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On Saturday July 19, residents, unionists and members of environmental organizations blocked the road to the NATO naval base in Souda Bay, Crete, protesting against the destruction of Syrian chemical weapons in the Mediterranean Sea. The blockade is expected to last...

Debts to the Greek state hit a new record high. In the first half of 2014, debts amounted to 6,225 billion euros, according to figures published by the General Secretariat of Public Revenue. Adding the debts accumulated by the end...

Greek Prime Minister Antonis Samaras or Finance Minister Gikas Hardouvelis are expected to inform the members of the coalition government in the coming week on the actions that each department has to carry out, and the time frame in which these actions must...

Greece's creditors will get their money, but not the country, main opposition SYRIZA leader Alexis Tsipras said from Rome on Friday during an address at Piazza Farnese, in the city's historic center. "We won a critical battle, but the war...

The arts and crafts village of Verekinthos in Crete, Greece, is in search of new residents. Craftsmen and artists are invited to settle permanently in the village or rent the laboratories that are currently empty. The village is located in...

A series of events for the Turkish invasion of Cyprus were held in the U.S. capital by the International Coordinating Committee "Justice for Cyprus" (PSEKA) in collaboration with the Coordinating Committee of Hellenism in the U.S. The annual PSEKA conference takes...

The United States do not recognize the products with protected designation of origin (PDO) which will have a direct effect on several Greek products that will lose the status of exclusivity. According to Deutche Welle, the issue was highlighted by the Austrian...

Sunday July 20, 2014 marks the 40th anniversary of the Turkish Invasion to Cyprus that still keeps the island divided. Cypriots still remember the unsettling wail of the sirens in the early morning hours, a stark reminder of the events of...

Under draconian security measures, the Greek terrorist Nikos Maziotis who was arrested earlier this week in central Athens, was transferred to prison hospital. Nikos Maziotis, head of Revolutionary Struggle guerrilla group, spent the last few days in Evaggelismos hospital after...

On Friday, employees at the container terminal at the port of Piraeus run by Chinese shipping giant COSCO, went on strike. On Saturday, the company promised it will meet some of their demands and will negotiate the rest, so the...

The world-famous model and former Playboy bunny Victoria Silvstedt, is currently in Mykonos, Greece, enjoying the beautiful beaches and wild night life the island is known for. The model is staying at a villa in Agios Lazaros and she is planning...

The Central Bank of Cyprus (CBC) announced on Friday it has taken over the administration of FBME Bank’s operations in Cyprus after the US government named the lender as a financial institution of primary money laundering concern. “The Central Bank...

People have the ability to be compassionate and the ability to be monstrous; today they are monstrous! The killing fields in Gaza of innocent women, children and civilians; the monstrosity of shooting down of a passenger plane full of...

Bathers on the beach of Nea Makri, northeastern Attica, prevented the installation of a system that enables people with disabilities to have independent access to the sea. "It bothers us," "it is useless, no one uses it," they said. The innovative and...

The revamping of a 60-hectare stretch of Athens' southern coast moved a step closer Thursday as Greek Environment Minister Yiannis Maniatis approved the environmental parameters for the 230-million-euro project, paving the way for a tender to be launched. If there...