to return it to them. He was granted the property by the...